Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 22 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Mar – 28 Mar 2021 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 38 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-03-25 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–79

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Voted against 2 Frankie Feighan · Marc MacSharry

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 56–78

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Voted against 2 Frankie Feighan · Marc MacSharry

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

The motion · motion passed 80–57

Voted for 2 Frankie Feighan · Marc MacSharry

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-03-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 55–83

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Voted against 2 Frankie Feighan · Marc MacSharry

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 58–83

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Voted against 2 Frankie Feighan · Marc MacSharry

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

Young People and Access to Further and Higher Education

2021-03-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–56

Voted for 2 Frankie Feighan · Marc MacSharry

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

Eamon Scanlon — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Frankie Feighan — Fine Gael 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Marian Harkin — Independent 0 votes · 30 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 30 total

Health 11 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the point in the vaccination programme SNAs will receive their vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14032/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to include radiographers and radiation therapists on the list of professions in SI 698 of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14033/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the status of the resources available for persons with ongoing symptoms of long Covid given that many with this condition are suffering from fatigue; if he will consider establishing multidisciplinary clinics throughout the country to help those with long Covid and other fatigue conditions such myalgic encephalomyelitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14612/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Sligo and Leitrim that are currently awaiting initial assessment, initial treatment or further therapy in speech and language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15290/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider prioritising members of An Garda Síochána for vaccination given a number of recent high profile breaches of Covid-19 restrictions in which members of An Garda Síochána have been on the front-line at the events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15315/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the status of the new primary care centre for Grange, County Sligo; and the opening date for same. [15543/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if those with chronic cardiac conditions will be included in cohort 4 for Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15679/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the positions allocated and filled in counties Sligo and Leitrim in respect of speech and language therapy, social work, physiotherapy and occupational therapy in tabular form; and the figures at a national level. [15822/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the cost involved in mandatory quarantining for those entering Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15826/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the reason a person with a brain injury who is over 65 years of age and who could gain significantly from rehabilitation is unable to access community neurorehabilitation services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15827/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will increase funding to an organisation (details supplied) in order to extend its services to those over the age of 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16108/21]
Enterprise 3 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount businesses have drawn down from the €2 billion Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme launched in 2020; and if a quarterly breakdown of the amounts drawn down will be provided. [14026/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targets set by IDA Ireland for foreign direct investment to each NUTS III region as required by the regional enterprise action plan; and the progress to date in meeting the respective targets. [14687/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the distribution on a NUTS III basis of the regional enterprise development funds to date; and the breakdown of the projects funded in each NUTS III region of the regional strengthening projects which seek to stimulate community-based and local enterprise initiatives. [14688/21]
Environment 3 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for an area (details supplied) in County Leitrim to be connected to broadband as part of the roll-out of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13984/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the roll-out schedule for bringing high-speed broadband to Arvagh, County Cavan and surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14547/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if additional investments have been made or planned since the formation of the Government to reinforce and develop the transmission network to facilitate the transfer of renewable energy from offshore wind turbines; and, if so, the regional breakdown of these investments. [14695/21]
Housing 3 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown by local authority of projects currently underway under the auspices of the Land Development Agency; and the numerical breakdown of these projects with respect to the size of the settlement (details supplied). [14693/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown by local authority of housing vacancies. [14694/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider proposals (details supplied) to adapt the hierarchy of settlements and related infrastructure outlined in Project Ireland 2040. [14696/21]
Public 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of funds allocated under the national smart growth initiative as part of the ten-year national investment plan for the NUTS III regional and-or local authority level; and the ratio of private-to-public investment per region and-or local authority. [14690/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the NUTS III regional breakdown of funds to date allocated under the ten-year national investment plan. [14691/21]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will examine the concentration of local media ownership by a group (details supplied) which has resulted in layoffs of personnel vital to maintaining the content, quality and continuity of the newspapers involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15291/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to allow outdoor sporting activities to resume after 5 April 2021 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15784/21]
Children 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to extend carer’s leave as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; if not, if the proposal will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14236/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with medics in Lesbos in order to assist to urgently progress the move to Ireland of refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15821/21]
Rural 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown by NUTS III region of projects funded to date under the rural economic development zone programme. [14689/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Action Plan for Rural Development; if this plan has been aligned with the National Planning Framework Ireland 2040: Our Plan; and if the impact of Brexit and Covid-19 will be accounted for as part of any renewal of the plan. [14692/21]
Foreign 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he is taking either in his own right or as a member of the United Nations Security Council to uphold democracy in Myanmar and to condemn the military coup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15785/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education when a reply will issue on a matter raised by a school (details supplied) in April 2020. [14128/21]

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when psychiatric nurses in CHO1 will receive the enhanced nurse pay grade, as was agreed following the nurses dispute in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14391/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to recruit staff, in particular psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and nursing staff (details supplied), to CAMHS in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16018/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of premises that have been connected to the national broadband high-speed fibre network by county and month in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15382/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the LocalLink bus routes by county; the service provider for each route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14121/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have completed the naturalisation process to date through signing the new statutory declaration of loyalty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15979/21]