Kildare North — week of Mon, 17 May — Watch Them Work

What your Kildare North TDs did this week

Mon, 17 May – 23 May 2021 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 143 questions · 122 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-05-19 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 43–72

Voted for 1 Catherine Murphy

Voted against 2 Bernard Durkan · James Lawless

Did not vote 4 Aidan Farrelly · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil · Réada Cronin

Financial Resolution: Stamp Duties

2021-05-19 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–79

Voted for 2 Catherine Murphy · Réada Cronin

Voted against 2 Bernard Durkan · James Lawless

Did not vote 3 Aidan Farrelly · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–79

Voted for 2 Catherine Murphy · Réada Cronin

Voted against 2 Bernard Durkan · James Lawless

Did not vote 3 Aidan Farrelly · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–79

Voted for 2 Catherine Murphy · Réada Cronin

Voted against 2 Bernard Durkan · James Lawless

Did not vote 3 Aidan Farrelly · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-05-19 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–75

Voted for 2 Catherine Murphy · Réada Cronin

Voted against 2 Bernard Durkan · James Lawless

Did not vote 3 Aidan Farrelly · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 46–74

Voted for 2 Catherine Murphy · Réada Cronin

Voted against 2 Bernard Durkan · James Lawless

Did not vote 3 Aidan Farrelly · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Aidan Farrelly — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

James Lawless — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 2 questions · 41 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Social 1 question
- 2021-05-18 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Kildare currently in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; the number of persons in County Wicklow currently in receipt of the payment; the number in each county who were in receipt of the payment on the same date in April 2021; the number of persons in each county that have received the payment since the introduction of the payment; the total expenditure on such payments in each county over that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26275/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-05-18 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the driver licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26447/21]

New lobbying 41 returns

Womens Aid Justice and Equality
- Sent the Women's Aid Submission to the Family Law Court Bill General Scheme to the Committee on Justice
Sisters of Mercy Environment
- The lobbying concerned the Climate Action Bill going through its second stage and being voted on in the DAIL
Jerry O'Connor Foreign Affairs
- Launch of All-Island Community Fund
Disability Federation of Ireland Justice and Equality
- Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice on the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020
One Family Justice and Equality
- General Scheme of the Family Law Courts Bill
The Irish Hospice Foundation Justice and Equality
- Completed a submission on the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020
Irish Hospital Consultants Association Health
- Dying with Dignity Bill 2020
The Community Foundation for Ireland Foreign Affairs
- Launch of All-Island Community Fund
Plan International Ireland Foreign Affairs
- Letter to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs & Defence drawing attention to the EU's Gender Action Plan II
Ibec · 3 returns Public Expenditure and Reform · Justice and Equality
- Invest reboot for the Mid-East region
- Technology regulation
- Data Protection Commission (DPC)’s new consultation on its regulatory strategy
DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS · 2 returns Foreign Affairs
- Impact of Covid-19 on Gender Equality
- Meeting with the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
Center for Independent Living Justice and Equality
- ILMI submission on the Dying with Dignity bill sent to all members of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice ( https://ilmi.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ILMI-Submission-on-the-Dying-With-Dignity-Bill.pdf)
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED · 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs · Justice and Equality
- Report Card 2021
- Reform of the family justice system
GOAL Foreign Affairs
- GOAL was part of an interagency group that presented to the The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence on March 9th on issues facing the people of Syria on the 10th anniversary of the Syrian conflict.
Trócaire · 3 returns Foreign Affairs
- Humanitarian support in Syria
- Vaccine equity, climate and biodiversity, business and human rights and CETA, and Syria
- Human rights and international humanitarian law in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
Law Society of Ireland · 4 returns Justice and Equality
- Victims' testimony in cases of rape and sexual offences
- Family Court Bill 2020
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020
- Dying with Dignity Bill 2020
Irish Penal Reform Trust · 2 returns Justice and Equality
- Progress in the Penal System 2020
- Prison Law Seminar: Prison Rules 2007
Hume Brophy · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Agriculture
- Legislation governing assisted suicide
- The provision of local veterinary services
Irish Cancer Society · 3 returns Health
- Covid-19 impact on cancer services and patients
- Introductory meetings with volunteer Irish Cancer Society grassroots Advocacy Champions
- The financial impact of cancer
Irish Family Planning Association Health
- National and international policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
Q4PR Justice and Equality
- Proposals re the establishment of a Gambling Regulator
Threshold Housing
- Email to the Deputy
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd · 3 returns Local Government · Justice and Equality · Communications
- Discussions regarding the General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill
- Discussions regarding hate speech and hate crime legislation
- Discussions regarding the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill
Irish Council for Civil Liberties Justice and Equality
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill
Retailers Against Smuggling Finance
- A mailout outlining RAS activities from Q1 2021
John Gallagher Foreign Affairs
- Irish government policy on Yazidi Community in Middle East

Joe Neville — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

Neil OBrien Development and Zoning
- Contacted Kildare councillors to discuss zoning status
Ibec Transport
- Kildare - Transport for a Region that Works

Naoise Ó Cearúil — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Réada Cronin — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 6 questions · 15 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Social 3 questions
- 2021-05-18 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of patients availing of non-extraction dental care in the PRSI system nationwide and in north County Kildare in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26200/21]
- 2021-05-18 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent by her Department in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, on housing assistance payments, rent supplements and or other payments in the matter of housing or rent in tabular form in north County Kildare and nationally, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26179/21]
- 2021-05-18 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid to dentists on the PRSI system in each of the years 2017 to 2020, the number of patients treated in the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26196/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-05-18 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Finance if an exception will be made for the backdating of Covid restrictions support scheme payments to their start date of 13 October 2020 in the case of a small business owner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26474/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-05-18 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of long-term leases active in north County Kildare in each year from 2009 to 2020 inclusive and to date in 2021; the annual cost of each lease type for each year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26460/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-05-20 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with other Departments to ensure that designations under the critically important EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 will involve full consultation with farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26943/21]

New lobbying 15 returns

Irish Heart Foundation Environment
- Development of new Solid Fuel Regulations for Ireland
Sisters of Mercy Environment
- The lobbying concerned the Climate Action Bill going through its second stage and being voted on in the DAIL
Uplift Trade
- Uplift members emailed members of the Climate Action Committee asking that CETA is not dropped from the committee's agenda
Ibec Public Expenditure and Reform
- Invest reboot for the Mid-East region
The Union of Students in Ireland Housing
- USI Student Accommodation Bill
Irish Solar Energy Association Energy and Natural Resources
- Promotion of solar PV deployment in Republic of Ireland through appropriate Government policy and regulatory framework.
Environmental Pillar Environment
- Provided information regarding legal aspects of the Climate Bill
National Union of Journalists Communications
- Iconic Media need to recognise the union amongst their members
Irish Cancer Society · 3 returns Health
- Covid-19 impact on cancer services and patients
- Introductory meetings with volunteer Irish Cancer Society grassroots Advocacy Champions
- The financial impact of cancer
Threshold Housing
- Email to the Deputy
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Environment
- Climate Action & Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021
Irish Bioenergy Association Energy and Natural Resources
- Emissions in Transport - The role of Bioenergy in decarbonising Transport
Irish Offshore Operators' Association CLG Energy and Natural Resources
- Request the Climate Action Committee discuss the Energy Security Review.