What your Wicklow TDs did this week

Mon, 31 May – 6 Jun 2021 · 5 TDs · 8 bills voted on · 26 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021
2021-06-03 · 2 votes · Govt (Environment)
A bill to provide for the approval of plans by the Government in relation to climate change for the purpose of pursuing the transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity rich …
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A bill to provide for the approval of plans by the Government in relation to climate change for the purpose of pursuing the transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity rich and climate neutral economy by no later than the end of the year 2050 and to thereby promote climate justice; to make certain changes to the Climate Change Advisory Council; to provide for carbon budgets and a sectoral emissions ceiling to apply to different sectors of the economy; to provide for reporting by Ministers of the Government to a joint committee of the Houses of the Oireachtas; to provide for local authority climate action plans; for those and other purposes to amend the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; to provide that local authorities shall, when making development plans, take account of their climate action plans and, for that purpose to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000; to extend the purposes for which moneys may be paid out of the Climate Action Fund and, for that purpose to amend the National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007; and to provide for related matters.
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6
Voted for 1 Jennifer Whitmore
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6
Voted for 1 Jennifer Whitmore
Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]
2021-06-02 · 1 vote
The motion · motion passed 77–51
Voted against 1 John Brady
Abstained 1 Jennifer Whitmore
Did not vote 2 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey
Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages
2021-06-02 · 1 vote
The motion · motion passed 73–68
Voted against 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady
Did not vote 2 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey
Health (Amendment) Act 2021
2021-06-02 · 1 vote
The motion · motion passed 90–50
Voted against 1 John Brady
Did not vote 2 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey
Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021
2021-06-02 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB
A bill to provide for amendments to the Judicial Council Act 2019, to provide for the making of regulations to require insurance providers to provide information to the Central …
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A bill to provide for amendments to the Judicial Council Act 2019, to provide for the making of regulations to require insurance providers to provide information to the Central Bank of Ireland relating to the effect of personal injuries guidelines and related matters.
An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–62
Voted against 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady
Did not vote 2 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey
Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Inclusive Budget Reform) Bill 2014
2021-06-02 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB
A bill to amend the Constitution
The motion · motion failed 59–80
Voted for 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady
Did not vote 2 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
2021-06-01 · 2 votes
The motion · motion passed 27–17
Voted for 1 Jennifer Whitmore
Voted against 1 John Brady
Did not vote 3 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey · Simon Harris
The motion · motion passed 25–19
Voted against 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady
Did not vote 3 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey · Simon Harris
Land Development Agency Bill 2021
2021-06-01 · 11 votes · Govt (Housing)
A bill to regulate relevant public land in order to increase the amount of land available for the provision of housing so as to address deficiencies in the housing market
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A bill to regulate relevant public land in order to increase the amount of land available for the provision of housing so as to address deficiencies in the housing market; for that purpose to provide for the formation of a DAC to be known as the Land Development Agency and confer functions on the Agency to develop and regenerate relevant public land for the delivery of housing and to develop and manage housing on that and other land, including with other persons or bodies; to enable the Agency to provide services to local authorities in order to assist them in the performance of their functions relating to housing; to enable the Agency to form subsidiaries for the purposes of carrying out its functions; to provide for the establishment and maintenance by the Agency of a Register of Relevant Public Land to identify land that can be made available for housing; to provide for acquisition by the Agency of relevant public land, including by means of granting it first refusal on a proposed sale; to provide for the compulsory purchase of land by the Agency; to provide for a requirement that a proportion of dwellings provided on relevant public land and former relevant public land be made available on a cost rental basis, transferred to a planning authority or transferred directly in accordance with Part 2 of the Affordable Housing Act 2021; to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to enable the Agency to perform functions of a development agency under Part IX of that Act; to amend the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 and the Housing Finance Agency Act 1981; to provide for the revocation of the Land Development Agency (Establishment) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 352 of 2018), the Land Development Agency (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 603 of 2018) and the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971 (Designation of Bodies) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 604 of 2018) and the transfer of functions, assets, liabilities and staff of the body established thereunder to the Land Development Agency; and to provide for related matters.
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–5
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6
Edward Timmins — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jennifer Whitmore — Social Democrats 9 votes · 15 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 15 total

New lobbying 1 return

John Brady — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Pat Casey — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Simon Harris — Fine Gael 5 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return