Carlow-Kilkenny — week of Mon, 14 Jun — Watch Them Work

What your Carlow-Kilkenny TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Jun – 20 Jun 2021 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 79 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2021-06-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–78

Voted for 1 Kathleen Funchion

Voted against 3 John McGuinness · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

The motion · motion passed 129–10

Voted for 4 John McGuinness · John Paul Phelan · Kathleen Funchion · Malcolm Noonan

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Acquisition of Development Land (Assessment of Compensation) Bill 2021

2021-06-16 · 1 vote · Labour Party PMB

A bill further to regulate in accordance with the principles of social justice and to delimit by law the exercise of private property rights, insofar as such exercise gives rise…

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A bill further to regulate in accordance with the principles of social justice and to delimit by law the exercise of private property rights, insofar as such exercise gives rise to the assessment of compensation payable by local authorities in respect of the compulsory acquisition of development land, with a view to reconciling the exercise of those rights with the exigencies of the common good, and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 79–58

Voted for 3 John McGuinness · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Voted against 1 Kathleen Funchion

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-06-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 24–19

Voted for 2 John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Did not vote 5 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John McGuinness · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Catherine Callaghan — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Finance 2 questions
- 2021-06-15 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the initiatives he is undertaking to boost credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31764/21]
- 2021-06-15 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Carlow and Wexford receiving support under the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number in each county who were receiving support under the scheme in May 2021; the number of persons in each county who have received support under the scheme and its predecessor since March 2020; the expenditure on the scheme in each county over that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31763/21]
Public 2 questions
- 2021-06-17 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the Office of Public Works refurbishment of Carlow courthouse railings. [32330/21]
- 2021-06-17 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the Office of Public Works project at Carlow castle. [32329/21]

New lobbying 1 return

Carlow College, St. Patrick's Education and Training
- Strategic positioning.

John McGuinness — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Finance 2 questions
- 2021-06-15 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Kilkenny and Waterford receiving support under the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number of persons in each county who were receiving support under the scheme in May 2021; the number of persons in each county who have received support under the scheme and its predecessor since March 2020; the expenditure on the schemes in each county over that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31701/21]
- 2021-06-15 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he supports the establishment of a forum on banking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31702/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-06-15 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when Irish Rail will carry out the remedial works urgently required at Lacken Drive, the Railway Bridge and O’Loughlin Road, Kilkenny; if the matter will be expedited given the extensive health and safety issues that have arisen over the past 18 months along the adjoining pedestrian walkway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31467/21]
- 2021-06-16 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the reason the recording of licences issued to fly drones on a county by county basis was discontinued; if this method of recording will be restored; the number of staff attached to the licensing and the enforcement sections; the number of drone licence operators that have availed of the training for basic piloting of drones out of the total 2,500 licence holders; the way in which a member of the public can verify the credentials of a licence holder; the number of times the IAA has had to use its enforcement powers; the number of administrative fines that have been issued since 2020; the number of complaints received by the IAA in relation to a perceived breach of European regulations or Irish law; if he plans to review and strengthen the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32293/21]
Public 2 questions
- 2021-06-17 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the most recent estimate for the cost of removing the requirement for staff in the public service to work additional hours which were introduced on foot of the Haddington Road Agreement in 2013. [32341/21]
- 2021-06-17 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received a report from the Department of Health on the most recent cost estimate and timescale for the completion of the new National Children’s Hospital. [32342/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-06-16 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the dependent adult allowance based on their contributory pension and the split of savings. [32167/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-06-17 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a tree felling licence application by a person (details supplied); if the application will be expedited given the applicant has provided the NIA statement; the total number of applications that remain to be processed; the breakdown of the length of time the applications that have been in the system by month; the number of applications being approved on a weekly basis; his plans to clear the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32661/21]

Natasha Newsome Drennan — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter 'Chap' Cleere — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.