Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 11 Oct

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 11 Oct – 17 Oct 2021 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax

2021-10-12 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–87

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Voted against 2 Frankie Feighan · Marc MacSharry

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

The motion · motion passed 87–47

Voted for 2 Frankie Feighan · Marc MacSharry

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

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 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Marian Harkin — Independent 0 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Further and Higher Education 5 questions
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the detail of the official advice from his Department regarding in-person lectures and classes in third-level institutions (details supplied). [49757/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if arrangements have been made for students who continue to pay huge costs for accommodation that is not being used due to the fact certain third-level colleges are holding online lectures and classes. [49758/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason pension contributions are disregarded for one student’s application but not the other student of the same family when applying for a SUSI grant (details supplied). [49761/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will consider funding the higher education institutions to support the construction of new affordable accommodation. [49760/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will increase the SUSI grant thresholds to reflect the increased cost of living. [49759/21]
Foreign 1 question
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application will be processed without further delay in the case of a person (details supplied). [50152/21]

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns