Roscommon-Galway — week of Mon, 8 Nov

What your Roscommon-Galway TDs did this week

Mon, 8 Nov – 14 Nov 2021 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 31 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2021-11-10 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 53–73

Voted for 3 Claire Kerrane · Denis Naughten · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Rising Costs and Supply Security for Fuel and Energy

2021-11-10 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–55

Voted against 3 Claire Kerrane · Denis Naughten · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

The motion · motion passed 72–54

Voted against 3 Claire Kerrane · Denis Naughten · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Finance Bill 2021: Financial Resolutions (Resumed)

2021-11-10 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 73–54

Voted against 3 Claire Kerrane · Denis Naughten · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Social 3 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the meaning of the phrasing, the date on which the decision takes effect is prescribed as the date on which payment of Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment shall cease to be made refers to with regard to Statutory Instrument 546 of 2021 on Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 16) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations; if the meaning of the decision date will be specified; if the decision date refers to the date a decision is made, the date a person is informed regarding their application to transition to jobseeker's or if it is an arbitrary date chosen by a deciding officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54299/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason all persons being transitioned from the pandemic unemployment payment to jobseeker’s payments are not being moved as an entire cohort on one confirmed and publicly communicated date in order to reduce financial uncertainty and unreliability for families and households with regard to Statutory Instrument 546 of 2021 on Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 16) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations and the transition of recipients from the pandemic unemployment payment to jobseeker's payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54300/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the rule with regard to child benefit and the qualifying conditions for receipt of the benefit in cases in which a child resides 50% of their time with each parent the payment is made to their mother; if the rule has been reviewed; if changes to the rule have been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54456/21]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are supports for a club (details supplied) that is not in profit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55140/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are supports or grants available to air sports in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55141/21]

Martin Daly — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Michael Fitzmaurice — Independent Ireland 4 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Agriculture 3 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 20 October 2021, the details of the metrics contained in the performance management and development system; the outputs from this project management and development system for all the staff of the Forest Service of his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53975/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the backlog in forestry licences, that is, the number of licence applications in the system at the end of August 2021 that were classed as private as compared with those submitted in the name of Coillte (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53976/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a specific import licence is required in cases in which a person or body wishes to import fertiliser from a third country, that is, Russia for resale in Ireland; the regulations that must be followed; if other criteria must be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54522/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the taxes on fuel and home heating oil similar to other EU countries (details supplied) to ease the pressure on vulnerable persons and hauliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53709/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the refusal of insurance companies to insure hunt and harrier packs resulting in closure for these businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54126/21]
Health 2 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 643 of 21 September 2021, if the HSE has sourced funding for the remaining four advanced nurse practitioners as part of the 2022 new service development process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54483/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when he expects an inquiry will be established to investigate the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate to pregnant women without them being made aware of the impacts it could have on their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54484/21]