Wicklow — week of Mon, 15 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Wicklow TDs did this week

Mon, 15 Nov – 21 Nov 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 23 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Finance Bill 2021

2021-11-16 · 8 votes · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

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A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to amend Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 and otherwise make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 2–6

Voted against 1 Steven Matthews

Did not vote 5 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady · Pat Casey · Simon Harris

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted against 1 Steven Matthews

Did not vote 5 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady · Pat Casey · Simon Harris

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 2–5

Voted against 1 Steven Matthews

Did not vote 5 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady · Pat Casey · Simon Harris

The motion · motion passed 5–3

Voted for 1 Steven Matthews

Did not vote 5 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady · Pat Casey · Simon Harris

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–5

Voted against 1 Steven Matthews

Did not vote 5 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady · Pat Casey · Simon Harris

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 2–6

Voted against 1 Steven Matthews

Did not vote 5 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady · Pat Casey · Simon Harris

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted against 1 Steven Matthews

Did not vote 5 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady · Pat Casey · Simon Harris

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted against 1 Steven Matthews

Did not vote 5 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady · Pat Casey · Simon Harris

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 0 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Transport 1 question
- 2021-11-16 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if a ban on petrol and diesel vehicles is allowable under EU legislation; if his Department has sought legal advice on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55501/21]
Public 1 question
- 2021-11-16 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the timeline for the proposed flood protection scheme in Arklow, County Wicklow; if the schedule of works will be aligned with works for the Arklow wastewater treatment plant to prevent potential flooding on the northside of the river in particular the Ferrybank area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56150/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-11-16 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the energy usage and energy costs for primary and secondary schools each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56105/21]
Children 1 question
- 2021-11-16 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of, and position regarding, the mother and baby homes redress scheme; if an update will be provided on his engagement with survivor groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56106/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-11-16 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if there are future plans to amend existing mental health legislation to remove the power of An Garda Síochána to detain a person who is in immediate jeopardy of causing harm to themselves or to others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56107/21]

John Brady — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Foreign 10 questions
- 2021-11-16 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts being made by his Department to offer advice and caution to Irish citizens working and traveling to Iraq in regard to the risks in operating there, particularly in view of the arbitrary detention of a person (details supplied) who was sentenced to fifteen years following a contracting dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56042/21]
- 2021-11-16 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures the Government has taken or is prepared to take in order to raise the issue of the plight of refugees who are stranded on the border between Poland and Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56044/21]
- 2021-11-16 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason Ireland does not have a reciprocal agreement with the United States of America in respect of F1 student visas which results in significant costs to Irish students travelling under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56058/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the decision by the European Union to grant €100 million in funding to Cyprus for the construction of the Euro-Asia interconnector given that this project will make Europe complicit in the Israeli annexation of occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56492/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the foreign birth registration system will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56751/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts that are being made at EU level and the United Nations Security Council to bring an end to the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia particularly given the risk of famine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56752/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts Ireland is making at both European Union level and at the United Nations Security Council to bring an end to the conflict in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56495/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions Ireland will be advocating for at European Union level in response to ongoing efforts by the right-wing Polish government to undermine the judiciary in Poland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56493/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the clashes between junta forces and forces of the militant group in Rakhine state in Myanmar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56496/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the response to the recent coup in Sudan; the efforts Ireland is making at European Union level and at the United Nations Security Council to push for a negotiated return to democracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56494/21]
Defence 5 questions
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the extent of the subsurface surveillance capabilities of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56757/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made towards the resolution of the situation in respect of post-1994 contracts, particularly given the impact on members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56758/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the extent and detail of military co-operation with Israel, including the purchase of military equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56498/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the progress to provide a new cadet school at the Defence Forces Training Centre in the Curragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56497/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence his plans to review patrol allowances for the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56499/21]

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 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.