Roscommon-Galway — week of Mon, 13 Dec — Watch Them Work

What your Roscommon-Galway TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Dec – 19 Dec 2021 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 34 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Regulation of Tenderers Bill 2021

2021-12-15 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide that abnormally low tender bids for construction works with a contract equal to or above the EU threshold for public works are regulated, and disqualified, if …

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A bill to provide that abnormally low tender bids for construction works with a contract equal to or above the EU threshold for public works are regulated, and disqualified, if their low level is not adequately explained to the relevant authority, and that performance in prior public contracts be grounds for exclusion from participation in a procurement procedure.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 64–78

Voted for 3 Claire Kerrane · Denis Naughten · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021

2021-12-15 · 2 votes · Independent PMB

A bill to provide for pain relief for the foetus in certain cases of termination of pregnancy

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A bill to provide for pain relief for the foetus in certain cases of termination of pregnancy; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 103–37

Voted for 1 Claire Kerrane

Voted against 2 Denis Naughten · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

The motion · motion passed 107–36

Voted for 1 Claire Kerrane

Voted against 2 Denis Naughten · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021

2021-12-15 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6

Voted for 1 Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 2 Claire Kerrane · Martin Daly

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6

Voted for 1 Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 2 Claire Kerrane · Martin Daly

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 6–4

Voted against 1 Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 2 Claire Kerrane · Martin Daly

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-12-14 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted against 1 Denis Naughten

Did not vote 3 Claire Kerrane · Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 10 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Social 5 questions
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 429 of 23 November 2021, if her attention has been drawn to delays in processing Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit applications in recent weeks; the processes her Department is putting in place to ensure those who contract Covid-19 or are close contacts and cannot go to work can avail of the scheme immediately; the average waiting time from application to approval for Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit for November and December 2021 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61988/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 28 September 2021, if consideration will be given to including partial capacity benefit as a qualifying payment for the fuel allowance providing recipients were in receipt of a qualifying payment previously and that they meet the means testing requirements for the fuel allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62258/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider including disability allowance and blind pension as qualifying payments for the partial capacity benefit in order to support those with a disability in seeking and gaining employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62259/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider changing the eligibility criteria which restrict applications for partial capacity benefit to those who have been on invalidity pension or illness benefit for a minimum of six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62260/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the availability of the one-parent family payment and half-rate carer's allowance by enabling eligible recipients to claim the payment until a child reaches 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62261/21]
Health 5 questions
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the requirements in relation to medical card holders that do not or cannot wear masks when attending general practitioner appointments given that mask wearing requirements are at the discretion of each individual doctor; the processes that are in place to ensure they can attend appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61352/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the crisis in home care in that packages are being approved but the care is not being provided given the lack of home care workers; the steps he will take to tackle this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62091/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages awarded in each of the counties in the CHO2 area; and the number of these approved packages in which care is not currently being provided. [62092/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages awarded by county; and the number of these approved packages in which care is not currently being provided. [62093/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to make access to QQI level 5 healthcare support as affordable and easy as possible for participants, given the major lack of home care workers. [62094/21]

New lobbying 2 returns

ALONE Finance
- Meeting regarding ALONE's social protection budget recommendations
County Roscommon Disability Support Group (RSG) Community
- Meeting held with Clare Kerrane

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 6 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Agriculture 6 questions
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the €7 million being returned from the forestry budget is a result of the inability of his Department to deliver afforestation licences to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61438/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the forestry sector will be allocated financial support to repair plantations damaged by late spring frost in recent years given the fact that €7 million in capital spending is being moved from the forestry budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61439/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure afforestation is complementary within the next CAP to re-engage farmers in forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61440/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences issued and the number of Coillte felling licences issued since the assistant secretary of his Department informed the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on 29 January 2020 that afforestation needs to be the clear focus for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61441/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the Forestry Service within his Department plans to reach its own planting afforestation target given it only issued 49 afforestation planting licences in a five-week period from 1 to 29 October 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61442/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 20 October 2021, if the afforestation scheme is classed as an environmental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61443/21]