Carlow-Kilkenny — week of Mon, 31 Jan

What your Carlow-Kilkenny TDs did this week

Mon, 31 Jan – 6 Feb 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 35 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-02-02 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–76

Voted for 1 Kathleen Funchion

Voted against 4 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John McGuinness · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Did not vote 3 Catherine Callaghan · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-02-02 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–75

Voted for 1 Kathleen Funchion

Voted against 3 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · John McGuinness · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

The motion · motion passed 74–52

Voted for 3 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Voted against 1 Kathleen Funchion

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · 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 3 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Education 3 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education her plans to support a hybrid leaving certificate for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4664/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide for students with a serious illness to resit the leaving certificate prior to the CAO results being released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4665/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if a student with epilepsy that experiences a medical emergency such as a seizure immediately before or during a leaving certificate exam and is unable to complete the exam, will be given the opportunity to resit that exam within the same exam cycle or before such a time that CAO offers issue; if she accepts such a provision that has been introduced in recent years for students that experience a bereavement during their exams or test positive for Covid 19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4275/22]
Transport 3 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the list of applications being considered by his Department relative to new roads infrastructure in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the stage each application is at in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4277/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be allocated for the N24 in County Kilkenny given that the N24 Waterford to Cahir project had been mentioned in the National Development Plan – Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4278/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland has plans to improve safety along the N25 under the Waterford to Glenmore road scheme in County Kilkenny; the current position of his Department and Transport Infrastructure Ireland on the Waterford to Glenmore road scheme; if funding has been allocated for the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4279/22]
Social 3 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to meet the increased cost to recipients of the household benefits package in relation to the electricity price increase which came into effect on 1 October 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4276/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the household benefits package given the rising costs of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5386/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the strategy in place to ensure that all foster parents in receipt of a foster care allowance can include time spent caring as part of their social insurance record for the State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5387/22]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will meet next. [61982/21]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [3619/22]
Children 2 questions
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of SAR requests received by his Department seeking personal information contained in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission archive; the number of those that were successfully responded to; the number of those that relied upon information contained in the database that was preserved by Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters) Records, and Another Matter Act 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5431/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of each of the commitments set out in the Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5432/22]

John McGuinness — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Health 4 questions
- 2022-02-03 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a case worker will be appointed in the case of a person (details supplied); and the reason the health services have not addressed this issue to date. [5626/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if all workers involved in hospital emergency settings will be paid the special Covid payment of €1,000 based on their direct input in assisting and processing patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5627/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the steps to be taken relative to the interim report submitted to his Department on a case (details supplied); if the investigation into the 47 persons who were referred to the Houses of the Oireachtas will commence; and if not, his plans in relation to the matter. [5628/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the dates in order that led to the report on the orthodontic services in Dublin and mid-Leinster being commissioned; the actions taken arising from the report; the lessons learned from the report; the improvements that were initiated; the number of patients affected; the number given an appointment for treatment; the number yet to be contacted; the number that failed to respond; if the lookback review promised in 2021 has commenced; if so, the timeframe for completion; the person or body conducting this review.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5629/22]

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.