Kildare North — week of Mon, 7 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Kildare North TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Feb – 13 Feb 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 133 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces

2022-02-09 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–55

Voted for 2 Bernard Durkan · James Lawless

Voted against 2 Catherine Murphy · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 3 Aidan Farrelly · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

The motion · motion passed 74–55

Voted for 2 Bernard Durkan · James Lawless

Voted against 2 Catherine Murphy · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 3 Aidan Farrelly · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2021

2022-02-09 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and to provide for related matters

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–55

Voted for 2 Bernard Durkan · James Lawless

Voted against 2 Catherine Murphy · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 3 Aidan Farrelly · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-02-08 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 71–52

Voted for 2 Bernard Durkan · James Lawless

Voted against 2 Catherine Murphy · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 3 Aidan Farrelly · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Aidan Farrelly — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

James Lawless — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 13 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 13 total

Enterprise 3 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an update will be provided on six work permit applications (details supplied) in view of the fact they are needed to meet deadlines for various projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6193/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Mid-East Regional Enterprise Plan. [6803/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role his Department will play in Harnessing Digital - The Digital Ireland Framework. [6804/22]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5825/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the issues with a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6055/22]
- 2022-02-09 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine an issue with a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7089/22]
Transport 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine an issue with a bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5927/22]
- 2022-02-09 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to improve the accessibility of Sallins train station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6884/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and which of the 101 recommendations for the reform of An Bord Pleanála from the 2016 review that have now been fully implemented; the status of the remainder; the timescale for the full implementation of the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5997/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over the past two years the average timeline for An Bord Pleanála inspector to complete their report into wind farm planning applications is 40 weeks and the average time for An Bord Pleanála to make its final decision from receipt of the inspectors report is 10 weeks; and his plans to assist An Bord Pleanála shorten these timescales to ensure the Government meets commitments in the Climate Action Plan. [5998/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in issuing an EU Digital COVID Certificate to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5938/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to the complaints made and if he will make an investigation into the fact that there were no ambulances available in Carlow on 16 October 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6592/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-02-08 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if a visa application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5816/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors ( AGSI) Justice and Equality
- Submission to Dail Justice Committee on Policing Security and Community Safety Bill

Joe Neville — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Naoise Ó Cearúil — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Réada Cronin — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Health 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to nursing homes involving a company (details supplied) in the past two years in tabular form; the number of facilities involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6026/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if HIQA will be following closely the situation in Irish nursing homes acquired by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6027/22]