Offaly — week of Mon, 2 May

What your Offaly TDs did this week

Mon, 2 May – 8 May 2022 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 8 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-05-04 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 72–53

Voted against 1 Carol Nolan

Did not vote 2 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

Carol Nolan — Independent 1 vote · 8 questions · 4 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Environment 2 questions
- 2022-05-04 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the use of Just Transition funding to subsidise the importation of peat moss or the adaptation of facilities to mill peat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21778/22]
- 2022-05-04 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the use of Just Transition funding to subsidise the importation of peat moss or the adaptation of facilities to mill peat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21779/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-05-04 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Ukrainian refugees who have been welcomed in Ireland to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21817/22]
- 2022-05-04 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of convictions for offences contrary to sections 2 to 6, inclusive, and 9 to 12, inclusive, and 15 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 for the years 2015 to 2021 inclusive; the total number of those convicted under each heading in each year who were non-nationals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21814/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-05-04 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to address labour shortages in the restaurant and hospitality sector; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the sector is currently losing highly skilled staff due to the non-availability of work permits and the refusal by his Department to extend existing work permits; if he will consider a relaxation of the relevant rules governing work permits in view of the acute shortage of skilled staff in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21816/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-05-04 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if her Department is considering delimiting the right to private property in response to the accommodation crisis generated by the influx of unprecedented numbers of Ukrainian refugees; if remarks attributed to her in several media sources (details supplied) that the Government would avoid if possible forcing persons or businesses to give up property or to open their homes to Ukrainian refugees accurately reflects her position or that of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21737/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-05-04 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit or jobseeker’s allowance who have been in receipt of either payment for a continuous period of three years or; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21818/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-05-04 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the basis for statements made by him and by other Ministers that Ireland had capacity to welcome up to 200,000 refugees; the assessments compiled or reports commissioned within his Department or by external agencies which allowed him to come to this estimate; his views on whether Ireland can welcome 200,000 refugees into the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21817/22]

New lobbying 4 returns

National parents Council Primary Education and Training
- Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020 and an Act to amend the legislation insofar as it relates to taking into account a student’s connection to a school by virtue of a family member having previously attended the school when deciding on an application for admission to that school, and to provide for connected matters
Epilepsy Ireland Education and Training
- Seeking further information on proposed alternate sitting of Leaving Certificate exams, and the need to ensure needs of students with epilepsy are accommodated
Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) · 2 returns Education and Training
- Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019
- International Parliamentary Network for Education

John Clendennen — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Tony McCormack — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.