Offaly — week of Mon, 17 Oct

What your Offaly TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Oct – 23 Oct 2022 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-10-19 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 9–118

Voted against 1 Carol Nolan

Did not vote 2 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

Carol Nolan — Independent 1 vote · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 3 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason that "exclusion zones", as referred to in commitment in the Programme for Government, are now being referred to as "safe access zones" in the general scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2022; the reason that this change of language was necessary; if the proposed change of language was suggested to his Department by any statutory body, non-governmental organisation or campaign group; if so, the name of that organisation; the reason for the substantive difference between an "exclusion zone" and a "safe access zone"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51871/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out by general practitioners for each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51872/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out in hospitals under section 12 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51873/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 538 of 4 October 2022, if a person or organisation under the aegis of her Department maintains a record of the information sought with respect to deportations under the relevant legislative sub-sections; if she will seek to obtain that information and provide same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51154/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she will list all previous examples of criminal provisions or Garda powers which were introduced in legislation after either being specifically opposed, or deemed unnecessary, by An Garda Síochána at the time of their introduction for the period 2011 to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51874/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that pensioners of an organisation (details supplied) and An Post who were civil servants prior to the vesting of these two state companies on 1 January 1984 under the Postal and Telecommunications Act 1983, are treated differently in their pension benefits; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the An Post pensioners in question believe that the benefits-guarantee given to them in section 42 of that Act has not been complied with by An Post; if he accepts that the An Post superannuation scheme as amended in 2013 is out of line with public service pension's policy generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51302/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all farmers with special areas of conservation lands will be entitled to apply for the scheme and be admitted to National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) farm plan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51150/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amending regulations or relevant legislation to enable Irish citizens in possession of full driving licence in a foreign country but whose licence has expired by more than 12 months, to be able to obtain an Irish driving licence or a provisional driving licence without the need to fulfil all the conditions including retaking lessons and a driving test in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52363/22]

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.