Roscommon-Galway — week of Mon, 24 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Roscommon-Galway TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Oct – 30 Oct 2022 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 30 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages

2022-10-26 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 126–8

Voted for 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Finance Bill 2022

2022-10-26 · 1 vote · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

full description

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 78–55

Voted against 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Social and Affordable Housing Supply

2022-10-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 80–54

Voted for 1 Michael Fitzmaurice

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

The motion · motion passed 79–55

Voted for 1 Michael Fitzmaurice

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 15 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 15 total

Rural 8 questions
- 2022-10-26 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a community support grant funding application decision (details supplied) will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53723/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the development of a rural-proofing mechanism, as outlined in Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53698/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps her Department has taken to address the backlog of applications in the local improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53699/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the Towns First Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53707/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on her engagement with the Department of Transport to improve rural public transport services and pilot new transport initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53708/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the building acquisition measure funding under the town and village renewal scheme will be continued into 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53710/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the LEADER Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53709/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the Islands Strategy; when the Strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53706/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of efforts to address the backlog in forestry licence issuance and meeting afforestation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53239/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consideration that was given to the additional cost associated with complying with new TB regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53240/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when she expects her Department to complete exploratory work regarding proposals from an organisation (details supplied); if further meetings on this matter will be arranged before the end of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53146/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is resident in Ireland (details supplied) and is working for an English company and therefore, paying tax and insurance under the English system can access supports here on the basis of the Convention on Social Security between Ireland and England; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53284/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on work that is underway to improve pay and terms and conditions for school caretakers similar to that achieved for school secretaries; the stage this process is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53124/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-10-26 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is flexibility within the Housing Agency rules in cases in which a person who has been approved for a local authority mortgage cannot have it drawn down given that no management company is currently in place in the estate and the estate is classed as unfinished in order to ensure that an approved applicant would not lose out on purchasing a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53616/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider making recommendations made by the Workplace Relations Commission obligatory to be honoured where it finds against a body which is State-funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54010/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Inclusion Ireland Budgetary matters
- Derval McDonagh attended the Oireachtas Disability Group Lobby Day meeting members of the Oireachtas to brief them on upcoming issues on the budget for people with intellectual disabilities

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 4 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Health 1 question
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will have his autism spectrum disorder assessment carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52723/22]