Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 23 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Cavan-Monaghan TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Jan – 29 Jan 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 27 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2023-01-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 57–72

Voted for 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Voted against 1 Niamh Smyth

Did not vote 3 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Capacity in the Health Services

2023-01-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 68–58

Voted for 1 Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 3 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

The motion · motion passed 68–59

Voted for 1 Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 3 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Forestry Sector

2023-01-25 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 55–5

Voted for 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Abstained 1 Niamh Smyth

Did not vote 3 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-01-24 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 88–38

Voted for 1 Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 3 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Finance 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the way he will be protecting banking services in rural areas, especially in relation to the right-to-cash services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3066/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the operation of the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number of businesses in each of the counties Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth and Sligo that have applied; the number of businesses in each county that were successful in their applications; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3065/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome of the recent British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3460/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage in view of the urgency of providing additional permanent accommodation at this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3823/23]

Cathy Bennett — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

David Maxwell — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Matt Carthy — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Finance 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the requirements of third parties and funds in possession of mortgage contracts with regard to the code of conduct on mortgage arrears; and his views regarding the refusal of third parties and funds to engage with borrowers, including with respect to alternative repayment arrangements under the mortgage arrears resolution process. [3095/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the engagements he has had with the Central Bank regarding residential mortgage holders who were overcharged as a result of the tracker mortgage scandal and have had their mortgage contracts sold to third parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3096/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will endeavour to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives an urgent outpatient appointment at the orthopaedic clinic in Cavan and Monaghan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2913/23]

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Tourism 2 questions
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of organisations that have adopted the safe to create programme’s code of conduct; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3554/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of artists in counties Cavan and Monaghan that are in receipt of the basic income for the arts scheme. [3553/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenants that were housed in counties Cavan and Monaghan under the housing assistance payment scheme. [3583/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the means of housing assistance payment can be increased to match increases in rent and cost-of-living in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [3584/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the unfair treatment when it comes to the rent tax credit not being made available to parents of students where the tenancy is of a type that is exempt from RTB registration, such as a ‘rent-a-room’ or ‘digs’-type arrangement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2270/23]