Donegal — week of Mon, 23 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Donegal TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Jan – 29 Jan 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 42 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 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Voted against 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

Capacity in the Health Services

2023-01-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 68–58

Voted for 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Voted against 2 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

The motion · motion passed 68–59

Voted for 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Voted against 2 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

Forestry Sector

2023-01-25 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 55–5

Voted for 2 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Abstained 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-01-24 · 1 vote

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

Voted against 2 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Did not vote 3 Charles Ward · Charlie McConalogue · Pat the Cope Gallagher

Charles Ward — 100% RDR 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Charlie McConalogue — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Pat the Cope Gallagher — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pearse Doherty — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 24 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 24 total

Finance 7 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of timely, targeted and temporary mortgage interest relief in the context of rising interest costs for mortgage borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3328/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on extending the reduced 9% rate of VAT for the hospitality and tourism sector; its estimated cost, including and excluding hotel accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3329/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce measures to ensure that recent reforms in the insurance sector will result in proportional reductions in premiums for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3330/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on introducing additional tax measures for developers and investors in the residential property market; if he agrees with a previously commissioned report (details supplied) that such incentives would represent a clear waste of scarce public resources and would lead to an increase in site and property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3149/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged or will engage with the Central Bank regarding residential mortgage holders who were victims of the tracker mortgage scandal, have had their mortgage contracts sold to third parties or funds and are now subject to significant mortgage interest rate increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3146/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on banking remuneration policy; if he agrees with the recommendation of the Oireachtas finance committee in its report on banking that the current restrictions on banking remuneration, including the €500,000 cap on annual pay, should remain in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3147/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the reduced rates applicable to petrol and diesel until the end of June 2023; his plans regarding rates of excise in the context of the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3148/23]
Children 7 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees who have been settled in County Donegal, broken down by townlands, and the month they were settled; if it is intended for more refugees to be settled in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3354/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a homeowner (details supplied) who has made their property available to accommodate Ukrainian refugees has not received financial support from the State despite having supplied the relevant invoices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3516/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if County Donegal is still under review in relation to accommodating the needs of additional Ukrainian refugees; and if not, if it is now open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3526/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of contracts that have been entered into by his Department in relation to the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees since October 2022, on a weekly basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3527/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason his Department has responded to an offer of accommodation from a person (details supplied); if this statement is accurate for all offers of accommodation from County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3528/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of offers of accommodation on a commercial basis that have been made to house Ukrainian refugees in County Donegal; the number of these applications that have been approved by IPAS; the number of applications that are yet to be approved; the total number of Ukrainian refugees that could be housed in County Donegal if the accommodation offered was availed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3529/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees that have been settled In County Donegal since October 2022 broken down on a weekly basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3530/23]
Health 5 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an endocrinology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2966/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive support from the Donegal north children’s disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3231/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the positions in HSE intellectual disability services whereby applicants with a driving conviction are disqualified from and fail to meet the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3351/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the roles in HSE intellectual disability services for which one is not required to have access to a vehicle in order to hold the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3352/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a consultant refuses to prescribe medical cannabis for a patient when they are not familiar with the Medical Cannabis Access Programme, what recourse a patient has in such circumstances to gain access to medical cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3367/23]
Transport 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of new taxi and hackney licences granted in County Donegal for each of the years 2019 to 2022, and to date in 2023; the total number of licences, taxis and hackneys operating in County Donegal by location in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3198/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered allowing the transferring of taxi licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3199/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an application for the warmer homes scheme can be expedited for a vulnerable elderly person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3002/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a fuel allowance application was refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3232/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what are the standard regulations relating to quarantine for pets brought into Ireland; the basis on which they were returned to normal having been eased previously; if the matter is being kept under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3813/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Hairdressers Federation Budgetary matters
- VAT to be reduced to 5% for the Hairdressing Sector

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Housing 5 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm the specific date of publication of the regulations for the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme. [3032/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm the specific date when the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme will be operational.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3033/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether he has scientific evidence that all of the existing foundations of defective concrete homes are fit for purpose and can be rebuilt upon without fearing deterioration as a result of deleterious materials; and if he will confirm that if preliminary scientific research results demonstrate damage and or risk of damage to foundations, if he will act with urgency to ensure all future defective concrete homes are rebuilt are on fit-for-purpose foundations. [3034/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what efforts he has made recently to ensure banks and financial institutions provide reasonable support and assistance to their mortgage-holders who will have to have their homes remediated due to defective concrete blocks. [3243/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce urgent amendments to the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 following his announcement of the details of the scheme to assist homeowners of defective apartments, to ensure that all victims of the failure of State regulation and oversight are treated the same and have access to the same State support and redress. [3720/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance what efforts he and his predecessor, Minister Donohoe, have made recently to ensure that banks and financial institutions provide reasonable support and assistance to their mortgage-holders who will have to have their homes remediated due to defective concrete blocks. [3244/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently meet with representatives of the Irish fishing industry to discuss their serious concerns about the Brexit Voluntary Permanent Cessation Scheme, more commonly known as the Decommissioning Scheme, and make changes to the scheme to address their concerns. [3851/23]