Carlow-Kilkenny — week of Mon, 30 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Carlow-Kilkenny TDs did this week

Mon, 30 Jan – 5 Feb 2023 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 32 questions · 5 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2023-02-01 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 66–74

Voted for 1 Kathleen Funchion

Voted against 3 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · John McGuinness · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Amendment again put: · motion failed 64–74

Voted for 1 Kathleen Funchion

Voted against 4 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John McGuinness · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Did not vote 3 Catherine Callaghan · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–66

Voted for 4 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John McGuinness · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Voted against 1 Kathleen Funchion

Did not vote 3 Catherine Callaghan · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021

2023-02-01 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006 to make provision for an entitlement to bereavement leave to an employee who is a bereaved parent of a child who has died a…

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A bill to amend the Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006 to make provision for an entitlement to bereavement leave to an employee who is a bereaved parent of a child who has died and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–64

Voted for 3 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Voted against 1 Kathleen Funchion

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · John McGuinness · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-01-31 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 73–56

Voted for 3 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John McGuinness · Malcolm Noonan

Voted against 1 Kathleen Funchion

Did not vote 3 Catherine Callaghan · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Catherine Callaghan — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 9 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 9 total

Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [4217/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the proposed child poverty unit in his Department. [4218/23]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the issue of the Russian Federation abducting Ukrainian children from their families and removing them to Russia was discussed at the European Foreign Affairs council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4232/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications from County Carlow that are currently outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4233/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter in relation to the temporary business energy support scheme (details supplied) and the application of same to the charity sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3998/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if a review is currently being undertaken of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme; if so, the status of that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4080/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-02-02 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the provision of autism spectrum disorder class provision in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4935/23]
- 2023-02-02 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to address teacher recruitment issues in primary and post-primary schools; the actions being taken to recognise foreign-based qualifications of teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4934/23]
Public 1 question
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the roll-out of the deposit return scheme; the number of retailers who have signed up to the scheme; if he will provide an overview of engagements with local authorities on potential planning permission requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3997/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Invitation - Buswell Hotel Meeting in Dublin, providing them with a fact sheet on Self-Catering in Ireland and an ISCF position paper

John McGuinness — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 8 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 8 total

Social 3 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that €5 has been deducted each week from the pension paid to a person (details supplied); and if their full pension will be restored. [4046/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question 1204 of 16 June 2022 , the information that remains outstanding relative to the claim for an increase in pension for a qualified adult in the name of a person (details supplied); if a response has been issued to the legal representative of the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4103/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied). [5121/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if incontinent pads will be provided by the HSE to a person (details supplied) given that the ongoing cost is a burden on the family and there is financial hardship; and if their home care requirements will be reviewed urgently. [4049/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when the payments due to community care homes will be made; and the reason for the delay, given that a commitment was issued to have the payments made before Christmas 2022. [4057/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-01-31 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for funding for a building project in the name of a school (details supplied). [4104/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-01-31 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received by International Protection Accommodation Services, for each county, from property owners offering accommodation for refugees that have yet to be processed; if all applicants have been notified of the status of their application and of the likely timeframe for a decision; if the funding for the refugee programme is being met solely by the Exchequer; and if European Union funding is being provided. [4044/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-02-01 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the findings of a report by a person (details supplied). [5054/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Invitation - Buswell Hotel Meeting in Dublin, providing them with a fact sheet on Self-Catering in Ireland and an ISCF position paper

Natasha Newsome Drennan — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter 'Chap' Cleere — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.