Donegal — week of Mon, 6 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Donegal TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Feb – 12 Feb 2023 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 38 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022

2023-02-08 · 2 votes · Govt (Agriculture)

A bill to give further effect to Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relat…

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A bill to give further effect to Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain; to establish a body to be known as An Rialálaí Agraibhia and to define its functions (including price and market analysis and reporting, and enforcement); to prohibit unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain; to confer on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the power to make regulations about unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply sector and connected matters (including enforcement); and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–5

Voted against 1 Charlie McConalogue

Did not vote 4 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher · Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted against 1 Charlie McConalogue

Did not vote 4 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher · Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

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 2 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 0 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 6 questions
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a CAMHS referral can be made for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; if associated funding can be applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5741/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to provide more ophthalmic services in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5787/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients travelling from Donegal to receive treatment for age-related macular degeneration at the ophthalmic clinic in Sligo University Hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5788/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients travelling from Donegal to receive treatment for diabetic-related macular degeneration at the ophthalmic clinic in Sligo University Hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5789/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if private clinics offer age and diabetic-related macular degeneration ophthalmic services in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5790/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application can be reopened for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5818/23]
Transport 2 questions
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 18 January 2023, if he will clarify the total commitment to the project to upgrade the A5 road; if the commitment is worth €75 million or if there is a higher number or percentage that has been committed to when statutory approval is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5704/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for employment purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5821/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the Revenue Commissioners for the rent tax credit to date; the number of applications that have been approved; the number that have been rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5876/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-02-09 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures being put in place to prevent delay in the processing of additional needs payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6129/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-02-09 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on work that is under way 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. [6331/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-02-09 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice when a refund of a registration fee will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6298/23]

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Health 9 questions
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be scheduled for a procedure in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6043/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients at each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6141/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses at each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6142/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of NCHDs at each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6143/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants at each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6144/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the budget allocated to each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6145/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds at each community hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2011 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6146/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses at each community hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2011 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6147/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors at each community hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2011 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6148/23]
Housing 4 questions
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider constructing modular housing at locations across counties Donegal and Mayo to assist defective block homeowners who have to demolish their existing homes and source temporary alternative accommodation in the years ahead. [6113/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will permit Donegal County Council to deliver housing under the affordable housing scheme. [6111/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will raise the family income threshold for social housing in County Donegal from €30,000. [6112/23]
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will task and resource the Housing Agency and-or Donegal County Council to oversee the construction of modular housing at locations across counties Donegal and Mayo to assist defective block homeowners who have to demolish their existing homes and source temporary alternative accommodation in the years ahead. [6121/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-02-09 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the construction of new school buildings at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal. [6322/23]
- 2023-02-09 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the construction of new school buildings at a school (details supplied). [6323/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-02-08 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the voluntary permanent cessation scheme to ensure that applicants do not face deductions in their offer amount based on payments they previously received under the Brexit tie-up scheme. [5756/23]