Donegal — week of Mon, 6 Mar

What your Donegal TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Mar – 12 Mar 2023 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 35 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

2023-03-08 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–78

Voted for 2 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Voted against 1 Joe McHugh

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

High Energy Costs

2023-03-08 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 69–59

Voted for 1 Joe McHugh

Voted against 2 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

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

The motion · motion passed 69–59

Voted for 1 Joe McHugh

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 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or 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 3 votes · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Finance 9 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of targeted and temporary mortgage interest relief to absorb a portion of increased interest costs since June 2022 on primary dwelling home mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11517/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the insurance sector is providing insurance pricing that reflects the fall in the number and value of claims since the introduction of the personal injuries guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11518/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of victims of, and the value of money stolen through, authorised push payment fraud in each of the years 2016 to 2022; the actions his Department will take to tackle authorised push payment fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11519/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish the economic analysis undertaken by his Department regarding the retention of the 9% rate of VAT with respect to the hospitality and tourism sectors; if he will outline its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11320/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on increasing excise duty on the price of gas for residential use, home heating oil and solid fuel products in May 2023 in the context of a cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11322/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the sale of tracker mortgages to third parties and vulture funds which were overcharged as a result of the tracker mortgage examination; his views on these sales in the context of the principles of the TME; and if he will engage with the Central Bank with respect to same. [11319/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of complaints made with regard to the operation and services provided by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; if he will consider introducing an independent assessor to consider complaints about the standard of service and practical handling of a case provided by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11321/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated net benefit per households, from March to end October 2023, of the reduced VAT rate applied to electricity and gas, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11323/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 28 February 2023, if the introduction of provisions to require reimbursement from payment service providers to victims of authorised push payment fraud domestically would contravene the revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2), given the response provided to the question did not clarify the issue. [11308/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if houses that have outer leaf repairs carried out under the Mica redress scheme will qualify for SEAI home energy efficiency schemes grants, if it is the case they are prohibited from applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11029/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the breakdown on the Bus Éireann route 32 Letterkenny to Dublin on 23 February 2023; if he is satisfied with the measures being taken to prevent future interruptions in this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10917/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a foreign birth register application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10968/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10947/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with his Ministerial colleagues regarding increased places for those intending to study veterinary medicine. [11792/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that homeowners with properties affected by Mica are continuing to pay full mortgage costs on their homes, some of which are uninhabitable or now demolished; if he recognises the additional financial strain this is putting on homeowners; if he has engaged with the Central Bank and lenders regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11941/23]

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Agriculture 4 questions
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the efforts of the Government to secure a quota in bluefin tuna for the Irish fishing fleet from Ireland’s own EEZ. [8427/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the efforts of the Government to secure a fair allocation of fishing quota across the range of species, for the Irish fishing industry, within the Irish EEZ, under the current review of the Common Fisheries Policy. [8628/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to introduce regulations on limiting the number of pots under each licence held by inshore fishermen around the coast. [12171/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he and his Department are ensuring the implementation of Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12172/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when a discharge book will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11378/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the funding for a treatment centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; the provision the Government has put in place to support this essential service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10971/23]