Roscommon-Galway — week of Mon, 20 Mar

What your Roscommon-Galway TDs did this week

Mon, 20 Mar – 26 Mar 2023 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 48 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022

2023-03-22 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 to grant additional functions to the Inspectorate to examine and report to the Minister on the prevalence and standard of individual educa…

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A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 to grant additional functions to the Inspectorate to examine and report to the Minister on the prevalence and standard of individual educational plans for children with special educational needs on an annual basis; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–73

Voted against 3 Claire Kerrane · Denis Naughten · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Eviction Ban

2023-03-22 · 4 votes

A sub-amendment · motion passed 93–56

Voted for 1 Denis Naughten

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

A sub-amendment · motion failed 72–78

Voted for 2 Claire Kerrane · Denis Naughten

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

The motion · motion passed 83–68

Voted for 1 Denis Naughten

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

The motion · motion passed 83–68

Voted for 1 Denis Naughten

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Health 7 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the process that is in place to ensure frontline employees who worked in private nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic can receive their recognition payment, particularly in cases where a person is no longer working for the same employer and has not yet received their bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12561/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the budget available to meals on wheels providers in recognition of increased running costs to providers to ensure this vital service can be continued to our most vulnerable and isolated citizens. [13213/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of requests made to the HSE for a meals on wheels service for individuals via the public health nurses in 2022, the number of these approved, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13214/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that meals on wheels providers are seeing more and more people being refused a subsidised service when sought from the HSE; the reason this service is being denied when sought by public health nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13215/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the amount provided by the HSE to meals on wheels service providers in each of years 2017 to 2022, in tabular form. [13216/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the funding options available to an organisation (details supplied) for upgrade works to ensure continuation of a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13217/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the disposal of HSE buildings (details supplied); the stage at which this process is at and the intended timeframe for this to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13871/23]
Housing 3 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on when a standardised approach to the calculation of rents for local authority tenants will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12328/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason recipients of the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension, set at the same rate as the State pension (contributory) is not allowable as income to qualify for the tenant purchase scheme when this is a long-term payment where the State pension (non-contributory) pension, which can fluctuate, is a qualifying payment; if he will consider adding the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension as a qualifying payment, similar to the State pension (contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13866/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the impact that small social welfare increases have on rent costs for local authority tenants under the differential rent scheme given that vulnerable tenants, including those on disability allowance and the State pension, are seeing an increase in their payment being eaten up by an increase in rent, especially given the current cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14505/23]
Education 3 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will consider funding a proposal by a school (details supplied) on a pilot basis which would see English speaking schools twinned with Gaeilscoils, including those on the islands for pen paling, visiting and improving Irish speaking among children in English speaking schools, as the most effective way for them to learn the language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13409/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education when the review of the school transport scheme will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14194/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14193/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if funding is available from the OPW to repair a bridge (details supplied), considering it is a key heritage, cultural and tourism point and meeting point for the village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12417/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 2 March 2023, the reason a person seeking to change their name in circumstances other than in cases where they wish to revert to their pre-marriage name, must show two years' usage of their new name; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12658/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise the supports he intends to provide to sheep farmers to ensure they can sustain their industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13872/23]
Rural 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding options that are available to an organisation (details supplied) for upgrade works to ensure continuation of a service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13205/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-03-22 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice if training has been provided to gardaí with regard to new stalking legislation; if he will advise the measures that have been introduced to facilitate gardaí with providing supports regarding stalking and harassment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14172/23]

Martin Daly — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Michael Fitzmaurice — Independent Ireland 1 vote · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Foreign 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made on the application for a foreign birth registration by a person (details supplied) who applied in February 2020, and to date has had no correspondence on their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13520/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 470 of 7 March 2023, when a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a substantial payment from his Department for housing Ukrainian families will receive this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12744/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on an application for naturalisation by an Indian national (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12745/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon who is a retired HSE staff member and who has not had their pension increased or arrears paid in respect of the National Wage Agreement, will receive this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13082/23]