Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 20 Mar

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 20 Mar – 26 Mar 2023 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 16 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 for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 3 Marc MacSharry · Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

Eviction Ban

2023-03-22 · 4 votes

A sub-amendment · motion passed 93–56

Voted for 2 Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Voted against 2 Marc MacSharry · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

A sub-amendment · motion failed 72–78

Voted for 3 Marc MacSharry · Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Voted against 1 Frankie Feighan

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

The motion · motion passed 83–68

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 3 Marc MacSharry · Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

The motion · motion passed 83–68

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 3 Marc MacSharry · Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

Eamon Scanlon — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Frankie Feighan — Fine Gael 5 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Rural 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider funding to provide CCTV systems or the means to upgrade existing antiquated CCTV systems in towns and villages within any of her 2023 funding programmes including the town and village scheme and Clár; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12444/23]

Marian Harkin — Independent 5 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Children 6 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he plans to deal with an issue in relation to autism (details supplied); the steps he is taking to reassure persons with autism and their families in this situation; if the diagnosis continues to be accepted by State authorities; if are there are plans to reassess those who were diagnosed by a psychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12684/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will put in place a sustainable investment strategy to ensure that all young people have access to youth workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12403/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department’s plans to ensure that youth work is properly and sustainably funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12404/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of young people across Ireland that are involved in universal youth work; how he plans to increase this percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12405/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how he and his Department are supporting the youth work sector to engage as many young people as possible, given that youth work is an effective form of early intervention and prevention for a range of adverse outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12406/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a neurological rehabilitation team will be operational in every community health organisation (details supplied). [13310/23]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he would consider a specific bursary for young carers attending third level institutions, similar to the successful young carer's grant launched in Scotland in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12703/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider further initiatives to support the transition of young carers to further and higher education and apprenticeships via access programmes, similar, but in addition to, the HEAR programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12704/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of D class pensioners in the State over 70 years of age. [12348/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider an issue (details supplied). [12702/23]

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Justice 4 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána, per month, in 2022, by county and rank, in tabular form. [13958/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána, by county and per month in January abd February 2023, in tabular form. [13959/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the current pay scale for rank-and-file members of An Garda Síochána. [13960/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the current pay scale for Garda civilian workers. [13961/23]