Wicklow — week of Mon, 22 May

What your Wicklow TDs did this week

Mon, 22 May – 28 May 2023 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 14 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022

2023-05-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 53–66

Voted for 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady

Voted against 3 Simon Harris · Stephen Donnelly · Steven Matthews

Did not vote 2 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–67

Voted for 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady

Voted against 3 Simon Harris · Stephen Donnelly · Steven Matthews

Did not vote 2 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey

Hospital Waiting Lists

2023-05-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 67–55

Voted for 3 Simon Harris · Stephen Donnelly · Steven Matthews

Voted against 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady

Did not vote 2 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey

The motion · motion passed 67–55

Voted for 3 Simon Harris · Stephen Donnelly · Steven Matthews

Voted against 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady

Did not vote 2 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey

Edward Timmins — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jennifer Whitmore — Social Democrats 4 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Education 4 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on funding for current educational psychologists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24832/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if she supports a call by an organisation (details supplied) on the State Examinations Commission to introduce extra time for dyslexic students in Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24764/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if the offers of bursaries (details supplied) made to new incoming first-year psychology students can be made retrospectively to current second- and third-year psychology students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25147/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the educational experts and-or groups that she consulted with before reaching her recent decision to reduce time on the primary school curriculum for the teaching of Irish language classes for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25090/23]
Housing 3 questions
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the mandate, statutory standing of the Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board with regard to advising government on planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25098/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the current membership of the Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board; if he will provide details of appointments to the DAAAB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25099/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the number of appeals heard by the Board each year; the outcome of each appeal from 2017 to 2022 and to date in 2023, respectively, including details of the area that was subject to appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25100/23]
Environment 2 questions
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when it is expected that the just transition commission, as committed to in Climate Action Plan 2023, will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25089/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline in detail, according to the relevant sections of the climate Act, and by month, the annual climate action planning and reporting cycle and mechanisms for reporting on the implementation of the plan, as described in chapter 6 of the Climate Action Plan 2023. [25097/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the progress of promised legislation on the banning of conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25091/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the process of tendering for research that has been commissioned to outline the mechanisms in use in other countries and to provide practical advice regarding recognition for children under the age of 16 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25092/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a process will be put in place for staff (details supplied) to be provided with special additional financial recognition by his Department based on the particular additional risks they faced in the performance of their normal duty during the pandemic as employees that were at risk of exposure to SARS-COV-2 virus, as per the Government's decision of 19 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/23]

John Brady — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 1 question · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 1 total

Foreign 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant’s travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24836/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Kildare Youth Services Children and Youth Affairs
- Met with a number of TD's at the Youth Work Ireland Oireachtas Briefing in Buswells Hotel on April 26th.

Pat Casey — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Simon Harris — Fine Gael 4 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Irish League of Credit Unions Education and Training
- Financial Education and Financial Literacy