Roscommon-Galway — week of Mon, 29 May — Watch Them Work

What your Roscommon-Galway TDs did this week

Mon, 29 May – 4 Jun 2023 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 47 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023

2023-05-31 · 2 votes · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to provide for abortion on request prior to foetal viability

full description

A bill to amend the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to provide for abortion on request prior to foetal viability; to abolish the 3 day waiting period for abortion on request; to allow for abortion on grounds of fatal foetal abnormality that are likely to lead to the death of the foetus either before or within a year of birth; to allow for abortion where there is a risk to the life, or of serious harm to the health, of the pregnant woman; and to decriminalise the provision of abortion.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–74

Voted for 1 Michael Fitzmaurice

Voted against 2 Claire Kerrane · Denis Naughten

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 67–64

Voted for 1 Claire Kerrane

Voted against 2 Denis Naughten · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Home Ownership

2023-05-31 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–65

Voted against 3 Claire Kerrane · Denis Naughten · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 25 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 25 total

Agriculture 12 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the forestry section of Teagasc will hold information meetings nationwide to assist forest owners impacted by ash dieback who have forests with dying, dead or rotten trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25695/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has instructed his Department inspectors to inspect forests impacted by ash dieback nationwide to determine the state of the forests and the associated health and safety implications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25696/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are health and safety concerns given the state of dead and rotten trees now present in ash dieback plantations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25697/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated total volume of ash in plantations, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25698/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has briefed an organisation (details supplied) on ash dieback disease; if he will mobilise the organisation to hold information meetings for forest owners impacted by ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25699/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who participated in the beef environmental efficiency programme - suckler (BEEP-S), by county, in 2022, in tabular form; the average payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25883/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation to beef sustainability schemes in each of the years 2020 to 2024, by scheme and by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25884/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined the possibility of seeking a rebate in carbon tax for growers in the horticulture sector given the high energy costs associated with the industry; if this is a measure he would consider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26282/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on his engagement on the transfer of Brexit adjustment reserve funding to the REPower EU fund; if he has requested that funding will be ringfenced for agricultural purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26374/23]
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of parcels of land, and size of the land, that Coillte purchased in 2020, 2021 and 2022 that is not suitable for planting forestry, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26501/23]
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of parcels of land, and size of the land, that Coillte sold in 2020, 2021 and 2022, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26502/23]
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of parcels of land that Coillte is renting to farmers; the number of these that are rented on leases of five years or longer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26503/23]
Education 9 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if there are different categories of Gaelscoil at primary level; which subjects are taught through Irish, which subjects are taught through English, and which subjects are taught bilingually, in each category; and which specific primary and secondary legislative measures by Act and statutory instrument mentioning the relevant section or sections underpin each of the above activities. [26269/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if, and to what extent, a school, its patron and/or the Minister is responsible for ensuring compliance with the current primary and secondary legislation, circular letters, guidelines and other such measures. [26270/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if there are different categories of Gaelscoil at the primary level, and to what extent special needs, support and resource teachers are expected to carry out their work through Irish, through English and-or bilingually in each category; and which specific primary and secondary legislative measures by Act and statutory instrument mentioning the relevant section or sections underpin each of the above activities. [26271/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education when a whole-school evaluation was last carried out in a Gaelscoil (details supplied); and if she will provide a copy of all relevant documentation, including copies of notes, letters and emails made and-or sent by the inspectorate and the school in relation to that inspection. [26272/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if Gaelscoileanna carry out pre-literacy in Irish or in English; if this is in line with current legislation and-or circulars and-or best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26273/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of Gaelscoileanna teaching mathematics through English; if this is in line with relevant primary and secondary legislation and best practice as defined by legislation and circulars; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26274/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the plans she has to ensure children attending Gaelscoileanna at primary level have the opportunity to continue their learning through Irish at second level; her views on whether this is important; the actions she is taking to ensure children can progress from Gaelscoileanna at primary level to second level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26275/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the plans she has to ensure that pupils attending Gaelscoileanna in counties Roscommon and Galway and on their borders, such as in Carrick-on-Shannon or Athlone, will be able to receive their post-primary education in the same language as their primary education where that is their parents' wish, in the same way that those attending English-language schools are catered for in that language at secondary level. [26276/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education her plans to make primary education through Irish available in the larger urban areas in County Roscommon (details supplied) in the same way as it has been made available in all the main towns of other counties of a similar size and, in some cases, smaller populations. [26277/23]
Housing 3 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the concerns of local authority tenants on the cost of air-to-water systems being installed in their homes as part of the National Retrofit Plan, given the rising cost of electricity; if any alternative heating systems could be considered by his Department to give tenants an alternative and more affordable option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26119/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will submit a new request to the Residential Tenancies Board to designate Athlone, County Roscommon as a rent pressure zone, given that rents have increased significantly since this issue was last examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26118/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details on the planned economic impact assessment around the proposed nature restoration law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26373/23]
Rural 1 question
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme will open for applications in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25747/23]

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 3 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Health 1 question
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the drug, fenfluramine, will be funded and be made available in Ireland to a child (details supplied) for the treatment of a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26615/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-06-01 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether the recently announced croí cónaithe grant is only payable on houses that are accessible by a public road, and that it is not payable for houses not accessible onto a public road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26783/23]