Wexford — week of Mon, 29 May — Watch Them Work

What your Wexford TDs did this week

Mon, 29 May – 4 Jun 2023 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 20 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 2 James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Voted against 2 Brendan Howlin · Verona Murphy

Did not vote 2 George Lawlor · Johnny Mythen

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

Voted for 2 Brendan Howlin · Verona Murphy

Voted against 2 James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Did not vote 2 George Lawlor · Johnny Mythen

Home Ownership

2023-05-31 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–65

Voted for 2 James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Voted against 2 Brendan Howlin · Verona Murphy

Did not vote 2 George Lawlor · Johnny Mythen

George Lawlor — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

James Browne — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Johnny Mythen — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Children 2 questions
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the 12 respite beds will re-opened in St. Aidan's Day Care Centre, Millands, Gorey, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26518/23]
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will immediately intercede to alleviate the current closure of 12 respite beds in St. Aidan's Day Care Centre, Millands, Gorey, County Wexford, which have been closed for three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26520/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who did not qualify for the free scheme in the current academic year; if he has plans to review the qualification criteria, for example, for graduate entry medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26078/23]

Verona Murphy — Independent 3 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Social 1 question
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer’s allowance review initiated on 7 February 2023 for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26115/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the current status of the application for a new 97-bed ward block at Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26266/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial supports available to Ukrainian students at higher level education who do not meet the three-year residency rule to qualify for a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26073/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-06-01 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the current status of respite services at Mulcahy House in Gorey, County Wexford; the discussions he has had with regard to the re-opening of the respite service at Mulcahy House; the expected date for its re-opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26758/23]