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

What your Wicklow TDs did this week

Mon, 29 May – 4 Jun 2023 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 23 questions · 1 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 3 Simon Harris · Stephen Donnelly · Steven Matthews

Voted against 1 Jennifer Whitmore

Did not vote 3 Edward Timmins · John Brady · Pat Casey

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

Voted for 2 Jennifer Whitmore · Steven Matthews

Voted against 1 Simon Harris

Abstained 1 Stephen Donnelly

Did not vote 3 Edward Timmins · John Brady · Pat Casey

Home Ownership

2023-05-31 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–65

Voted for 3 Simon Harris · Stephen Donnelly · Steven Matthews

Voted against 1 Jennifer Whitmore

Did not vote 3 Edward Timmins · John Brady · 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 3 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Education 2 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a detailed timeline for a project (details supplied), including an estimated completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25660/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if she will provide further information on a project (details supplied), including a detailed timeline and estimated completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25661/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the criteria for which a local authority can refuse to purchase a property under the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25843/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive Common Implementation Strategy on Seabed Integrity; if he agrees with the idea of having an additional or combined threshold value of 10% of areas without pressures on the seabed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25844/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if any plans have been prepared to connect lands owned by the Office of Public Works at Glending Woods, Blessington to a planned walkway from Blessington town (details supplied); if a timeline for implementation of the plans has been prepared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26037/23]

John Brady — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Children 6 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to develop effective communication with communities where accommodation for asylum seekers is to be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26327/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the level of co-operation taking place between his Department and other Departments to protect asylum seekers from right-wing groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26084/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the crisis in accommodation for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26083/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail the measures his Department is undertaking to address the disruption caused to youth services as a consequence of high staff turnover due to funding delays and difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26085/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to the fact that the Office of the Ombudsman for Children has stated that Ireland is falling behind on children’s rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26082/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that his Department is planning to take to address the extent of social and economic challenges facing young people today; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26086/23]
Foreign 5 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will 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. [25714/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will 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. [25715/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant's travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26223/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26224/23]
- 2023-05-31 Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the status of the passport application for a child (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. [26598/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-06-01 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a reply to the recent response to the report from the Ombudsman for Children’s Office on Child Mental Health titled ‘A Piece of My Mind’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26081/23]

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 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns