Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 12 Jun

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Jun – 18 Jun 2023 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Retained Fire Services

2023-06-14 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 71–62

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 2 Marc MacSharry · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

The motion · motion passed 70–62

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 2 Marc MacSharry · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022

2023-06-14 · 1 vote · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 to remove the lower minimum wage rates imposed on those employed between the ages of 16 and 20

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–59

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 2 Marc MacSharry · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

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 3 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if, as part of the Irish Coast Guard search and rescue aviation contract offer to a company (details supplied) consideration has been given by his Department to the important role which Rescue 118, which is based in Strandhill, County Sligo, provides the people in the north west of Ireland as a critical patient safety transfer service between hospitals in the region; if a decision is being made to change the current Sikorsky S-92 helicopters that operate the service to other models; if so, if they have the required helicopter capacity size to enable Rescue 118 to provide this vital service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27565/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if as part of the Irish Coast Guard search and rescue aviation contract offer to a company (details supplied); if, under this proposed new contract the continuity of Rescue 118 as a critical patient transfer service for the north west has been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27566/23]
Environment 2 questions
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline what short and long-term measures his Department is currently seeking to ease the burden of energy costs for the constituents of Sligo Leitrim South Donegal and North Roscommon. [28876/23]
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; the number of premises that were passed and connected as of May 2023; and the way that he plans to accelerate the delivery of the plan in counties Sligo and Leitrim. [28875/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education when her Department will re-open applications under the home school community liaison posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27308/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the increasing costs of infant formula and that amid the cost-of-living crisis, some parents are taking drastic measures to try to make ends meet, details supplied; if the Government, therefore, will consider a price cap on infant formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28212/23]

Marian Harkin — Independent 0 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 3 questions
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the criteria that the HSE uses to consider whether it will provide funding to charities in the healthcare sector; how the HSE reviews its funding of charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28922/23]
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the HSE's decision to provide funding or withdraw funding from a charity influences the work of the charity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28923/23]
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he believes it appropriate that a State body, such as the HSE, has the power to influence charities through granting or withholding funding; the potential negative impact this has on the freedom of charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28928/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the recent final report submitted by Sligo County Council, Sligo will be included in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28260/23]
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the NPWS is seeking or being granted CPO powers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28920/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an application for emergency works for a named school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28258/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an organisation (details supplied) will be facilitated with its request for a meeting with Department officials. [28921/23]

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Transport 8 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of penalties and deductions for Dublin Bus service disruption between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27312/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of penalties and deductions for service disruption by a company (details supplied) between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27313/23]
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if an examination has been carried out on active travel and public transport connections in higher education institutions, including in rural colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28672/23]
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of accessibility facilitation works across Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, DART and Irish Rail services, including the annual maintenance cost of lift access at all DART and commuter stations. [28687/23]
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the annual spend on disability accessibility works undertaken across all public transport services between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [28688/23]
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the annual spend on the safe routes to school scheme between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [28689/23]
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the annual spend on the Connecting Ireland scheme in 2021 and 2022. [28691/23]
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of deferring the upcoming toll increases. [28692/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education the annual spend on the school transport scheme between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [28690/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the free travel scheme from five to ten years after returning to work for those previously in receipt of payments (details supplied). [28673/23]