Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 10 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 10 Jul – 16 Jul 2023 · 5 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 25 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

2023-07-12 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 85–50

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 55–80

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

European Defence Agency Projects

2023-07-12 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–75

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

The motion · motion passed 80–56

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

Housing and Homelessness

2023-07-12 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 76–60

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

The motion · motion passed 76–60

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2023-07-12 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–80

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–73

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-07-11 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–61

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy · Sorca Clarke

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 9 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Finance 1 question
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the deferral of the introduction of the concrete levy given the current construction inflation and the additional burden the levy will place on all construction projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33447/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a course (details supplied) is deemed suitable for a grant under SUSI but not the free fees scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34304/23]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 8 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Justice 6 questions
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 17 May 2023, what has been the impact of all of those actions in terms of the ultimate Troika request of reducing legal costs. [33829/23]
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice what measures are in place to track legal costs in order to measure the effectiveness of the actions; and what are those measures saying about the effectiveness of the actions. [33830/23]
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice what other measurements of legal costs in Ireland are available. [33831/23]
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the research by a company (details supplied) on models to control legal costs, commissioned by her Department when this report will be submitted to her Department; and the reason is it a year late. [33832/23]
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if she will commit to publishing a report (details supplied) report on receipt. [33833/23]
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline the rules and penalties which apply for unauthorised and unlicenced entry to a person’s land in connection with hare coursing or fox hunting. [33973/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will arrange for an additional bus stop to be placed on the R446 at Temple Spa, Horseleap (details supplied). [33450/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will urgently review the transport links provided to the residents of an accommodation centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath; his views on whether this level of transport is insufficient and blocking residents from taking up employment; and if he will ensure additional services are put in place and that a bus stop is put in place outside the facility. [33455/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) or alternatively refer this patient through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [34338/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will urgently intervene to ensure an apprentice (details supplied) is offered a placement in September to complete stage 6 of his course. [34722/23]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 8 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Education 9 questions
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of children per county that are receiving additional supports for deafness or hard of hearing. [34110/23]
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the full year cost for a primary school teaching post. [34111/23]
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when the school transport review will be published. [34112/23]
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the funding, in tabular form, for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 provided to Foróige. [34113/23]
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education for a county breakdown of the average class size in primary schools for the 2022/2023 school year. [34114/23]
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education for a county breakdown of the average class size in secondary schools for the 2022/2023 school year. [34115/23]
- 2023-07-11 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education which organisation will be responsible for operating the Leaving Certificate helpline this year; and the estimated cost of same. [34302/23]
- 2023-07-13 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education where the equity and fairness is for the young Irish students in the North of Ireland who are not able to avail of the same postmarking adjustments of final year exams that apply in the South. [35181/23]
- 2023-07-13 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will make adjustments to ensure that final-year students in the North of Ireland will benefit from postmarking of exams in the same way students in the 26 counties do to ensure equity for all students on the island of Ireland. [35182/23]
Social 2 questions
- 2023-07-13 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if retained firefighters are entitled to supplementary welfare allowance while the dispute over pay and conditions is ongoing. [34841/23]
- 2023-07-13 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if renewal and first-time applications for jobseeker’s benefit by members of the retained fire services are being processed as normal given the ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. [34842/23]