Donegal — week of Mon, 2 Oct

What your Donegal TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Oct – 8 Oct 2023 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 43 questions · 6 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Childcare Fees

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–62

Voted for 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Voted against 3 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

An Garda Síochána

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–66

Voted for 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Voted against 3 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-10-03 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 72–56

Voted for 1 Charlie McConalogue

Voted against 2 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

Charles Ward — 100% RDR 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Charlie McConalogue — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce Housing
- Email sent to TDs following up from Chambers Ireland Lobby Event

Pat the Cope Gallagher — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pearse Doherty — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 13 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 13 total

Finance 8 questions
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce temporary and targeted mortgage interest relief to support struggling households with rising mortgage costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43390/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he or his Department are considering tax measures to support households with the rising cost of home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43391/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his Department’s position on the European Commission’s own resource proposal based on company profits; the estimated additional contribution the proposal would require on annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43392/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views, and the Department's analysis, of the capacity and number of borrowers eligible to switch from lenders to the mainstream mortgage market under the recently published eligibility criteria published by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland and retail banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43138/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the operation of the defective concrete products levy, its application to precast concrete products and autoclave aerated concrete, its impact on residential construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43135/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views, and his Department's analysis, of the recent departure of companies from Euronext Dublin; the causes of these departures and potential policy measures to support the Irish stock exchange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43139/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the current status of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; when the disabled drivers medical board of sppeal will recommence hearings; the number of appeals and request for appeal hearings that have been lodged since November 2021 and his response to the recent annual report of the Ombudsman with respect to same. [43137/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on his engagement with the retail banking sector, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and representative groups of homeowners affected by defective concrete blocks with respect to bridging finance and the significant funding shortfall homeowners face to remediate their homes. [43136/23]
Transport 2 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he has received a request to meet with a group (details supplied); if he will accept its invitation to meet with it to discuss the future of the A5 upgrade project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42476/23]
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the situation with a school in County Donegal (details supplied) where a dangerous incident almost occurred when children were crossing the road; if so, if his Department has been in touch with the school; if his Department has taken any measures to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43125/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for hip replacement surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42454/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the CAO application process alerts students of unapproved courses that do not qualify for SUSI grants; if he is aware of the financial difficulties placed upon students who, having commenced such places, are subsequently notified that they do not qualify for a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42466/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if any financial supports are available through her Department to facilitate the board of a school (details supplied) purchasing off-road parking; if she is aware of the urgency of this matter, in light of a near-tragic incident occurring on the N56, with children crossing the road to attend the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43185/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce Housing
- Email sent to TDs following up from Chambers Ireland Lobby Event

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Agriculture 4 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the awareness of his Department of the ongoing assessment for oyster trestles along the Quay Shore, Newtowncunningham, County Donegal, and the plans to potentially cultivate oysters in Lough Swilly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42223/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what plans he and his Department have to renew or offer a long-term lease which will expire soon at a building (details supplied) in Howth, County Dublin, that is currently operating as a seafood retail outlet and training centre, in conjunction with Bord Iascaigh Mhara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42449/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish, in tabular form, a full breakdown of all funding allocated by his Department under the Brexit adjustment reserve processing capital support scheme, by applicant, project, funds applied for, funds allocated, application date, funds drawn down to date, funds outstanding, and deadline for payment; any rejected applications by applicant, project and funds applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42757/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department and associated State agencies working with the fishing and aquaculture industries in Ireland have set a deadline of 30 October 2023 for drawdown of funding from the Brexit adjustment reserve fund, when the EU regulation states that expenditure needs to be incurred and paid by public authorities by 31 December 2023 and Member States need to report by 30 September 2024 about the measures carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42758/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive a date for an operation from Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43127/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms now in place for medical card holders who currently do not have access to a GP and are unable to secure a GP practice to take them as a patient. [43252/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the national broadband plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage shall be prioritised during the roll-out phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42624/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the parents of a child in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect an appointment from Inishowen children's disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42570/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views in response to the confirmation from a person (details supplied) speaking at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform on Wednesday 27 September 2023 that mortgages can only be issued for a home built to current building regulations; the reason the enhanced defective concrete block grant scheme only provides grant aid for homeowners to remediate or rebuild their homes to previous building regulations that are out of date and that are not mortgageable or re-mortgageable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43128/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if her Department will reimburse a school in County Donegal (details supplied) on an exceptional needs basis, for the severe loss of income and debt that they have faced due to the enrolment policy of the Department. [43254/23]