Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 2 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Oct – 8 Oct 2023 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 14 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023

2023-10-05 · 1 vote · Govt (Environment)

A bill to give full effect to Articles 6, 7, 8 and 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices and for t…

full description

A bill to give full effect to Articles 6, 7, 8 and 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices and for that purpose to make provision for a cap, that is to say the market cap to apply to market revenues from the sale of electricity produced from certain sources for the period beginning on 1 December 2022 and ending on 30 June 2023; to provide for the payment of revenues of producers, intermediaries and traders in excess of the market cap to the collection agent; to provide for the calculation of the amounts payable; to provide for the obligations of producers, intermediaries and traders relating to the market cap and enforcement of certain obligations; to provide for the administration and collection of the amounts payable; to provide for a collection agent; to provide for the establishment and management of a market cap fund; to provide for the making of schemes for disbursement from the market cap fund in accordance with Article 10 of the Council Regulation; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–5

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Childcare Fees

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–62

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

An Garda Síochána

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–66

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-10-03 · 1 vote

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

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · 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 2 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Children 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that a number of hotels and other approved accommodation centres across Ireland, (details supplied) have quite a number of rooms/beds available and are not fully occupied, despite the best efforts of management and owners in highlighting the vacancies there seems to be no take up from IPAS and the Department to fill those vacancies; if the Minister provide an explanation for this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42304/23]

Marian Harkin — Independent 0 votes · 7 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 5 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the spending of the €110,000 which was allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a diabetes register (details supplied); if he will request the HSE to immediately begin recruiting for this new post; if he can confirm if unused funding from budget 2023 will carry over to 2024, while providing a timeline as to when the HSE recruitment freeze will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42288/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the spending of the funding which was allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a national paediatric diabetes audit in conjunction with NOCA, following the publication of a detailed feasibility study (details supplied); if he will request the HSE to immediately begin recruiting for these new posts; if he can confirm if unused funding from budget 2023 will carry over to 2024, while providing a timeline as to when the HSE recruitment freeze will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42289/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will set up a diabetes taskforce of relevant stakeholders to develop a national diabetes strategy that will ensure the provision of optimum care to every person with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42471/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will make funding of €5 million available in Budget 2024 to enable increased access to continuous glucose monitoring for people with Type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42472/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he plans to make Freestyle Libre intermittently scanned sensor technology available to all people with Type 1 diabetes, without age restriction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42473/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what funding, if any, is available for a masters in child and adolescent therapy (details supplied). [42497/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the refusal of an allowance for a person in County Sligo (details supplied). [43028/23]

New lobbying 2 returns

Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce · 2 returns Public Expenditure and Reform · Housing
- Lobbying for Budget 2024 with key Chamber priorities
- Email sent to TDs following up from Chambers Ireland Lobby Event

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Transport 5 questions
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on road safety measures being considered and implemented, including a reduction in speed limits. [43058/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to outline the funding structure for TII projects; how funding is drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43059/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on any engagement he or his officials have had with stakeholders in relation to the A5/N2 upgrade plans. [43065/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that a portion of the Luas line, which is expected to extend into Finglas, has not been included in the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43066/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he has undertaken a review of the availability of charging points for electric buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43067/23]