Clare — week of Mon, 23 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Clare TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Oct – 29 Oct 2023 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 22 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023

2023-10-25 · 1 vote · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

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A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance; and to provide for related matters.

The motion · motion passed 76–56

Voted for 1 Cathal Crowe

Voted against 2 Michael McNamara · Violet-Anne Wynne

Did not vote 3 Donna McGettigan · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

Health Service Funding

2023-10-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–58

Voted for 1 Cathal Crowe

Voted against 2 Michael McNamara · Violet-Anne Wynne

Did not vote 3 Donna McGettigan · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

The motion · motion passed 75–59

Voted for 1 Cathal Crowe

Voted against 2 Michael McNamara · Violet-Anne Wynne

Did not vote 3 Donna McGettigan · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

Neutrality

2023-10-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–56

Voted for 1 Cathal Crowe

Voted against 2 Michael McNamara · Violet-Anne Wynne

Did not vote 3 Donna McGettigan · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

The motion · motion passed 76–56

Voted for 1 Cathal Crowe

Voted against 2 Michael McNamara · Violet-Anne Wynne

Did not vote 3 Donna McGettigan · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

Cathal Crowe — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Social 2 questions
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the Disability Green Paper proposals in relation to extending the domiciliary care allowance scheme. [46398/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that under the proposals in the Green Paper on Reform of Disability Payments, no person who is currently in receipt of long-term disability payments will be moved off a disability payment. [46399/23]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has plans to undertake any substantial building work in Shannon, County Clare, specifically remediation works on the Department of Transport's motor taxation office and the passport screening area in Shannon Airport's arrivals hall, operated by An Garda Síochána. [46933/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline plans by the OPW to provide for flood relief works in County Cork in light of the recent catastrophic flooding there; and if he will provide an update on flood relief works continuing and planned for County Clare. [46932/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the appointment of a new Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, given that there is no appeal function for decisions on primary medical certificates. [46174/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the resumption of the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes, which were suspended in 2013. [46175/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is taking, in consultation with the National Transport Authority, to improve public transport connectivity to and from Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47123/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the embargo on recruitment in the HSE, existing staff who have been approved for transfers from one area to another will still be accommodated with their transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47045/23]

Donna McGettigan — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Joe Cooney — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Timmy Dooley — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Nursing Homes Ireland Health
- NHI members met with numerous Ministers and TD's to brief them on the current crisis in care in the private and voluntary nursing home sector