Galway East — week of Mon, 27 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Galway East TDs did this week

Mon, 27 Nov – 3 Dec 2023 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 15 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Instruction to Committee (Resumed)

2023-11-29 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–69

Voted for 1 Seán Canney

Voted against 2 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

Neutrality

2023-11-29 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 46–74

Voted against 3 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon · Seán Canney

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–51

Voted for 3 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon · Seán Canney

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

The motion · motion passed 73–52

Voted for 3 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon · Seán Canney

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023

2023-11-29 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 110–17

Voted for 3 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon · Seán Canney

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-11-28 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 75–54

Voted for 3 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon · Seán Canney

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

Albert Dolan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Louis O'Hara — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter Roche — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Seán Canney — Independent 6 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Education 4 questions
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will oversee the introduction of new guidelines to develop new school playground guidelines and an analysis of spaces and funds for outdoor school areas which provide an appropriate opportunity to address the different needs of children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52050/23]
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she recognises that a problem exists with schools installing sensory playground equipment, given that schools are afraid of litigation and children with sensory needs are losing out as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52051/23]
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will oversee the introduction of the Brain Calm Programme to the curriculum in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52052/23]
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the formula used in calculating EAL posts with schools applying for such posts, as is the case already with NEEAL posts where the formula is shared, as this would assist schools in their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52092/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the status of a surgery referral for a person (details supplied). [51919/23]
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason the current HSE recruitment freeze was extended to all HSE staff except consultants, doctors in training and 2023 graduate nurses and midwives (details supplied); his plans to reverse the recruitment freeze; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51994/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that landlords who enter a HAP agreement are having their HAP payments suspended if the tenant fails to pay their portion to HAP (details supplied); if he will amend the system that all HAP payments will continue to be made whilst the tenant remains in the house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52111/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that his Department is requiring early year service providers who are receiving core funding to submit accounts for their facilities in a format which is not in accordance with the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied); if he will rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52260/23]