Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 27 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 27 Nov – 3 Dec 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 25 questions · 3 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 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 2 Joe Flaherty · Robert Troy

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke

Neutrality

2023-11-29 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 46–74

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 2 Joe Flaherty · Robert Troy

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–51

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke

The motion · motion passed 73–52

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023

2023-11-29 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 110–17

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Robert Troy · Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-11-28 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 75–54

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · 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 · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG Justice and Equality
- Letters of invitation sent to public officials to attend the national Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in January 2024

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 1 vote · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Foreign 1 question
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if an application for foreign birth registration can be reviewed (details supplied); if an update can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51902/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to provide free car parking for all staff at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52220/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance the current situation regarding applications for primary medical certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52041/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if applications have commenced for the Shannon Callows compensation scheme; if a farmer (details supplied) can be considered for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52112/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG Justice and Equality
- Letters of invitation sent to public officials to attend the national Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in January 2024

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Education 4 questions
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education when she met with teacher unions to discuss the report proposing the introduction of a teacher relocation scheme from a working group established by one of the teacher unions. [50140/23]
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the need for education to take account of the curtailed nature of the existing site for a school (details supplied); the approved appropriate funding for the additional space that is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52661/23]
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will report on her Department’s review of the operation of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52660/23]
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the selection criteria and prioritisation for schools to be included in the first stages of the solar panel scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53173/23]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on plans for extending Mullingar Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52281/23]
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on public pay discussions; his views on widening the current appraisal categories from satisfactory and non-satisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52280/23]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how Ireland is working with Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia to support their reform efforts on their paths to membership of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50238/23]
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how he is working to ensure that Ukraine has the multi-faceted support required to ensure that Russia does not succeed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50239/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will carry out a review into the operation of rented taxi plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52841/23]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Education 6 questions
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the total number of teacher training places available for the year 2023-24; and how many are provided by public colleges and how many by the private sector. [52533/23]
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education in relation to school funding, when the minor works scheme payment will be made to schools for the current school year. [52534/23]
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if her Department is currently reviewing the content, cost and duration of the Professional Master of Education. [52535/23]
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the proposed new buildings for a school (details supplied). [52536/23]
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will reconsider raising the compulsory retirement age of Bus Éireann school transport drivers, who are currently required to retire at 70 years of age, given the current shortage of school bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53031/23]
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to explain the reasoning behind the differing retirement ages between school bus drivers at Bus Éireann and drivers working for private operators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53032/23]
Children 3 questions
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the appeals board for the primary medical certificate will commence reviewing current backlog of appeals. [52935/23]
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on reviewing the primary medical certificate criteria. [52936/23]
- 2023-11-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of appeals for the primary medical certificate that are currently in counties Longford and Westmeath, in tabular form; and how long these people have been waiting for an appeal in term of months. [52937/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-11-28 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many people are waiting to be housed under the social housing scheme in County Longford in total; and if he will provide the details, in tabular form (men, women and children, etc). [52102/23]