Carlow-Kilkenny — week of Mon, 4 Dec — Watch Them Work

What your Carlow-Kilkenny TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Dec – 10 Dec 2023 · 5 TDs · 6 bills voted on · 30 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Renters

2023-12-06 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 67–60

Voted for 3 John McGuinness · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Voted against 1 Kathleen Funchion

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

The motion · motion passed 67–59

Voted for 3 John McGuinness · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Voted against 1 Kathleen Funchion

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Immigration

2023-12-06 · 1 vote

A sub-amendment · motion failed 16–107

Voted against 4 John McGuinness · John Paul Phelan · Kathleen Funchion · Malcolm Noonan

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

General Scheme of the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Waiver of Pre-legislative Scrutiny

2023-12-06 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 8–4

Voted against 1 Kathleen Funchion

Did not vote 5 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John McGuinness · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

General Scheme of the Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Waiver of Pre-legislative Scrutiny

2023-12-06 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 8–4

Voted against 1 Kathleen Funchion

Did not vote 5 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John McGuinness · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-12-05 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 79–59

Voted for 4 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John McGuinness · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Voted against 1 Kathleen Funchion

Did not vote 3 Catherine Callaghan · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Confidence in the Minister for Justice

2023-12-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 83–63

Voted for 4 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John McGuinness · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Voted against 1 Kathleen Funchion

Did not vote 3 Catherine Callaghan · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Catherine Callaghan — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Tourism 3 questions
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to ensure children are protected from exposure to harmful content on social media. [53402/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to ensure that social media companies regulate and remove harmful content, including content inciting violence. [53401/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status update on the provision of a water activity hub, in Carlow town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53210/23]
Rural 2 questions
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current progress and eventual timeline for the provision of an extension for Carlow Library (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53194/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the plans for the provision of a community hub in Carlow on the Tullow Road (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53205/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-12-07 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of housing commencements and completions in Carlow to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53847/23]
- 2023-12-07 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the provision of both social and affordable housing in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53848/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the southern relief road in Carlow and the relief road for Tullow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53212/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if books bought online from outside of Ireland are subject to the new reduced VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53776/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of an application from Carlow County Council for an enterprise campus in Carlow town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53211/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-12-06 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [53191/23]

John McGuinness — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Education 1 question
- 2023-12-05 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if an application for funding for emergency works submitted by a school (details supplied) has been approved. [53383/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-12-05 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection If a disability allowance will be approved as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied) considering the medical report provided by her GP. [53445/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-12-05 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the Department’s position on the impasse between Coillte and its forestry partners relative to the terms of the agreement with each land owner and the implementation of a forest management plan; if he will appoint independent investigators to examine the complaints made against Coillte and the allegations of mismanagement, abuse of their position as the dominant partner and the lack of transparency on payments and costs; if he will request the Comptroller and Auditor General or an outside competent body to examine the accounts of Coillte and their corporate governance structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53440/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-12-05 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the reasons why the frontline staff of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service were not included in the Covid pandemic payment. [53441/23]

Natasha Newsome Drennan — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter 'Chap' Cleere — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.