Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 11 Dec — Watch Them Work

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 11 Dec – 17 Dec 2023 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 15 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

2023-12-13 · 4 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–72

Voted for 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Voted against 1 Frankie Feighan

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 51–68

Voted for 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Voted against 1 Frankie Feighan

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 48–68

Voted for 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Voted against 1 Frankie Feighan

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 101–19

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 1 Marian Harkin

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Martin Kenny

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023

2023-12-13 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to make emergency provision to defer the termination dates of certain tenancies that fall, or would fall, during the period beginning on the day after the date of the pas…

full description

A bill to make emergency provision to defer the termination dates of certain tenancies that fall, or would fall, during the period beginning on the day after the date of the passing of this Act and ending on 31 March 2024 in order to mitigate the risk that persons whose tenancies would otherwise be terminated during that period would be unable to obtain alternative accommodation; to make such provision on a phased basis to enable tenancies affected to be terminated over a period of time to assist in managing demands on housing services as a result of such deferred termination; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 51–74

Voted against 2 Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Martin Kenny

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-12-12 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 69–49

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · 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 6 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Education 1 question
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of the normal funding options for small DEIS schools; if her Department will introduce a small grants work (minor works) scheme and IT support grant; if the current ancillary (general) grant will be reviewed and increased in line with recent inflationary pressures on energy and other related increases that many small schools are experiencing; if information or opportunities for such funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim that finds itself under financial pressure due to the lack of grant funding opportunities. [55240/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is a prerequisite for local authorities to insist on applicants for the vacant home refurbishment grants to supply full details and professional and technical reports on the condition of the existing septic tank of the property before they consider processing the vacant homes grant application; if applicants can seek funding under this scheme to provide for an upgrade of the septic tank system; if not, if the funding opportunity comes solely under the septic tank renewal grant which is due to be increased in 2024; if all local authorities are ‘at one’ in how they interpret the vacant homes grant on the issue of funding of septic tanks across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55276/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision regarding the review of their carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54926/23]

Marian Harkin — Independent 5 votes · 7 questions · 4 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Foreign 1 question
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will use his best efforts to evacuate persons from Gaza (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55432/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for a connection to the NBI scheme for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55261/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the inclusion of Sligo in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54497/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of the 17 current serving country registrars attached to each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54737/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what precautions the Government is taking to reduce the risk of importing further disease through the importation of trees, saplings, shrubs and soil; if there is a plan in place to increase the production of native Irish stock for the home market, so Ireland can decrease or stop its reliance on importation and protect our native plants/trees from further disease or loss of 100% Irish strain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54631/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment and operation of neuro-rehabilitations teams to be set up in every CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55198/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-12-13 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance for an update on a decision of the Tax Appeal Commission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55663/23]

New lobbying 4 returns

DHR Consultancy Limited · 2 returns Health · Justice and Equality
- Event support for Samaritans Impact Report launch and open day on 4th October 2023.
- Event support for Samaritans Impact Report launch and open day on 4th October 2023.
Samaritans Ireland · 2 returns Health · Justice and Equality
- Samaritans key asks from 2022 Impact Report Launch
- Samaritans second key ask from 2022 Impact Report Launch

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Social 4 questions
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of civil service executive officer positions that have been filled in all civil service offices in County Longford from the interdepartmental and open competitions list and also from the mobility transfer list for each month from 31 August 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55255/23]
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of executive officers who have been assigned to the Department of Social Protection, in County Longford in each month since 31 August 2022 to date for the interdepartmental and open competitions lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55257/23]
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection how many executive officer positions are currently vacant in her Department’s office in County Longford; when these vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55266/23]
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the mobility transfer list for her Department in County Longford has apparently slowed down since September 2022 to date (details supplied); whether this list has been side-lined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55272/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-12-12 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to introduce a mechanism where Irish citizens returning home from living in the USA can have their American driving licence exchanged with an Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55246/23]