Roscommon-Galway — week of Mon, 12 Feb

What your Roscommon-Galway TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Feb – 18 Feb 2024 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 39 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Reform of the Television Licence Fee Model

2024-02-14 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 79–57

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

The motion · motion passed 78–56

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

2024-02-14 · 1 vote

Amendment again put: · motion passed 73–64

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-02-13 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 67–56

Voted for 1 Denis Naughten

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 32 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 32 total

Agriculture 9 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the specific measures that his Department has requested to be in place as part of and detailed in the services requested from a body (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6181/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will now review the native tree area scheme conditions, given the low uptake of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6230/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average processing times for the native tree area scheme; if he will provide an update on the delays for processing applications for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6231/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to providing financial compensation to farmers for sheep culled as a result of maedi visna; what measures are in place to limit the disease and support flock owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6542/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the awaited ash dieback strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6652/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 67 approved national tree area scheme licences have been planted and paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6725/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding provided to animal welfare organisations (details supplied) is subject to reporting and monitoring by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6781/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 433 of 30 January 2024, how many tenders from alternative service providers were received for the services now being provided to his Department by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6812/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 413 of 7 February 2024, what role his Department has with regard to oversight of dog ownership compliance; what engagement he has with Rásaíocht Con Éireann on this focus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6834/24]
Health 8 questions
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the current number of people on waiting lists for home care in counties Roscommon and Galway; and the average time people have been waiting.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7248/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the current number of vacancies, if any, in a facility (details supplied); the length of time the vacancy has existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7250/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the current number of dentists in counties Roscommon and Galway who are currently seeing medical card patients. [7251/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the current number of children waiting for various therapies under primary care in counties Roscommon and Galway, along with the average waiting times, including age cohorts. [7252/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a new build (details supplied). [7253/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a new build (details supplied). [7254/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the current number of children waiting for a service, in tabular form (details supplied); and the average waiting time. [7255/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of additional health resources provided to communities for a specific reason (details supplied). [7257/24]
Housing 3 questions
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if NPWS farm plan scheme payments are delayed; if he will provide an update on payment processing timelines; how many participants are awaiting their payment under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6810/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of grants drawn down and associated money under the vacant homes grant in County Roscommon and County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6368/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason there is no affordable housing scheme in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6367/24]
Education 2 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the funding that is in place to assist schools, particularly in rural areas where they are trying to improve traffic safety on school grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6402/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education when the review into school transport will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6403/24]
Social 2 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection with regard to child benefit for children over 16 years who are in full-time education, if she is aware of child benefit payment being suspended whilst a child is not in school and resuming in September at the start of the school year; if consideration has been given to addressing this anomaly to ensure consistency for families throughout the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6549/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection regarding a recent refusal of free travel to a person (details supplied), as the applicant is under the age of 66 years and is not in receipt of any of the qualifying payments, but rather on a widows pension, and given the medical evidence submitted with the application, if she will make an allowance in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6783/24]
Justice 2 questions
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on her plans to roll out additional refuge spaces for domestic violence survivors in an area (details supplied). [7258/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of new gardaí allocated to counties Roscommon and Galway in 2023, in tabular form. [7259/24]
Children 2 questions
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide in tabular form the current number of children on all waiting lists under the Children Disability Network Teams (CDNT), including initial assessment and waiting lists for all therapies available under CDNT in counties Roscommon and Galway. [7249/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to advise if he has received a request for funding (details supplied); the status of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7256/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport with regard to nationality details on newly issued driver licences, why, given that those born in the North of Ireland would previously have been identified on their driver licence as Irish, for renewed licences for the same applicants, 'Northern Ireland' is now stated on the nationality section of the licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6796/24]
Finance 1 question
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance the number of farmers that make use of the income averaging mechanism available for farm income; the number of farmers that are taxed on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6711/24]
Tourism 1 question
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for persons who ceased paying their TV licence in protest following recent events related to RTÉ but who intended to renew, how they can resume paying of their licence; if arrears can be waived; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6809/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications with regard to EU Directive on single use plastics and the manufacturing requirements this places on diary producers for tethered caps, if he is aware of pressure on suppliers to source new moulds which has in turn created delays in providing compliant caps to dairy producers; if he is aware of the difficulties that dairy producers may face in being able to meet the new requirements under the Directive within the specified July 2024 timeframe; if he has engaged with EU counterparts on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7348/24]

New lobbying 1 return

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd Environment
- Submission from the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) – to request a temporary closing date extension and leniency for FCI members who are engaged in hedge management operations after March 1, 2024.

Martin Daly — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Michael Fitzmaurice — Independent Ireland 0 votes · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Education 1 question
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education if she can seek assurance from the Teaching Council of Ireland that it will ensure that persons completing their masters in physical education in the UK can be facilitated in Ireland in 2024 to complete their two-year induction as there is a lack of physical education teachers within education settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6495/24]
Tourism 1 question
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what supports are in place for former Bord Na Móna employees in setting up glamping and other tourism related business through the Just Transition funding; the number that are set to receive this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6331/24]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where a member of the public can view licence decisions and the documentation, in a timely manner, to make an appeal without having to sign a disclaimer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6333/24]
Children 1 question
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when home care support for a person (details supplied) will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7171/24]

New lobbying 1 return

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd Environment
- Submission from the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) – to request a temporary closing date extension and leniency for FCI members who are engaged in hedge management operations after March 1, 2024.