Tipperary North — week of Mon, 12 Feb

What your Tipperary North TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Feb – 18 Feb 2024 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 40 questions · 0 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 for 1 Michael Lowry

Did not vote 2 Alan Kelly · Ryan O'Meara

The motion · motion passed 78–56

Voted for 1 Michael Lowry

Did not vote 2 Alan Kelly · Ryan O'Meara

Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

2024-02-14 · 1 vote

Amendment again put: · motion passed 73–64

Voted against 1 Michael Lowry

Did not vote 2 Alan Kelly · Ryan O'Meara

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-02-13 · 1 vote

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

Voted against 1 Alan Kelly

Did not vote 2 Michael Lowry · Ryan O'Meara

Alan Kelly — Labour Party 1 vote · 23 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 23 total

Children 4 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason Baggot Street Hospital, which is owned by the State, has not been used to house either international protection applicants or Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6272/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees housed and international protection applicants, respectively, housed in each local election area as of 6 February 2024. [6273/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what progress has been made by his Department regarding the purchase of Grant's Hotel in Roscrea to become a community hotel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6389/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE social workers, by grade recruited by Tusla in 2023 and to-date in 2024; and the number of vacant WTE social workers posts currently in Tusla. [6604/24]
Justice 3 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications that were made for clerical civilian jobs in An Garda Síochána following the recruitment drive that closed on 20 September 2023; how many of the 400 clerical positions that were available have been now filled by civilians; the number of gardaí that have been freed-up from these clerical roles to be available for other frontline work in the force, in tabular form. [6309/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 454 of 23 January 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered. [6599/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of suspect identification suites in each Garda division, in tabular form. [6601/24]
Health 3 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent, WTE, adult ADHD specialists working in community healthcare organisations, CHO 3 and CHO 5, in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form.. [6606/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of heart transplant procedures that have been performed to date in 2024. [6607/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent, WTE, consultant gastroenterologist and gastroenterologist registrars attached to University Hospital Limerick in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6608/24]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he spoke with the US House of Representative Minority Leader during his recent visit to Washington DC. [6602/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of WTE staff by grade working in the Passport Office as of 7 February 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased during 2024. [6603/24]
Transport 2 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of new full-time bus mechanics recruited by Bus Éireann in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [6597/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the Road Traffic Measures Bill 2023; and when this Bill will progress to the next stage. [6598/24]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the visitor numbers for each visitor attractions operated by the OPW for each month of 2023, in tabular form. [6593/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of vacant WTE posts, by job title currently in the Office of Government Procurement; the estimated full year cost of filling each of those vacancies; and when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [6594/24]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Enterprise Ireland intends to open an office in Mexico City. [6595/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of capital funding allocated to IDA Ireland for its Regional Property Programme in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6596/24]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of WTE staff, by job title working in the marketing department of Failte Ireland as of 7 February 2024; the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title within the marketing department; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [6592/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the 2024 sports capital grants will be announced to the successful clubs and organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6701/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the fire services Bill; and this Bill will progress to the next stage. [6591/24]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the successful applicants for work under the 2024 Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme will be published. [6605/24]
Rural 1 question
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of WTE enforcement lawyers employed by the Charities Regulator in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased during 2024. [6609/24]

Michael Lowry — Independent 3 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Agriculture 8 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will intervene in the case of issues concerning a 2023 basic income support for sustainability, BISS, application by farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6310/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to launch the native woodland conservation scheme as part of the new forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6645/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date he intends to launch the revised ash dieback scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6646/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of clearfell and thinning licensed per county for 2024, 2025, 2026; the details that are available to him on the felling licence application provided by the applicants, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6647/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide additional information regarding breeding waders and afforestation in the new forestry programme; when will this information be released for public review and consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6837/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide additional information regarding farmland birds and afforestation in the new forestry programme; when will this information be released for public review and consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6838/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide additional information regarding high nature value farmland and afforestation in the new forestry programme; when will this information be released for public review and consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6839/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide additional information regarding the hen harrier within the ‘current distribution and breeding distribution for hen harrier’ layer and afforestation in the new forestry programme; when will this information be released for public review and consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6840/24]
Education 3 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 17 January 2024, when her Department will issue a detailed and explanatory response to serious matters raised in correspondence from the management and principal of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6567/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 17 January 2024, how the lottery system used during the STEM grant application process was highlighted in the briefing document to schools before they applied; her views on whether a lottery system was fair, considering the short timeframe offered to schools to complete the application, and the considerable effort schools put into submitting these applications and for them to fail without having the opportunity to be fully assessed on their individual merits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6568/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the case of a school (details supplied), and consider a request from the board of management and parents for support from her Department to establish an autism-specific special class in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6726/24]
Children 2 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); when a final decision will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6311/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the current caseload of the Nenagh Child and Family Agency Children’s Disability Network Team; the current level of whole time equivalent staff based in Nenagh’s CDNT; the number of WTE staff positions that are currently vacant, and the plans in place to address these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6678/24]
Finance 1 question
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the plans for the end of the motor fuel subsidy on 31 March 2024 (details supplied); if he plans to review or reverse this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6143/24]
Social 1 question
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available to small rural primary schools that do not have the equipment or staff to heat, maintain and serve hot school meals through the hot meals programme; if her Department will provide such schools with additional funding to obtain heating equipment and the finances to compensate an existing member of staff, such as the school secretary, for the additional work and time needed to prepare, heat, and serve these meals to students five days per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6564/24]
Foreign 1 question
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he can review an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7088/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 7 February 2024, if he will provide another status update concerning an inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in women of child-bearing potential in the State; when the terms of reference for this inquiry will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7083/24]

Ryan O'Meara — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.