Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 19 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 19 Feb – 25 Feb 2024 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023

2024-02-21 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend and extend the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 and to provide for related matters

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 56–73

Voted for 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Voted against 1 Frankie Feighan

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

Paediatric Orthopaedic and Urology Services

2024-02-21 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–60

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

The motion · motion passed 71–61

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities

2024-02-21 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 70–60

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2024

2024-02-21 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 42–89

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Voted against 2 Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

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 5 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason the publication of an OPW funded study into coastal erosion in Strandhill, County Sligo has not been released publicly to date; the reason it has taken almost two years to complete and release this report findings; when the draft report is set to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8011/24]
Social 1 question
- 2024-02-21 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she would consider reviewing the means test for non-contributory and part-contributory pensioners who may rent their home and live with relations or friends, within the framework of the next budget, to incentivise older people who have options around moving in with relatives and may have sizeable homes to consider the rental market without a serious implication for their income. [8148/24]

Marian Harkin — Independent 5 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Agriculture 5 questions
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the location of the commercial plantations in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal, that have power lines running through them and how many there are; with the possibility of more storms in the future, how are both Coillte and the ESB going to address the issue of badly maintained forests, trees falling over and accessibility issues for repair crews, where thousands of homes lost electricity for days, during storm Isha; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8114/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the recent power outages in parts of County Leitrim during storm Isha as a result of poorly maintained forests, where some areas in County Leitrim were without power for up to six days, what actions he plans to take to ensure remediation works are carried out as a matter of urgency and furthermore that proper planning is adhered to in the planting of new forests. [8279/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given there is no EU funding in place to support farmers to implement the nature restoration law, if he still support this legislation. [8335/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures will be taken to deal with circumstances where forestry planting has occurred close to power lines, resulting in power outages due to power lines being knocked over by trees and sallies in their vicinity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5475/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action he is taking to ensure proper maintenance of forestry plantations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5476/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider an independent body to deal with complaints to the DAA in regard to noise pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8038/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposal to appoint an independent commissioner for ageing and older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8027/24]
Justice 1 question
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice in the recent Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024, what is her rationale for proposing a change of employment status for coroners to designate them as civil servants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8270/24]

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