Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 18 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 18 Mar – 24 Mar 2024 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-03-20 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 70–61

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

Planning and Development Bill 2023

2024-03-19 · 13 votes · Govt (Housing)

A bill to consolidate and revise the law relating to planning and development

full description

A bill to consolidate and revise the law relating to planning and development; to provide for proper planning and sustainable development in the interests of the common good; to provide for the licensing of events and control of funfairs; for those purposes to repeal and replace the Planning and Development Act 2000; to amend certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

The motion · motion passed 6–3

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–4

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–5

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted for 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

The motion · motion passed 6–3

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · 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 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Environment 1 question
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline any further details regarding the new low interest retrofit loans for homeowners scheme which was announced in October 2023 and due to be in place by February 2024 (details supplied); can he confirm these details and make a further statement on the timing and details of this initiative. [12593/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider requesting that the TII designate the 53km Shannon Erne Connectivity route as a proposed national strategic greenway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12679/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education if her Department and Bus Éireann will consider establishing a special communications unit to deal with specific queries around school transport (details supplied) that liaises with the local inspectors and management to provide clear and expedient replies to parents and school management. [11948/24]
Social 1 question
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider allowing parents with children the right to claim domiciliary care allowance while living outside the State for the purpose of availing of specialist care for their children in that particular country, that is not currently available in Ireland; and if she will consider a mechanism where a special application could be made whereby the designated care and treatment programme for the child in the other state was sanctioned by an approved Government agency in Ireland before the parents could then apply for the domiciliary care allowance while living and caring for them abroad. [12861/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health when a medical officer will be appointed to the Plunkett Home, Boyle, County Roscommon, given this position was advertised and approved at the end of 2023. [11754/24]

Marian Harkin — Independent 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Education 2 questions
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education for an update and timeline for a decision on an application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12332/24]
- 2024-03-21 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education given the shortage of school places for first years in Athenry, County Galway, what are her Departments plans to provide for additional places for first years in Athenry so that no incoming first year is without a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13367/24]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 28 February of 2024, the amount of the €40 million relates to payment of social protection allowances which are transferred to training allowances once a person enrols in an STP/ETB programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12085/24]
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the fee to STP providers has not been increased since 2011, despite significant and inflationary pay pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12086/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive a date for surgery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11611/24]

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 14 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Transport 4 questions
- 2024-03-21 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on his Department’s work in relation to road safety and to tackle the continuing rise in road fatalities. [13496/24]
- 2024-03-21 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide an update on the national aviation strategy and its impact on Dublin Airport and regional airports. [13497/24]
- 2024-03-21 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide an update on the proposed changes to category W licences; if he has engaged with the RSA to discuss the changes prior to the announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13232/24]
- 2024-03-21 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the status of his plans to tackle the practice of learner drivers continuing to drive on learner licences for a number of years by repeatedly renewing their learners licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13233/24]
Health 3 questions
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will retain GP services in the Swanlinbar primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11916/24]
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason medical scans on patients that require a scan on their kidney, bladder and urethra are being cancelled because of a lack of funding in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12656/24]
- 2024-03-21 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health why the children's disability network team have re-categorised a complex need in children and children with autism are no longer categorised as having a complex need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13356/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-03-20 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will provide funding to a school (details supplied) to provide a SEN class to six pupils enrolled for the class to start next September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12810/24]