Donegal — week of Mon, 17 Jun

What your Donegal TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Jun – 23 Jun 2024 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 36 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

2024-06-19 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 74–68

Voted for 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Voted against 3 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-06-18 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 74–56

Voted for 1 Charlie McConalogue

Voted against 3 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

Charles Ward — 100% RDR 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Charlie McConalogue — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Pat the Cope Gallagher — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pearse Doherty — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Finance 3 questions
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the first- and full-year costs of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5% to 0%; reducing the second rate of USC from 2% to 0% and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €25,760 to €35,000. [26150/24]
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the first and full-year costs of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5% to 0%; reducing the second rate of USC from 2% to 0%; and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €25,760 to €40,000. [26151/24]
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 292 of 9 April 2024 and 194 of 11 June 2024, if the projected carbon tax annual revenue provided in Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 9 April 2024 is inclusive of VAT; if not, if the figures could be supplied inclusive of VAT; the reason the ready reckoner provides additional revenue of €160 million for a €7.50 increase in the rate of carbon tax per tonne while the additional carbon tax revenue in 2026, following a €7.50 increase in the rate of carbon tax per tonne, is €66.2 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26724/24]
Children 2 questions
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans Government has made to deal with the possible closure of a community childcare facility (details supplied) in County Donegal due the presence of defective blocks in its building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26030/24]
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what support his Department can provide to an organisation (details supplied) after its building was condemned due to the presence of defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20935/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding announced recently to enhance support for children with disabilities in County Donegal came out of the same grant fund, namely the Children’s Disability Service Grant Fund; if this was to be emergency funding; the reason the awarding of the grants took so long; if all applications have now been assessed; the number of applications received from County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26295/24]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for inclusion of graduate entry medicine within the free fee's initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26623/24]

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Children 3 questions
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans his Department has made to deal with the emergence of the presence of defective blocks in a building (details supplied) in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26028/24]
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the assistance his Department can provide for a service (details supplied) in County Donegal that faces closure due to the presence of defective concrete blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26027/24]
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 21 May 2024, for a further update on plans to reopen Ard Aoibhinn respite services at Carndonagh, County Donegal; and what efforts are being made to secure a fire certificate for same. [26109/24]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek agreement from the European Commission to deploy EMFAF and exchequer funding to financially assist inshore and islands fishermen in Ireland, to compensate them for their serious financial losses over recent times, under EU market disruption criteria. [26244/24]
- 2024-06-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an aquaculture foreshore license application (details supplied) on Lough Swilly; when a final decision will be made on this license application; if every effort is being made to progress the application through the stages by the various State agencies, the Marine Institute, Bord Iascaigh Mhara and others speedily to have it in place for the new season in September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26366/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if his Department is still committed to providing the services of a public health nurse in Fahan, County Donegal, following his confirmation that there were no plans to relocate same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26019/24]