Tipperary North — week of Mon, 24 Jun — Watch Them Work

What your Tipperary North TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Jun – 30 Jun 2024 · 3 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 8 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages

2024-06-26 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 80–62

Voted for 1 Michael Lowry

Voted against 1 Alan Kelly

Did not vote 1 Ryan O'Meara

Mortgage Interest Rates Cap Bill 2023

2024-06-26 · 1 vote · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to direct the Central Bank to cap interest rates on private dwelling house mortgages at 3 per cent

full description

A bill to direct the Central Bank to cap interest rates on private dwelling house mortgages at 3 per cent; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 63–82

Voted for 1 Alan Kelly

Voted against 1 Michael Lowry

Did not vote 1 Ryan O'Meara

International Protection, Asylum and Migration

2024-06-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 63–88

Voted for 2 Alan Kelly · Michael Lowry

Did not vote 1 Ryan O'Meara

The motion · motion passed 79–72

Voted against 2 Alan Kelly · Michael Lowry

Did not vote 1 Ryan O'Meara

Nomination of Member of Government

2024-06-26 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 86–60

Voted for 1 Michael Lowry

Did not vote 2 Alan Kelly · Ryan O'Meara

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009

2024-06-26 · 5 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 65–82

Voted against 1 Michael Lowry

Did not vote 2 Alan Kelly · Ryan O'Meara

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 65–81

Voted against 1 Michael Lowry

Did not vote 2 Alan Kelly · Ryan O'Meara

The motion · motion passed 97–16

Voted for 1 Michael Lowry

Did not vote 2 Alan Kelly · Ryan O'Meara

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 65–85

Voted against 1 Michael Lowry

Did not vote 2 Alan Kelly · Ryan O'Meara

The motion · motion passed 97–16

Voted for 1 Michael Lowry

Did not vote 2 Alan Kelly · Ryan O'Meara

Alan Kelly — Labour Party 4 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Health 3 questions
- 2024-06-27 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the full cost of awarding tax rebates to patients with interstitial lung disease to alleviate the personal financial burden of the disease, similar to that in place for kidney patients on dialysis (assuming 5,000 patients) with the primary rebate being for additional cost of electricity due to the need to use oxygen. [27669/24]
- 2024-06-27 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the total cost of establishing and maintaining a clinical care programme for interstitial lung disease patients assuming approximately 5,000 active cases and 1,000 new diagnoses per year. [27670/24]
- 2024-06-27 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated total ongoing costs of managing a patient registry for interstitial lung disease patients across the public health system (assuming approximately 5,000 active cases and 1,000 new diagnoses per year). [27671/24]

Michael Lowry — Independent 10 votes · 5 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 5 total

Health 2 questions
- 2024-06-25 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if the embargo on recruiting HSE staff has been completely lifted; if nurses are being hired for hospitals; the number of nursing jobs that are currently advertised by the HSE in the Cork, Tipperary, Kilkenny and Limerick areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26749/24]
- 2024-06-25 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the reasons pembrolizumab is reserved for the first-line treatment of certain cancers; the reason it is not approved for those currently receiving second-line cancer treatment therapy; if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); to initiate discussions with HSE officials to review the criteria for pembrolizumab as a second-line treatment option, emphasising the urgency and potential benefits of pembrolizumab for breast cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27130/24]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2024-06-25 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether reducing the financial burden on students in higher education institutions and their families is urgently required; if he will review the student grant scheme SUSI, including a review of the level of supports offered to students for their college contribution, with a view to making higher education more accessible to all, in view of the significant changes in the economic landscape and the increased cost-of-living; if he will commit to a comprehensive review of the SUSI grant eligibility criteria, maintenance support levels, and the adjacency rates to ensure they reflect the current financial challenges faced by students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27126/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-06-26 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for a school bus ticket (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27572/24]
Rural 1 question
- 2024-06-26 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department can assist a committee (details supplied); if she will review a document from the committee; the other funding options that may be available to this committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27457/24]

New lobbying 1 return

INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation Education and Training
- Invitation to National Lobby Day

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.