Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 1 Jul

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 1 Jul – 7 Jul 2024 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 34 questions · 6 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Defence Forces

2024-07-03 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

The motion · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-07-02 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 71–57

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · 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 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Marian Harkin — Independent 2 votes · 5 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress in upgrading the N17 from Knock to Collooney. [28723/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the proposed new Local Link bus service from Kinlough, County Leitrim to Grange, County Sligo via Ballintrillick; the timeline for when the service is due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28347/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport the plans to alleviate the backlog in the community involvement scheme applications in County Sligo; if further funding will be made available to Sligo County Council to carry out these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28724/24]
Children 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of additional residential places and new emergency residential places for people with a disability in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28042/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the standard charge for the disconnection of a water meter. [28448/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 24 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Transport 15 questions
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the estimated annual, first- and full-year cost of making the 20% public transport fare reduction permanent, in tabular form. [28547/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the estimated annual, first- and full-year costs of extending the public transport fare reduction from 20% to 30%, 20% to 40% and 20% to 50%, in tabular form. [28548/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the estimated annual, first- and full-year costs of extending the 50% fare reduction for young adults and students to 60%, 70% and 75%, in tabular form. [28549/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the estimated annual, first- and full-year costs of extending the 20% fare reduction to commercial operators, in tabular form. [28550/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the estimated annual cost for 2024 and 2025, as well as the total cost, of the Connecting Ireland rural bus scheme, in tabular form. [28551/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the total funding commitment to the A5/N2 upgrade, as well as an annual breakdown of this commitment for the years 2024-2029, in tabular form. [28552/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the estimated annual, first- and full-year costs of employing an additional 25, 50, 75, and 100 driving testers, in tabular form. [28553/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work on road safety, including road maintenance, to tackle the continuing rise in road fatalities. [28968/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on safety measures for staff and passengers on public transport. [28970/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the recruitment of driving testers by the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28555/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progress of the all island strategic rail review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28554/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will ask his Department to liaise with Irish Rail and Local Link in order that they can co-ordinate with each other to connect train times and bus times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28556/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the annual estimated cost of improved accessibility for people with disabilities-safer routes to school funding increase for the years 2025 to 2029. [28732/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the annual estimated cost of the safer routes to school scheme for the years 2025 to 2029. [28733/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the annual estimated cost of port infrastructure for offshore wind energy for the years 2025 to 2029. [28734/24]
Education 7 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education to provide information on section 29 school expulsion appeals undertaken at post-primary level in each of the past five years, including details of the outcomes (details supplied). [28025/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education to provide information on courtroom challenges to section 29 expulsion appeal decisions at post-primary school level in each of the past five years, be that by way of judicial review or other courtroom proceedings; the number of challenges lodged by parents; the number lodged by the school board of management; and details of the outcomes of these challenges. [28026/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education the number of school attendance notices issued by the Educational Welfare Service on an annual basis for the past five years. [28027/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education the number of legal proceedings commenced on foot of failure to comply with the requirement of school attendance notices in each of the past five years. [28028/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education the number of court-imposed penalties imposed on foot of failure to comply with the requirement of school attendance notices in each of the past five years. [28029/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education her Department's plans and intentions for formal recognition by her Department of post-primary parental representation at a national level (details supplied). [28030/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education to provide information on the authorised staffing complement of the Educational Welfare Service of Tusla, including details of the number of persons in roles (details supplied). [28031/24]
Health 2 questions
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health what he intends to do to restore the chronic pain relief department in Sligo University Hospital and to ensure that it is adequately funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28495/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the remaining 58 beds in the Shiel hospital, Ballyshannon, will be open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28496/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers