Roscommon-Galway — week of Mon, 14 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Roscommon-Galway TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Oct – 20 Oct 2024 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages

2024-10-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 48–74

Voted for 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–74

Voted for 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

VAT Rate for Hospitality Sector

2024-10-16 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 54–73

Voted for 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–52

Voted against 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

The motion · motion passed 73–52

Voted against 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Finance Bill 2024

2024-10-16 · 1 vote · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

full description

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance; to make provision for supports to employers and certain businesses and for that purpose to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 and Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 74–49

Voted against 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-10-15 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–50

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Transport 4 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider establishing a fund to provide funding for schools seeking safety measures/safe parking outside schools to ensure safety of the entire school community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42095/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider establishing a fund along with the Department for Education to provide funding for schools seeking safety measures/safe parking outside schools to ensure safety of the entire school community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42097/24]
- 2024-10-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport to advise how much additional funding Local Link will have in 2025 compared to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41352/24]
- 2024-10-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he will fund Local Link to allow it to extend their routes in areas where there is demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41351/24]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps taken to ensure that an Irish resident (details supplied) can come home to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41358/24]
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had to ensure the safe return to Ireland of an Irish resident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41359/24]
Social 2 questions
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to legislate to allow unmarried couples access the widow’s or widower’s pension on the death of one partner as in the case of a person (details supplied). [41205/24]
- 2024-10-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has examined the extension of illness benefit to the self-employed, given that they have no access to income support when they become ill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42239/24]
Health 2 questions
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of HSE-owned buildings that are vacant or not running at full capacity in a town (details supplied); if there is a HSE building in said town that would have capacity for a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40960/24]
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to advise regarding a HSE site (details supplied); the total size of the site (acres); the current buildings in use by the HSE; the current area (acres) unused which could be developed; and if anything is in train (plans) for any further development on site currently (aside from one project). [40961/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide support for a deployment of a nationwide DNA dog testing trial, given the ineffectiveness of existing fines, the negative impact that dog fouling has on children, wheelchair users and people who are vision impaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41239/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education her plans for a closed former school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40962/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1195 of 23 July 2024, if funding will be put in place to be drawn down by local authorities where a bond is not paid by the developers of a housing estate in order that the estate can be finished and taken in charge by said local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40963/24]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in Roscommon and Galway who are still awaiting payment under ACRES; the date on which balancing payments will issue to participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41582/24]
Children 1 question
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 461 of 8 October 2024, if he can provide clarity on whether, and how, his Department, as per Budget 2025, will support the expansion of initiatives to enable children and young people to participate in decision making within the framework of the Participation of Children and Young People in Decision-Making Action Plan 2023-2028; the funding that is being made available to this as per the Budget 2025 announcement and through which structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41630/24]
Rural 1 question
- 2024-10-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to advise when successful applicants will be informed under the community centres investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42233/24]

Martin Daly — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Michael Fitzmaurice — Independent Ireland 6 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Taoiseach 1 question
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Taoiseach the status of the Covid inquiry and its terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41129/24]
Foreign 1 question
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if RTÉ received funding from the Global Ireland Media Challenge Fund to boost media coverage of major geo-political developments and the changing nature of Ireland’s role in the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40998/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made in respect of an application for special needs school transport for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41292/24]