Wicklow — week of Mon, 3 Feb

What your Wicklow TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Feb – 9 Feb 2025 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 17 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-02-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 97–72

Voted for 2 Edward Timmins · Simon Harris

Voted against 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady

Did not vote 1 Pat Casey

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny

2025-02-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 93–69

Voted for 1 Edward Timmins

Voted against 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady

Did not vote 2 Pat Casey · Simon Harris

Edward Timmins — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Jennifer Whitmore — Social Democrats 2 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Environment 7 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a public consultation will be held on the proposed carbon budgets to 2040; the timeframe for a consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2280/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expected timeline for the publication of the Climate Action Plan 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2281/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the Government's stance on expanding mining activities in protected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2686/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has, or intends to, communicate with his Northern Ireland counterpart in relation to the proposed gold mine in the Sperrin Mountains in County Tyrone, or whether there has been any Departmental discussions related to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2687/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department made a submission to the Tyrone gold mine plans; and if the Department had any concerns about its development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2688/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there has been any analysis of transboundary environmental impacts for the Republic of Ireland from the proposed gold mine in the Sperrin Mountains in Tyrone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2689/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an environmental impact assessment has been conducted for special areas of conservation in the Republic of Ireland in response to the proposed gold mine in County Tyrone in the Sperrins area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2690/25]
Enterprise 5 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an economic and sustainability assessment of the EU/Mercosur trade agreement has been conducted to date to assess the potential impact on the agricultural sector; if not, the reason; when an assessment will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2701/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an economic and sustainability assessment of the EU/Mercosur trade agreement has been conducted to date to assess the potential impact on the agricultural sector; if not, the reason; when an assessment will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2702/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an analysis of the new EU/Mercosur free trade agreement has been conducted; when the Government will make a decision on whether or not it will support the new trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2703/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Ireland has had any discussions with EU Member States who are opposed to the EU/Mercosur free trade agreement for the purposes of forming an alliance of similar minded states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2704/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government intends to submit its formal opposition to the EU/Mercosur trade agreement to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2705/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payments under the acres scheme; the number of farmers impacted, by county; when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2691/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department's consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds; when he will publish the outcomes of that consultation; when a decision will be made as to whether this practice will be allowed to continue in light of ethical and welfare concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2699/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on marine protected area legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2700/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of persons removed from waiting lists through the outpatient waiting list management protocol in 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively; the number of those removed that were adults; the number that were children; to provide a further breakdown by hospital, and by type of appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2692/25]

John Brady — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Children 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a respite care facility (details supplied) has closed; when the facility will reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2542/25]

Pat Casey — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Simon Harris — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Arthritis Ireland Health
- Arthritis Ireland invited ministers to attend a launch and demonstrate support for research report detailing the financial burden of living with arthritis.