Michael Creed

Fine Gael · Cork North-West

Activity on Community — 49 events (4 lobbying · 43 questions · 2 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Community Platform Finance

  • Emailed all Ministers, TDs and Senators with a copy of the Community Platform’s Four Tests for Budget 2026 asking them to support these proposals in the run up to the announcement of Budget 2026.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Family Carers Ireland 2 returns Community

  • Seanad Elections 2025
  • General Election
• 2024-12-12
  LOBBY
  Helping Irish Hosts CLG Community

  • Briefing note: ARP
• 2024-09-26
  LOBBY
  National Traveller MABS Finance

  • An copy of NTMABS research report into financial literacy in the Traveller community was sent via email to all T.D.'s and Senators
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health in light of a proposed reform of the mental health legislation, if he will pay particular attention to proposals to restrict the options available when dealing with involuntary detention; if he will engage with professionals dealing in this area, in particular those dealing with the homeless community and where this interacts with mental health services and the process for involuntary detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35144/24]
• 2024-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is aware of the study by Fáilte Ireland regarding the Beara Breifne walkway, estimating that it will take up to €22 million to bring the trail up to a world-class standard; if her Department is in a position to work with community groups and development companies on the Beara Breifne Way and local authorities to deliver the walkway improvements required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28383/24]
• 2024-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is aware of the concerns being expressed by community groups regarding proposed changes to the funding arrangements under the walks scheme; if she accepts that funding allocated to these community groups for walks improvement carries no overhead or administrative costs and consequently delivers better value for money; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28388/24]
• 2024-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the changes she is initiating regarding funding to development companies and community groups, respectively, with regard to maintenance works and payment to landowners under the walks scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28389/24]
• 2023-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the issues arising from her Department's decision to suspend the requirement for re-entry visas for children under sixteen years of age since the commencement of the Covid 19 pandemic, with some young passengers in such circumstances being refused transport by airlines; if she will review this arrangement and communicate the decision more effectively to the airlines in view of the experience of many including the Indian community returning to Ireland with children who have had to repurchase airline tickets without any compensation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49846/23]
• 2023-07-12
  VOTE
  Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 55–80
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a project (details supplied) has been submitted for funding to her Department; when allocations of funding in respect of these submissions can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30622/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the rationale for excluding Mallow General Hospital from benefit under the appointment of community care consultant posts; the rationale for this decision given the extensive catchment area that Mallow General Hospital serves; if he is satisfied that this decision is compatible with the Sláintecare objectives of delivering the “right care, in the right place, at the right time, by the right team”; if he will review this decision with the HSE given the imminent opening of a new 50-bed unit in Mallow hospital and the likelihood that such a decision will only exacerbate the number of admissions on trolleys at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25857/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the status of a funding request received from HSE south for community ophthalmology services at a location (details supplied); if funding will be provided for this initiative in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8677/23]
• 2022-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he will indicate any schemes funded by his Department to assist community voluntary and Section 39 organisations towards the replacement of transport fleets for senior citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62382/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will confirm receipt of an application under the community centre investment fund from an organisation (details supplied); the status of this application; and when funding will be distributed to these category 3 applicants. [59518/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) has had their community employment scheme participation terminated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45643/22]
• 2022-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received an application from a local authority (details supplied) under the CLÁR scheme; and when she expects to be in a position to make announcements with regard to these applications. [33314/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will clarify the situation regarding the current tranche of applications under the rural regeneration development fund; when her Department expects to be in a position to approve funding to the successful applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32558/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grant aid available from her Department, if any, for local private digital enterprise hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28010/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to roll out a community safety partnership in every county; and the role the community safety innovation fund will play in their development. [16091/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if clarification will be provided regarding the situation concerning the energy retrofit grant as it relates to community projects; the way in which a project is deemed to be a community project; the reason smaller registered contractors with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland are not allowed to have the grants paid directly to them; if he will review the terms of the scheme as it applies to community projects to facilitate the participation of smaller registered contractors on these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16162/22]
• 2022-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to enhance the community sponsorship scheme as a means of involving the public and local communities to help deal with the anticipated numbers of Ukrainian nationals seeking international protection in the coming weeks; the way that persons who are willing to assist under the scheme or in other ways can register their offers of support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13659/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way he has incentivised micro-energy providers; the way he has encouraged domestic, commercial and agricultural consumers of energy to move from off-peak consumption; if the national grid will facilitate community energy groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6051/22]
• 2022-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available from her Department to address dereliction in rural towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8750/22]
• 2022-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available in her Department under the Rural Regeneration Fund for 2022; the funding already allocated under this heading to date; when the next round of allocations are expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8751/22]
• 2021-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received the external review of the walks scheme administered by her Department; if this review has addressed the issue of the role of the rural recreational officer and the equity in resourcing these posts in certain areas due to the number of stakeholders participating and the vast geographical area covered; if in the context of this review, she will reconsider the administrative resources available to the groups participating particularly for the funding of rural recreational officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45837/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which communities can make submissions as part of Our Rural Future - Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 towards creating digital hubs and shared workspaces; the funding and assistance being put in place by her Department in this regard; the awareness campaigns that are being planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26789/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if the negotiated proposals for gratuity payments for community employment supervisors and community employment assistant supervisors will also be available to supervisors on the rural social schemes who are also without pension provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28021/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department is continuing to fund the Covid-19 stability scheme for community voluntary, charity and social enterprise organisations in 2021; and the way organisations that were previously funded under this scheme can apply for funding in 2021. [24592/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when she will announce an increase in the number of participants on community employment, rural social and Tús schemes as per the policy document called Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 - Our Rural Future and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18260/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons availing of the community employment scheme that are in receipt of a qualifying disability payment or have been classified as having a disability in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14885/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of demand for grant aid applications received under the LEADER food initiative for artisan, micro and small-food enterprises to date funded under the Rural Development Programme regulation number 1305/2013; the funding allocated for this initiative; the draw down of funding to date; and if applications are still being accepted. [13141/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of negotiations with community employment supervisors regarding pension and gratuity payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9732/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the role envisaged for community pharmacists in the Covid-19 vaccination of those aged over 70s; the reason for the decision in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6853/21]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to an extension of her current participation on a community employment scheme to bring her participation up to the maximum of three years. [43124/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the arrangements made to ensure that the library service continues to function on a click and collect basis to ensure that vulnerable persons can continue to have access to the library service. [32924/20]
• 2018-04-26
  VOTE
  Community Employment Pension Scheme

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 44–84
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received a copy of the report of the independent review group on organisational matters in An Bord Pleanála; if he has considered its recommendations; the legislative changes required arising from these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6049/16]
• 2016-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress to date in his negotiations with the local authorities and Irish Water on the takeover of estates where there are problems with pumping stations and treatment plants and where the developer is no longer in business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4516/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of progress made arising from a meeting in September 2015 with the Architects' Alliance of Ireland on the issue of registration of practice trained architects under the Building Control Act 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4347/16]
• 2016-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the recently reduced road tax for the haulage industry; if he will extend this to all commercial haulage vehicles whose carrying capacity is under seven tonnes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2247/16]
• 2015-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has issued a communication to the National Asset Management Agency regarding its portfolio, and the requirement that it would significantly contribute to a resolution of the social housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42048/15]
• 2015-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to publish the revised guidelines on wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40789/15]
• 2015-11-11
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of three-litre commercial vehicles for which motor tax has been paid in each of the past five years, by commercial or non-commercial activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39711/15]
• 2015-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views, that commercial premises with no public water supply should be exempt from a charge by the local authority for non-domestic water; that in circumstances in which such premises only have a domestic supply, any attempt to charge for non-domestic water is, in effect, double billing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39450/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government given the current state of negotiations with the tyre industry where two representative bodies have now walked away from consultations regarding the introduction of a tyre recovery scheme and where there is widespread dispute of data presented by his Department on this matter, if he will seek the appointment of an independent facilitator to get these negotiations back on track; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38440/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 672 of 20 October 2015, if he will consider the appointment of an independent facilitator to broker a deal on the critical issues involved, given the current state of the negotiations and the lack of participation by the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37973/15]
• 2015-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend Statutory Instrument Number - 349/1989 - European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) regulations, 1989 as a result of the 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment Directive, that is, Directive 2014/52/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36779/15]
• 2015-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to his proposals for tyre disposals, and given that discussions with sector representatives have recently broken down, the way the proposals, as currently under discussion, will deal with the danger of business being driven across the border to Northern Ireland, or to the online sale of tyres; the rationale for the over 300% increase in the cost of tyre disposal, as proposed in talks with the representatives of the tyre sector, in comparison to what is currently charged; if he will re-engage with representatives of the tyre sector in an effort to address these critical issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35961/15]