Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 28 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 28 Jan – 3 Feb 2019 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 44 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Juvenile Crime

2019-01-31 · 1 vote

Amendment again put: · motion failed 47–79

Voted for 1 Kevin Boxer Moran

Voted against 2 Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Did not vote 3 Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Sorca Clarke

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018

2019-01-31 · 1 vote · Govt (Finance)

A bill to establish a fund to be known as the National Surplus (Exceptional Contingencies) Reserve Fund for the purpose of the assets and sums hereafter mentioned of the fund be…

full description

A bill to establish a fund to be known as the National Surplus (Exceptional Contingencies) Reserve Fund for the purpose of the assets and sums hereafter mentioned of the fund being available to be drawn upon only in defined circumstances, being circumstances that involve certain contingencies of an exceptional nature; to provide for the transfer of certain assets and sums to the fund; to provide for the management and control of the fund; to amend the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014; and to provide for related matters.

The motion · motion passed 85–41

Voted for 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Willie Penrose

Did not vote 3 Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Sorca Clarke

No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019

2019-01-31 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide that Lenders may not transfer mortgages on residential property without the consent of the borrower and to provide for related matters

The motion · motion passed 80–45

Voted for 2 Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Sorca Clarke

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 0 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Finance 2 questions
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if entrepreneurial relief will be increased from a maximum of €1 million to €10 million in line with UK rules in view of the fact that Irish businesses have domiciled in the UK to take advantage of this higher rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3961/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if the impact in the change of policy for tax treatment of health food products which now incur a 23% VAT will be reviewed; if he will consider requesting the Revenue Commissioners to review the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4265/19]
Health 2 questions
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [3793/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the bring them home campaign initiated in 2015 in order to offer a more attractive and a wider suite of measures for recruiting nurses back to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3810/19]
Business 2 questions
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she and agencies under her aegis are taking to support job creation in counties Westmeath and Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4443/19]
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the new regional enterprise plans will be launched; the benefits this will have for the midlands region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4442/19]
Education 2 questions
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is or has been a requirement that a teacher must on every occasion witness an act of bullying before the school can determine bullying to have occurred within the public school system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4764/19]
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is within the power of a board of management of a public school to change or reverse a decision made by a previous board of management; the conditions under which such a change can be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4765/19]
Transport 1 question
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA will be requested to investigate potential route changes of an outsourced service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4203/19]
Housing 1 question
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of progress on the new wind turbine guidelines; when the guidelines will be published; the instructions he will provide regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4880/19]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 29 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Transport 18 questions
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for independent expert assistance to resident groups seeking to understand or amend the BusConnects proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3840/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for independent expert assistance to resident groups seeking to understand or amend MetroLink proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3841/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residents living on and around Mobhi Road are experiencing difficulty assessing the way in which the BusConnects and MetroLink proposals will affect their community; and if he will consider furnishing independent expert assistance to them in this regard. [3842/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been allocated to the BusConnects project in County Galway; and the status of the plan. [3887/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been allocated to BusConnects in County Cork; and the status of the plan. [3914/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that lights at key junctions along the M6 and the M7 have been dimmed; and his views on whether this is appropriate and safe for road users. [3917/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an official bus stop will be put in place at a location (details supplied). [3918/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of completing phase two of the Navan rail line. [4327/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the subvention provided to Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and Luas in 2018; and the amount planned to be allocated in 2019. [4328/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the PSO funding to each public transport operator that was allocated in each year since 2006, by existent services and new services, respectively. [4329/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications made to the grant scheme for wheelchair accessible vehicles in 2018; and the number of those applications granted and denied, respectively, by county. [4330/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with each of the agencies and companies under the aegis of his Department in the past year, in tabular form. [4331/19]
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to Iarnród Éireann under the infrastructure management multi-annual contract in each year since 2006. [4332/19]
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planned upgrade works to the N4 route between Mullingar and Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4778/19]
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with representatives of a company (details supplied) within the past 12 months; and if so, if the decisions to cancel routes between Rosslare and France were discussed. [4833/19]
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has meetings planned with representatives of a company (details supplied). [4834/19]
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has discussed with Dublin Bus reviewing its advertising standards to include the banning of high in salt and fat content food advertisements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4860/19]
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if upgrade works on the County Westmeath portion of the R392, Mullingar to Ballymahon Road, will receive funding. [4879/19]
Health 4 questions
- 2019-01-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery in a hospital will take place nearer to home in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4476/19]
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if treatment for a person (details supplied) will be approved under the cross-Border scheme. [4776/19]
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to implement a national opt-out organ donation policy; his views on whether this needs to be implemented as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4811/19]
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4847/19]
Agriculture 4 questions
- 2019-01-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received funding to hire additional staff to carry out sanitary and phytosanitary checks and controls at ports and airports in view of Brexit; the number of full-time equivalent posts the funding will support; and the date by which staff will be hired. [4458/19]
- 2019-01-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received funding to hire additional staff to prepare export certificates at ports and airports in view of Brexit; the number of full-time equivalent posts that funding will support; and the date by which these staff will be hired. [4459/19]
- 2019-01-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received funding to hire additional staff to carry out relevant controls at ports and airports in view of Brexit; the number of full-time equivalent posts that funding will support; and the date by which these staff will be hired. [4460/19]
- 2019-01-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a beef genomics payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [4595/19]
Justice 1 question
- 2019-01-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will liaise with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to ensure that an official bus stop is put in place at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3919/19]
Employment 1 question
- 2019-01-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [4446/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-01-31 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if full Special Needs Assistant, SNA, hours will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [4720/19]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.