Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 10 Jun — Watch Them Work

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 10 Jun – 16 Jun 2019 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 55 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Defence Forces

2019-06-13 · 3 votes

The motion · motion passed 77–38

Voted for 2 Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Voted against 1 Peter Burke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

Amendment again put: · motion failed 38–79

Voted for 1 Peter Burke

Voted against 2 Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–38

Voted for 2 Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Voted against 1 Peter Burke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

National Development Plan

2019-06-13 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 39–79

Voted for 1 Peter Burke

Voted against 2 Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 79–38

Voted for 2 Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Voted against 1 Peter Burke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009

2019-06-12 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 23–58

Voted for 1 Willie Penrose

Voted against 1 Peter Burke

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy · Sorca Clarke

The motion · motion passed 63–21

Voted for 2 Peter Burke · Willie Penrose

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy · Sorca Clarke

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or 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 7 votes · 23 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 23 total

Health 11 questions
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if his officials will consider meeting with an organisation (details supplied) as key stakeholders with regard to the new oral health policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23315/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if there is a moratorium on recruitment in the HSE to all staff levels. [23734/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the progression of capital projects at hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23773/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance wait times across counties Roscommon and Galway in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23777/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned expansion of services at the Loughglynn ambulance base in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23778/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of a new primary care centre for Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23779/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 28 May 2019, the way in which sufferers of Lyme disease can access testing and treatment for the disease in all major hospitals; the reason patients have had to travel for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24012/19]
- 2019-06-12 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [24405/19]
- 2019-06-13 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [24710/19]
- 2019-06-13 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24758/19]
- 2019-06-13 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [24802/19]
Employment 3 questions
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider restoring the household benefits package for carers who do not live with the people for whom they care, which sees them take home less than most other recipients of social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23532/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal for invalidity pension can be reviewed for a person (details supplied). [23580/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of new fathers who have availed of paternity benefit across counties Roscommon and Galway since it was introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23776/19]
Justice 2 questions
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the new headquarters for Forensic Science Ireland. [23729/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the capital project at Roscommon courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23775/19]
Finance 1 question
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce community banking on a wider scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23743/19]
Public 1 question
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 312 of 17 April 2018 and 75 of 28 May 2019, the status of a channel (details supplied). [23561/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a successful grant application by a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23445/19]
Business 1 question
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits to IDA sites across Roscommon town and Ballinasloe in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23774/19]
Communications 1 question
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of exploration and drilling licences granted between 4 June 2007 and 23 January 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23276/19]
Housing 1 question
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the grant schemes available for private wells and septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23780/19]
Children 1 question
- 2019-06-13 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is funding for providing a new concept of a full outdoor preschool. [24792/19]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Health 5 questions
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been called back to have a hearing aid fitted following an examination in the primary care clinic in Athlone two years ago. [23353/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be called for urgent eye surgery. [23407/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the post of social worker in County Westmeath will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23505/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the general indemnity to section 39 service providers as clinically indemnified will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23506/19]
- 2019-06-12 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 30 May 2019, when a reply will issue from the HSE (details supplied). [24489/19]
Education 2 questions
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the new building for a school (details supplied) will be completed; the reason for the delays; and the number of labourers and tradesmen working on-site. [23430/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that children diagnosed with autism have to travel twice daily to Kinnegad, County Westmeath to attend school due to the delay in the completion of a new school (details supplied). [23431/19]
Communications 2 questions
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the changes he will introduce to prevent sleepers staying at electric vehicle charge points over and above the time necessary. [23577/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the roll-out of additional charge points for electric vehicles across the country will be completed. [23578/19]
Transport 2 questions
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a driver who has had his or her licence suspended for two years should continue to pay higher than normal insurance premiums seven years after the licence has been reinstated. [23213/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need for legislative change to facilitate the testing of autonomous cars. [23576/19]
Employment 2 questions
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views as to whether it is equitable that widows and widowers are unable to collect illness benefit while sick due to the two payments rule (details supplied); and her plans to address this inequity. [23516/19]
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for invalidity pension will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [24068/19]
Foreign 1 question
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a passport for a child (details supplied) cannot be processed; the position in respect of the requirement for two years proof of common usage in the case; and if the application can be processed as originally requested by appointment. [23211/19]
Finance 1 question
- 2019-06-11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a hold up with the Revenue Commissioners assigning the VRT code to a car model (details supplied) and this delay has resulted in the delay of its launch here; the reason this has been allowed to happen; and his plans to ensure that any administrative hold up will be removed. [23499/19]
Culture 1 question
- 2019-06-12 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress being made with regard to enhanced funding for a centre (details supplied) following a recent deputation by same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24316/19]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.