Waterford — week of Mon, 17 Jun

What your Waterford TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Jun – 23 Jun 2019 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Proposed Service by Defence Forces with United Nations in Mali

2019-06-20 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 77–39

Voted for 2 John Deasy · John Halligan

Voted against 1 David Cullinane

Did not vote 3 Conor D McGuinness · John Cummins · Mary Butler

National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017 [Seanad]

2019-06-20 · 1 vote

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 75–41

Voted for 1 David Cullinane

Voted against 2 John Deasy · John Halligan

Did not vote 3 Conor D McGuinness · John Cummins · Mary Butler

Conor D McGuinness — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

David Cullinane — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Education 7 questions
- 2019-06-18 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (detail supplied) who received violent threats; the duty of care procedures his Department and the State Examinations Commission have in place for such incidents; the legal avenues he and the commission plan to explore and deploy in relation to the of violent threats received by the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24862/19]
- 2019-06-20 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of borrowing, underwriting and guaranteeing activities notified to him under the borrowing framework provided for in section 38 of the Universities Act 1997 for each university since the institution of the framework in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25876/19]
- 2019-06-20 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the aggregate of funding borrowed by the university and education and training board sectors in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25877/19]
- 2019-06-20 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the working of the borrowing framework outlined in section 38 of the Universities Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25878/19]
- 2019-06-20 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date of construction, the university, the building or project name, the area and the cost of each university building programme costing in excess of €5 million in the past fifteen years in tabular form. [25879/19]
- 2019-06-20 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date of construction, the institute, the building or project name, the area and the cost of each institute of technology building programme costing in excess of €5 million in the past fifteen years in tabular form. [25880/19]
- 2019-06-20 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the area of land owned or in the possession of each university and institute of technology in each year in the past fifteen years in tabular form. [25881/19]
Transport 5 questions
- 2019-06-18 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the conditions attached to the public funding of Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25518/19]
- 2019-06-18 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the conditions attached to the public funding of Donegal, Knock and Kerry airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25519/19]
- 2019-06-18 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for his statement that the future of Waterford Airport is highly uncertain unless private funding is secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25520/19]
- 2019-06-18 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the difference in the announced matched funding plan for Waterford Airport as announced on 11 June 2019 and the commitment to matched funding in A Programme for a Partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25521/19]
- 2019-06-18 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the decision has been taken to match public funds with private funds for the extension of the runway at Waterford Airport with the condition that the public funds are only released after the private funds have been secured first; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25522/19]
Health 2 questions
- 2019-06-18 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of all inpatient and outpatient wait times in the south east in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by speciality in tabular form; the wait times in periods (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25505/19]
- 2019-06-19 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when approval of capital funding will issue for the development of children’s disability services in County Waterford on land owned by the HSE at St. Otteran’s Hospital, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25791/19]
Finance 2 questions
- 2019-06-19 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance if the code of conduct on mortgage arrears of the Central Bank will be placed on a legislative basis in order that it can be admitted in court proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25523/19]
- 2019-06-19 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance if the appointment of the incoming Governor of the Central Bank will be suspended until all investigations in New Zealand involving them are completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25524/19]

John Cummins — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mary Butler — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 2 questions
- 2019-06-19 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 21 years of age who have access to the FreeStyle Libre device under the long-term illness scheme; the number of persons over 21 years of age who now have access to the FreeStyle Libre device under the long-term illness scheme in tabular form by CHO and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25633/19]
- 2019-06-19 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a cost-benefit analysis on the usage of the finger test strips for persons between five and 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes; if it has provided savings since the FreeStyle Libre reimbursement scheme was launched; if so, the details of the savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25634/19]
Justice 1 question
- 2019-06-18 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); the date from which it is a requirement for businesses that change locks in private properties to obtain a licence from the Private Security Authority; his views on whether the licence regime is disproportionate in its impact with respect to the administrative burden and compliance costs for small and micro businesses in the window and door trade to obtain such a licence; if he has given consideration to consulting the sector with a view to bringing in a more proportionate and fair regime for small businesses; and if his attention has been drawn to the burden being placed on customers and members of the public that rely on such businesses for the service in view of the fact the Private Security Authority is formally requesting that businesses cease providing a locksmith service until an application is completed for a licence. [25075/19]
Transport 1 question
- 2019-06-18 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the allocations for applications for funding under the specific improvement grants scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24861/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-06-19 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the determination to keep back a child to repeat a year in primary school is made; the definition of exceptional circumstances as per a circular (details supplied); if the all round education of the child including emotional and social learning and not just academia is taken into account in making such a determination; if a parent requesting that their child is kept back for a year has the ultimate say in making that decision with the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25771/19]