Cork South-Central — week of Mon, 8 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Cork South-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 8 Jul – 14 Jul 2019 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 120 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement

2019-07-11 · 1 vote

Amendment again put: · motion failed 46–84

Voted for 1 Simon Coveney

Voted against 2 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Michael McGrath

Did not vote 4 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Bill 2019

2019-07-11 · 1 vote · Govt (Justice)

A bill to provide for taking evidence in the State from a member of the Garda Síochána for the purposes of certain inquests held in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North…

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A bill to provide for taking evidence in the State from a member of the Garda Síochána for the purposes of certain inquests held in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; to permit the Garda Síochána and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to enter into agreements for co-operation with a police service, law enforcement agency or other relevant person or body outside the State and for that purpose and other purposes, to amend the Garda Síochána Act 2005; to amend the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003; to amend the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 24–60

Voted for 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Did not vote 4 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2019-07-10 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 21–68

Voted for 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Voted against 2 Michael McGrath · Simon Coveney

Did not vote 4 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2019-07-09 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 80–37

Voted for 2 Micheál Martin · Simon Coveney

Voted against 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Did not vote 3 Jerry Buttimer · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

The motion · motion passed 63–36

Voted for 2 Micheál Martin · Simon Coveney

Voted against 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Did not vote 3 Jerry Buttimer · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Health 3 questions
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health his views on the waiting lists for pain, MRI, rheumatology and neurology clinics; and the way in which he plans to address the waiting times. [29870/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for children seeking access to CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29871/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the prescription of synthetic T4 drugs in response to a diagnosis of hypothyroidism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29872/19]
Justice 1 question
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the legislative review relating to hate crime and incitement to hatred in the context of integration policy and the EU Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law has been completed; if the review will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29873/19]

Jerry Buttimer — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Micheál Martin — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 32 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 32 total

Taoiseach 15 questions
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the number of times Cabinet committee C (European Union including Brexit) has met in 2019. [26860/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests his Department has received in the past two years; and the number granted, stalled and refused, respectively. [25602/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the number of whistleblower complaints in his Department since the legislation was introduced in 2015. [25603/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has recently met the leader of the DUP, Mrs. Arlene Foster, and the vice president of Sinn Féin, Ms Michelle O'Neill. [29524/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the June 2019 European Council meeting; and if he contributed to the discussion on the agenda on items on the next institutional cycle, the multi-annual framework and climate change. [26559/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if Brexit was discussed at the June 2019 European Council, or at other meetings before or after the Council meeting; and if the issue of the backstop was mentioned. [26561/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he met any of the six EU prime ministers who were elected as co-ordinators to select replacements for the President of the European Commission and European Council positions and others when he attended the European Council meeting on 20 and 21 June 2019. [26858/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken with Mr. Michel Barnier or the European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, recently or since the European Council meeting in June 2019. [28205/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the governance within his Department for ensuring the implementation of the Climate Action Plan 2019. [27978/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the number of times Cabinet committee A (Economy) met to date in 2019. [26562/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Prime Minister May regarding the progress in the Northern Ireland talks recently. [26857/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the EU Council meeting held from 30 June to 2 July 2019; and the issues that were discussed. [29522/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the agreed candidates to hold the key EU posts following the EU Council meeting held on 2 July 2019 and if he has met or spoken to them since then. [29523/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the British- Irish Council meeting in Manchester; the issues discussed; if decisions were taken; and the bilateral meetings he had. [29521/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the meeting he held with church leaders on 4 July 2019; the issues that were discussed; if there was progress on the new covenant between church and State that he announced in 2018; and if religious schools were discussed. [30015/19]
Health 6 questions
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting at stage 2 of the assessment of needs process in counties Cork and Kerry; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [29193/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties of an organisation (details supplied) with regard to retrospective payments to its staff due to FEMPI; the position regarding reimbursing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29843/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) was included in the initial pilot of 50 section 39 agencies to be considered for pay restoration to staff and that the report was submitted to the HSE in December 2018; the status of the report; if there is an update planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29845/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) was informed recently that there is no obligation from the HSE to contribute towards staff pension payments, that is, the 7% obligation through the pension scheme of an organisation; if this decision is finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29847/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) is no longer reimbursed to allow it to pay increments to staff who care for clients and that this is leading to staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29849/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health the inquiries made as to whether the entire cervical screening service should be re-established to ensure an entirely integrated service for HPV, cytology, colposcopy and histopathology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30374/19]
Transport 4 questions
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request from Transport Infrastructure Ireland the status of progress and the delivery date for the next stage of the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy motorway scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29208/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the capital plan published in September 2015 on the outlined proposed transport investment priorities to 2022; the status of each project; if there are delays in particular projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29209/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public private partnerships, PPPs, in the capital programme involving road networks; the progress regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29210/19]
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on large capital projects planned in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland for Cork city and county (details supplied); the progress of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29211/19]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met the newly appointed United States ambassador to Ireland recently; and if so, the issues that were discussed. [29526/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his EU counterparts have discussed the action they will take if the new Prime Minister of the UK does not apply for an extension to the UK leaving the European Union on 31 October 2019; and the plans for such a scenario. [30017/19]
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to his UK counterpart regarding the Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 that was on the legislative schedule in Westminster recently. [30013/19]
Defence 1 question
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he met the Minister of State with responsibility for defence to discuss the Public Serice Pay Commission's report on the Defence Forces, published on 4 July 2019. [29525/19]
Public 1 question
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) is no longer reimbursed to allow it to pay increments to staff that care for clients and that this is leading to staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29848/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-07-09 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a multi-denominational school in the Palmerstown, Ballyfermot, Chapelizod and Cherry Orchard areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29075/19]
Housing 1 question
- 2019-07-10 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will report on the referendum on future presidential elections; and the progress being made on same. [30016/19]

New lobbying 1 return

Financial Services Union Finance
- Email to DPO's requesting them to circulate to their supporters and on social media a survey the FSU were carrying out ro gain insight into the terns and conditions of people working in the Financial Services Sector

Pádraig Rice — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Séamus McGrath — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.