Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 23 Sept

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Sept – 29 Sept 2019 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 40 questions · 5 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Offshore Islands

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 38–79

Voted for 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

Agriculture

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 38–84

Voted for 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

Special Needs Education Places

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–39

Voted for 1 Robert Troy

Voted against 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Peter Burke

Did not vote 2 Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 3 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 3 votes · 10 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Health 4 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if a bus service managed by the HSE could arrange collection of a person (details supplied) at a suitable time. [38230/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the plans he has made to address the shortage of home care hours and the postcode lottery involved in home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38998/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an application under the fair deal scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38966/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding doctors' charges. [39175/19]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on animal waste mileage limits (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38268/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment for maintaining hedgerows will be included in the next round of CAP negotiations. [39178/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are grants or funding available to suckler and sheep farmers who are struggling to pay bills. [39216/19]
Employment 2 questions
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered reforming the means test for carer’s allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38996/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the number of hours a carer can work per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38997/19]
Children 1 question
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to reduce public spending on private residential care companies involved in housing and protecting children in State care due to the profits these companies make; if there are appropriate minimum staffing levels and educational accreditation levels necessary for staff employed by these companies; the frequency with which HIQA inspects these facilities; her views on whether it is advisable to allow commercial entities be fully responsible for child protection and vulnerable children in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38584/19]

New lobbying 2 returns

Pender & Associates Ltd · 2 returns Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 16 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Business 7 questions
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of payments issued to date for successful applications made under the disruptive technologies innovation fund by county; the number of applications at grant agreement stage; the number of applications earmarked for pre-payment; the number of pre-financing payments that have issued to date to approved applications in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39253/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the disruptive technologies innovation fund with respect to commercial activity not being funded under the fund issues in relation to pre-financing for SMEs under the fund and the absence of communication from the State agency under her remit regarding the funding process for the approved projects; and the reason there is such a lag in issuing funds to approved 2018 grant recipients. [39254/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason she did not write to the 222,000 companies to prepare for Brexit earlier in 2019. [39255/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department is examining proposals for small businesses; and the SME Bills being drafted in her Department, including those proposing to reduce the regulatory burden and enhancing access to EU funding and public procurement. [39256/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the projects mentioned in the National Development Plan 2018-2027 that come under her remit or bodies under her aegis by county in tabular form; the start dates and estimated completion dates for each project; the capital funds allocated to date for each project; the estimated total cost for each project over the 2018-27 period; and the amount expended to date for each such project. [39257/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount allocated to the upgrading of the Tyndall National Institute under the National Development Plan 2018-2027; the cost of the project over the 2018-27 period; the amount expended to date for the project; the status of the project; and the estimated date of completion. [39258/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount allocated to the national design centre under the National Development Plan 2018-2027; the cost of the project over the 2018-27 period; the amount expended to date for the project; if all funds allocated to the project are coming from existing financial streams such as for the national design centre; if so, the details of same; the status of the project; and the estimated end date. [39259/19]
Health 4 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [38327/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for nursing home subvention by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [38968/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 18 September 2019, the reason the HSE is employing agency clerical officers instead of hiring persons off the panel in view of the fact the panel is still active. [38995/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if treatment required by a person (details supplied) is covered under the cross-border scheme. [39003/19]
Employment 4 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she is taking to ensure workers on a worker's permit who are being temporarily laid off due to the beef protests will get some support. [38528/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she has taken to reduce the long waiting times for processing certain welfare payments and the number of applications that are subsequently approved under appeal. [38529/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) for a disability allowance will be expedited. [38976/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [39208/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [39252/19]

New lobbying 2 returns

Pender & Associates Ltd · 2 returns Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.