Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 7 Oct

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Oct – 13 Oct 2019 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 37 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oil Tax

2019-10-08 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 97–36

Voted for 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

Financial Resolution No. 3: Stamp Duties - Section 126AA Bank Levy

2019-10-08 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 93–35

Voted for 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Micheál Carrigy · 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 2 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Health 5 questions
- 2019-10-08 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [40742/19]
- 2019-10-08 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the transfer of a person (details supplied). [41056/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [41312/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [41313/19]
- 2019-10-10 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be advised in relation to the provision of medication. [41487/19]
Business 2 questions
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps the enterprise agencies are taking to support job creation in counties Westmeath and Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41007/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when successful projects under the 2019 regional enterprise development fund will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40866/19]
Culture 1 question
- 2019-10-08 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of proposals to ban a substance (details supplied); and her views in relation to same. [41079/19]
Employment 1 question
- 2019-10-10 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a payment for a person (details supplied). [41502/19]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 25 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 25 total

Business 14 questions
- 2019-10-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings she and her two immediate predecessors had with the national SME envoy of Ireland in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by date in tabular form. [40715/19]
- 2019-10-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings of the advisory group for small business in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she or the Minister of State in her Department chaired and attended each such meeting. [40716/19]
- 2019-10-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the financial supports for businesses that will be introduced for actions targeted for the enterprise sector in the Climate Action Plan 2019. [28457/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the emergency contingencies and supports in place to safeguard SMEs and export businesses here from a hard Brexit scenario if the UK leaves the EU with no deal in place; if a request will be submitted to Director General for Competition seeking changes to state aid rules in advance of the 31 October 2019 deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41306/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures in budget 2020 to reduce the costs of doing business, reverse competitiveness deficiencies and create a more attractive environment for entrepreneurs here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41307/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the timeline for implementation of each of the 14 recommendations made by the Personal Injuries Commission, PIC, with regard to personal injury awards. [41110/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the most recent update on regional IDA site visits per county and vacant IDA properties nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41111/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when she will publish the full Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement report into the collapse of the trial of a person (details supplied). [41112/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to reduce the employment permit application processing time. [41113/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she formally submitted a request or is preparing to submit a request at EU level to revise State aid rules as set out in Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 to protect exposed enterprises and exporters here from Brexit. [41109/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the announcement by the United States of America that it will begin applying WTO tariffs on certain EU goods commencing 18 October 2019 which will result in tariffs on Irish exports in the agriculture sector; the discussions she had with authorities in the United States of America, other member states and the Commission on this development; the discussions she has had with Irish companies that will be impacted by these tariffs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41283/19]
- 2019-10-10 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA site visits in quarter 1, 2 and 3 of 2019, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41549/19]
- 2019-10-10 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the plans being developed regarding the rules in relation to the right to disconnect from work and to encompass a more flexible working approach and work life balance; and when the study arising from the Remote Working Consultation Forum will be completed and published. [41550/19]
- 2019-10-10 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the proposals being considered to strengthen social dialogue. [41589/19]
Finance 4 questions
- 2019-10-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made by agrifood businesses to register for an economic operators registration and identification number which the Revenue Commissioners have identified traded with the UK in 2018; and the number of letters written by the Revenue Commissioners to agrifood businesses urging them to register for such a customs number which will be required to continue trading with the UK post Brexit by county in tabular form. [40671/19]
- 2019-10-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made by SME businesses to register for an economic operators registration and identification number which the Revenue Commissioners have identified traded with the UK in 2018; and the number of letters written by the Revenue Commissioners to SME businesses urging them to register for such a customs number which will be required to continue trading with the UK post Brexit by county in tabular form. [40672/19]
- 2019-10-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made by businesses to register for an economic operators registration and identification which the Revenue Commissioners have identified traded with the UK in 2018; the number of businesses that have obtained a number and not obtained a number, respectively, by sector; and the number of letters written by the Revenue Commissioners to businesses urging them to register for such a customs number which will be required to continue trading with the UK post Brexit by county in tabular form. [40670/19]
- 2019-10-09 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate that the Revenue Commissioners send repeated letters threatening legal action within a short space of time in cases where a person has voluntarily completed a self-assessment and found to have a tax liability. [41257/19]
Health 3 questions
- 2019-10-10 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the long waiting lists for homehelp hours for countiesLongford and Westmeath. [41372/19]
- 2019-10-10 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of discussions between the HSE and South Westmeath Hospice regarding the retention of the facility. [41371/19]
- 2019-10-10 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a HSE employment transfer will be carried out as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [41458/19]
Communications 2 questions
- 2019-10-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his officials have examined proposals to give the Commission for Regulation of Utilities additional powers to ensure that savings in gas and electricity prices are passed on to customers; if he will provide an overview of the current regulatory framework for both wholesale and retail energy markets; the national and EU legislation in this area; and if there are proposed EU regulations being discussed to regulate gas and electricity prices for consumers. [40677/19]
- 2019-10-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his officials examined proposals to empower the Commission for Regulation of Utilities by the use of price caps for gas and electricity prices as other jurisdictions have availed of; and the details of work ongoing in this area. [40678/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-10-10 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the agreed programme of works following all stakeholder talks regarding the completion of a school (details supplied) will be published; and the timeline for completion of same. [41499/19]
Justice 1 question
- 2019-10-10 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be allocated a place at the next citizenship ceremony due to the circumstances. [41442/19]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.