Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 21 Oct

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Oct – 27 Oct 2019 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 47 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Finance Bill 2019: Financial Resolutions

2019-10-24 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 88–47

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

Voted against 1 Willie Penrose

Did not vote 2 Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network

2019-10-24 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–87

Voted for 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Peter Burke

Voted against 2 Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Did not vote 2 Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 27–106

Voted against 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Peter Burke · Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Did not vote 2 Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

The motion · motion passed 87–50

Voted for 2 Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Voted against 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Peter Burke

Did not vote 2 Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 4 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 4 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Agriculture 2 questions
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herd numbers issued and active in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42950/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in an application for a felling licence by a person (details supplied); if compensation will be considered due to this delay; if the person will be provided with a list of eligible ecologists suitable to carry out a compliant ecological survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43147/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a limited additional accommodation grant was provided to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43100/19]
Health 1 question
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the impending changes to the fair deal scheme for business persons and farmers; when this legislation is expected to pass; the way in which fair deal patients assets are being treated ahead of the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43085/19]
Employment 1 question
- 2019-10-23 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be entitled to the fuel allowance due to changes proposed in budget 2020; when changes will come into force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43738/19]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 29 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Health 6 questions
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure a drug treatment (details supplied) can be obtained in supply greater than one month. [43060/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the MICAT team in the midlands may lose its public health nurse in view of the fact the HSE has pulled its staff from the service. [43090/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE in CHO area 8 is taking on agency staff to fill positions in which an employment panel is currently running and suitable candidates are available to commence full-time and permanent employment from this list; and his views on whether agency recruitment offers value for money in view of the continued budget overruns within the HSE. [43114/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for ASD assessment for a child (details supplied). [43145/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if newborn screening here will be expanded to screen for additional rare genetic conditions in children (details supplied). [43160/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [43514/19]
Children 5 questions
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the reinstatement of a childcare facility at MacEoin Park, County Longford. [43268/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions being taken to resolve issues in terms of the wage structure for childcare professionals; and her views on whether suitable qualified professionals within this field are grossly underpaid. [43269/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the MICAT team run by Tusla in the midlands is to lose its psychologist. [43089/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a facility (details supplied) will be approved for funding under the school meals local project scheme. [43233/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a facility (details supplied) will be approved for funding under the school meals local project scheme. [43289/19]
Business 5 questions
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the proposed current and capital allocation to each agency under her remit following budget 2020; and the allocation made in her Department and in each agency towards hiring new staff, in tabular form. [43530/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 15 October 2019, the exact EU state aid rules that apply to export credit insurance that members states must adhere to; the state aid thresholds that exist; and the specific EU regulations that pertain to this area. [43531/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full and part-time staff employed in local enterprise offices nationally and by county in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the current and capital funding allocated to LEOs in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and in budget 2020, including staff and non-staff costs; the number of LEOs in each county and local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43997/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the FUSION programme of InterTradeIreland; the current and capital budget allocation for the programme in each year over the 2018 to 2020 period in tabular form; the number of participants in each year in the programme; and the maximum funding permitted to a successful applicant. [43998/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the current and capital allocation made to the competitive feasibility fund for female entrepreneurs of Enterprise Ireland in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and in budget 2020; the number of applicants to the scheme in each year; the number of successful applicants approved for funding; the value of approved funding in each year in tabular form; and the maximum funding permitted to a successful applicant. [43999/19]
Education 4 questions
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if urgently required additional temporary facilities will be provided to a school (details supplied) while it awaits a new school building. [43019/19]
- 2019-10-23 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken to reduce class sizes across primary schools; and his views on the fact that primary school class sizes here are on average the largest across the eurozone. [43667/19]
- 2019-10-23 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put in place one leadership management day per week for teaching principals. [43668/19]
- 2019-10-23 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase funding and capitation grants for primary schools which have not been increased since being cut during the downturn. [43669/19]
Communications 4 questions
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a property (details supplied) will be connected to efibre broadband. [42925/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has dealt with proposals to treat the entire sewerage intake for the eastern region and release as sludge into Lough Ennell, County Westmeath. [42937/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the publication of guidelines pertaining to the supply of energy to the national grid through solar energy and solar farms; and the details of the terms and conditions which prospective suppliers must adhere to. [43091/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount allocated to the digital trading voucher scheme in budget 2020; and the number of digital vouchers expected to be provided under the scheme in 2020. [44051/19]
Finance 2 questions
- 2019-10-23 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the status of legislation to tackle the cost of insurance, particularly public liability insurance for businesses; and the sanctions that will be introduced as part of legislation for a person found to have brought forward a false or exaggerated claim. [43712/19]
- 2019-10-23 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in a full year based on latest data of a proposal to extend the foreign earnings deduction to non-EEA countries. [43762/19]
Justice 1 question
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing a special rate for naturalisation for long-term British citizens who have resided, worked and paid taxes here for a period of ten years or longer. [43025/19]
Transport 1 question
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application submitted under the specific improvement grant scheme by Westmeath County Council in the context of the circular management and appraisal of regional and local road strategic and specific road improvements programme will be expedited (details supplied). [42976/19]
Employment 1 question
- 2019-10-23 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an invalidity review in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if additional staff will be allocated to deal with the backlog. [43685/19]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.