Waterford — week of Mon, 4 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Waterford TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Nov – 10 Nov 2019 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 30 questions · 5 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages

2019-11-06 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 27–75

Voted against 2 John Deasy · John Halligan

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2019-11-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 91–32

Voted for 2 John Deasy · Mary Butler

Voted against 1 David Cullinane

Did not vote 2 Conor D McGuinness · John Cummins

Finance Bill 2019

2019-11-05 · 8 votes · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

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A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 1–3

Voted against 1 John Deasy

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

The motion · motion passed 5–2

Voted for 1 John Deasy

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

The motion · motion passed 5–3

Voted for 1 John Deasy

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 1–3

Voted against 1 John Deasy

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

The motion · motion passed 5–1

Voted for 1 John Deasy

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 1–3

Voted against 1 John Deasy

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

The motion · motion passed 3–2

Voted for 1 John Deasy

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

The motion · motion passed 4–0

Voted for 1 John Deasy

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · 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 1 vote · 7 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 7 total

Communications 3 questions
- 2019-11-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of the 420,000 homes that have availed of the range of home retrofit schemes administered by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, that have changed their building energy rating as a result of work carried out under the retrofit scheme; the changes by BER rating in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44301/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in each county that have availed of retrofit programmes (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44302/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of commercial property green leases that SEAI has identified that are under operation, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44303/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-11-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the compensation scheme established four years ago for persons abused as children in day schools; the number of applications made; the number that have received compensation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45446/19]
Transport 1 question
- 2019-11-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to move beyond the steady State investment in rail in the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44412/19]
Culture 1 question
- 2019-11-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to allow bogland to be used for golf courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44422/19]
Health 1 question
- 2019-11-07 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45917/19]

New lobbying 1 return

Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber Local Government
- Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber urges Councillors & Council Executives not to increase commercial rates

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 1 vote · 23 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 23 total

Health 22 questions
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a heart bypass operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44187/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason County Waterford with a population of 120,000 is the only county in the south east that does not have a primary care diabetes nurse specialist; his plans to recruit one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44377/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when the appointment of a permanent general practitioner post will be made to serve the patients of the Cappoquin health centre, County Waterford; the arrangements in place until a permanent position is facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44391/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to support women who are in need of a smear test but cannot avail of the service in their local health centre (details supplied); when a more permanent and reliable service will be implemented at the health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44392/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the progress on an application by a centre (details supplied) for section 39 funding; when the funding will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44633/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he has sought an allocation within budget 2020 in order to address the crisis in Traveller mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45002/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement the universal ethnic identifier across all health and mental health services and collection points and within strategy monitors and research strata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45003/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to commission a national audit of Traveller suicide and develop a national targeted suicide prevention campaign for Travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45004/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement a national Traveller mental health strategy with a ring-fenced budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45005/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 1 diabetes that had their diabetes care at University Hospital Waterford sourced to other hospitals in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45287/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the protocols in place when moving paediatric diabetes patients to adult diabetes services at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45288/19]
- 2019-11-06 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place for patients of paediatric diabetes services at University Hospital Waterford in circumstances in which the use of pump and CGM technology is unavailable at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45690/19]
- 2019-11-06 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of diabetes patients transferred from University Hospital Waterford to Cork University Hospital for their diabetes care in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45691/19]
- 2019-11-07 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the overcrowding issue being experienced in the adult psychiatric unit at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45824/19]
- 2019-11-07 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of adult cases admitted to the psychiatric unit at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of adult discharges that occurred in the same period at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45825/19]
- 2019-11-07 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of adult cases transferred from the psychiatric unit at University Hospital Waterford to another similar facility due to overcrowding issues at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45826/19]
- 2019-11-07 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the staffing numbers at the psychiatric unit at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45827/19]
- 2019-11-07 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a new psychiatric unit at University Hospital Waterford; the progress made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45828/19]
- 2019-11-07 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide appropriate step-down services for psychiatric patients - both adults and children - at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45829/19]
- 2019-11-07 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure all staff are trained in Children First to address the needs of children being admitted to mental health services at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45830/19]
- 2019-11-07 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve access to appropriate facilities for all child cases being admitted to mental health services at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45831/19]
- 2019-11-07 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that children will not be admitted to the adult psychiatric unit at University Hospital Waterford and that appropriate care is provided to children in the appropriate setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45832/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to open an educate together primary school in Dungarvan, County Waterford; if the location is part of his commitment in the reconfiguration process; the timescale envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45127/19]

New lobbying 1 return

Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber Local Government
- Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber urges Councillors & Council Executives not to increase commercial rates