Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 18 Nov

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 18 Nov – 24 Nov 2019 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 53 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Hospital Overcrowding

2019-11-21 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 39–66

Voted for 1 Peter Burke

Voted against 2 Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 20–88

Voted against 3 Peter Burke · Robert Troy · Willie Penrose

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Sorca Clarke

Finance Bill 2019: Order for Fifth Stage

2019-11-20 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 45–19

Voted for 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Peter Burke

Did not vote 3 Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy · Sorca Clarke

Finance Bill 2019: Fifth Stage

2019-11-20 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 45–19

Voted for 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Peter Burke

Did not vote 3 Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy · 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 4 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Health 4 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47807/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [48367/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [48368/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [48369/19]
Transport 2 questions
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide feedback on applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48284/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a club (details supplied) is eligible to apply for sports capital funding or other funding from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48408/19]
Public 1 question
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a request by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47326/19]
Culture 1 question
- 2019-11-20 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [47983/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application (details supplied). [48370/19]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 38 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 38 total

Business 15 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full and part-time staff employed in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by grade, legal personnel and other staff; the funding allocated to the commission in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the amount expended in each year in tabular form. [47152/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms and as a percentage of staff on an annual basis since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established in tabular form. [47153/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of investigative cases commenced for suspected anti-competitive conduct that does not fall within the definition of a cartel to the end of quarter 3 2019 on an annual basis since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established; the number of inspections carried out; the number of prosecutions made; the number of fines issued; the value of fines issued; the number of collected and uncollected fines; the average fine per case in which fines issue; and the average length of anti-competitive investigations to date in tabular form. [47154/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of investigative cases commenced for suspected anti-competitive conduct which does fall within the definition of a cartel to the end of quarter 3 2019 on an annual basis since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, was established in tabular form; the number of inspections carried out; the number of prosecutions and cartel decisions made; the number of cases which concluded with fines issued, the value of fines issued; the number of collected and uncollected fines; and the average fine per cartel and average length of cartel investigation to date. [47155/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, regarding insurance inquiries such as price-signalling concerns and personal contract plans used to finance motor purchases. [47156/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the study she has requested the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to undertake on the public liability insurance market; and when this will be completed and published. [47157/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the process for ratifying Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA; the number of member states that have ratified the arrangement; the outcome of the recent opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice on the compatibility of the investment court system with the European treaties; and when Dáil Éireann will vote on the agreement. [47376/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocations to the Regional Enterprise Development Fund in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 by county in tabular form; the amount drawn down each year to date; the number of applications for the fund by each stream, year and county to date; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications by county in each such year; and the number of payments that have issued to each approved project in each year by county. [47408/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for work permits received in 2019 by month; the number of applications that were fully processed and not fully processed, respectively at the end of each month in tabular form. [47736/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to increase the speed at which work permits are being issued; the number of outstanding work permits at the end of each of each month in 2019 that remain to be processed by sector in tabular form. [47737/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the valid employment permit application processing time by the total number of work days by each month in 2019, in tabular form. [47738/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of civil servants in her Department by grade who are specifically allocated to work in the economic migration policy unit (details supplied). [47739/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the date, location and purpose of each meeting she as Minister or a Minister of State in her Department attended with insurance companies, insurance brokers or representative bodies in the insurance industry in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48520/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of persons in the labour force that have basic or above basic digital skills based on latest OECD business and SME data and other international data sources; the corresponding EU average rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48521/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of persons in employment that that have basic or above basic digital skills based on latest OECD business and SME data and other international data sources; the corresponding EU average rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48522/19]
Health 5 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the necessary resources will be made available to carry out work to accommodate the MRI scanner for Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar (detail supplied). [47247/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when former employees that retired on a reduced salary in 2012 will have their pensions increased (details supplied). [47301/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment with an audiologist for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [47580/19]
- 2019-11-20 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a replacement has been hired to replace a person (details supplied) when they cease employment at the end of November 2019; and if not, the procedure in place to ensure sufferers of juvenile arthritis can still avail of pain relief, such as, lidocaine infusions. [48051/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [48332/19]
Finance 4 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the consultation process between Central Bank of Ireland and the credit unions. [47248/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance when credit unions will be able to invest into the social housing fund. [47249/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the reason credit unions are unable to invest in bonds (details supplied). [47250/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the Central Bank of Ireland set policy for credit unions while regulating same. [47251/19]
Education 3 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied). [47235/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of outstanding completion works for a school (details supplied). [47234/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the possibility of having necessary works carried out at a school (details supplied); and the details of an assessment and survey of the school which was carried out by a technical team from his Department in April 2018. [48350/19]
Transport 3 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding for cycling in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county in tabular form. [47245/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of steps being taken to tackle overcrowding on commuter trains. [47781/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to reopen Killucan railway station. [47780/19]
Communications 2 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he engaged with the credit union movement with a view to establishing a green fund in conjunction with his Department. [47252/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a decision on an application by a company (details supplied) will be made to enable a project to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47379/19]
Housing 2 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the national guidelines for solar farms will be published; and if the guidelines will outline the setback distance from residences and so on. [47253/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of regeneration plans at Blackhall, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [47775/19]
Justice 2 questions
- 2019-11-20 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019. [47778/19]
- 2019-11-20 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the consultation and engagement that has taken place to date with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to extending eligibility for a driver licence to asylum seekers. [47779/19]
Foreign 1 question
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports his Department, together with the relevant embassy, has put in place for persons (details supplied) whose son is missing since 23 March 2019. [47246/19]
Rural 1 question
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No.1021 of 5 November 2019, if a school board of management will be allowed to apply for CLÁR funding (details supplied); his views on whether this stipulation should be removed. [47435/19]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.