Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 25 Nov

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 25 Nov – 1 Dec 2019 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 52 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019

2019-11-28 · 1 vote · Fianna Fáil PMB

A bill to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide for a specific percentage of lands in a private development to be limited for purchase by first-time buyers and …

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A bill to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide for a specific percentage of lands in a private development to be limited for purchase by first-time buyers and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 72–44

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 1 vote · 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 1 vote · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Health 8 questions
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when he plans to unwind FEMPI for pharmacists in view of the fact that this process has been initiated for other healthcare professionals; the proposed cuts in pharmacy fees from January 2020; if his Department has reviewed the way in which this will affect the community pharmacy industry especially in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48665/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is eligible for a long-term illness card. [48705/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48713/19]
- 2019-11-27 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can access treatment for lyme disease when appropriate services are unavailable here; if the person can access the cross border directive to seek appropriate treatment abroad; the options available for persons who continue to suffer from the disease after accessing all treatments available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49248/19]
- 2019-11-27 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 10 July 2019, if a date for a meeting as promised will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49273/19]
- 2019-11-28 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [49522/19]
- 2019-11-28 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal of respite for a person (details supplied). [49583/19]
- 2019-11-28 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will qualify for the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49584/19]
Education 2 questions
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a solution will be provided for a school (details supplied) that is experiencing significant connectivity issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48635/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48715/19]
Communications 2 questions
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on environmental concerns and Government action (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48564/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a solution will be provided for a school (details supplied) that is experiencing significant connectivity issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48636/19]
Justice 1 question
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of work on human trafficking; if Ireland can progress from its current status as a tier two country for trafficking; if his Department has reviewed the 2018 trafficking in persons report and the points made about Ireland; if more convictions are being sought against traffickers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48563/19]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a second round of applications under the BEAM scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48957/19]
Transport 1 question
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48714/19]
Children 1 question
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases reported to Tusla in respect of a series of matters (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48987/19]
Culture 1 question
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her further plans regarding the repatriation of bogs in view of the €5 million promised in budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48576/19]
Rural 1 question
- 2019-11-28 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49458/19]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 24 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Health 6 questions
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the new statutory scheme will be introduced in view of the substantial deficit in the provision of home help hours. [48814/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the second MRI scanner at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, will be operational; and when necessary works to accommodate the scanner will be completed (details supplied). [48818/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the care service being provided to a person (details supplied). [48668/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for cataract surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [48728/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for works to complete a primary care health centre at Church Street, Moate, County Westmeath, (details supplied); and if this work will be completed within the coming months. [48797/19]
- 2019-11-27 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49444/19]
Housing 4 questions
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a decision on an application for a long-term leasing scheme (details supplied) will issue. [48712/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider enabling housing bodies to transfer some of their social units to affordable units to ensure a greater mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49088/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has received an application from Westmeath County Council to provide affordable housing as part of the housing development on the Orchard, Ballymahon Road. [49089/19]
- 2019-11-27 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the changes to Residential Tenancies Board rates. [49404/19]
Business 3 questions
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation a breakdown (details supplied) of companies that filed with the new Register of Beneficial Ownership that is overseen by the Companies Registration Office by 22 November 2019; if she will consider extending the filing deadline to the end of the calendar year in view of the fact that the register was due to go live on 22 June 2019 but the CRO was unable to accept filings until 29 July 2019 due to technical reasons; and if provision will be made for SMEs that have had to meet this additional administrative burden. [48930/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has lead responsibility for overseeing the operation of the new Register of Beneficial Ownership; and the meetings she has had to date in 2019 with the Minister for Finance on appointing the new registrar and meeting the requirements of S. I. No.110 of 2019. [48931/19]
- 2019-11-28 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 value of payments that have issued to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49629/19]
Transport 3 questions
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of funding towards the establishment of a sports centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [48623/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funds will be allocated under the destination tourism towns initiative. [49086/19]
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Mullingar and Athlone, County Westmeath, will be included in the destination tourism towns initiative. [49087/19]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2019-11-27 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in making BPS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49008/19]
- 2019-11-27 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date with regard to the beef market task force. [49007/19]
Finance 1 question
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the remit his Department has with the newly established Register of Beneficial Ownership and the requirements of S.I. No.110 of 2019. [48932/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position of his Department with regard to the recommendations of the Employment Appeals Tribunal on the use of summer holidays in the context of maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48672/19]
Justice 1 question
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a freedom of information request (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48972/19]
Children 1 question
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process open to a parent who wishes to make a complaint against a preschool, playschool or childminder; and if a parent does not in the first instance have to make a complaint directly to the facility involved (details supplied). [49017/19]
Rural 1 question
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which an area can seek to be included as a CLÁR designated area. [48622/19]
Employment 1 question
- 2019-11-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a full invalidity pension will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [48669/19]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.