Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 25 May

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 25 May – 31 May 2020 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-05-27 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 38–2

Voted for 1 Colm Burke

Did not vote 4 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Pádraig O'Sullivan · Thomas Gould

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Education 9 questions
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the meaning of teachers' estimated marks from each school being adjusted to bring them into line with the expected distribution for the school; if this means that the previous year's results of a school will have an input on 2020 results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7164/20]
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when students that wish to appeal their predicted grade and sit the exam at a later date will get the opportunity to do so; if he has considered alternative methods to facilitate sitting the exams in order that students do not have to wait a prolonged period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7165/20]
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions being made for leaving certificate students that have been home schooled and may not have ever sat a formal exam in a formal school environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7166/20]
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which students that change levels late in the academic year will be accommodated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7167/20]
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which students that sit non–curricular subjects such as Polish, Romanian and Russian will be accommodated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7168/20]
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the advice he received which prompted his decision to rescind the leaving certificate oral and practical marks which were previously awarded 100%; if he will publish this advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7169/20]
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the guidelines previously mentioned to protect teachers and school staff from lobbying and canvassing on behalf of particular students; if he has considered appropriate sanctions for such transgressions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7170/20]
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in place for leaving certificate students in 2021 in view of the fact they have lost considerable classroom time and are likely to be impacted going forward; if he has received advice regarding this cohort of students; if he plans to seek advice on the way in which the workload for these students will be reduced commensurate with the time they have lost in school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7171/20]
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken in schools to facilitate staff that have underlying health conditions and may not be in a position to return to work in September 2020 should schools reopen at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7172/20]
Business 1 question
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will review the criteria required in order to be eligible for the restart grant for small businesses in view of the fact that it excludes many that do not operate from a commercial property; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many of these small businesses that cannot avail of the restart grant will have severe difficulty in restarting their businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7484/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the medical card weekly income limit for persons over 70 years of age will be increased by €50 for a single person to €550 from €500 and by €150 for a couple to €1,050 from €900 from July 2020 as previously planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7708/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of expiring learner permits which may lapse while driver tests are unable to be taken due to Covid-19 public health measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7709/20]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Foreign 1 question
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures that will be implemented to ensure the backlog of passport applications is cleared promptly (details supplied). [7452/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he plans to implement to clear the backlog of driver test applications when Covid-19 restrictions are fully lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7680/20]
Employment 1 question
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there are significant delays in processing applications such as the disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7525/20]
Housing 1 question
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding made available to local authorities in 2020 in terms of returning vacant housing units to council housing stock making them available for allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7454/20]