Tipperary South — week of Mon, 25 May

What your Tipperary South TDs did this week

Mon, 25 May – 31 May 2020 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 9 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 against 1 Mattie McGrath

Did not vote 2 Michael Murphy · Seamus Healy

Mattie McGrath — Independent 1 vote · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Health 3 questions
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland is enforcing a 2 m social distancing limit for restaurants, cafés, pubs and so on while reopening in view of the fact the World Health Organization suggest a 1.5 m distance and many European countries such as France and Italy are able to proceed with only 1 m distancing between consumers and Germany and Norway are enforcing 1.5 m distancing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7723/20]
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will make the FreeStyle Libre device available to all type 1 diabetics under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7148/20]
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will work with the Ministers for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Finance and Employment Affairs and Social Protection to formulate an action plan to safeguard the future of the dental profession and introduce measures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7149/20]
Business 2 questions
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will work with the Minister for Health to formulate an action plan to safeguard the future of the dental profession and introduce measures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7150/20]
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the qualifying criteria will be reconsidered for the Covid-19 restart grant for small businesses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7441/20]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason horse racing will be permitted from 8 June 2020 behind closed doors but greyhound racing will not be permitted; the difference between the industries; the risks found in greyhound racing that do not exist in horse racing to prevent the same treatment; the risk assessment that has been carried out to inform the decision; if the risk assessment will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7455/20]
Communications 1 question
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific details on the deployment of fibre broadband in County Tipperary; the number of properties in the county supplied with broadband to date in 2020; the number of properties in the county which will be supplied with broadband from now until the end of 2020; and the date the deployment plan will be made available by NBI. [7998/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will urgently implement a plan to ensure that driver tests will resume without delay to avoid undue discrimination on drivers in rural areas with no other forms of transport; if he cannot implement a plan to recommence driver tests, if he will allow leniency for drivers that are awaiting a test and have completed their essential driver training to allow them travel to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7203/20]
Culture 1 question
- 2020-05-27 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a decision to lift the summer derogation on wood pigeon shooting will be reversed in view of the fact that affected stakeholders were not consulted and the derogation was introduced at a time when there is limited opportunity for scrutiny by Dáil Éireann of the decision; if the scientific evidence used in making the decision will be published; if a consultation process will be held with all stakeholders on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7445/20]

Michael Murphy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Seamus Healy — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.