Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 22 Jun

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Transport 6 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific financial programmes that will be introduced to assist the tourism and hospitality sector through the present difficulties due to Covid-19 and the future challenges in rebuilding such businesses, taking into account the importance of the sector for employment and the economy in each region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12470/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the funding of the A5 major road project; the most recent discussions he has had with members of the Northern Ireland Executive regarding the need to progress this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12468/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 952 of 3 June 2020, the progress to date in having a resumption of driver lessons and driver tests; if the necessary preparations and systems are in place to enable the commencement of such necessary services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12497/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is planned to resume driver theory tests in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the measures in place to date to facilitate the resumption of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12540/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when NCT centres will reopen in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12541/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to aviation trade and tourism here will be given consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12619/20]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if additional resources will be provided to source new markets for pigmeat in view of the recent reduction in prices paid to pig farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12477/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific details of the recently announced aid scheme for the beef sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12501/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a financial support package for the sheep sector due to the adverse impact of Covid-19 resulting in market instability and loss of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12502/20]
Education 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional primary teaching posts will be sanctioned for the coming school year in circumstances in which the school enrolment will have reached the number required by September for an additional post and not have to wait for 12 months for sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12475/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an additional teaching post will be approved for the coming school year for a school (details supplied) that will have the required enrolment for this position by September 2020; if urgent consideration will be given to this request in view of the fact the school has the necessary classroom available at present and needs to have the pupil-teacher ratio reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12476/20]
Health 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when essential respite services will resume for children and adults in counties Cavan and Monaghan in view of the additional pressures on families due to cessation of such services arising from the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12571/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 9 June 2020 and comments by a person (details supplied) regarding the need to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic issues on an all-Ireland basis, the outcome of recent discussions he has had with members of the Northern Ireland Executive on this important issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12602/20]
Employment 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to amend the regulations in relation to the State pension (contributory) with particular reference to persons whose insurance contributions were interrupted due to periods in receipt of farm assist; if the periods that persons were in receipt of farm assist can be credited for insurance purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12467/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has given further consideration to the provision of a Covid-19 payment to persons who are on a reduced State pension (contributory) that have lost employment income due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12608/20]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the preparations to date for the holding of a census in 2021. [12020/20]
Public 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will amend public procurement processes to ensure that small and medium enterprises are not disadvantaged in tendering for the provision of services to the State such as provisions for schools and other public services, in view of the fact that in recent years small enterprises have lost valuable business at local level due to more purchasing being centralised and resulting in some instances in products being sourced from outside this jurisdiction and a loss in revenue to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12570/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12360/20]
Business 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to provide restart grant assistance to marts in view of additional costs that have arisen for such enterprises and the need to have a vibrant mart sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12471/20]

Cathy Bennett — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

David Maxwell — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Matt Carthy — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 26 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 26 total

Health 7 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to refurbish the accident and emergency department of Cavan General Hospital; if so, the status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12416/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the midwife-led maternity service at Cavan General Hospital will be protected and enhanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12417/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his plans to restore maternity services to Monaghan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12418/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when he and or the HSE will publish the report on hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12419/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will commission a study into the reason counties Cavan and Monaghan recorded disproportionately high numbers of confirmed cases of Covid-19; if an interim analysis is available regarding the reason this has been the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12420/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the overall excess death rates for February, March, April and May 2020 have been analysed; if there is a breakdown of same by county; if available information in this regard will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12421/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when cancer screening programmes will recommence; the waiting list for each programme; the estimated timeframe for clearing each waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12422/20]
Agriculture 6 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports in place for the pig sector; his plans to increase supports to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12402/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide financial supports to the cohort of younger farmers known as the forgotten farmers under the new Common Agriculture Policy; his views on the measures required to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12403/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the body that will have responsibility for conducting a baseline biodiversity survey on each farm; the estimated timeframe to conduct such a survey; the estimated cost of such a survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12404/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the body that will have responsibility for conducting a national hedgerow survey; the estimated timeframe to conduct such a survey; the estimated cost of such a survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12405/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the body that will have responsibility for conducting a national land use review; the estimated timeframe to conduct such a review; the estimated cost of such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12406/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms that are carbon neutral by county; his plans to increase the number of carbon neutral farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12407/20]
Justice 3 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding the EU directive concerning seasonal clock changes; if he has sought a derogation for Ireland in view of the fact the country is partitioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12423/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to reports concerning unsatisfactory conditions at the emergency accommodation for persons seeking international protection at a location (details supplied); if the reports have been investigated; his plans to cease the use of the location for emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12424/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests received under the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 that sought the extradition of persons for murder or attempted murder offences in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12425/20]
Finance 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 20 May 2020, the insurers that have not yet indicated to the Central Bank that they will not pay discretionary dividends or implement share buyback schemes for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12414/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by Home Building Finance Ireland; the staffing costs per annum; the number of staff vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12415/20]
Education 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if arrangements will be made to cater for the specific needs of students scheduled to sit the leaving certificate exams in 2021; if a consultation will be conducted with students affected and their teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12409/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for emergency works that were refused in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and quarter 1 of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12410/20]
Employment 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an interim payment will be provided for the self-employed who have claimed the pandemic unemployment payment in order to provide certainty so they can return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12411/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the issues regarding the pension and gratuity status of community employment supervisors; her further plans to implement the Labour Court recommendation issued in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12412/20]
Business 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if grant support will be provided for businesses, that is, shops, pubs and so on within community and sports centres to assist them to reopen following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12428/20]
Communications 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan for County Monaghan; the number of dwellings and businesses that will be facilitated by the scheme in 2020 and in each of the coming years; when each dwelling and business in the county will be provided with adequate broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12408/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average cost of preparing a light or heavy rail feasibility study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12427/20]
Rural 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated amount it would cost in 2021 if the capital budget for library developments within his Department increased by 12%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12426/20]

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Health 3 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot ascertain her position on a healthcare panel with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12015/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12160/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the terms of reference of the scope of the review for a unit (details supplied); the timelines and names of the persons who are to undertake same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12263/20]

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