Meath East — week of Mon, 22 Jun — Watch Them Work

What your Meath East TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Jun – 28 Jun 2020 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 33 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed)

2020-06-27 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 93–63

Voted for 2 Helen McEntee · Thomas Byrne

Voted against 1 Darren O'Rourke

Did not vote 1 Gillian Toole

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government

2020-06-27 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 91–66

Voted for 2 Helen McEntee · Thomas Byrne

Voted against 1 Darren O'Rourke

Did not vote 1 Gillian Toole

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009

2020-06-24 · 4 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 9–25

Voted against 1 Thomas Byrne

Did not vote 3 Darren O'Rourke · Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 11–23

Voted against 1 Thomas Byrne

Did not vote 3 Darren O'Rourke · Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

The motion · motion passed 32–3

Voted for 1 Thomas Byrne

Did not vote 3 Darren O'Rourke · Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

The motion · motion passed 32–3

Voted for 1 Thomas Byrne

Did not vote 3 Darren O'Rourke · Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

Darren O'Rourke — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Transport 4 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he and agencies under his remit are making to ensure the future viability of a sport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12459/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered an observation-only driver test delivered in dedicated testing areas in order to avoid interaction with traffic; the driver test alternatives that have been considered to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12460/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a risk assessment has been conducted at bus stops, train stations and on public transport in view of the increasing number of passengers returning during the period of ongoing Covid-19 restriction; if large numbers waiting at train stations are considered mass gatherings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12462/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional funding which will be made available to local sporting clubs in view of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on fundraising opportunities; if funding will be allocated to national governing bodies; the extent of funding available; the process for applying for and distributing this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12616/20]
Health 3 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when Tagrisso will be available to patients under the general medical scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12457/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the avenues available to persons and families to make complaints regarding the quality of care received in public hospitals and private nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12458/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when cinemas will be allowed to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12463/20]
Education 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he will take to ensure third level fees are affordable for students who are unable to find summer work due to the Covid-19 pandemic and have had no other source of income for an extended period; his plans to provide additional financial support or to encourage third level institutions to reduce fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12445/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of graduates from professional master’s in education qualifying to teach Irish in each of the past five years; the way in which it compares to the number graduating with mathematics and English in the same period in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12461/20]
Children 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is permitted to take care of the children of other persons in a person's own home at this time; if so, the guidance that has been provided in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12443/20]
Employment 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is the case that employers are expected to pay wages for the Easter and May bank holidays of employees who were temporarily laid off and in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12444/20]

Gillian Toole — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Helen McEntee — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

British Irish Chamber of Commerce Tourism
- 05.05.2020 To ask the Minisrter to participate in a Zoom Seminar on the EU's response to COVID-19 and Brexit.

Thomas Byrne — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Education 14 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision in 2020 will be available for children due to start school in September 2020. [11874/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs, teachers and schools that have expressed an interest in taking part in the July provision scheme to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11974/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that have not applied for a calculated grade online due to take the leaving certificate in 2020; if his officials have examined the reasons for these students not applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11977/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the funding provided through the National Training Fund for the human capital initiative was included in the overall annual expenditure ceiling of his Department. [11978/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the consultations to date with English language schools on plans to reopen. [11979/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the national co-ordination group for tertiary education has identified additional places for CAO applications for the 2020 year in its consultation with higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11980/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of laptops provided to schools to date through a procurement process undertaken for information communications technology equipment. [11981/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made regarding a review of an ex gratia scheme announced in December 2019. [11982/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if issues related to Covid-19 have resulted in delays to works to be carried out under the summer works scheme; if so, the schools impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11983/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a review undertaken of the conditions under which Droichead days are to be considered valid following the closure of schools. [11984/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a new DEIS identification model. [11985/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if mechanisms are in place to encourage minorities to consider a career in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11986/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of building works at a school (details supplied). [12088/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of third level fees will occur further to the impact of Covid-19. [12163/20]
Health 3 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if clear advice will be provided to pubs on the way to safely reopen with regard to plastic screens, social distancing and other practical arrangements. [11779/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the role played by his Department in delivering a scheme to replace the July provision scheme. [11987/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of osimertinib. [12087/20]
Employment 3 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the application process will open for the back to education allowance. [11671/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for the back to education allowance received from 1 March 2020 to 1 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11975/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on conducting a review of the back to education allowance with a view to removing qualifying time criteria for those in receipt of Covid-19 related payments. [11976/20]
Finance 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the status of an application by a person (details supplied) made to the Revenue Commissioners for the temporary wage subsidy scheme. [11672/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the status of an application by a business (details supplied) for the temporary wage subsidy scheme. [11674/20]