Kerry — week of Mon, 6 Jul

What your Kerry TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Jul – 12 Jul 2020 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 52 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Affordable Housing

2020-07-09 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 80–60

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 1 Pa Daly

Did not vote 3 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Cahill · Michael Healy-Rae

The motion · motion passed 82–61

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 1 Pa Daly

Did not vote 3 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Cahill · Michael Healy-Rae

Rent and Mortgage Arrears

2020-07-09 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 82–61

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 1 Pa Daly

Did not vote 3 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Cahill · Michael Healy-Rae

Danny Healy-Rae — Independent 0 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Education 2 questions
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is being made available for urgent repair works for a school (details supplied) to ensure the works are completed while the school is closed for the summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13754/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if clarification will be provided for school bus operators regarding the measures that will be in place and the Covid-19 procedures they will need to implement and follow when they go back to providing school transport at the end of August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13939/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if guidelines will be provided for taxi operators regarding which they are to adhere to in view of the fact they have not received any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14186/20]

Michael Cahill — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Michael Healy-Rae — Independent 0 votes · 24 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Health 13 questions
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number and age category of persons waiting for orthopaedic surgeries in UHK; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13746/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for cataract removal in University Hospital Kerry by age category and the length of time they have been waiting for their procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13755/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding dental care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13757/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for X-rays and MRIs in hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13761/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of children suffering with scoliosis awaiting a procedure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13762/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the deaths that have occurred due to Covid-19 by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13769/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if urgent care will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13822/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae 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. [13872/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his plans to open day care centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13961/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a CORU application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13970/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out here in 2019; the provision of the legislation which each of these abortions were carried out under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13976/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the current advice regarding meetings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14161/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the costs incurred by the HSE during the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14319/20]
Employment 5 questions
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time it is taking to process applications under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13784/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons will receive back payment in cases in which there was a delay in receiving the pandemic unemployment payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13785/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding bank payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13875/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13890/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of pandemic unemployment payments cancelled to date due to not meeting the criteria to receive the payment in the first place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14017/20]
Culture 2 questions
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a matter regarding works at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13871/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a woodland (details supplied) will reopen; the steps the NPWS is taking in this regard; when work will commence on a new carpark and access route for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13971/20]
Business 1 question
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the restart grant will be extended to sole traders and other businesses that do not pay commercial rates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13792/20]
Finance 1 question
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance when a decision will be made regarding the VAT rate for the hospitality and tourism sector in view of the current crisis the sector faces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13772/20]
Housing 1 question
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an adequate compensation package will be put in place for local authorities in order that they can continue the day to day running of counties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13796/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools nationwide which will lose teachers in September 2020 due to the reduction in class numbers by county; the number of teachers being lost from each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13782/20]

Norma Foley — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Pa Daly — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Justice 2 questions
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria applied to Garda vetting for direct provision centres in view of the fact that friends of some residents have been denied access to centres due to the lack of Garda vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14214/20]
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional funding will be provided to ensure that swearing in of juries can be conducted while adhering to public health Covid-19 guidelines. [14215/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-07-07 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to expedite overdue spinal surgery for a child (details supplied). [14211/20]