Cork East — week of Mon, 13 Jul

What your Cork East TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Jul – 19 Jul 2020 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 90 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Maternity Leave Benefit Extension

2020-07-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 80–64

Voted for 2 David Stanton · James O'Connor

Voted against 2 Pat Buckley · Seán Sherlock

Did not vote 2 Liam Quaide · Noel McCarthy

The motion · motion passed 79–64

Voted for 2 David Stanton · James O'Connor

Voted against 2 Pat Buckley · Seán Sherlock

Did not vote 2 Liam Quaide · Noel McCarthy

Employment Rights

2020-07-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–58

Voted for 2 David Stanton · James O'Connor

Voted against 1 Pat Buckley

Did not vote 2 Liam Quaide · Noel McCarthy

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-07-14 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 29–16

Voted for 1 James O'Connor

Did not vote 3 Liam Quaide · Noel McCarthy · Pat Buckley

James O'Connor — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Business 1 question
- 2020-07-14 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the new €2 billion credit guarantee scheme will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15806/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-07-14 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of reopening of private parks that contain playgrounds and other children and family play areas; the person or body that has the ultimate responsibility to ensure social distancing is adhered to in such incidences once reopened (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15734/20]
Communications 1 question
- 2020-07-15 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to upgrade the broadband infrastructure in eastern areas of County Cork which has poor connectivity that is hampering development within the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16054/20]

Liam Quaide — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Noel McCarthy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pat Buckley — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Health 5 questions
- 2020-07-14 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a legal duty to refer children to the National Council for Special Education or a special educational needs officer in circumstances in which there may be an educational need at present or in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14721/20]
- 2020-07-14 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a requirement and-or an obligation, or a legal duty, to properly set out in service statements full details of all services available to meet the needs of a child in terms of timelines in which to deliver assessments of needs reports and other issues; if there is an obligation on the HSE to have an appropriate complaints mechanism to deal with issues parents might have arising out of these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14722/20]
- 2020-07-14 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a requirement or legal duty to refer a child to the National Council for Special Education and-or the special needs officer for future educational needs and services and the timeline for services for therapy and health needs; if the HSE has a requirement to provide details of services that are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14723/20]
- 2020-07-14 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that same sex couples that received IUI and or IVF abroad will have full recognition of their parentage on birth certificates registered here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15948/20]
- 2020-07-14 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the findings of a review (details supplied) on vaginal mesh; his plans to implement similar responses to the issue here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15963/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-07-14 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department was notified of a hunger strike or protest in Cork prison in July 2013 by the Prison Service; if an official complaint was made known to the governor at the time; the action taken by the governor as a result of these complaints; if there was an investigation into these claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14857/20]