Cork South-Central — week of Mon, 7 Sept — Watch Them Work

What your Cork South-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Sept – 13 Sept 2020 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 5 questions · 36 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Report of the Committee of Standing Orders and Dáil Reform

2020-09-10 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 87–56

Voted for 3 Michael McGrath · Micheál Martin · Simon Coveney

Voted against 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Did not vote 3 Jerry Buttimer · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Cancer Screening

2020-09-10 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 79–64

Voted for 3 Michael McGrath · Micheál Martin · Simon Coveney

Voted against 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Did not vote 3 Jerry Buttimer · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

The motion · motion passed 78–65

Voted for 2 Michael McGrath · Micheál Martin

Voted against 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Did not vote 3 Jerry Buttimer · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

2020-09-10 · 1 vote

The motion · motion failed 15–125

Voted against 3 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Michael McGrath · Micheál Martin

Did not vote 3 Jerry Buttimer · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-09-08 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 26–19

Voted for 1 Micheál Martin

Did not vote 4 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Jerry Buttimer · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

The motion · motion passed 28–17

Voted for 1 Micheál Martin

Did not vote 4 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Jerry Buttimer · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 5 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 5 total

Education 3 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and post-primary teachers, respectively on secondment from their teaching posts to positions within her Department or Department-funded bodies; and her plans to release some of these teachers to ensure greater numbers of teachers in the classroom. [21798/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the schools that have returned for the 2020/2021 academic year with classes of 30 or more by county in tabular form and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22391/20]
- 2020-09-09 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that have appealed their special needs assistant and special education teaching allocations by county. [22966/20]
Children 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the steps being taken to re-engage students with education including students with special educational needs and other vulnerable categories; and if there will be increased investment in home school community liaison officers and school completion programmes to help ease this transition back to school buildings. [19305/20]
Housing 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a map of the rent pressure zones in Cork city and county. [21258/20]

New lobbying 1 return

Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) Education and Training
- Investment in second-level education

Jerry Buttimer — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Micheál Martin — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 0 questions · 15 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 15 returns

Supermac's Economic Development and Industry
- Insurance Reform
Samaritans Ireland Health
- Letter Slaintecare and the Programme for Government
GP Wood · 2 returns Agriculture
- The improvement of Forestry policy and programmes to maintain jobs
- The improvement of Forestry policy and programmes
Magazines Ireland Economic Development and Industry
- July Stimulus
IRELAND CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Trade
- The ICBA asked that the Government ratify the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Europe and Canada through the Dáil . To date 14 other EU states have already done so.
Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign Foreign Affairs
- Call on Government to take action to end Israel's illegal blockade of Gaza in light of COVID-19 crisis
Social Justice Ireland · 2 returns Finance · Budgetary matters
- Spoke (seperately) about the Government’s proposed Economic Plan with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister Eamon Ryan
- Spoke to the Taoiseach about the need to operationalise the idea of a social contract and the need to promote social dialogue. Also spoke to Minister Eamon Ryan on same matter
Restaurants Association of Ireland · 2 returns Tourism
- August - requesting an urgent meeting regarding announced closing time of restaurants at 11pm
- July - to request a meeting regarding the July Stimulus
The Irish Academy of Engineering Environment
- Issue of Irish Academy of Engineering Report "Lessons from the COVID-19 Experience, Building a green future together".
Irish Green Building Council · 2 returns Finance
- Lobbying for the supplementary budget to focus on renovation
- Ensuring government prioritise energy renovation in the National Recovery and Resilience plan
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Justice and Equality
- Inform on matters of concern to DRCC in particular to the proposed adjustment of DSGBV briefs

Pádraig Rice — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Séamus McGrath — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.