Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 7 Sept

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Sept – 13 Sept 2020 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 36 questions · 3 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 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

Cancer Screening

2020-09-10 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 79–64

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

The motion · motion passed 78–65

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

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 4 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy · Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 4 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Masonite Ireland Agriculture
- Forestry Policy & Programmes

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 19 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Health 12 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a dental surgery appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [21107/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the reduction of prescription charges; and when charges will be reduced to €1. [21114/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the monthly medication costs are capped at €15 for a married couple and €10.50 for a single person. [21361/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it is standard practice in cases in which a patient has an ultrasound carried out in advance of surgery that there would be no record of the date, time and professional that carried out the ultrasound on the report; and if it is also standard practice that there would be no imagery or test results made available to the patient or documented on the patient's clinical records. [21367/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the date on which free general practitioner care will be extended to children under eight years of age as per Budget 2020; and if children that turn six years of age before the end of 2020 will be eligible for the extension. [21370/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the details of the fund put in place to assist patients suffering from asbestos-related cancer; and the way in which the fund can be availed of by such persons. [21419/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if respite hours through the school age team will be allocated to a child (details supplied). [21436/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for ADHD medication assessment will be expedited for a child (details supplied) through the school age team. [21437/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [21440/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the transfer of a person (details supplied) to the National Rehabilitation Hospital at Dún Laoghaire will be expedited [21694/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a diabetic nurse will be appointed to Mullingar General Hospital (details supplied). [22498/20]
- 2020-09-09 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be scheduled for tonsil surgery. [22713/20]
Education 3 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if an issue (details supplied) with regard to home tutor hours for children with special needs will be addressed; and if the directive will be re-examined. [21160/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will include a diagnosis of giftedness in the criteria for receipt of appropriate educational supports. [21309/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if a mainstream school place with the assistance of a special needs assistant will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [21434/20]
Social 2 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection when social welfare payments will return to weekly payments. [21438/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the eligibility criteria for the Covid-19 payment (details supplied). [21439/20]
Climate 1 question
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks when broadband will be rolled out to an area (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [23033/20]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the recourse available in the case of a person (details supplied). [23101/20]

New lobbying 2 returns

Masonite Ireland Agriculture
- Forestry Policy & Programmes
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.

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Health 7 questions
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting for Covid-19 testing in counties Longford and Westmeath that are not registered with a general practitioner. [23208/20]
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in the HSE employed through employment agencies; the cost of same; and if the number has changed since the outbreak of Covid-19. [23210/20]
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when services such as developmental checks for children and health screening services are expected to return to pre-Covid-19 levels. [23215/20]
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons who were referred to youth and adolescent mental health services in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of young persons seen by the service in the same period; the number of referrals that were not accepted by the service; and the number of referrals not accepted that were referred onwards to psychology or other pertinent services in the same period in tabular form. [23216/20]
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons referred to CAMHS in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in counties Longford and Westmeath; the number that were seen by CAMHS in the same period; the number of referrals that were not seen by CAMHS in the same period; and the number of referrals not accepted by CAMHS that were referred onwards to community alcohol and drug service or other pertinent service in the same period in tabular form. [23217/20]
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons by county awaiting eye care treatment through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [23218/20]
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an appointment with an optometrist by county. [23219/20]
Education 3 questions
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if it is a requirement for children to wear face masks while taking part in PE classes. [23207/20]
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of requests received for additional special needs assistants from schools in counties Longford and Westmeath; and the number of requests that have been approved. [23209/20]
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and secondary schools in counties Longford and Westmeath that do not have hot water facilities; and the steps that have been taken to rectify same in preparation for children returning to school during the Covid-19 pandemic. [23212/20]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the procedures in place for a pipe fitter and welder to obtain recognition of prior learning. [21745/20]
- 2020-09-09 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timetable for third level students due to graduate in 2020 but awaiting the completion of their practicum placements; the way in which the matter will be addressed for current third level students particularly those due to commence their final year. [22706/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the impact of Covid-19 on the District Family Court service schedule; and when sittings are expected to return to full capacity. [22856/20]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses which applied for the business continuity grant voucher scheme in counties Longford and Westmeath; the number of successful applications; the number of applications that remain to be processed; and the number of applications for the scheme in each county that were refused. [23211/20]
Defence 1 question
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if a list will be provided of medical conditions or diagnosis that preclude entry to the Defence Forces. [23213/20]
Children 1 question
- 2020-09-10 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of social workers employed by Tusla by region; the number of social workers available for work, that is, not on maternity or paternity leave or due to illness; and the average caseload being carried by each social worker. [23205/20]