Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 14 Sept

What your Cavan-Monaghan TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Sept – 20 Sept 2020 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 63 questions · 180 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-09-15 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 26–19

Voted for 1 Niamh Smyth

Voted against 1 Matt Carthy

Did not vote 3 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

The motion · motion passed 34–11

Voted for 1 Niamh Smyth

Voted against 1 Matt Carthy

Did not vote 3 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 11 questions · 7 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Agriculture 3 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position on funding for CAP post 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23969/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timescale for the completion of discussions on the future funding of CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23970/20]
- 2020-09-17 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will implement to deal with delays in felling forestry which is causing serious problems for the timber industry and shortage of supplies for other sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24594/20]
Health 2 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there will be changes to the memorandum of understanding with Northern Ireland in respect of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23690/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the engagement he is undertaking with his Northern Ireland counterpart to intensify an all-Ireland approach to tackling Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23689/20]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2020-09-16 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome of the most recent discussion he has had with his British counterpart in relation to the Withdrawal Agreement with particular reference to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24431/20]
- 2020-09-16 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with parties in the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24432/20]
Education 2 questions
- 2020-09-17 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when a proposed building project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24604/20]
- 2020-09-17 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education the progress to date in respect of the provision of new facilities at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24606/20]
Community 1 question
- 2020-09-17 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if specific measures will be introduced to assist in the upgrading of vacant premises to provide living accommodation in smaller towns and villages in rural communities in view of the fact such investment could contribute substantially to the regeneration of these communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24334/20]
Media 1 question
- 2020-09-17 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht when details of the next sports capital programme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24592/20]

New lobbying 7 returns

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Health
- Implementing the Neuro-rehabilitation Strategy/Implementation Framework
Irish Girl Guides CLG Children and Youth Affairs
- Seeking funding for community, voluntary and youth groups
ActionAid Ireland Health
- We contacted every TD and Senator in the Oireachtas via email to ask them if they would support our call the end FGM in Ireland by 2030. This would involve supporting the establishment of a National Action Plan on FGM in Ireland. We asked them to either respond to us directly via email or to tweet about their support on Twitter.
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Health
- Maternity Strategy and the closure of the Cavan MLU
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 3 returns Agriculture
- Scheme of financial assistance for avian influenza outbreaks of the H6N1 subtype in poultry flocks 2020
- Programme for Government -
- Live Exports to Algeria

Cathy Bennett — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Health
- Maternity Strategy and the closure of the Cavan MLU

David Maxwell — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Health
- Maternity Strategy and the closure of the Cavan MLU

Matt Carthy — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 31 questions · 58 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 31 total

Agriculture 10 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the roles undertaken by his departmental officials in meat plants during the Covid-19 period. [24008/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a protected geographical indication, PGI, status application will be prioritised for naturally reared suckler beef. [24009/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a cross-departmental task force will be established to analyse the meat industry here in view of the role of the sector during the Covid-19 pandemic, the ongoing complaints by farmers regarding the prices offered to them, the allegations in relation to price-fixing and recent revelations regarding the conditions for workers in the sector. [22611/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the transitionary period of the Common Agriculture Policy; the schemes that will remain operational; and his plans regarding convergence and other proposals for the period. [23967/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the intended purpose of issuing bovine tuberculosis herd history herd risk letters to farmers; the cost involved in the process; and his plans to work with farmers to eliminate bovine tuberculosis. [23966/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the sheep welfare scheme. [23968/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work with farmers to ensure that participants in the beef data genomics programme will not face penalties due to not having sufficient four or five-star animals in their herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23479/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation provided to farmers for blanket bog land under their control; his plans to provide additional supports to those with land designations relating to the EU Habitats Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23480/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to increase the upper limit ceiling in the pig and poultry investment scheme under TAMS II; if so, the new upper limit ceiling being considered; when such changes will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23481/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cow and calf pairs per applicant on which payments were made under the BEEP scheme in 2019, by county, in tabular form. [23489/20]
Health 7 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his plans to allocate sufficient funding to the HSE to allow the operation of disability services such as the new group home for persons with physical and sensory disabilities in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. [23656/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the services provided at local hospitals, such as Monaghan hospital, in view of the additional pressures other centres will inevitably face in the coming period. [23657/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the position to be employed by dance schools under the public health guidelines in respect of the numbers that can be accommodated in classes and other pertinent information or clarification that can be provided to this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23483/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if it is mandatory for HIQA inspections of nursing homes to include infection inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15756/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures made by HIQA employees in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of staff that made protected disclosures that are working on a full-time basis with HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15757/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he has spoken formally with the Director General of the WHO since 1 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24053/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of recruiting 120 extra paramedics. [24054/20]
Housing 3 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position adopted concerning the EU REACH committee to ban the use of lead ammunition; the details of meetings held within his Department and between his officials and third parties; the reason an adequate public consultation process was not initiated by him in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23484/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the reasons for delays in issuing deer hunting licences in 2020; the number of applications received and granted at this stage; if he will provide the correspondence, briefings, reports or materials in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23496/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to apply designations in respect of the EU biodiversity strategy; his further plans to consult with landowners and communities prior to a designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23889/20]
Social 3 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to increase the amount of income disregarded in respect of the farm assist scheme from 30% to 40%, 50%, 60% and 70%, respectively. [23486/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the maximum weekly personal rate to a farmer under the farm assist scheme to €250, €300 and €350. [23487/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving payments under the fish assist scheme in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in bands of €0 to €50, €51 to €100, €101 to €150 and €150 plus, respectively in tabular form. [23488/20]
Climate 2 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the cost of a survey (details supplied); the details of the contractual basis on which the programme operates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23847/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks his plans to utilise the potential of anaerobic digestion; his further plans to consult with farmers, communities and other stakeholders in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23848/20]
Education 2 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the guidelines and requirements by which Bus Éireann is bound when providing school transport with regard to distance to pickup points; the routes deemed acceptable; the alteration of services provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23846/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide funding for remedial and long-term works to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23482/20]
Justice 2 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and vans attached to the Cavan-Monaghan division as of 31 December 2019 and 7 September 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24051/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if funding will be provided for a Garda mountain bike training course in quarter 4 of 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24052/20]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the status of the activities of the shared island unit in his Department. [22612/20]
Community 1 question
- 2020-09-17 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the schemes under her Department that can allocate funding to community organisations, including clubs (details supplied) to develop ancillary services such as car parking; and her plans to provide additional schemes and funding in this regard. [24317/20]

New lobbying 58 returns

Alliance for Insurance Reform Banking and Financial Institutions
- Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole.
Glennon Brothers (Glennon Bros. Timber Ltd) Agriculture
- Forestry policy and programmes - Draft Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020
Irish Girl Guides CLG Children and Youth Affairs
- Seeking funding for community, voluntary and youth groups
ActionAid Ireland Health
- We contacted every TD and Senator in the Oireachtas via email to ask them if they would support our call the end FGM in Ireland by 2030. This would involve supporting the establishment of a National Action Plan on FGM in Ireland. We asked them to either respond to us directly via email or to tweet about their support on Twitter.
Chambers Ireland · 5 returns Economic Development and Industry
- Latest COVID-19 Business Impact Survey
- Submission to Special Committee on COVID-19 response re impact on economy
- Open letter calling for a National Taskforce for Town Centres, resourced by the Department of the Taoiseach
- COVID-19 supports for business
- Supports for business impacted by COVID-19
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd Agriculture
- Including Farm & Forestry Contractors in programme for Government
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Health
- Maternity Strategy and the closure of the Cavan MLU
Ibec Economic Development and Industry
- Economic contribution of the drinks industry
Irish Congress of Trade Unions · 2 returns Local Government
- West Bank and the Jordan Valley
- COVID 19
National Women's Council of Ireland Health
- To request that the Oireachtas Committee on COVID consider women in their deliberations
Early Childhood Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Appearance before the Oireachtas Special Covid-19 Committee
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 42 returns EU Affairs · Agriculture · Heritage · Finance · Banking and Financial Institutions · Environment · Tourism · Trade · Food · Justice and Equality · Health
- EU Veterinary Medicines Regulation
- Forestry Licence System
- COVID-19 - Difficult grain harvest and grain market 2020 due to weather
- Scheme of financial assistance for avian influenza outbreaks of the H6N1 subtype in poultry flocks 2020
- Land Designations
- TB Eradication Programme
- Diquat Derogation
- Programme for Government -
- Rewetting of Peatlands
- Stamp Duty Reliefs
- €5bn Brexit Contingency Fund
- EU Fertiliser Anti-Dumping Measures
- EU Council July - Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF)
- Future Growth Loan Scheme (FGLS)
- Climate Solution - Programme for Government
- Drought Impact on Irish Field Vegetable Sector
- 2019 National Farm Survey
- Agri-Tourism Projects
- EU Climate Law
- BVD Tissue Testing
- Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP)
- Bord Bia's Grass-Fed Beef Standard and Proposed Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Status
- Support for Exporting Companies - COVID-19
- Wood Pigeon Derogation
- GLAS Contract Extension
- Credit Guarantee Scheme
- Importance of Food Production in the Climate Debate
- EU Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) Transition
- EU Green Deal - including Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies
- Lamb Imports
- National Food Ombudsman
- EU Commission Biodiversity Strategy
- Chinese Beef Market
- Future of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) - CAP Budget
- Rural Crime
- COVID-19: €50m Beef Finishers Payment (BFP) Scheme.
- Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019
- Teagasc Analysis COVID-19 Impact
- Live Exports to Algeria
- Brexit - EU / UK Future Trading Relationship
- IFA 2021 Budget Submission - Taxation Measures to Support Growth & Restructuring
- IFA 2021 Budget Submission - Expenditure Measures to Support Farm Enterprises

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 20 questions · 10 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Health 7 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when the restrictions on visits to maternity units will be lifted at Cavan General Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23704/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the review being conducted into the midwifery-led unit in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23425/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the Covid-19 test centres in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; his plans to open additional centres; his further plans to relocate existing centres; if so, the details of same; the days on which existing centres operate in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23272/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a method of hospital to general practitioner communication (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the communication model will be introduced nationwide across the healthcare sector in view of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23351/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time for an appointment; when the person will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23627/20]
- 2020-09-16 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied) from the Health and Safety Authority regarding a business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24428/20]
- 2020-09-16 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review a response from the HSA (details supplied) to a business; if he will provide further advise requested by the venue hosting the business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24429/20]
Community 4 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the status of an application for a car park by a school (details supplied); when a decision is likely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23544/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if funding unspent in an initiative (details supplied) will be reallocated to other measures such as community facilities with LEADER; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24131/20]
- 2020-09-17 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the number of Pobal applications for community groups finalised and processed since February 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24196/20]
- 2020-09-17 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the status of the local improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24197/20]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with farmers in relation to concerns regarding the decision to provide personalised herd test history statements and reports. [23767/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licence applications received each month in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the corresponding figure for the number of licences approved, appealed, granted and refused on appeal, respectively; the number on hand in each category; the specific measures being taken to expedite the process in the interests of all parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23900/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a case (details supplied); if the person has recourse in the case; if a late application can be accepted under the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24134/20]
Education 3 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education when guidelines will be issued regarding the practical aspects of geography (details supplied) including fieldwork; if funding will be set aside for schools to purchase equipment for the purpose of fieldwork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23935/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the status of the new school transport concession in which parents can claim back an allowance for dropping their children to school; the criteria of the scheme; the process for applying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23944/20]
- 2020-09-17 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if school transport for a child (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24464/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23602/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the status of the steps she has taken to set up a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied), which was agreed to by a vote in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23877/20]
Climate 1 question
- 2020-09-17 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the status in relation to an area (details supplied) on the roll out of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24483/20]

New lobbying 10 returns

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Health
- Implementing the Neuro-rehabilitation Strategy/Implementation Framework
Epilepsy Ireland · 3 returns Health
- Tagged Deputy Niamh Smyth and FF party thanking them for sharing video raising awareness of risks of Sodium Valproate and noting commitment to Independent Inquiry
- Tagged deputies thanking them for sharing information on our Training For Success programme for young adults with epilepsy
- Deputy Niamh Smyth shared a message on her social media pages raising awareness of risk for women taking sodium valproate. Requested meeting.
Irish Girl Guides CLG Children and Youth Affairs
- Seeking funding for community, voluntary and youth groups
ActionAid Ireland Health
- We contacted every TD and Senator in the Oireachtas via email to ask them if they would support our call the end FGM in Ireland by 2030. This would involve supporting the establishment of a National Action Plan on FGM in Ireland. We asked them to either respond to us directly via email or to tweet about their support on Twitter.
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Health
- Maternity Strategy and the closure of the Cavan MLU
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 3 returns Agriculture
- Scheme of financial assistance for avian influenza outbreaks of the H6N1 subtype in poultry flocks 2020
- Programme for Government -
- Live Exports to Algeria