Tipperary South — week of Mon, 14 Sept

What your Tipperary South TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Sept – 20 Sept 2020 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 5 questions · 9 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-09-15 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 26–19

Voted against 1 Mattie McGrath

Did not vote 2 Michael Murphy · Seamus Healy

The motion · motion passed 34–11

Voted for 1 Mattie McGrath

Did not vote 2 Michael Murphy · Seamus Healy

Mattie McGrath — Independent 2 votes · 5 questions · 9 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 2 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when the legislation to increase the income limit on medical cards will commence (details supplied). [23538/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the reduction in the drugs payment scheme is going ahead in September 2020 as announced in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23390/20]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if supports have been considered for the self-employed and small businesses that do not qualify for the restart grant or the enterprise support grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24011/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the number of applicants waiting for a driver test nationwide; the average waiting time for driver tests; the number of driver testers employed by the RSA; if additional testers will be employed to reduce waiting times; the efforts being made to reduce the waiting times in view of the large backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23281/20]
Finance 1 question
- 2020-09-16 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the uptake of the wage subsidy scheme; the number of refusals; the reasons for refusals; the number of successful appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24229/20]

New lobbying 9 returns

Glennon Brothers (Glennon Bros. Timber Ltd) Agriculture
- Forestry policy and programmes - Draft Agricultural Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020
South Tipperary Development CLG Communications
- • An Acceleration of the rollout of the National Broadband plan, targeting initially areas of poor coverage in South Tipperary so as to ensure that all citizens of South Tipperary has access to high quality internet connections. This is essential to the development of South Tipperary from a social and economic perspective and will enable communities of South Tipperary to facilitate working remotely which is going to be part of our “new normal”. • The provision of high speed broadband at an af
Epilepsy Ireland Health
- Informing Deputies about our recent survey results on risk awareness in Sodium Valproate; updating them on publication of report following inquiry on the matter in the UK and outlining our calls for an Independent Inquiry.
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.
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd Agriculture
- Pre-Budget submission
Licensed Vintners Association Finance
- On-Trade VAT Rate on Alcohol - Campaign by LVA, VFI, Drinks Ireland
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 3 returns Agriculture · Finance
- Live Exports to Algeria
- IFA 2021 Budget Submission - Taxation Measures to Support Growth & Restructuring
- IFA 2021 Budget Submission - Expenditure Measures to Support Farm Enterprises

Michael Murphy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Seamus Healy — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.