Waterford — week of Mon, 21 Sept — Watch Them Work

What your Waterford TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Sept – 27 Sept 2020 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 32 questions · 163 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Taxi Industry

2020-09-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 24–21

Voted for 1 Marc Ó Cathasaigh

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

The motion · motion passed 24–21

Voted for 1 Marc Ó Cathasaigh

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

Workers’ Rights

2020-09-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 24–21

Voted for 1 Marc Ó Cathasaigh

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

The motion · motion passed 24–21

Voted for 1 Marc Ó Cathasaigh

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

Community Safety and Fireworks

2020-09-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 25–19

Voted for 1 Marc Ó Cathasaigh

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

The motion · motion passed 25–19

Voted for 1 Marc Ó Cathasaigh

Did not vote 4 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins · Mary Butler

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-09-22 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 26–19

Voted for 2 Mary Butler · Matt Shanahan

Did not vote 3 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins

The motion · motion passed 28–16

Voted for 2 Mary Butler · Matt Shanahan

Did not vote 3 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane · John Cummins

Conor D McGuinness — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

David Cullinane — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 23 questions · 56 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 23 total

Health 23 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the measures taken to date as a consequence of the HSE publication Covid-19 Testing and Tracing: Roadmap to enhance capacity and turnaround published 14 May 2020; the progress made on the measures identified within; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24960/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 swab tests conducted at each community testing centre, each hospital and by the National Ambulance Service, on a weekly basis since 1 April 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24961/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests evaluated at each testing laboratory involved on a weekly basis since 1 April 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24962/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons involved in Covid-19 swabbing, test evaluation and tracing by occupation and county in each testing site since 1 April 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24963/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of drive through testing facility lanes available on a weekly basis since 1 April 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24964/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the opening hours and staffing levels by occupation for each swabbing centre in each week since 1 April 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24965/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if all swab data is now fed directly from Swiftqueue to the laboratory information system [24966/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the results data transfer between NVRL and Case Tracker CRM has been fully automated or the percentage that has been automated since 1 May to date [24967/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that nurses that answered the HSE Be On Call campaign and were placed in the health service are working on expired contracts; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that there are no standard entitlements to sick pay for such nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25158/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when developmental checks for children previously administered by the HSE will recommence; the estimated number of checks missed; the number of checks and referrals to early intervention teams, speech and language therapists and other health professionals from March to September this year; the number of checks and referrals to early intervention teams, speech and language therapists, and other health professionals in the same period for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25219/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average Covid-19 test turnaround by county and nationally from general practitioner referral to communication of results for community testing in each week since 1 April to 14 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25319/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if weekly Covid-19 testing turnaround time data will be published as is done in other jurisdictions similar to the daily and weekly reporting of Covid-19 testing numbers and case numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25345/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the occupational grade of all persons employed for Covid-19 testing; the number at each grade; the additional hires being provided for as indicated in the Plan for Living with Covid-19 which sets a target of a 3,000+ dedicated workforce; the number of the 3,000+ that are new hires; the number that have been seconded or transferred within the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25350/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of the 700 swabbers and 500 contact tracers outlined in the Plan for Living with Covid-19 that have been hired; the number in a pool; when all 1,300 staff will be hired; the locations in which the staff will be located by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25351/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if staff hired as part of a dedicated Covid-19 testing workforce that come from other parts of the health service will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25352/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated percentage of the population which lives within one hour of a Covid-19 swab test centre; the estimated percentage which will have access to the service within one hour of their home as envisaged under the Plan for Living with Covid-19; the time frame for the service to materialise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25353/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the targets, and associated timelines for Covid-19 swabbing, testing, and contact tracing; if there is an ambition to test more than 100,000 a week; if so, the number and timeline for reaching same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25354/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the protocol in place between both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland for contact tracing as it relates to cross-Border workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25426/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the procedure for communication between the HSE and HSC to ensure that cross-Border workers are included in contact tracing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25427/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place in circumstances in which a person works here but lives in Northern Ireland and is a close contact of a confirmed Covid-19 case at the workplace here; the jurisdiction responsible for contact tracing in this event; if residents of one jurisdiction are included in contact tracing conducted by the other jurisdiction; the situation in the inverse scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25428/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if work colleagues in Northern Ireland of a person that lives here but works in Northern Ireland are included in contact tracing and considered close contacts and vice versa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25429/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if adequate stockpiles of the flu vaccine have been secured; the reason for the delay in securing these and rolling out the flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25703/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the provisions being made to provide PPE to dental surgeries, general practice, pharmacies and other non-HSE aspects of the healthcare system; if provision will be made to allow them to procure PPE VAT-free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25874/20]

New lobbying 56 returns

Irish Medical Organisation · 3 returns Health
- Covid 19 Policy response - Protection of healthcare workers
- Covid 19 Policy response
- Covid 19 Policy response - testing and tracing
Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland · 5 returns Economic Development and Industry · Health · EU Affairs
- To provide recommendations for the National Economic Plan
- To provide recommendations for the July Stimulus Plan
- To discuss the contents of MFI's report: Ireland's Patients First 2020-2022
- Policy update re Brexit and the supply of medicines in Ireland
- To raise the issue of the threat to the continued availability of non-community rated student medical insurance for international students studying in Ireland
Mental Health Reform · 2 returns Health
- To advocate for legislative change and increased public funding for mental health.
- To seek support for legislative change for mental health, for greater public investment and for policy change to deliver better services.
Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Coherent and consistent adherence to pubic health alcohol policy and its objectives, and the implementation Public Health Alcohol Act
MSD Health
- Immunisation Policies
Irish SME Association Economic Development and Industry
- We wrote to all TDs in the 33rd Dáil to express our educational and legislative priorities for the new Dáil
Irish Thoracic Society Health
- Submission to the Oireachtas Special Committee on COVID-19 Response regarding concerns regarding the impact of COVID-19 on respiratory healthcare services due to the respiratory effect of COVID-19 and due to the backlog on an already over-burdened system. Particular concerns raised in relation to the onset of the Winter season. We included recommendations for the provision of increased respiratory services in community and hospital settings
Hume Brophy Health
- Outline the potential value from increased adoption of biosimilar medicines
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited Health
- National Plan for Rare Diseases
Pender & Associates Ltd · 3 returns Health · Children and Youth Affairs
- Ireland's health diagnostics approach
- Ireland's COVID-19 response and testing
- Seas Suas submission to Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union Social Protection
- Lobbying to stop the planned increase in State Pension Age
Threshold Housing
- Emailed the Deputy the details of Threshold's emergency helpline
Gerard Howlin Health
- To seek support for legislative change for mental health, for greater public investment and for policy change to deliver better services.
Insurance Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions
- On behalf of members, providing input into insurers response to Covid 19
RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited) Energy and Natural Resources
- Update public representatives and relevant officials on corporate news within company and the completion of the merger which sees innogy Ireland renamed as RWE Renewables Ireland.
Irish Pharmacy Union Health
- Contribution that Pharmacists make to Healthcare in Local Communities
Hanover Media Strategy Limited · 2 returns Health
- Treatment of Irish patients with Amyloidosis in Ireland and reimbursement pathway for Alnylam medicines
- Creation of national policy with regard to Orphan Medicinal Products
Irish Skin Foundation Health
- Access for Irish patients to a new treatment for atopic eczema
Disability Federation of Ireland Justice and Equality
- COVID-19
Irish Hospital Consultants Association · 2 returns Health
- Covid-19 crisis and the agreement between the State and private hospitals for additional capacity
- Capacity Requirements to provide non-COVID-19 healthcare and deal with COVID-19 cases
Migrant Rights Centre Ireland Agriculture
- Calling for implementation of a more robust policy to protect meat workers from COVID-19
Irish Council for Civil Liberties · 2 returns Health · Justice and Equality
- HSE Covid-19 Contact Tracing and Symptom Tracking App
- Covid-19 Emergency Regulations
Irish Cancer Society · 3 returns Health
- COVID-19 response
- Irish Cancer Society Pre-Budget Submission
- Workforce planning in cancer services
Nursing Homes Ireland · 2 returns Health
- Requirement for the Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme, to support nursing homes in addressing substantive costs presented to prevent and manage Covid19, to be extended beyond the originally scheduled period to ensure nursing homes are positioned to meet the substantive costs incurred to prevent and manage Covid19
- Principle representations entailed: ensuring nursing homes have continous access to PPE to protect residents and staff; a system of timely testing of residents and staff to support early detection of Covid19; implementation of financial assistance payment scheme to cover substantive costs incurred to manage Covid19; policy to desist HSE recruitment of nursing home staff during emergency period of Covid19
Amnesty International Ireland · 2 returns Health
- Signed joint letter previously sent to government from 936 experts in health systems, public health, social policy, law, human rights, migration and racism to Government on protection of people direct provision from Covid-19 was submitted to the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response in May
- Sent to Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response copy of letter previously sent to Minister for Justice on need for protection of people in direct provision from COVID-19, in advance of committee's hearing on the situation in Direct Provision
Dublin Chamber of Commerce · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry
- Communication with relevant DPO's on micro-mobility & e-scooters
- Communication with named DPO's on Sustainability policy
MKC Communications · 2 returns Environment · Communications
- Waste Policy Priorities for Government
- Broadband
The Union of Students in Ireland Education and Training
- Submission to the Oireachtas COVID19 Committee on the issues affecting higher education including teaching, learning & assessment, accommodation, funding, international students, student finance and research funding.
Inclusion Ireland · 2 returns Education and Training · Health
- Supports for pupils with disabilities
- Day services and other services for people with disabilities during Covid-19
DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS Foreign Affairs
- Overseas Development Assistance Commitments in the new Programme for Government
Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland · 2 returns Transport
- Meetings with Oireachtas members to elicit support for funding for the private bus and coach sector
- Sought meetings with Oireachtas members in order to elicit their support for the sector
The Irish Hospice Foundation Community
- To inform public policy around Covid-19 response
Law Society of Ireland Health
- Special Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 Response
National parents Council Primary Education and Training
- Reopening of Schools
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health
- Put forward a submission to the Oireachtas Special Committee on COVID-19 Response with details of the challenges people living with MS are facing during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the issues MS Ireland are facing as a result of the pandemic.
UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) Energy and Natural Resources
- Lobbying TDs on the transition for heating oil users to use liquid biofuels

John Cummins — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 3 returns

Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry
- To provide recommendations for the July Stimulus Plan
- To brief on National Small Business Recovery Plan
Vape Business Ireland Health
- Educational memo on vaping products to all new Oireachtas members

Mary Butler — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 0 questions · 52 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 52 returns

Abbvie Limited Health
- World Hepatitis Day 2020
National Centre for Youth Mental Health · 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs
- Letters to new Ministers to congratulate them on their role and invite them to meet representatives of Jigsaw.
- Meeting with Minister Mary Butler TD
Engineers Ireland Economic Development and Industry
- Communication with new Government Ministers
Irish Medical Organisation · 3 returns Health
- Covid 19 Policy response - Protection of healthcare workers
- Covid 19 Policy response
- Covid 19 Policy response - testing and tracing
Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland · 5 returns Economic Development and Industry · Health · EU Affairs
- To provide recommendations for the National Economic Plan
- To provide recommendations for the July Stimulus Plan
- To discuss the contents of MFI's report: Ireland's Patients First 2020-2022
- To brief on National Small Business Recovery Plan
- Policy update re Brexit and the supply of medicines in Ireland
Mental Health Reform · 2 returns Health
- To advocate for legislative change and increased public funding for mental health.
- To seek support for legislative change for mental health, for greater public investment and for policy change to deliver better services.
Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Coherent and consistent adherence to pubic health alcohol policy and its objectives, and the implementation Public Health Alcohol Act
Social Innovation Growth Fund Ireland Limited trading as Rethink Ireland. Health
- A number of organisations that work in the youth mental health sector had particular concerns about the impact of COVID 19 on the mental health of children and young people in Ireland. Together we came up with recommendations to address the issue. Our endgame is for those recommendations to be considered and/or to inform the steps the government takes to support young people’s mental health at this time. Rethink Jessica Curtis is co-chair with Dr Shari McDaid.
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Health
- 1. Publish an Implementation Plan for Sharing the Vision, A Mental Health Policy for Everyone with a commitment to ring-fence funding for mental health services; 2. To actively promote the importance of adopting a trauma-informed approach in any mental health service provision delivery.
MSD Health
- Immunisation Policies
Irish SME Association Economic Development and Industry
- We wrote to all TDs in the 33rd Dáil to express our educational and legislative priorities for the new Dáil
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited Health
- National Plan for Rare Diseases
SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union Social Protection
- Lobbying to stop the planned increase in State Pension Age
Threshold Housing
- Emailed the Deputy the details of Threshold's emergency helpline
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- Discuss the impact of COVID-19 on people with dementia
- Introductory meeting with the new Minister of State and to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on people with dementia
Gerard Howlin Health
- To seek support for legislative change for mental health, for greater public investment and for policy change to deliver better services.
Vulcan Consulting Limited Health
- Medicinal Cannabis Policy
RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited) Energy and Natural Resources
- Update public representatives and relevant officials on corporate news within company and the completion of the merger which sees innogy Ireland renamed as RWE Renewables Ireland.
Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited Community
- Contact made with Minister for Older People regarding the reopening of Day Centre services for the elderly
Hanover Media Strategy Limited Health
- Treatment of Irish patients with Amyloidosis in Ireland and reimbursement pathway for Alnylam medicines
Home and Community Care Ireland Health
- Congratulations to the Minister for the recent appointment and request for a meeting
Pender & Associates Ltd Children and Youth Affairs
- Seas Suas submission to Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Disability Federation of Ireland Justice and Equality
- COVID-19
Irish Hospital Consultants Association · 2 returns Health
- Covid-19 crisis and the agreement between the State and private hospitals for additional capacity
- Capacity Requirements to provide non-COVID-19 healthcare and deal with COVID-19 cases
Migrant Rights Centre Ireland Agriculture
- Calling for implementation of a more robust policy to protect meat workers from COVID-19
Irish Cancer Society Health
- COVID-19 response
Nursing Homes Ireland · 6 returns Health
- Requirement for the Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme, to support nursing homes in addressing substantive costs presented to prevent and manage Covid19, to be extended beyond the originally scheduled period to ensure nursing homes are positioned to meet the substantive costs incurred to prevent and manage Covid19
- Representation to new Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and Minister for Older People Mary Butler to inform Department of Health commissioned Review of System for Setting Prices under the Nursing Home Support Scheme remains outstanding three years after stipulation for completion & also to inform Department of Health commissioned Value for Money Review regarding HSE nursing homes also remains unpublished
- Communication to inform of appointment of Professor Dermot Power to the role of NHI Gerontology Expert
- Principle representations entailed: ensuring nursing homes have continous access to PPE to protect residents and staff; a system of timely testing of residents and staff to support early detection of Covid19; implementation of financial assistance payment scheme to cover substantive costs incurred to manage Covid19; policy to desist HSE recruitment of nursing home staff during emergency period of Covid19
- Representations surrounded: ensuring nursing homes have continous access to PPE to protect residents and staff; a system of timely testing of residents and staff to support early detection of Covid19; implementation of financial assistance payment scheme to cover substantive costs incurred to manage Covid19; policy to desist HSE recruitment of nursing home staff during emergency period Covid19
- Representation following publication of Covid19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel Report
Amnesty International Ireland · 2 returns Health
- Signed joint letter previously sent to government from 936 experts in health systems, public health, social policy, law, human rights, migration and racism to Government on protection of people direct provision from Covid-19 was submitted to the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response in May
- Sent to Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response copy of letter previously sent to Minister for Justice on need for protection of people in direct provision from COVID-19, in advance of committee's hearing on the situation in Direct Provision
Age Action Health
- Advocacy related to ageing and older people in the context of the Programme for Government
MKC Communications Health
- Workplace inspections
daa plc Transport
- Delivering awareness of the Cork Airport submission to the special committee on COVID19 response
Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland Transport
- Sought meetings with Oireachtas members in order to elicit their support for the sector
Irish Hotels Federation Tourism
- Measures and economic supports required to support Ireland's tourism and hospitality sector and mitigate the challenges due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis
Macra na Feirme Health
- Health policies affecting young farmers and rural young people
Trócaire Foreign Affairs
- Pre-budget submission for budget 2020-21 and building back better from Covid-19
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health
- Put forward a submission to the Oireachtas Special Committee on COVID-19 Response with details of the challenges people living with MS are facing during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the issues MS Ireland are facing as a result of the pandemic.