Kerry — week of Mon, 5 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Kerry TDs did this week

Mon, 5 Oct – 11 Oct 2020 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 76 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Sittings and Business of Dáil

2020-10-08 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–19

Voted for 1 Brendan Griffin

Voted against 2 Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 3 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Cahill · Norma Foley

Dying with Dignity Bill 2020

2020-10-07 · 2 votes · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to make provision for assistance in achieving a dignified and peaceful end of life to qualifying persons and related matters

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 65–86

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 3 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 1 Michael Cahill

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 81–71

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Pa Daly

Voted against 3 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Healy-Rae · Norma Foley

Did not vote 1 Michael Cahill

Disability Services

2020-10-07 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 82–67

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 2 Danny Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 2 Michael Cahill · Michael Healy-Rae

Pandemic Unemployment Payment

2020-10-07 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 86–62

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 2 Danny Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 2 Michael Cahill · Michael Healy-Rae

Danny Healy-Rae — Independent 4 votes · 1 question · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 1 total

Justice 1 question
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the current waiting time for the processing of citizenship applications; the measures being taken to deal with the backlog of applications; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29377/20]

New lobbying 1 return

The Asthma Society of Ireland Health
- Asthma Society 2021 Pre-Budget Submission

Michael Cahill — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Michael Healy-Rae — Independent 3 votes · 25 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 25 total

Health 13 questions
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28080/20]
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28142/20]
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to the disability sector, particularly a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28279/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an operation in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29281/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if home help hours will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29446/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29452/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29456/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29457/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29458/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29464/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29465/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29466/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29469/20]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29061/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address specific issues over licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29329/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet with a group (details supplied) on specific queries regarding licensing for shellfish farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29468/20]
Finance 2 questions
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide information on primary medical certificates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29215/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter on the spend and stay scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29273/20]
Education 2 questions
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a person (details supplied) can be given a Teaching Council number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29271/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29460/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport when driver tests will be facilitated for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28753/20]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that will be taken to assist parents and students who have paid for accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28090/20]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated timeframe for the delivery of a development task force for north Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29224/20]
Public 1 question
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a river will be dredged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29189/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if a pandemic unemployment payment will be reinstated to a higher rate in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29455/20]

New lobbying 1 return

The Asthma Society of Ireland Health
- Asthma Society 2021 Pre-Budget Submission

Norma Foley — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

The Asthma Society of Ireland Health
- Asthma Society 2021 Pre-Budget Submission

Pa Daly — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Housing 5 questions
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of criteria which each local authority applies with respect to residency for persons looking to access homeless services and support. [28299/20]
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the criteria for postal ballot eligibility will be expanded in order to align them with those in Northern Ireland. [27753/20]
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider developing operational guidelines on habitual residence, similar to those used by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (details supplied) and for these to be applied consistently by all local government authorities in deciding on access to housing lists, emergency accommodation and homeless services [29057/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of social housing provision; and his views on required changes to legislation or policy related to allocation schemes that may arise from the review. [29366/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to consider the needs of returning Irish migrants who may not satisfy conditions of habitual residency within the current review of social housing provision. [29367/20]
Foreign 5 questions
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of emergency repatriations carried out since March 2020 by his Department. [28297/20]
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the diplomatic representations that were made to Israel regarding its annexation plan; and if his attention has been drawn to the town of Beit Sahour (details supplied) affected by the annexation in the occupied West Bank. [28298/20]
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the interdepartmental committee on the Irish abroad. [29047/20]
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the reports on support for the Irish abroad for 2019 and 2020. [29048/20]
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the establishment of an Oireachtas subcommittee dealing with issues affecting the Irish diaspora. [29049/20]
Education 4 questions
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if adherence to distancing, capacity and other anti-Covid-19 measures on buses serving a school (details supplied) will be investigated. [28092/20]
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the number of leaving certificate students in County Kerry that have had errors with their calculated grades identified; the nature of these errors; and the way they are categorised in tabular form. [28706/20]
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the way in which leaving certificate students examination results and other examination and grade related data are defined in contracts with third-parties to which her Department has outsourced grade assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29103/20]
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if copies of the clauses in the contracts with a company (details supplied) that relate to the definition and use of each of intellectual property and personally identifiable information will be provided. [29104/20]
Health 4 questions
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 773 of 15 September 2020, the statistics gathered on staff derogations from requirements to self-isolate; and the basis on which they are collated, if by service or geographic area. [28364/20]
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of employees of the national ambulance service; and the number on sick leave currently by county in tabular form. [28677/20]
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the overall budget assigned to the running of officer response vehicles in the national ambulance service. [28678/20]
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if a capacity review has been carried out in the national ambulance service; and if are there plans to base an ambulance in Killorglin, County Kerry, or Abbeyfeale, County Limerick. [28679/20]