Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 12 Oct

What your Cavan-Monaghan TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Oct – 18 Oct 2020 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 45 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax

2020-10-13 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 91–53

Voted for 2 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys

Voted against 1 Pauline Tully

Did not vote 4 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Matt Carthy · Niamh Smyth

Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018

2020-10-13 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Trade Union Act 1941 and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 to confer on authorised unions the right to have their representative duties to their …

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A bill to amend the Trade Union Act 1941 and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 to confer on authorised unions the right to have their representative duties to their members for collective bargaining and disciplinary matters recognised by employers and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 62–84

Voted for 1 Pauline Tully

Voted against 2 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys

Did not vote 4 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Matt Carthy · Niamh Smyth

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Education 4 questions
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if an application in respect of a proposed building project at a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30282/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when a proposed building project at a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage in view of the urgent need to upgrade existing accommodation and provide new accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30281/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if the approval of an application for additional permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) will be expedited in view of the increase in enrolment at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30560/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if further consideration will be given to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30861/20]
Health 2 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the timelines for the refurbishment of a health facility (details supplied); when services will resume at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30361/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if services will commence at an early date at a proposed health facility (details supplied); if the centre will be operational at an early date in view of the need to provide services in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30362/20]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a programme of financial assistance will be made available for the development of digital hubs in smaller towns to assist in job creation at local level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30590/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if programmes of assistance will be made available to small and medium enterprises in the Border region that will be adversely affected by Brexit and that are heavily dependent on the Northern Irish and British markets as export destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30591/20]
Housing 1 question
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider issues raised in correspondence from a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30655/20]

Cathy Bennett — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

David Maxwell — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Matt Carthy — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Agriculture 7 questions
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms that will be affected by an increase in the excretion figure for a dairy cow from 85 kg of nitrogen to 89 kg of nitrogen by county; the overall impact expected from this move on overall nitrogen levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30606/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms that have had satellite inspections to date in 2020, by county in tabular form; the number in each county that have had penalties applied as a result of satellite inspections by county; the number of expected satellite inspections for the remainder of 2020, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30607/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the response of his Department to the revelation that traces of the growth hormone zilpaterol were evident in some animal feeds available here, including any investigation commissioned by him; the efforts taken to ensure that this was an isolated incident and that this cannot happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30608/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made contact with a retailer (details supplied) regarding the assertion by the new owners of the company that they will not stock Irish beef products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30609/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts to ensure that Pillar 2 payments such as TAMS, GLAS, BDGP and the sheep welfare scheme will continue in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30610/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 to be fully implemented; the impact he expects to have on the timeframe for forestry felling appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30611/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will open the next tranche of TAMS; the actions that will be eligible within that tranche; the number of farmers he expects to receive funding under that tranche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30612/20]
Education 5 questions
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of concessionary school bus passes issued in September 2020; and the number issued in the same period in each of the years 2015 to 2019. [30084/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if the procurement process was fully compliant with regard to the retaining of services by a company (details supplied) to carry out the leaving certificate predicated grades modelling, compliant but non-competitive, or non-compliant and non-competitive, in either case other than fully compliant; and the justification for this. [30083/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the provisions in place and funds committed in reserve to potential and unforeseen issues arising upon the reopening of schools to ensure that they may be promptly addressed and that schools may remain open. [22239/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the provisions put in place to ensure ongoing consultation with school boards of management, parents’ associations and teaching unions upon the reopening of schools. [22240/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education her plans to resolve the imbalance in pay scales for principals in primary level compared to secondary level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30614/20]
Finance 1 question
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance if he will exempt green diesel used by farmers and farm contractors from carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30616/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the back to education scheme to allow for recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment, especially those with former employers that closed down (details supplied), to retain the same level of payment if they return to education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30615/20]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the mechanisms of support available to a person seeking to establish a new business. [29980/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that dental practices are not facilitating appointments for medical card holders; the steps he is taking to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30752/20]

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Health 5 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if appointments will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29922/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a review being conducted into a unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30106/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30174/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a charge (details supplied); his plans to review this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30781/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a home (details supplied); when the home will be open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30650/20]
Education 4 questions
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the status of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30215/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); if same will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30214/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); her plans to change the home tuition scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30688/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30784/20]
Environment 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the delay in the provision of the warmer homes grants due to increased demand; his views on whether this increased demand is due to a change in criteria; if he will allocate funding to meet the additional demand; if he will review a case and expedite an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29909/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-10-13 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. [29904/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the number of CCTV schemes that have been approved for funding since the scheme commenced; the way in which many of these schemes have been approved in 2020; if all local authorities are now signed up to the scheme; the areas that have been successful in their applications, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29701/20]
Rural 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application by a county council (details supplied); when a decision is likely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30187/20]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the options open to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30476/20]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports for sectors most affected by Covid-19 in particular the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30564/20]
Tourism 1 question
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if support will be provided to a leisure facility (details supplied); the supports open to this facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30653/20]