Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 12 Oct

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Oct – 18 Oct 2020 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 42 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 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

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 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 2 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Health 5 questions
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if children's dance schools and dance classes can continue to operate in level 3 where they are fully compliant with the guidelines that have been put in place for areas such as gymnastics, singing, drama and martial arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30457/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the decision to close dance schools and dance classes for children in level 3 will be reversed in view of the fact they are providing the same level of social distancing and following the guidelines which apply to children attending children's gymnastics, singing, drama and martial arts classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30458/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the funding for each of the cancer centres under the National Cancer Control Programme in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the variance in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30777/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the posts funded by the National Cancer Control Programme in each cancer centre; the year in which funding began for each post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30778/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the governance the National Cancer Control Programme has in place to ensure regional and geographical equity of access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30856/20]
Transport 2 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if changes proposed under EU Regulation 2020/698 to the A2 motorcycle driver licence test are to be adopted on 1 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30268/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if changes are proposed to the A2 motorcycle driver licence test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30269/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will retain its class teacher level of nine teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30387/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the legal aid fees paid to solicitors and barristers in each District Court and Circuit Court area; the reason for the delay in the payment of fees from the time that the application is made for payment of fees to the date that same are paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30776/20]

Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Education 3 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the case of a school (details supplied). [29698/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the provision of ASD services in an area of County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29792/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to tackle the lack of secondary school places in areas of County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29791/20]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take in budget 2021 to support the small and medium enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29721/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for further measures to assist the business sectors negatively impacted by Covid-19, bearing in mind that the virus will remain a threat for some time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29720/20]
Children 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his plans to address school absences in view of the results of the annual attendance report for the 2017 to 2018 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30237/20]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of actions taken to provide additional college places to students who have qualified for a different course following a review on foot of coding errors identified in the calculated grades process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30238/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the processes open to a child not born in the European Economic Area that wishes to join their parent here and is over the age of 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30239/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the health centre in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29902/20]
Environment 1 question
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the options available to a person (details supplied) whose Internet provider is providing an inadequate service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30753/20]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Health 6 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the publication of the report by the implementation, monitoring and evaluation group established to examine the need for legislative change, the operational details and the phasing of the implementation in relation to a health diversion approach to personal drug possession. [29597/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the health diversion approach to personal drug use possession due to commence in the third quarter of 2020. [29598/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if documentation is required to prove that a person is travelling across county lines to provide an essential care service; and if so, the documentation required. [29815/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if provision can be made on compassionate grounds for one visitor in full PPE to a care home under level 3 restrictions if the resident is suffering with mental health issues as a result of visiting restrictions. [30054/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a delay in supposed weekly Covid-19 testing in meat plants in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30767/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests carried out in meat plants for the past two months by week and county in tabular form. [30768/20]
Education 5 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the case of a provisional teacher allocation to a school (details supplied). [30040/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the status of a review of an application by a school (details supplied) under the emergency works grant. [30041/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a backlog in applications for certificates of results to the State Examinations Commission; and if receipt of a certificate in the case of a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [30297/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the status of the new school building for a school (details supplied). [30266/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the measures taken to support the learning of students with high- or very high-risk family members who are not comfortable attending school; and the measures to be taken going forward if Covid-19 cases continue to rise. [30267/20]
Housing 2 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if persons on the HAP or RAS schemes are entitled to be placed on the transfer list; the location of the relevant document in which this entitlement is recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29650/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to extend the commercial rates waiver for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30201/20]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support taxi drivers. [30553/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will intervene in the dispute of workers (details supplied). [30552/20]
Environment 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to a situation regarding houses on either side of an address (details supplied) whereby one house is covered by high-speed broadband but the other is not; if a timeline for full implementation of broadband at this address will be provided; and if he will expedite the implementation. [29841/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if there is a delay in the Garda vetting process. [30060/20]