Cork South-Central — week of Mon, 14 Dec — Watch Them Work

What your Cork South-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Dec – 20 Dec 2020 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 30 questions · 6 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2020-12-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–80

Voted for 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Voted against 1 Michael McGrath

Did not vote 4 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–79

Voted for 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Voted against 1 Michael McGrath

Did not vote 4 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions

2020-12-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–59

Voted for 1 Michael McGrath

Voted against 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Did not vote 4 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Prohibition of Sulky-Racing Bill 2018

2020-12-16 · 1 vote · Independent PMB

A bill to prohibit sulky racing where no lawful permission has been granted

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 57–75

Voted for 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Voted against 1 Michael McGrath

Did not vote 4 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-12-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted for 1 Micheál Martin

Did not vote 4 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Jerry Buttimer · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 30 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 30 total

Education 18 questions
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of progress on the building of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); the status of the tendering process; and the timeframe for completion of the build. [43766/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing prefab accommodation for a school (details supplied); the length of time she expects the teachers and students to be accommodated in same; and the reason there has been a delay in providing a permanent school building for the school. [43767/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she plans to implement the recommendations of the Caranua report Facing the Future Together: Discussing Ireland’s Lifelong Responsibility to the Survivors of Institutional Abuse on additional supports for survivors of institutional abuse. [43995/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made to equip all survivors of institutional abuse with medical cards and support with housing. [43996/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if all survivors of institutional abuse and their families will be provided with free and easily accessible counselling services. [43997/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made to ensure that all public service staff working in a customer-facing role and all medical staff receive trauma-informed training on the way to identify survivors of institutional abuse and support them. [43998/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if her Department has completed research into identifying the supports needed by institutional abuse survivors who are no longer resident in Ireland. [43999/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the percentage of primary schools that have at least one ASD unit. [44043/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the percentage of post-primary schools that have at least one ASD unit. [44044/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools that have at least one ASD unit by county in tabular form. [44045/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of post-primary schools that have at least one ASD unit by county in tabular form. [44046/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD units in primary schools by county in tabular form. [44047/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD units in post-primary schools by county in tabular form. [44048/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if children who have siblings that are at very high risk of Covid-19 can be facilitated with remote learning. [44049/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the progress being made to ensure pay equality for post-2011 entrants to the teaching profession. [44083/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the percentage of teachers who are post-2011 entrants to the teaching profession. [44084/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education when a contingency plan will be published for students of the leaving certificate 2021. [44085/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if additional funding will be put in place to recognise the additional heating and refuse costs for schools in 2020 and the lost income from room rental. [44086/20]
Health 10 questions
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments under the school dental service in Cork city in each of the past 15 years by child. [43837/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the average age at which children had their first appointment under the school dental service in each of the past 15 years. [43838/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the average age at which children had their first appointment under the school dental service in Cork city in each of the past 15 years. [43839/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have been employed for the school dental service in Cork in each of the past ten years. [43840/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to unfilled dentist vacancies (details supplied). [43841/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health when it is expected to return to second class check-ups for school children under the school dentistry programme in Cork city. [43842/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health when it is expected to return to fourth class check-ups for school children under the school dentistry programme in Cork city. [43843/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health his views on whether in the absence of check-ups earlier in childhood, that a sixth class check-up will mean many dental hygiene issues with have been neglected or exacerbated and thereby harder to resolve. [43844/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if it is still his objective that children get a dental check-up at second class under the school dentistry programme. [43845/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if it is still his objective that children get a dental check-up at fourth class under the school dentistry programme. [43846/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will receive a full reply to correspondence. [42868/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport when the new pension scheme for train workers will come into effect. [44089/20]

Jerry Buttimer — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Micheál Martin — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 5 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 5 returns

Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) · 2 returns Communications · Budgetary matters
- A letter was written to An Taoiseach to request a mechanism for the disability sector to engage with cross-governmental High Risk Subgroup established by the Department of An Taoiseach
- Pre-Budget Submission 2021 from the Oireachtas Disability Group, was submitted to the An Taoiseach
National Bus and Rail Union Transport
- Enhanced late night Public Transport operation, increased opening hours of businesses and immediate establishment of the Transport Stakeholders Forum mooted in the Programme for Government.
BA Corperate Management Strategy Limited · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry
- COVID-19 engagement regarding guidance, insights, supports, knowledge sharing and meetings sought for the safe return of organised and ticketed events. Implementation of ‘scaffolding supports’ to help protect, hold sector upright and together, allowing it to survive, until such time as organised and ticketed live entertainment events can return to full capacity safely.
- COVID-19 engagement regarding guidance, insights, supports, knowledge sharing and meetings sought for the safe return of organised and ticketed events. Implementation of ‘scaffolding supports’ to help protect, hold sector upright and together, allowing it to survive, until such time as organised and ticketed live entertainment events can return to full capacity safely.

Pádraig Rice — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Séamus McGrath — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.