Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 14 Dec — Watch Them Work

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Dec – 20 Dec 2020 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 42 questions · 0 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 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–79

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions

2020-12-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–59

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

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 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-12-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 21 total

Health 11 questions
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place additional adult service supports in CHO 8 to assist patients dealing with eating disorders. [42926/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will appoint a full-time dietician to adult services in CHO 8. [42927/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider putting funding in place to provide treatment centres or community specialist services to support those with eating disorders in CHO 8. [42928/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional supports as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [42932/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home service supports will be provided for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [42954/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person who attends and pays for a consultation with a private consultant can then be referred to the top of a public waiting list by that consultant without incurring fees should the medical need be great enough. [43190/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the scoliosis waiting list; if there is a waiting list for treatment; if so, if the waiting list is being addressed; if not, the reason; if there is a facilities shortage; and if there is a funding shortage relating to same. [43387/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [43450/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a dental examination can be scheduled for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [43743/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider making persons with intellectual disabilities and-or Down's syndrome a higher priority for the Covid-19 vaccination in view of the fact that persons with Down's syndrome, like others at increased risk of severe disease due to Covid-19, have spent most of 2020 in isolation. [43751/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there will be an increase in pensions for retired nursing staff given that this group have not seen an increase in pension rates in over ten years. [43780/20]
Environment 7 questions
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of fibre broadband availability to a property (details supplied). [42885/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of EPA end-of-waste applications (details supplied). [43640/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will remedy extensive delays in the processing time of EPA end-of-waste applications; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some applications have been lodged with the EPA for in excess of two years and have still not received a decision. [43641/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position on the availability of broadband services to a property (details supplied). [43754/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if fibre broadband will be provided to an area (details supplied). [43768/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a fibre broadband service will be provided to an area (details supplied) as part of the current roll-out. [43778/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the provision of broadband supply to a property (details supplied). [43781/20]
Finance 1 question
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance when the legislative effect to the existing medical card criteria will come into effect (details supplied). [43189/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the status of plans to provide a driver licence to asylum seekers currently residing in Ireland. [43764/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if a refund or credit will be extended to pupils whose school bus tickets have been issued only in recent weeks and who have been charged for the full term up to the Christmas break. [43713/20]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Housing 2 questions
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the social welfare incomes considered temporary when a local authority is assessing a person's application for social housing. [43964/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a request has been made to his Department by local authorities for additional funding to deal with flooding. [44134/20]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to appoint a cultural officer to the Irish Embassy in Australia. [43966/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the embassies that have a cultural officer in tabular form. [43967/20]
Health 2 questions
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if disability functions will be transferred to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; and if so, the timeline for same. [43962/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will provide funding for the recruitment of an additional paediatric endocrinologist for Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin. [43965/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if funding will be provided for the replacement of the three oldest horse trailers attached to the Garda mounted unit. [43963/20]
Public 1 question
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a request has been made to his Department by local authorities for additional funding to deal with flooding. [44135/20]
Defence 1 question
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost in 2021 if the capital budget for Defence Forces capability development increased by 15%. [44133/20]