Cork East — week of Mon, 1 Feb

What your Cork East TDs did this week

Mon, 1 Feb – 7 Feb 2021 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 54 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-02-03 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–19

Voted for 1 James O'Connor

Voted against 1 Pat Buckley

Did not vote 2 Liam Quaide · Noel McCarthy

James O'Connor — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 3 questions
- 2021-02-03 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the monitoring practices in place to track the spread of variants of Covid-19 in other countries (details supplied). [5830/21]
- 2021-02-03 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the preventions in place to monitor the Covid-19 variant spreading to countries which travel restrictions are not currently in place therefore entering through a third-party country (details supplied). [5831/21]
- 2021-02-03 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be put in place to prevent those who quarantine at home and household members from spreading the virus to others outside the household. [5833/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-02-03 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the introduction of the road traffic (miscellaneous provisions) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5777/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-02-03 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the proportion of incoming travellers who have complied with the request to have a PCR test. [5832/21]

Liam Quaide — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Noel McCarthy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pat Buckley — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Transport 5 questions
- 2021-02-03 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will upgrade the R624 Cobh to Carrigtohill road to a national route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6027/21]
- 2021-02-03 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will carry out a viability study at Bellvelly Bridge, Cobh, County Cork in order to assess if a new bridge is needed to facilitate the rising number of vehicles crossing daily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6028/21]
- 2021-02-03 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a number of accidents on Bellvelly Bridge, Cobh, County Cork which prevented emergency vehicles from accessing Cobh on a number of occasions in which the emergency vehicles had to turn around and drive back towards Cork city and use an alternative river ferry to access Cobh Island; his plans to upgrade the R624 Cobh route and Bellvelly Bridge in view of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6029/21]
- 2021-02-03 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will upgrade the R624 route to Cobh, County Cork to a national route and also upgrade the Bellvelly Bridge to maintain the only land access route to Cobh Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6030/21]
- 2021-02-03 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if the R624 Cobh, County Cork road will be upgraded to a national road in order to facilitate the Ballynoe urban expansion area on the island of Cobh and also protect the connectivity to the island from the mainland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6031/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-02-04 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the delay in delivering broadband to all households and businesses on the island of Cobh; the timeframe for the full roll-out of broadband services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6131/21]
- 2021-02-04 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when households and businesses in broadband intervention areas in east County Cork will be guaranteed proper broadband services such as Conna, Fermoy and Mallow hinterlands, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6133/21]
Rural 1 question
- 2021-02-04 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will upgrade the WiFi in the town centre of Cobh, County Cork through the EU for WiFi scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6132/21]