Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 8 Feb

What your Cavan-Monaghan TDs did this week

Mon, 8 Feb – 14 Feb 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 103 questions · 5 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-02-10 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 28–17

Voted against 1 Matt Carthy

Did not vote 4 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 13 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 13 total

Children 4 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the additional parental leave of three weeks will become effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7138/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proposals to extend a programme (details supplied) to other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7805/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if detailed consideration will be given to a report (details supplied) on direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7817/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be given further consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7826/21]
Health 3 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the 2018 Report by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7419/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the request by a union (details supplied) to have access to a vaccine for community pharmacists to enable them to vaccinate front-line health care workers in line with the vaccine programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7477/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if additional personnel will be provided for child and adolescent mental health services in view of the increasing number of children presenting for assessment and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7772/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the additional measures that will be introduced to reduce the number of passengers using Dublin Airport as a transit to other destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7726/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport when he plans to make the allocations to local authorities in respect of the 2021 non-national roads programme; if he will ensure a substantial increase in the allocations to Cavan and Monaghan county councils in view of the particular importance of the road network in both counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7843/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 17 December 2020, the progress to date in increasing school bus capacity in view of the need to accommodate more students attending both primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7485/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education the progress to date in finalising the pay and conditions for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7808/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 21 January 2021, if urgent consideration will be given to concerns expressed by companies trading through Dublin Port (details supplied); if the necessary measures will be implemented to eliminate such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7472/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure substantial funding for a voids programme in 2021 in view of the success of the voids programme in 2020; if the allocations will be made to the local authorities at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7765/21]

New lobbying 1 return

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers Employment
- Update Minister on the on-going Debenham's dispute and possible resolution to same

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 1 vote · 27 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 27 total

Health 15 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when public health advice from the CMO changed to no longer recommend a cull be carried out on farmed mink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7055/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the basis on which public health advice from the CMO changed to no longer recommend that a cull be carried out on farmed mink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7056/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the details of all NPHET recommendations conveyed to him in respect of meat processing plants and the food processing industry since 1 October 2020; the actions undertaken by his Department on foot of each of these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7057/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of meat and food processing plants at which serial testing has occurred since 1 October 2020, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7058/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the environmental sampling that has been carried out in meat processing plants in which an outbreak of Covid-19 has occurred since 1 January 2020; the results of such sampling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7059/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of unannounced HIQA inspections carried out in meat processing plants since December 2020; the locations and dates of these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7060/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if his Department is aware of instances in which meat processing plants have not alerted public health if they are informed of, or suspect, cases of Covid-19 among their workforce since December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7061/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the dates serial testing for Covid-19 occurred at locations (details supplied) from September 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7062/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the testing that occurred for Covid-19 at locations (details supplied) occurred as part of a scheduled serial testing programme or in response to an individual confirmed case. [7063/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when it is planned that dentists and their staff operating in the HSE dental treatment services scheme will be vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7320/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the PPE supports made available to dentists since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7321/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reform the dental treatment services scheme in response to the increased operating costs of operating private dental practices as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7322/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reform the dental treatment services scheme in response to the withdrawal of a number of dentists since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7323/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time and number of persons waiting for a primary care clinical psychology appointment nationally and by CHO region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7487/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical staff employed in primary care clinical psychology by CHO region in each of the years 2010 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7488/21]
Agriculture 8 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances since January 2015 to date in which his Department has set aside the findings of the director of the agricultural appeals office following a review at the request of his Department of a decision by an appeals officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7052/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department issued a direction to mink farms that a cull was to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7064/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the advice he has received from the CMO indicating that a cull on farmed mink is no longer warranted on public health grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7065/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm inspections carried out by month and county in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7066/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients who received CAP Pillar 1 payments of €60,000 or higher in 2020, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7109/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding that would be available for redistribution if CAP Pillar 1 payments were capped at €60,000 at 2020 levels. [7110/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if construction in the interests of animal welfare or the essential operation of a farm are permissible under the current level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7324/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the discrepancies affecting the category known as the forgotten farmers, that is, those young farmers who have been denied top-up financial supports due to the fact that they commenced farming before 2015, will be resolved in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7720/21]
Tourism 3 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she plans to provide additional funding to the Fáilte Ireland coach continuity scheme in recognition of the increased financial burden of coach tour operators as a result of the new prolonged restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7078/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will publish the list of companies that availed of the Fáilte Ireland coach continuity scheme; the amount of funding received by each company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7079/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of companies that received funding from the Fáilte Ireland coach continuity scheme; the average amount allocated to each company; if the entire allocation of funding has been expended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7080/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the Covid restrictions support scheme funding to allow coach tour operators to avail of much needed financial supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7077/21]

New lobbying 1 return

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers Employment
- Update Minister on the on-going Debenham's dispute and possible resolution to same

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 55 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 55 total

Health 20 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); if the case will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6574/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the details of a scheme (details supplied); the criteria for same; the eligibility criteria for the scheme; the waiting list for same; the hospitals in which the scheme is being operated; the way in which to obtain a referral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6581/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the way in which private sector IVF is regulated; the plans he has in place in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6582/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the substantial delays in the issuing of primary medical certificates during the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions; the steps he is taking to rectify the matter; if online consultations been examined for applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6600/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that a permanent scheme will be put in place to replace the cross-border directive scheme post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6660/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of a public health nurse in Killashandra, County Cavan; if a nurse will be put in place urgently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6662/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of ophthalmology clinics (details supplied); the days on which the services are operational; the locations of the clinics; if clarity will be provided for clinics in Cavan town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6663/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review charges for service users (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6664/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review an article (details supplied); if a similar gesture for front-line workers will be announced here by way of time in lieu or bonuses; if his Department has discussed the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6693/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an assessment nurse (details supplied) will be provided in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6705/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of days testing per week being carried out for Covid-19 in County Cavan and at the county GAA grounds in County Monaghan; his plans to relocate the test centres with a view to having one for both counties; if a preferred location has been chosen for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6714/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in Cavan General and Monaghan hospitals unfilled or filled on a temporary basis; and the details of each by categories (details supplied). [6720/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to enhance services at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6734/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of attendances to a hospital (details supplied) between 2010 and to date in 2021; if there are plans to return this service to seven days per week or open late evenings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6735/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 841 and 842 of 24 November 2020, the status of plans for the project referred to (details supplied) for Cavan General Hospital; the stage the plans are at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6736/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of services for persons with Parkinson's disease in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the locations in which services are available, that is, in primary care or a hospital setting; his plans to introduce a dedicated nurse in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6737/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of pregnant mothers who used a scanner (details supplied) in Cavan General Hospital to date per month since its introduction to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6741/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6742/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when a facility (details supplied) will open; if funding will be secured for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6759/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7316/21]
Transport 9 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to undertaking a feasibility study of the railway line from Navan to Kingscourt, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6703/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the status of the east-west link road project which is urgently needed in the north east; the most recent engagements his Department has made on the project; the bodies with which engagement has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6716/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the funding supports being made available to private bus operators during Covid-19 that employ significant numbers of persons locally; if private operators will be included in the supports being provided to companies such as CIÉ; if his attention has been drawn to the need for supports to private operators in the interest of regional jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6722/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the way in which National Driver Licensing Service centres are operating during Covid-19 (details supplied); if he will provide clarity on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6723/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons on waiting lists for driver tests in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath and nationwide, to date; the length of time they have been waiting; the stage they are at in the application process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6724/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding motor tax payments for those who have been cocooning due to Covid-19; the rebate options open to them; and the details of same. [6725/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get a driver test given that they are an essential worker. [7009/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for a driver theory test. [7566/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the status of driver theory tests during level 5 lockdown; if extra appointments are planned due to the backlog; the number waiting by county; the length of time they have been waiting in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7762/21]
Social 4 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection when the online application process for public services cards will be operational; when appointments for same will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6380/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the waiting times for the processing of applications for carer’s allowance and carer's benefit; the number of applications waiting at present per county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6717/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if a review will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7259/21]
- 2021-02-10 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. [7330/21]
Enterprise 3 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the vacant IDA Ireland sites by county; the IDA sites being used by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6719/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he can provide advice on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6746/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Cavan and Monaghan that have availed of the Brexit loan scheme. [6760/21]
Education 3 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the status of the delivery of a new school (details supplied); if Covid-19 restrictions has had an impact on same; when works will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6718/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the transfer of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7054/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) has been waiting so long to be switched to a juniper box; if the provision of same will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7252/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of schemes available to enhance fishing access for fishermen on private farmlands which have a river source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6764/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of the roll-out of fibre broadband to this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6995/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the status of his plans to implement reforms in view of the increasing cost of car insurance premiums; the latest discussions his Department has had on the issue; the persons or bodies with which the discussions took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6706/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding vehicle insurance payments for those who have been cocooning due to Covid-19; the rebate options open to them; and the details of same. [6725/21]
Housing 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to meet with either Cavan, Monaghan or Meath county councils to discuss the social housing strategies of his Department; the housing targets for new builds in the counties for 2021/2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6721/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a project (details supplied) in County Cavan; the total investment being requested from his Department in relation to the project; the nature of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6747/21]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the services being provided by the passport office at present to process passport applications in view of Covid-19; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6707/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the latest discussions his Department has had with his counterparts in Northern Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic regarding the Border and combating the virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6762/21]
Children 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the location in counties Cavan and Monaghan in which victims of domestic violence can seek refuge accommodation during the Covid-19 pandemic in the absence of domestic refuge spaces. [6730/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional supports being put in place in County Cavan to support victims of domestic violence on a long-term basis; if his Department will review the need for a dedicated refuge in this county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6731/21]
Justice 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice if she will address the issue of parent alienation; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6599/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if clarity will be provided in relation to the questions raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6961/21]
Rural 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme; if further funding will be allocated to this scheme to clear the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6761/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to broaden the town and village renewal scheme funding to towns with a population over 10,000 for Covid-19 measures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7053/21]
Public 1 question
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of and the expected completion date for construction works at the new Bailieborough Garda station and the reopening of Bawnboy Garda station, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6708/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6698/21]

New lobbying 1 return

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers Employment
- Update Minister on the on-going Debenham's dispute and possible resolution to same