Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 8 Feb

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 8 Feb – 14 Feb 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 60 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-02-10 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 28–17

Voted for 1 Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 1 Mick Barry

Did not vote 4 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Thomas Gould

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 0 votes · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Health 5 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will launch a vitamin D campaign to highlight the benefits of vitamin D, particularly in the context of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6553/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the drug patisiran, or Onpattro, which was recently reviewed by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, will be available under the drugs payment scheme to those who have been identified as requiring the medication for their care; and if he will make a statement on the matter [7588/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reimbursement status of patisiran; when the treatment will be made available for eligible patients in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7589/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if a list of the rare disease technology review committee recommendations in 2020 will be made available in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7590/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the HSE to hold an additional meeting of the drugs group to address ongoing medicines access delays faced by patients with rare diseases here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7591/21]
Finance 3 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the help-to-buy scheme in Cork city and county in each of the years 2011 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6557/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the viability of proposals for existing loans in the banking system, particularly mortgage loans, to be refinanced at lower rates using cheaper funding from the European Central Bank; if so, if these proposals are viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6561/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if tax relief may be claimed under the medical expenses mechanism for PAYE workers in the event that a person has to bear the cost of a Covid-19 test, such as a PCR test or antigen test; if the cost is taxable if it is borne by the employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7345/21]
Housing 3 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of public houses built in Cork city in each of the years 2011 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6554/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of public houses built in County Cork in each of the years 2011 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6555/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of public houses built in an area (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6556/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the secondary school catchment area for children living in Kerry Pike, Cork, given the fact that the number of families living in the area has grown by a large amount in the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6552/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the percentage of students who progressed from secondary school to third level in Cork from 2011 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6560/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if there is a method for Irish persons living abroad who do not have a public services card to apply for a driver licence or to renew their driver licence without the need to travel to Ireland, particularly during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6559/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons fined for breaches of the Covid-19 five-kilometre movement restrictions in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6558/21]

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 1 vote · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Health 4 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be made available to the public health system and in particular home support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6367/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if pharmacists will be administering the Covid-19 vaccine to those aged over 70s; if not, if consideration will be given to including them in the roll-out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6419/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 20 January 2021, when a staffing model will be submitted for the new acute unit in Mallow General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6993/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the mechanism for a person to travel who has recovered from Covid-19 but who would still test positive to a PCR test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7596/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the additional measures he is considering in order to facilitate long-term working from home in addition to legislating for the right to work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6690/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a premises (details supplied) will be connected to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7019/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the pilot programme by the Road Safety Authority to examine whether theory tests can be taken remotely and online; if the programme will be rolled-out in the future in order to clear the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6685/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the mechanism whereby a person who has recovered from Covid-19 but who would still test positive to a PCR test can travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6691/21]
Social 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending pandemic unemployment payment eligibility to persons who are off work to care for an elderly or sick relative during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6688/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons that are in receipt of carer’s allowance and had to increase their work hours above 18.5 hours as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic will not be penalised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6740/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if clarity will be provided regarding a bank (details supplied) and its plan to continue operations in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7475/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the safeguards in place in the event of a bank (details supplied) ceasing operations in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7476/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the social and affordable housing developments under construction across local authorities in Cork city and county; the number of units, location and expected completion date of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6687/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of the school transport review; if the terms of reference have been finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6978/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6564/21]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Health 15 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of needle exchanges and their operating hours, by county, in 2019 and 2020, respectively. [6418/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of community development workers funded by his Department to work in addiction services in each of the years from 2010 to 2020, in tabular form [6450/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average salary of a community development worker in the HSE. [6451/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of addiction workers employed both publicly and as section 39 workers currently. [6464/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of needle exchanges by task force. [6465/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of addiction councillors currently employed by the HSE and as section 39 workers, respectively. [6471/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding given to services to run dual diagnosis programmes by community healthcare organisation, CHO, or task force in tabular form. [6481/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average salary of a mental health worker employed by the HSE. [6482/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a gambling prevalence survey. [6487/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health where the location a full copy of questions asked as part of the current drug and alcohol survey can be found. [6488/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken to ensure that patients with a prescription for products produced by a company (details supplied) can still access the products. [7125/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if all patients that were receiving reimbursement of their prescription costs for medicinal cannabis prior to 21 January 2021 will continue to receive this reimbursement. [7126/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when permissible products under the medicinal cannabis access programme, MCAP, will be extended to include a variety of cannabis flower. [7127/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if a review has been commissioned on the qualifying conditions under medicinal cannabis access programme, MCAP; if so, the timeline for the review; if not, his plans for such a review; if flexibility will exist on the current list of qualifying conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7128/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 3 February 2021, if his attention has been drawn to page 88 of the national development plan which, under Acute Hospital Development, specifically mentions a new hospital for Cork; and if, in view of this information, he will provide a timeline for and update on the promised acute hospital in Cork. [7135/21]
Housing 4 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if financial support is available to those who have had renovations or house builds delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions and have incurred additional financial delays due to same such as extended renting. [6585/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to those renovating single properties who are unable to occupy the properties due to the continued construction and renovation on the properties under current Covid-19 restrictions. [6586/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a legislative basis or Departmental guidelines regarding tenant purchase of housing in cases in which the local authority may still have outstanding debt in relation to the property. [6770/21]
- 2021-02-11 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of affordable, social and private houses, respectively, to be built on the St. Kevin's site in Cork city. [7543/21]
Justice 3 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 507 of 8 December 2020, the reason for the discrepancy between the amount seized and amount sent to the Exchequer in each year. [6457/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the funding given to the TRAIL programme run under PACE annually. [6472/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons temporarily housed through TRAIL in 2019 and 2020, respectively. [6473/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a situation whereby driving schools have been instructed to give lessons only to essential workers with dates booked but essential workers cannot book their test without completing the 12 weeks essential driver training course. [6545/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if funding is available to local authorities to conduct universal design walkability audits, particularly in reference to participant recruitment. [7131/21]
Children 2 questions
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated annual cost of peer supervision in the social work setting. [6462/21]
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers employed currently. [6463/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach if more than one citizens' assembly can run at once, particularly in view of the new online format; and, if not, the reason for same. [7132/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no broadband is available in Donoughmore, County Cork; and the timeline for the delivery of broadband to the area. [7173/21]