Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 15 Feb

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 15 Feb – 21 Feb 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 38 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-02-17 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 24–20

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 1 Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 1 vote · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Health 13 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will request the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland to reduce the €350 registration fee for retired nurses who wish to assist in the vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7931/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the vaccination of renal patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8455/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if PCRS fees apply to general practitioners who partake in a pilot project (details supplied) to test and treat hepatitis C patients; if not, the alternative fees that apply to general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8456/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if PCRS fees apply to the pharmacy that supplies hepatitis C medication to patients (details supplied); if not, the alternative fees that apply to the pharmacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8457/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the non-Covid-19 related hospital activity currently taking place in hospitals nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8802/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of specialties of urgent care which is taking place according to medical speciality in hospitals nationally in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the diagnostic scans and examinations which are currently taking place for cancers, cardiovascular conditions and diabetes in hospitals and medical centres nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8804/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting nationally for their first outpatient hospital appointment by periods (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8805/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of elective or planned procedures that have been suspended nationally from 2020 to date as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8806/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the routine non-Covid-19 medical care that has been suspended due to the pandemic; the length of time they have been suspended since 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8807/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of urgent and non-urgent surgical procedures that have been carried out in hospitals in 2020; the breakdown of those procedures according to medical specialty in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8808/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when it is envisaged that non-Covid-19 routine medical care will resume in line with the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8809/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the current categorisation of persons who are under 70 years of age but who are receiving treatment for cancer or dialysis and are required to attend hospital on a weekly basis in order that they would be moved forward on the priority list on the Covid-19 vaccination programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8812/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will request the banks not to impose a penalty charge on solicitors' practices who are holding moneys for clients in their client account on trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8813/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if the appropriate work visa will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8482/21]

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 · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Education 7 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8495/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8496/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8497/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8498/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8499/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8500/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will consider making it a requirement that all schools in receipt of public funding would have to facilitate an ASD unit, given the huge shortage of places nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9097/21]
Health 5 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the details of the process undertaken by the HSE to tender for general practitioner services for the Bandon primary health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8097/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the commitment in the Programme for Government which pledges to implement the recommendations of the Working Group to Consider Alternative Approaches to the Possession of Drugs for Personal Use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8494/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the citizens' assembly on drugs will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8718/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the HSE’s national renal office statement that in-centre haemodialysis patients should be considered similar to persons aged 65 and older who are residents of long-term care facilities in terms of prioritisation for the first wave of Covid-19 vaccination given that such patients are extremely medically vulnerable and have a very high mortality risk; if he will place these patients in cohort 1 for vaccination against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8794/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to published data indicating a Covid-19 case mortality rate amongst kidney patients similar to that of residents of long-term care facilities; if on account of the particular vulnerability of kidney patients such as persons on dialysis and kidney transplant recipients will be moved into cohort 1 for Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8795/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if enforcement action has commenced regarding the European Union (Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions, Calculation Methods and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2017 (as amended) (details supplied); if an application has been made to the High Court, as envisaged; if so, the outcome; if the maximum penalty appears to be fit for purpose when compared with the turnover of oil companies; if steps have been taken to ensure that the national carrier is compliant; the plans in place to increase enforcement, compliance and penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8130/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to changing a bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8512/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8127/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the legislation and licensing process which allows intrusive mobile phone masts to be erected without planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9098/21]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 2 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the services in place or planned for those persons suffering with long Covid. [8774/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when persons with Addison’s disease will be included in the vaccine roll-out. [9298/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if local authorities applied for funding for specific projects under the sustainable transport fund; if these submissions are to be published; the projects submitted by Cork City Council; and the outcome of each in tabular form. [8947/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with banks to request them to extend approval in principle for the duration of the level 5 lockdown and the ban on house visiting. [8445/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to financial support for those who have carried out renovations or have incurred delays in housebuilding due to Covid-19 restrictions and have incurred additional financial delays due to same such as extended renting. [8519/21]