Roscommon-Galway — week of Mon, 15 Feb

What your Roscommon-Galway TDs did this week

Mon, 15 Feb – 21 Feb 2021 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 34 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 against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Agriculture 8 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times the beef task force has met since it was established; the achievements of the task force to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8871/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the 30-month rule and the four-movement rule for beef farmers and in particular the fact that the first of the four-movement rule is the birth of the calf; his views on whether this is fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8872/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the 30-month rule imposed on beef farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8873/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of an association (details supplied) will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8874/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the powers the proposed food ombudsman will have and specifically in the case of beef production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8875/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered setting up a beef regulator given the issues raised by farmers regarding beef prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8876/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef imported into Ireland and the country of origin in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8877/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider flexibility regarding the dates for the BEEP scheme given farmers are under pressure to have animals weighed in time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8878/21]
Education 5 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education when schools will be informed regarding their SNA allocation for September 2021. [8077/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education her plans to introduce the front-loaded system for SNAs from September 2021; and the way this will impact on the present allocation to schools. [8078/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if the new front-loaded system for SNAs will not be introduced in September 2021, if special education teachers will have their position extended beyond the initial two years; and if current clusters will need to be reconfigured. [8079/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the provisions being put in place for special needs assistants due back to school on 22 February as part of the provision of special education in circumstances in which they cannot access childcare for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8263/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the plans in place for the reopening of ASD units at post-primary level; if talks are taking place on the reopening of special education for second-level students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8264/21]
Health 4 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the details of all services available in County Roscommon for occupational and speech and language therapy. [8034/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the funding for a service (details supplied); the level of funding to be provided in 2021 and each year thereafter for the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8038/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if a strategy has been announced regarding the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations on the offshore islands; if on-island vaccination clinics will be set up to ensure the protection of vulnerable persons within these communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8651/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing dialysis to patients at Roscommon University Hospital to reduce travelling times; if the matter has been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8858/21]
Social 2 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the approximate prior earnings of recipients of schemes (details supplied) by NACE sector and using administrative data on the distribution of earnings across NACE sectors where available in tabular form. [8057/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the listed certifying professional organisations beyond a union (details supplied) in order to allow musicians represented by organisations to ensure that access to the social welfare scheme for professional artists on jobseeker schemes is not restricted to the union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9175/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to difficulties being posed to local authorities in pursuing prosecutions for illegal dumping due to difficulties regarding the use of CCTV due to general data protection regulation, GDPR; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8882/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will examine allowing the television licence to be paid in instalments even for those just paying online in order that it could be an option in supporting persons in paying for the licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8501/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance the tax implications for those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, who return to work in 2021 with regard to tax credits and standard rate cut-off points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9176/21]

Martin Daly — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Michael Fitzmaurice — Independent Ireland 0 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Health 2 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when outstanding vacancies will be filled at a service (details supplied) to enable it to continue to provide a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8793/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be assessed for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8801/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 27 January 2021, the reason County Roscommon is not carrying out assessments; when the county will carry out assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8429/21]