Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 22 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Cavan-Monaghan TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Mar – 28 Mar 2021 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 84 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-03-25 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–79

Voted for 1 Pauline Tully

Voted against 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Did not vote 3 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Matt Carthy

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 56–78

Voted for 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Voted against 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

The motion · motion passed 80–57

Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-03-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 55–83

Voted for 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Voted against 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 58–83

Voted for 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Voted against 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Young People and Access to Further and Higher Education

2021-03-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–56

Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are very long delays in having essential road improvements carried out under the local improvement scheme at present; if he will provide ring-fenced funding for this scheme as existed previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15606/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide ring-fenced funding for the local improvement scheme as existed up to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15605/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be made available for the non-national road network in 2021; if there is a slower-than-expected drawdown in capital funding in other subheadings of the Estimate of his Department; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an urgent need to provide a greater level of investment in the non-national road network in counties such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16207/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when it is planned to include additional schools in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16204/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when approval will issue in respect of essential projects at a school (details supplied); if these applications can be finalised without further delay given that they have been under consideration for a considerable length of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16205/21]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if discussions are ongoing with the European Commission on EU market support measures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16224/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the likely timescale for decisions at EU level on the Brexit adjustment reserve; the schemes being developed by his Department to avail of such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16259/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when the Covid-19 mandatory travel quarantine system will be operational; if it is planned to designate additional countries as high risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16220/21]
Rural 1 question
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress to date on reviewing the CLÁR areas based on the 2016 census of population; the expected date for the conclusion of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16219/21]

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 5 votes · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 21 total

Health 7 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the healthcare staff-to-patient ratio at Drogheda Hospital; the recommended healthcare staff-to-patient ratio for the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14051/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if volunteers working with community programmes such as meals on wheels will be considered for prioritisation in the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14052/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if Covid-19 vaccination priority strategy level 2 includes members of the dental team; the measures implemented to ensure that all patient-facing workers in dental practices have been vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14130/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of personnel from dental practices who have received their first and second vaccination for Covid-19 as of 9 March 2021, by county, in tabular form; the estimated number, by each county, who have yet to receive a vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14131/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the numbers of staff within each grade position within the Cavan and Monaghan hospital group that have received vaccinations for Covid-19 as of 9 March 2021; the number within each grade that have yet to be vaccinated in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14225/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of administrative and management staff at each grade in the Cavan and Monaghan hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14226/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 964 of 3 March 2021, the number of speech and language therapists who have been working on speech and language duties by CHO region for each month from January 2020 to February 2021, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16017/21]
Housing 4 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenants per county that are resident in houses that were acquired under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; the number that began their residency in years (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14349/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of the tenant purchase scheme for local authority tenants; if he plans, following that review, he will allow for residents in houses acquired under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to enter the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14350/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of dwellings that have been acquired under the mortgage-to-rent scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14359/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of dwellings that have been acquired under the mortgage-to-rent scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14360/21]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislative basis which determines the regulation of farriery in Ireland; the conditions and or qualifications necessary in order to operate as a farrier; his plans to propose additional legislation or regulation in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14054/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14951/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that scrapie is causing issues in the movement of animals between Ireland and Northern Ireland; the actions his Department is taking to address such matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14952/21]
Children 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will provide additional financial assistance to childcare providers who have experienced significant increases in insurance bills in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14055/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many childcare providers have received insurance bills substantially higher in 2021 than previously; the actions he plans to take in response to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14056/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided to Monaghan County Council for local road maintenance and resurfacing in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form; the allocation approved for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16086/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the length of local public roads eligible for maintenance funding within each local authority; the funding allocated to each local authority in 2020 for this purpose in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16087/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the evaluations that have been conducted to appraise the potential risk of subsidence of adjacent roads and houses related to proposals to re-wet bogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14053/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 4 February 2021, the nature of the representations received in relation to the proposal by Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board to amalgamate schools (details supplied); the form that the consideration of these representations will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14240/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the two new skills programmes to assist the hospitality and tourism sectors (details supplied) will be expanded to include funding supports for food safety and Covid-19 training for food workers in the hospitality industry as a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14883/21]

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 25 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 25 total

Health 7 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) is waiting so long for an occupational therapy appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14351/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for an operation; the reason for the series of events since March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14375/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has had home help hours removed from them; the reason the HSE has not yet had other carers in to replace the last carers that finished on 8 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14836/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) must wait so long to receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14989/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15544/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15672/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the decision to disallow a fair deal appeal by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the review letter will be examined by HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16103/21]
Finance 6 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14082/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if his Department can contact the bank in question to request a pause to these closures as outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14106/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he met with officials from banks (details supplied) to date in 2021 to discuss the move to reduce banking services in rural areas; the details of the latest negotiations by him or his Department on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14978/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the matters outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14997/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the matters outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14998/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns highlighted in relation to insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15000/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the status of investment in major road infrastructure in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15539/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the status of roads funding from his Department for Cavan, Monaghan and Meath county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15538/21]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of disbursement of the €50 million support for live entertainment announced in Budget 2021; and the details of further measures to assist the industry in view of current Covid-19 restrictions. [14542/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when sports capital grant applicants for 2021 can expect to receive a decision on their applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15558/21]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application applied for in January 2021 will be processed for a person (details supplied) in order that they can receive their Australian visa as soon as possible. [16221/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) must wait so long to have their passport processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14204/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if clarity will be provided on the requirements for a specialist autism unit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14372/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the status of the stage 2b report for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14664/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide an update on same to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14091/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14169/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the steps she has taken to set up a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) which was agreed to by a vote in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14166/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if same will be reviewed. [14104/21]