Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 26 Apr

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 26 Apr – 2 May 2021 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 43 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-04-28 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted for 1 Colm Burke

Did not vote 4 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Pádraig O'Sullivan · Thomas Gould

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted for 1 Colm Burke

Did not vote 4 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Pádraig O'Sullivan · Thomas Gould

General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)

2021-04-27 · 4 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 5–8

Voted for 1 Thomas Gould

Did not vote 4 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Pádraig O'Sullivan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 5–8

Voted for 1 Thomas Gould

Did not vote 4 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Pádraig O'Sullivan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 5–8

Voted for 1 Thomas Gould

Did not vote 4 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Pádraig O'Sullivan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 5–8

Voted for 1 Thomas Gould

Did not vote 4 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 2 votes · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Agriculture 5 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of funding of the €1.8 billion allocated to his Department announced in Budget 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21261/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason commonage lands and lands containing heather are excluded from the proposed results based environment agriculture pilot programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21262/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if as per the programme for Government, Our Shared Future, €1.5 billion raised from carbon taxes will be ring-fenced for use in environmental schemes in agriculture up to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22089/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the inclusion of the poultry industry under the remit of an organisation (details supplied) which includes beef and sheep only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22102/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the establishment of a fund co-financed by industry and the Government for the Irish poultry industry, similar to the Dutch animal health fund (details supplied), in order to improve disease control and mitigate financial impacts on poultry farmers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22103/21]
Housing 4 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties which are registered with the Residential Tenancies Board in each local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22054/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of landlords that have been prosecuted in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in each local authority area for failing to register their properties in which those properties are occupied by tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22055/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspectors employed by local authority to inspect residential accommodation which is made available for letting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22056/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action proposed to be taken to deal with the non-registration of rented accommodation given that in some local authority areas as little as 40% of rented accommodation is registered with the Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22057/21]
Social 3 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will carry out a review of the payment made to participants under the community employment scheme in which the current scheme only allows an additional €20 per week on top of the unemployment benefit; if so, if consideration will be given to increasing the payment to €50 per week in addition to the unemployment benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21292/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to entitling qualified civil celebrants to solemnise weddings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21362/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if those qualified as civil celebrants will be entitled to solemnise weddings in view of the fact that many marriage registrars are only available Monday to Friday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21363/21]
Health 2 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason supports are not being provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21289/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that died with Covid-19 from 1 February 2020 to 15 of April 2021, by county; the number that died in private nursing homes, HSE nursing homes and congregated settings by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21654/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if additional supports will be put in place for businesses which are major tourist attractions and of economic, cultural and historical significance which have suffered over 90% loss in profit throughout the pandemic but still face significant maintenance costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21825/21]

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 0 votes · 9 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 9 total

Health 4 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the services available to a person (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to services for a person over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21480/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a vaccine (details supplied) will be added to the list of approved vaccines for home quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21498/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason the accompanying passenger who has to travel with the patient does not have their Covid-19 test which is mandatory covered by the treatment abroad scheme; if he will reconsider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21580/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of fees that are covered for airline tickets and those that are not covered under the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21581/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties persons with type 1 diabetes face in trying to get life insurance or mortgage protection (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21744/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the stay and spend scheme beyond April 2021; the alternative options being considered to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21596/21]
Housing 2 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of rented houses and apartments nationally; the number of these properties that are houses with multiple occupancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21293/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspectors employed by the Residential Tenancies Board nationwide and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21294/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans in place to allow caravan and camping parks to safely reopen; if consideration has been given to the sectors proposed for safe tourism packages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21597/21]

New lobbying 1 return

Colette Kelleher Education and Training
- Resources and recognition for a provider of alternative education

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Health 6 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when minimum unit pricing will be implemented as prescribed in the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018. [21340/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the Health Research Board drugs and alcohol behavioural study will be published. [21341/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the mid-term review of the National Drugs Strategy. [21342/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the engagements undertaken by the Minister for State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy in relation to rehabilitation and detox residential treatment waiting times. [21343/21]
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation whereby under S.I. No. 183 of 2021 a person entering the State who is fully vaccinated but has not completed the mandatory wait time post-vaccination (details supplied) is required to complete the full two week mandatory hotel quarantine despite becoming fully vaccinated during this time period. [22382/21]
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied). [22383/21]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she has taken to support sporting organisations and other similar organisations in ensuring that young persons will return; if she has held stakeholder engagement on the issue; and if she will support these groups in outreach campaigns to encourage young persons back given the significant impact Covid-19 has had on the cohort. [21937/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if funding will be provided to sporting organisations and other similar organisations to assist them in meeting fixed costs such as rent which have remained despite closure. [21936/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach if he will publish the independent review of the Citizens' Assembly on gender equality. [21943/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if insurance companies can refuse cover or increase premiums on the basis of controlled type 1 diabetes; and if so, the steps he is taking to address the issue. [21622/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will make contact with a centre (details supplied) whose maintenance worker is due to conclude their community employment scheme in coming months and are eager to retain this particular worker but do not have funding and assist them in sourcing funding to retain this person.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21473/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice when the gambling control Bill will be published; and if the Bill will explicitly transfer gambling addiction to the remit of the Minister for Health. [21344/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if provisions will be made to support Erasmus students who did not receive their Erasmus grant due to not travelling in 2021. [22363/21]