Roscommon-Galway — week of Mon, 26 Apr

What your Roscommon-Galway TDs did this week

Mon, 26 Apr – 2 May 2021 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 40 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-04-28 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted against 1 Claire Kerrane

Did not vote 2 Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 17 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 17 total

Social 5 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she considered an extension to the fuel allowance season; if so, the reason it was decided not to extend the allowance as occurred in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21614/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1183 of 21 April 2021, the number of persons employed through the JobsPlus scheme; and the number of employers involved in the scheme from January 2020 to date in 2021, by month. [22088/21]
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if those completing community employment are being referred to JobPath later; if so, when this commenced; and the number of persons that have completed community employment have been moved to JobPath. [22475/21]
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if JobPath providers are making contact with persons on the pandemic unemployment payment seeking to engage them on JobPath. [22476/21]
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons on the pandemic unemployment payment have been contacted to engage with job activation schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22477/21]
Health 5 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if those aged between 60-69 years of age will be offered an alternative vaccine to a vaccine (details supplied) in cases in which they have a significant history of blood clots themselves or in their family to ensure older persons are not worried in relation to the vaccine and to ensure high compliance within the age group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21302/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the progress of each of the recommendations outlined in a 2017 HSE report (details supplied); the number of these recommendations that have been implemented in full; the further actions that will be taken to ensure that all recommendations are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22050/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 11 March 2021, the status of talks in relation to a building (details supplied) and specifically talks between the HSE and the Department of Education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22051/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1803 of 24 March 2021, if a service (details supplied) is being provided; the services in place and running; if patients are being seen; the status of the vacancies; the personnel being sought with regard to healthcare professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22052/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health his plans to make free psychological supports available to all victims once their court case ends in view of the fact that a range of supports are provided to the perpetrator in prison (details supplied); if he will consider such supports for victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22076/21]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if flexibility will be shown when it comes to the requirement for turnover to be over €50,000 in order to qualify for the small business assistance scheme for Covid to ensure that smaller businesses can avail of these supports. [21533/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans for a second phase of funding under the small business assistance scheme for Covid-19 for businesses that missed the deadline for phase 1 having not been aware of the scheme; if there are other supports or grants available to business such as hairdressers that remain closed as they plan to prepare to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21881/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if employees and jobs in a bank (details supplied) will be safeguarded should the bank be incorporated into another bank in consideration of the State’s position as a majority shareholder in that bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21389/21]
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to tackle rising insurance costs for small businesses which are having difficulty sourcing insurance and when sourced are being quoted premiums at double the previous cost and higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22462/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of all costs associated with the closure of a service (details supplied) including all costs associated with legal actions, redundancy packages and all other costs. [21548/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the progress of the recommendations made in the Caranua report Facing the Future Together: Discussing Ireland’s Lifelong Responsibility to the Survivors of Institutional Abuse; her plans to fully implement the plan for survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22075/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to use revenue from carbon tax increases to fund the new environmental scheme for farmers; and if so, the amount of this that will be spent. [21868/21]

New lobbying 1 return

ARI Social Protection
- To address the composition of the Pensions Commission and the legislation around pension age

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 · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Agriculture 10 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2004 of 24 March 2021, the number of hectares issued in financial approvals by the Forestry Service from 1 January to 31 December 2020, on form 1As; the number of hectares that were planted from the financial approvals issued during the same timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21144/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2005 of 24 March 2021, if the Forestry Service inspectorate has any authority outside that outlined on the maps issued; if the inspectorate has any authority over land that is not forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21145/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2006 of 24 March 2021, the procedures the Forestry Service inspectorate must undertake before notifying the landowner and forestry company of suspending or cancelling a licence; the person or body that issues final authority on any licences that have been cancelled or suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21146/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2008 of 24 March 2021, the cost of the various reports on aspects of forestry issued by Council for Forest Research and Development over the past five years; the bodies or consultants that were used to produce these reports in the timeframe; the expenditure on reports compiled by the Council in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2011 and 2012 of 24 March 2021, if any licence that was appealed and went to the Forestry Appeals Committee has been either set aside, cancelled or sent back to the Forestry Service due to the fact that a Forestry Service inspectorate had carried out the screening process and was not carried out by a qualified ecologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21148/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 March 2021, the name of the two senior inspectors listed; the number of ecologists who are directly employed by his Department; the grade of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21149/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 March 2021, the number of the 32 grade three forestry inspectors listed in 2020 who are dealing with forestry licence applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21150/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 March 2021, the breakdown of the exact running costs of the Forestry Service in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the details of travel and subsistence payments, office rental, office supplies, IT and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21151/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a submission made in August 2012 by the NPWS (details supplied) regarding forestry licence applications was acted upon once received by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21152/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the project manager for the woodland project was selected; the qualifying criteria needed to fill the role; if the new project manager will be focusing on two roles; if not, if they will they have to dedicate all of their time to the new role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21153/21]
Finance 4 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance if persons who are almost or wholly without the use of a single arm and hand are eligible to apply for the disabled drivers and passengers scheme under subsections 92(1)(i) and (ii) of the Finance Act 1989; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21227/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance the number of successful applicants to the disabled drivers and passengers scheme who were almost or wholly without the use of a single arm and hand in each of the past five years; the number of those who were almost or wholly without the use of a single foot and leg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21228/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance the amendments that will be made to the Finance Act 1989 in relation to the disabled drivers and passengers scheme given the Supreme Court ruling in a case (details supplied); the way the potential for discrimination in the qualifying conditions of the scheme will be addressed in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21229/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance the supports available for those with a single amputated arm and hand who do not qualify under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme despite having to purchase automatic cars to cater to their disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21230/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 922 of 21 March 2021, when a school (details supplied) will be notified of a decision in respect of its application submitted to Bus Éireann in October 2020 and subject to approval by her Department for a new bus service to cover the route of Carra to Bulluan, County Galway which is currently not serviced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22083/21]