Mon, 3 May – 9 May 2021 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 20 questions · 13 new lobbying filings
Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Peter Burke — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
6 questions ·
3 new lobbying returns
Questions asked6 total
Transport2 questions
2021-05-05Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider easing restrictions for driving instructors and their students so that lessons can recommence on a phased, safe basis over the coming weeks, due to the urgent need for lessons and emerging black market considerations; if he has considered introducing guidelines to instructors on the way to prevent Covid-19 transmission during lessons or the introduction of rapid antigen testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22826/21]
2021-05-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to the inclusion of penalty points for those that park on footpaths and block access for pedestrians and wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23448/21]
Foreign1 question
2021-05-05Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration has been given to extending passports which have been issued during level 5 restrictions when international travel has not been permitted particularly for children’s passports which have a shorter expiry date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22716/21]
Education1 question
2021-05-05Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the financial assistance available to schools to facilitate the safe and secure storage of bicycles and scooters outside on school premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22787/21]
Finance1 question
2021-05-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if the revised capital gains tax entrepreneur relief can be applied to gains arising from the disposal of agricultural assets; the qualifying assets that do qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23377/21]
Health1 question
2021-05-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of capital works planned for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23310/21]
New lobbying3 returns
Association of Irish Local GovernmentEducation and Training
Retention of Councillors as members of University Governing Bodies
Society of Chartered Surveyors IrelandEnvironment
COVID and safe reopening of the construction and property sector
Growing Media Ireland Company Limited by GuaranteeEnvironment
Request for urgent legislation to save the horticultural peat industry
Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
3 questions ·
7 new lobbying returns
Questions asked3 total
Health2 questions
2021-05-05Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person travelling outside the State with their young child for medical appointments and treatment will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival back into the country every time they make the trip (details supplied). [23241/21]
2021-05-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the level of cancer care being provided under current restrictions; and when normal cancer care services will resume. [23461/21]
Transport1 question
2021-05-05Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport when driving instructors will be allowed to facilitate EDT driving lessons (details supplied). [22620/21]
New lobbying7 returns
Irish SME Association · 4 returnsJustice and Equality · Economic Development and Industry
Concern at public undermining of the PIC report by members of the judiciary, and spurious information being placed in the public domain to undermine the findings in the final PIC report.
Purported GDPR issues arising from the formation of the Integrated Insurance Fraud Database proposed by the Cost of Insurance Working Group
The use of rapid antigen testing, the details of the EWSS and CRSS schemes, and insolvency
Seeking clarification on the proposed Integrated Insurance Fraud Database
Chambers IrelandEconomic Development and Industry
To request retention of Government policy to adopt Minimum Unit Pricing on Alcohol in conjunction with Northern Ireland, not unilaterally due to the risk of loss of other retail expenditure
Dungarvan & West Waterford ChamberPublic Expenditure and Reform
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber is calling on Government to make changes to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment system so that it is only given to genuine circumstances and not issued to people where their jobs are open
Growing Media Ireland Company Limited by GuaranteeEnvironment
Request for urgent legislation to save the horticultural peat industry
Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
9 questions ·
2 new lobbying returns
Questions asked9 total
Health5 questions
2021-05-05Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system undertaken by his Department in 2019; and if he will consider extending the availability of the FreeStyle Libre to all persons with type 1 diabetes. [22574/21]
2021-05-05Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the criteria regarding the availability based on age of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system with a view to extending the availability of the FreeStyle Libre to all persons with type 1 diabetes and based on clinical need not of age. [22575/21]
2021-05-05Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the conditions, diseases or ailments that are currently part of the pre-natal screening programme. [22899/21]
2021-05-05Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the boarding out scheme was last reviewed by the HSE. [23104/21]
2021-05-06Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if a person being refused a blood test at the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar is reflective of a new wider practice in which hospitals are no longer accepting patients referred by their general practitioner for blood tests, given that this service is not covered by the medical card and the additional fee payable to the general practitioner can represent in excess of 25% of a person’s weekly income under the 25 jobseeker’s allowance rate and a significant barrier to proper medical care. [23551/21]
Social2 questions
2021-05-05Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the arrangements in place for those who need a birth certificate to be able to obtain one in circumstances in which they do not have access to a bank card for online or phone payment. [23102/21]
2021-05-05Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which a person who needs a birth certificate for social protection purposes can currently obtain one at the reduced fee. [23103/21]
Children1 question
2021-05-05Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of complaints currently with the Ombudsman for Children by county in tabular form; if the age of complaint that has yet to receive a reply will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22610/21]
Housing1 question
2021-05-06Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information will be provided on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if further information will be provided on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23476/21]
New lobbying2 returns
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of IrelandForeign Affairs
Various politicians were asked to engaged in the twitter storm on the situation in Ivel, Iran, affecting the land ownership rights of members of the Baha'i religion.
Growing Media Ireland Company Limited by GuaranteeEnvironment
Request for urgent legislation to save the horticultural peat industry