Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 28 Jun — Watch Them Work

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 28 Jun – 4 Jul 2021 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 65 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-06-30 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 114–6

Voted for 4 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy · Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2021-06-30 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–81

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

The motion · motion passed 86–51

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021

2021-06-30 · 1 vote · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend and extend certain rights and protections of retired persons and certain representative associations in relation to industrial relations and trade disputes and f…

full description

A bill to amend and extend certain rights and protections of retired persons and certain representative associations in relation to industrial relations and trade disputes and for that purpose to amend the Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990 and the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2019, to make provision for enhanced representation of retired workers in relation to the administration of certain pension schemes, to amend the Pensions Act 1990 and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–62

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-06-29 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted for 1 Joe Flaherty

Did not vote 5 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Robert Troy · Sorca Clarke

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 4 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Health 2 questions
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when a lymphedema clinic running as a pilot programme in Ennis, County Clare will be extended to the CHO8 region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on a procedure for a person (details supplied). [28202/21]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Health 14 questions
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when there will be full resumption of adult services for persons with disabilities. [26719/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a full resumption of adult services for persons with disabilities will take place. [26772/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a customer must be turned away or are within their rights to refuse to give this information if a customer refuses to give contact details on a contract tracing form (details supplied). [26805/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [26804/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a second dose vaccine appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [27125/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is no requirement for mandatory hotel quarantine and the PCR test before arrival and home isolation in cases in which a person has received the first dose of a vaccine (details supplied) at least four weeks prior to their departure and subsequent arrival here given reports in the media in relation to same. [27127/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if test results will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [27145/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery will be carried out for a person (details supplied) under the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [27149/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [27153/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27208/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment. [27212/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the research carried out in advance of the minimum unit pricing Bill particularly in the context of the possible loss of business cross-Border. [27717/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when minimum unit pricing legislation will be introduced in Northern Ireland. [27718/21]
- 2021-07-01 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of guests who will be permitted at wedding ceremonies and receptions over the coming months. [28822/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the safety enhancement works which were granted for schools (details supplied). [34716/21]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 48 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 48 total

Education 14 questions
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Longford that applied for extensions or additional classrooms in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35143/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Westmeath that applied for extensions or additional classrooms in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35144/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Longford that applied for extensions or additional classrooms in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35126/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Westmeath that applied for extensions or additional classrooms in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35127/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Longford whose applications for extensions or additional classrooms were approved in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35128/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the start and completion date for works in the schools in County Longford that made successful applications for extensions or additional classrooms in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [35129/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Longford whose applications for extensions or additional classrooms were refused in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35130/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Westmeath whose applications for extensions or additional classrooms were approved in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35131/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Westmeath whose applications for extensions or additional classrooms were refused in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35132/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the start and completion date for works in the schools in County Westmeath that made successful applications for extensions or additional classrooms in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [35133/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Longford that applied for new school buildings or relocation in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35134/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of the schools in County Longford that applied for new school buildings or relocation that were approved in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35135/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Westmeath that applied for new school buildings or relocation in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35136/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of the schools in County Westmeath that applied for new school buildings or relocation that were approved in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35137/21]
Housing 11 questions
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residential properties allocated for use as emergency accommodation during Covid-19 during 2020 and in 2021 to date by county in tabular form. [34396/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residential properties allocated for use as emergency accommodation during Covid-19 that were utilised in 2020 and to date in 2021, by county in tabular form. [34397/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average letting period that residential properties allocated for use as emergency accommodation during Covid-19 were utilised for in 2020 and to date in 2021, by county. and to date in 2021, by county. [34398/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons on the waiting list for social housing less than one year by county in tabular form. [34399/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons on the waiting list for social housing for one to three years by county in tabular form. [34400/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons on the waiting list for social housing for three to six years by county in tabular form. [34401/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons on the waiting list for social housing for six to nine years by county in tabular form. [34402/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons on the waiting list for social housing for nine to 12 years by county in tabular form. [34403/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people on the waiting list for social housing for 12 to 15 years by county in tabular form. [34404/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons on the waiting list for social housing for more than 15 years by county in tabular form. [34405/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amounts provided to local authorities for adaptation work to local authority houses for persons with disabilities in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021. [35141/21]
Defence 10 questions
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the level of preparedness in Ireland to deal with the cybersecurity space in future conflict zones, domestically and internationally, given that increased connectivity means cybersecurity will be a key front in any future conflict zones. [34846/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if there are plans for a national commemoration to mark the 60th anniversary of the siege of Jadotville in Irish military history. [34697/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the efforts he has made in respect of the commitment given in the Programme for Government to ensure that all enlisted members of the Defence Forces have the same access to health care as officers currently do. [34698/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the measures his Department has undertaken to ensure that any counter action by hostile entities which involves cyber-attacks against critical infrastructure could be identified and or prevented should the situation arise whereby the United Nations authorise the suspension of the internet or internet platforms as part of a peacekeeping or peace enforcement mission. [35125/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if groups on UN peacekeeping missions which include members of the Defence Forces have an electronic warfare capability. [35124/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence his views on the inability of the Defence Forces to retain highly skilled, motivated loyal military personnel of all ranks due to pay, allowances and contracts not fit for purpose. [34699/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence his views on the way to reduce the vulnerabilities in Ireland’s military force with the new global threats to cyber-security. [34700/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence his views on the capacity of the Defence Forces to deal with the increased use of sexual and gender based violence in conflict zones. [34701/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if groups which include members of the Defence Forces have an electronic warfare capability considering Ireland’s position as a troop contributing country on UN peacekeeping missions. [34956/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the measures his Department has undertaken to ensure that any counter action by hostile entities which involves cyber-attacks against critical infrastructure could be identified and or prevented should the situation arise whereby the United Nations authorise the suspension of internet or internet platforms as part of a peacekeeping or peace enforcement mission. [34957/21]
Health 9 questions
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists in County Longford. [26811/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vaccines requested by general practitioners; and the number of vaccines delivered to general practitioners in tabular form. [26810/21]
- 2021-06-29 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to engage with an organisation (details supplied) in a meaningful way to resolve the current issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26809/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant whole-time equivalent posts in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [26812/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the progress made to develop elective-only hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28266/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made to the CervicalCheck Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28267/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28268/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the status of the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28269/21]
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the crisis in the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28270/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of inland fishing licences that were applied for by county in each of the years 2019 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and the associated income from each. [35139/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost per annum if the PAYE tax credit was reapplied to the qualifying adult dependent element of the State pension (contributory). [35138/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount per county provided in direct funding for arts centres in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35142/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-06-30 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the workers who were forced onto the pandemic unemployment and are subsequently made redundant will have the length of time on the payment counted towards eligibility for community employment schemes. [35140/21]