Kerry — week of Mon, 27 Sept — Watch Them Work

What your Kerry TDs did this week

Mon, 27 Sept – 3 Oct 2021 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 51 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Freedom of Information

2021-09-29 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 83–61

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 3 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 1 Michael Cahill

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021

2021-09-29 · 1 vote · Govt (Agriculture)

A bill to amend the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 to give effect to Article 92 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 and Title VII of C…

full description

A bill to amend the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 to give effect to Article 92 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 and Title VII of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 and in that regard to provide for a system of registration and assignment of points to masters of sea-fishing boats who are Irish citizens; to make provision for certain other amendments to the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006; to amend the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003; to amend the European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 318 of 2020); and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 81–62

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 3 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 1 Michael Cahill

Hospital Waiting Lists

2021-09-29 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–65

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 3 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 1 Michael Cahill

The motion · motion passed 77–65

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 3 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 1 Michael Cahill

Data Centre Moratorium

2021-09-29 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 80–61

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 3 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 1 Michael Cahill

Danny Healy-Rae — Independent 5 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Social 1 question
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a local service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45975/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason farmers (details supplied) are being penalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46111/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-09-30 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding medical card cover (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47338/21]

Michael Cahill — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Michael Healy-Rae — Independent 5 votes · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Health 16 questions
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a respite care application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46033/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an operation will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46919/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a primary medical certificate will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46948/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46951/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of tests for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46952/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of testing for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46968/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46969/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46970/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46972/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46974/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if home help will be reinstated for a child (details supplied); the reason home help hours were withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46983/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46984/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46985/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if funding will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46987/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if matters in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47092/21]
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [47136/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of plans for local employment schemes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45972/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45959/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance the reason persons cannot pay the local property tax in post offices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47187/21]

Norma Foley — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Pa Daly — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 11 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 11 total

Health 8 questions
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that elective surgeries have been cancelled at University Hospital Kerry since 9 September 2021 with no plan to resume them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46147/21]
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the plan to address overcrowding at University Hospital Kerry, which has led to the cancellation of elective surgeries for an extended period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46148/21]
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the details of the plan to ensure that elective surgeries can resume at University Hospital Kerry, even if at a limited capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46149/21]
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the details of the plan to address the shortage of consultants and nursing staff at University Hospital Kerry given these staff shortages have been publicly cited as the reason that elective surgeries have been cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46150/21]
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the timeline by which his Department and the HSE will deliver a plan to address staff shortages, cancelled surgeries and staff retention issues at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46151/21]
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if the decision has been made to downgrade University Hospital Kerry from a model 3 hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46152/21]
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1429 of 9 September 2021, if the required permission cited in the question for general practitioners taking annual leave was given in the case of a general practitioner (details supplied) for 2021; if an application for reimbursement for a locum was received by the HSE to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46299/21]
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who requested mental health services in University Hospital Kerry accident and emergency department in each of the years 2017 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46552/21]
Foreign 1 question
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application will be approved for a person (details supplied). [46069/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-09-28 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her position on offences related to non-fatal strangulation; if her attention has been drawn to reforms in Northern Ireland in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45940/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-09-29 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will investigate issues arising between An Post and the Revenue Commissioners related to the calculation and collection of VAT and duties on parcels; the steps he will take to establish a clear process for handling such issues that avoids parcels being returned to the originator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46908/21]

New lobbying 1 return

Community Law & Mediation Environment
- Amendments to the Climate Bill at Committee Stage