Cork East — week of Mon, 15 Nov

What your Cork East TDs did this week

Mon, 15 Nov – 21 Nov 2021 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 32 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-11-16 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 23–16

Voted for 1 James O'Connor

Voted against 2 Pat Buckley · Seán Sherlock

Did not vote 2 Liam Quaide · Noel McCarthy

James O'Connor — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 3 questions
- 2021-11-17 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of the new HIQA guidelines, specifically the regulations to replace the National Standards for Foster Care with the new Child Care Services Standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56272/21]
- 2021-11-17 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when respite services will resume in Fermoy Community Hospital for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56276/21]
- 2021-11-17 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the position regarding booster vaccines for persons under 60 years of age that have serious underlying health conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56283/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-11-16 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to address the need for a formal national policy and training programme for the care of the allergic child in primary, secondary and pre-school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55744/21]
- 2021-11-17 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will consider closing schools on 17 December 2021 for the Christmas holidays to enable families to spend Christmas with vulnerable loved ones; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56284/21]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2021-11-18 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there will be a reduction surrounding first-time passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56562/21]
- 2021-11-18 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the speed of applications being processed through the Passport Office; his views on the best way to improve to process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56561/21]

Liam Quaide — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Noel McCarthy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pat Buckley — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Children 2 questions
- 2021-11-16 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the definition of an enhanced medical card; the services it will cover for those that have suffered in mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56028/21]
- 2021-11-16 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date and month the enhanced medical cards will be issued to the survivors of the mother and baby institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56029/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-11-16 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount of the maintenance budget for 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021 that was spent on a health centre (details supplied) in Midleton, County Cork in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55681/21]