Cork South-Central — week of Mon, 13 Dec — Watch Them Work

What your Cork South-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Dec – 19 Dec 2021 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 59 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Regulation of Tenderers Bill 2021

2021-12-15 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide that abnormally low tender bids for construction works with a contract equal to or above the EU threshold for public works are regulated, and disqualified, if …

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A bill to provide that abnormally low tender bids for construction works with a contract equal to or above the EU threshold for public works are regulated, and disqualified, if their low level is not adequately explained to the relevant authority, and that performance in prior public contracts be grounds for exclusion from participation in a procurement procedure.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 64–78

Voted for 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Voted against 2 Michael McGrath · Simon Coveney

Did not vote 4 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021

2021-12-15 · 2 votes · Independent PMB

A bill to provide for pain relief for the foetus in certain cases of termination of pregnancy

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A bill to provide for pain relief for the foetus in certain cases of termination of pregnancy; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 103–37

Voted for 3 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Michael McGrath · Simon Coveney

Did not vote 4 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

The motion · motion passed 107–36

Voted for 3 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Michael McGrath · Simon Coveney

Did not vote 4 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-12-14 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted for 1 Micheál Martin

Did not vote 4 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Jerry Buttimer · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 59 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 59 total

Education 25 questions
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if clarity will be provided in relation to the position of children with dyslexia (details supplied). [61223/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of the delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied). [61336/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the unsafe conditions for students walking from Cork city to the temporary site of a school (details supplied); and if she will intervene to ensure these students can walk to school safely. [61337/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of one HEPA filtration device. [61662/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing a HEPA filtration device to each primary and secondary school classroom in the State. [61663/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of the transfer of ownership of lands located at a school (details supplied) to her Department. [61992/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to ensure that a family (details supplied) living in emergency homeless accommodation can access transport in order that they can attend school. [62140/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the steps she has taken and will take to ensure that all children who are living in emergency homeless accommodation have access to school transport. [62141/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of talks on securing fair pay and conditions for school secretaries. [62472/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of applications for new school buildings received; the number of applications successfully approved; and the number of new schools successfully built in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [62670/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of new school builds in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the number of these builds which included a canteen and food preparation and cooking facilities. [62671/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools nationally that do not have a canteen. [62687/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the average cost of building a canteen for a school. [62689/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS schools that do not have a canteen. [62690/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS schools that do not have cooking facilities. [62691/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools by primary, secondary and special school, in tabular form. [62701/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that have a school hall by primary, secondary and special school in tabular form. [62702/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS schools, by primary and secondary, in tabular form. [62703/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS schools that have a school hall by primary and secondary in tabular form. [62704/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS schools that do not have a school hall by primary and secondary in tabular form. [62705/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that do not have a school hall by primary, secondary and special school in tabular form. [62706/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will provide information on the process for schools to receive minor works grants. [62707/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the funding provided in the minor works grant to schools in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, distinguished by primary, secondary and special school, in tabular form. [62708/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of applications received by her Department for the building of a school hall; and the number of applications which were successfully approved in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, distinguished by primary, secondary and special school in tabular form. [62709/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of school hall builds which were completed in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, distinguished by primary, secondary and special school. [62710/21]
Social 20 questions
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if families living in emergency homeless accommodation can access an exceptional needs payment to pay for taxis for their children to go to school; if not, the reason for same; and if she will reconsider this position. [62142/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time from application to approval for the Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit, by month from January 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62168/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time from application to approval for illness benefit, by month from January 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62169/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to address the lengthy delays in processing claims for illness benefit and Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62170/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of DEIS primary school students in receipt of hot school meals under the school meals programme. [62661/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of DEIS secondary school students in receipt of hot school meals under the school meals programme. [62662/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of DEIS primary school students in receipt of cold school meals under the school meals programme. [62663/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of DEIS secondary school students in receipt of cold school meals under the school meals programme. [62664/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of DEIS primary school students not in receipt of school meals under the school meals programme. [62665/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of DEIS secondary school students not in receipt of school meals under the school meals programme. [62666/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools participating in the school meals programme that do not have a canteen. [62688/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of primary school students in receipt of hot school meals under the school meals programme. [62638/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of secondary school students in receipt of hot school meals under the school meals programme. [62639/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of students attending special schools in receipt of hot school meals under the school meals programme. [62640/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of primary school students in receipt of cold school meals under the school meals programme. [62641/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of secondary school students in receipt of cold school meals under the school meals programme. [62642/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of students attending special schools in receipt of cold school meals under the school meals programme. [62643/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of primary school students not in receipt of school meals under the school meals programme. [62644/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of secondary school students not in receipt of school meals under the school meals programme. [62645/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of students attending special schools not in receipt of school meals under the school meals programme. [62646/21]
Housing 8 questions
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will provide funding to ensure children living in emergency homeless accommodation can access transport to school; and if funding is currently available for this purpose. [62137/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the Minister for Education to ensure that children living in emergency homeless accommodation can access transport to school. [62138/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the Minister for Social Protection to allow families in emergency accommodation to access an exceptional needs payment to pay for taxis for their children to go to school. [62139/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated number of renters in the Carrigaline local electoral area. [62622/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated number of persons within the Carrigaline local electoral area currently living in a rent pressure zone. [62623/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated number of rental properties in the Carrigaline local electoral area. [62624/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated number of renters within the Carrigaline local electoral area who are living in a rent pressure zone. [62625/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated number of rental properties in the Carrigaline local electoral area that are within a rent pressure zone. [62626/21]
Health 4 questions
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in County Cork, by area; the average waiting time; and his plans to address same. [62628/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork city for fewer than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12, 12 to 18, 18 to 24 and over 24 months, in tabular form. [62629/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in each children's disability network team across the State; and the waiting list by service in each. [62630/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment of needs in Cork city and county, by area. [62631/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to support taxi drivers whose work has been impacted by the recent changes to Covid-19 restrictions. [62309/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the financial supports he will put in place over the next two to three years to ensure the recovery of Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62310/21]

Jerry Buttimer — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Micheál Martin — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

National Bus and Rail Union Transport
- A letter was sent to Irish Rail and copied to An Taoiseach and Ministers seeking the formation of a fully funded Division of An Garda Síochána to police the Public Transport network to combat the upsurge in anti-social behaviour on our trains, buses and trams.
Avista Health
- Letter sent to ministers and TDs alerting them of the organisation changing its name from Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services to Avista

Pádraig Rice — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Séamus McGrath — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.