Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 24 Jan

What your Cavan-Monaghan TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Jan – 30 Jan 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 54 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Leaving Certificate

2022-01-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–59

Voted for 2 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 3 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth

The motion · motion passed 74–59

Voted for 2 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 3 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth

Cost of Living

2022-01-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–60

Voted for 2 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 3 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 16 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 16 total

Foreign 4 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had recent contact with his British counterpart regarding the UK Nationality and Borders Bill 2021 which will impact on free movement in this country for persons without Irish or British citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3103/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and with members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the introduction of a bill of rights in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3356/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed the need to implement in full the Good Friday Agreement with the political parties in Stormont; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3906/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed with members of the Northern Ireland Executive the need to progress the establishment of a bill of rights in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3905/22]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with the new Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. [61601/21]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if has been in contact recently with the President of the European Commission. [61991/21]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the preparations made to date for Census 2022; the census date; and the date for publication of the preliminary report. [3606/22]
Defence 3 questions
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence his plans to improve residential accommodation for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3622/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence his Department’s capital expenditure in 2021; the way this compared to profile as originally set out for the year; and the planned capital expenditure for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3623/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if a former member of the Defence Forces currently in receipt of an Army pension based on 31 years service will be entitled to retain that full pension payment along with a full State contributory pension when they reach pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4118/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing will be increased for areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan given that present limits are unrealistic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3337/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of capital funding drawn down in 2020 and 2021 in respect of waterways developments; the capital funding provided for such works in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3338/22]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if records are available for the Census of Population undertaken in 1821 and 1831; and if there is work in progress to try to recover relevant data. [3607/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in Northern Ireland in relation to limited access to RTÉ channels for many viewers with further difficulties emerging with the availability of television streaming services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2944/22]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is proposed to revise costings for farm improvement works to be grant-aided under targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3415/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when costings will be revised in respect of the costs of treatment outside Ireland’s jurisdiction under the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive to ensure adequate reimbursement for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3948/22]

New lobbying 1 return

ABP Foods Agriculture
- Highlighting issues with the labour market

Cathy Bennett — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

David Maxwell — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Matt Carthy — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Agriculture 5 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that the salary for the new Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Ireland was set at a higher rate than that previously stipulated; if the decision originated within his Department or Horse Racing Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3227/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of pension entitlements that will be accrued, by year, by the new Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Ireland; the performance related bonuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3228/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the salary against which the salary of the new Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Ireland was benchmarked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3229/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a condition or mechanism exists within the contract for the new Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Ireland, which would see proposed salary increases in years two and three of the contract not implemented; if such a condition or mechanism exists that would see the salary reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3230/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to Parliamentary Question No. 1172 of 2 November 2021, the location in the terms and conditions of the basic payment scheme in which reference is made to force majeure being accepted as a reason for compliance not being achieved as opposed to an application not being submitted on time or an on-farm inspection not having been facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3605/22]
Public 3 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the basis on which he determined that a new Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Ireland should be appointed at a salary of €137,356; the reason that the salary for the new Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Ireland was set at a higher rate than that previously stipulated; if views were sought from NewERA of the National Treasury Management Agency on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3231/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the salary against which the salary of the new Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Ireland was benchmarked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3232/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a condition or mechanism exists within the contract of the new Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Ireland which would see proposed salary increases in years two and three of the contract not implemented; if such a condition or mechanism exists which would see the salary reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3233/22]
Health 3 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in creating the HSE grade of orthodontic therapist; the steps he has taken to expedite the creation of such a grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3033/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent tissue viability nurses in position within each primary care area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3565/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent tissue viability nurses in position in the Cavan and Monaghan region in which those nurses are based; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3566/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review and increase income thresholds for inclusion on social housing waiting lists. [3201/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of families with a housing need currently in County Monaghan. [3200/22]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposed timeframe to honour the Government commitment to recognise the state of Palestine. [3538/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised the findings of the report of the Police Ombudsman in Northern Ireland into Operation Greenwich, which confirmed British state collusion in 19 loyalist killings and two attempted murders carried out by the UDA with the British Government; the nature of discussions; and the outcome of same. [3539/22]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach if he will propose legislation that will provide for the review and or appeal of decisions made by the Director of Public Prosecutions. [2897/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she will introduce legislation to ensure that the public is informed of disciplinary findings concerning members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2894/22]

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Foreign 2 questions
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports from counties Cavan, Monaghan, Meath and Louth, respectively, that are currently outstanding; the planning that is being carried out to ensure there is no repeat of the delays experienced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3641/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagement with the British Government on issues relating to the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3642/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding the once-off €1,000 bonus for healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3703/22]
Defence 1 question
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel currently based in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3825/22]

New lobbying 1 return

ABP Foods Agriculture
- Highlighting issues with the labour market