Kerry — week of Mon, 24 Jan

What your Kerry TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Jan – 30 Jan 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 45 questions · 0 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 Griffin · Norma Foley

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

Did not vote 1 Michael Cahill

The motion · motion passed 74–59

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

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

Did not vote 1 Michael Cahill

Cost of Living

2022-01-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–60

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 3 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Foreign 5 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3146/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); if the application will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3147/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); if the passport will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3149/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a series of issues (details supplied) in relation to delays in the issuing of first-time and renewal passports; and if the parent consent form will be simplified. [4164/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if additional staff will be recruited to the passport office given the lengthy delays incurred processing passport applications (details supplied). [4165/22]

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 3 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Health 9 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2957/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive equipment from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3105/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if home help hours will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3137/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for hearing aids by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3141/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a series of matters (details supplied) in relation to the review of child mental health services in County Kerry will be examined and reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3271/22]
- 2022-01-25 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. [3274/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will review the contracts that are given to companies that are contracted by the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3534/22]
- 2022-01-26 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. [3847/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for an electric chair in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4145/22]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme or GLAS appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3097/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the work being carried out on the matter of roads and thinning of forestry and the possible exemption from regulatory controls of these matters in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3999/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all felling licences that are being issued at present are being issued to Coillte with nothing made available to the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4000/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter regarding the NCT (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3285/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance the reason that charitable status has been deactivated for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2888/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3774/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the OPW has plans to carry out works on the pathway and roadway from the boathouse in the Killarney National Park to Torc Waterfall (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4148/22]

Norma Foley — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Pa Daly — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 5 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify a matter raised in Dáil Éireann (details supplied); if he will provide the details of the scheme in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3001/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) is currently providing care services to the HSE; and if there are plans for the arrangement between the contractor and the HSE to end. [3003/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the issuance of Covid-19 passes including booster updates via paper copy sent by post as the default for those over the age of 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3035/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will approve additional resources for HSE Covid-19 helplines during the period of high demand; if he will implement a waiting system that advises the user of their place in the queue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3036/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if all staff working in HSE vaccine centres as contractors or full-time employees will be eligible for the Covid recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3813/22]
Housing 3 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of short-term let properties issued with warnings in relation to required change of use permissions cross tabulated with if the notice was complied with and the enforcement case closed by local authority in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [3426/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the detailed eligibility criteria for fresh start applicants under the local authority home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4131/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if persons who had to sell their home resulting in a mortgage in negative equity will qualify as a fresh start applicant under the local authority home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4132/22]
Children 2 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1077 of 19 January 2022, the number of persons accommodated in approved housing body, turnkey and other categories of accommodation through the €12.5 million capital allocation under the international protection spending heading within the Revised Estimates 2022. [3511/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of direct provision applications planned to be accommodated in each county under the allocation key used by his Department in conjunction with an organisation (details supplied) for the year it is envisioned to begin operation in tabular form. [3512/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify the DEIS status of a school (details supplied); and if it will be granted DEIS status following the forthcoming review. [4082/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the eligibility criteria for an application (details supplied) for Teaching Council registration. [4133/22]