Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 31 Jan

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 31 Jan – 6 Feb 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 78 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-02-02 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–76

Voted for 1 Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-02-02 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–75

Voted for 1 Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

The motion · motion passed 74–52

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 1 Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-02-01 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 26–18

Voted for 1 Colm Burke

Did not vote 4 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Pádraig O'Sullivan · Thomas Gould

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 4 votes · 35 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 35 total

Health 22 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the estimated timeframe for when the new outpatient ophthalmology services for the South/South West HSE area currently being developed in Ballincollig, County Cork to be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4352/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the required funding will be made available to the South/South West HSE area to enable it to fully equip the new outpatient ophthalmology services currently being developed in Ballincollig, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4353/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the Government’s position on the European Union Pharmaceutical Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4590/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when a transport support scheme to replace the removal of the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant will be introduced; the current status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4870/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres that have been developed to completion in 2019, 2020 and to 31 December 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5000/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department is on target in delivering additional primary care centres for 2022; the number of additional primary care centres that will be fully operational by Q4 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5001/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the funding allocation for 2022 for the expansion and development of primary care infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5002/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the additional funding that has been provided for the recruitment of primary care team staff in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5003/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare professionals employed under community intervention teams in 2019, 2020 and to 31 December 2021; the number employed by county and region in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5004/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action his Department will take to increase the number of general practitioners by an additional 1,260 to 1,660 general practitioners by 2028 in order to meet the needs of population growth and the significant growth of those aged 65 and over 85 years of age who are naturally high users of the service [5005/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing an enhanced range of supports including but not exclusively tax relief to assist in the funding of premises or critical equipment, infrastructural equipment including information technology systems and medical equipment to assist general practitioners establishing practices particularly those starting off in their career; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5006/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing a partnership pathway support funding model to allow for existing general practitioners to take on assistants to enter into succession arrangements to take over the practice on a phased basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5007/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action his Department will take to adjust and update the general practitioners practice team model to take account both of the broad range of skills required in practice to meet new models of care and to free up skilled personnel for more complex tasks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5008/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to adjusting the general practitioner practice team model in order to support broader general practitioner practice team members by expanding the grant aid available to take on additional nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5009/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to adjusting the general practitioner practice team model to provide initiatives and support for the recruitment of particular allied health professional expertise on a full-time or sessional basis to benefit the broad needs of the patient population including physiotherapists, counselling and pharmacy support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5010/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given for the development of a structured care programme in the area of women’s health within general practice which would deal exclusively with reproductive health, including contraception, maternity care and menopause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5011/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if a review will be carried out into the current package of supports for rural general practitioner practices, taking into account the fact that these supports would continue to be developed and enhanced to meet the very specific requirements of patients in these rural areas to ensure continuity of care for patients and that general practice is sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5012/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the implementation of the healthcare innovation Sligo cataract scheme nationally in which community optometrists co-work with hospital surgeons in order to improve public eye health and address the waiting list for public eye-care which remains high at 46,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5017/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the implementation of a new eye-care programme for school-going children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5018/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the role of optometrists in providing more services including the delivery of further treatments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5019/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if a greater role for optometrists will be sanctioned by his Department in the interest of improving public eye health and eye-care services across the country and reducing the waiting list for public eye-care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5020/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when a section (details supplied) of the Housing for All plan will come into effect; the details of this plan; the status of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5298/22]
Social 6 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for the school meals scheme; when a decision is likely to be reached in respect of this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4331/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual value of the service level agreement between her Department and an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5027/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the services that an organisation (details supplied) provide under the service level agreement between it and her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5028/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the current timeframe for the service level agreement between her Department and an organisation (details supplied); when the agreement is due for renewal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5029/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who received the carer’s support grant in 2021; if the social protection budget will enable a similar amount of support in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5305/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to raise awareness and promote the treatment benefit scheme to increase take-up and ensure persons are aware of their entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5306/22]
Education 4 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if the steering group and advisory group have been established as part of the review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4608/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the supports that have been provided to DEIS schools and their staff and pupils in order to assist with learning during Covid-19 pandemic, particularly with online learning; the measures that will be taken to assist online learning going forward in these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4609/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if additional ASD secondary school places will be made available for pupils with ASD and mild or moderate intellectual disabilities in the northside of Cork city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4300/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if additional secondary school ASD places in secondary schools will be made available for pupils attending a school (details supplied) due to the needs of pupils for more spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4301/22]
Children 2 questions
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that he plans to respond to the expert group report partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5313/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown by scheme of funding support provided to youth organisations and youth services in 2021; the broad outcomes which this funding has supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5312/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government’s position on the proposed TRIPS waiver on mRNA Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4591/22]

Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of the review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 which is due to commence in January 2022; when the review is likely to be completed; if the review will be carried out as expeditiously as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4603/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the efforts that are being made to provide an additional secondary school in Cork city and in the eastern suburbs of Cork given the exceptional demand for school places and lengthy waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4604/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the plan to exempt rental income from the fair deal nursing home scheme will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5277/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a couple who are getting married cannot secure an appointment with the Civil Registration Service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5598/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the free fuel allowance scheme in cases in which the income of a person slightly exceeds the allowed threshold and the person has no savings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5360/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently review the financial assessment element of the carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5359/22]
Children 2 questions
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees accepted from the European Union evacuation missions from Afghanistan into the international protection system here; the number of Afghans who have applied separately for international protection since January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5499/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that the State is meeting its commitments under the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention inclusion in the provision of refuge and support services for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5500/22]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [4711/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of implementation of the required legislation for the national remote working strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5276/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be additional grants for remote working hubs similar to the connected hubs scheme in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5278/22]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 24 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Further and Higher Education 5 questions
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first year places available by university for speech and language therapy at undergraduate level in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [5695/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first year places available by university for physiotherapy at undergraduate level in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [5696/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first year places available by university for occupational therapy at undergraduate level in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [5697/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first year places available by university for play therapy at undergraduate level in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [5698/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are currently no physiotherapy undergraduate courses in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5699/22]
Transport 4 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a list of all refused applications by Cork City Council for an active travel funding 2022 allocation. [4332/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the criteria used to determine the suitability of a project for active travel funding. [4413/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if general allocations, for example, for walking infrastructure, under active travel funding are distributed by local authorities or specified at the time of application.. [4414/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the list of refused applications under the active travel 2022 allocations in Cork city; and the reason for refusal in each case. [5231/22]
Environment 3 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of Environmental Protection Agency official air quality monitoring systems; and the location of each. [4249/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that areas are chosen for Environmental Protection Agency official air quality monitoring systems. [4250/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the proposed locations of new Environmental Protection Agency air quality monitoring systems. [4251/22]
Health 3 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of paid employees working in the addiction sector. [4790/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the amount Cork University Hospital has paid to patients for preventable incidents in the past three years in tabular form. [5107/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the way that a person can apply for an exemption to the European Union booster requirement for travel if they are double vaccinated but have been advised by a consultant not to avail of the booster due to medical reactions to the previous doses. [5271/22]
Children 3 questions
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider regulations requiring local authorities to undertake an accessibility study on all public realm planning going forward. [5346/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Cork City Council does not employ a disability officer. [5345/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the review into private family care arrangements in the foster care system. [5685/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of children who will require a primary and secondary special school place in County Cork in September 2022; and the number available. [4642/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will consider centrally procuring HEPA filters and distributing to all schools. [4641/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of prison cells still slopping out by prison in tabular form. [5234/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the year in which slopping out was stopped by prison in tabular form. [5235/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to recognising the work carried out by family carers throughout Covid-19. [5343/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to an emergency increase in the fuel allowance or to the extension of same. [5344/22]