Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 7 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Feb – 13 Feb 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 69 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces

2022-02-09 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–55

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

The motion · motion passed 74–55

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2021

2022-02-09 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and to provide for related matters

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–55

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-02-08 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 71–52

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 3 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Thomas Gould

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 4 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Health 10 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to updating HSE guidelines advising general practitioners and other medical practitioners that any programme based on fixed incremental increases in physical activity or exercise, for example, graded exercise therapy, will no longer be recommended to ME/CFS sufferers to reflect current research and recently updated recommendations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6473/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to updating HSE guidelines, advising general practitioners and other medical practitioners that any programme based on fixed incremental increases in physical activity or exercise will not be recommended to those suffering from long Covid, taking into account their symptoms, organ damage, abilities and risk factors, in view of long Covid sharing many similarities with other post-viral syndromes including ME/CFS, to reflect current research and recently updated recommendations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6474/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the progress his Department has made to date in responding to the issues raised in the Wasted Lives report published by the Ombudsman in May 2021, regarding the recommendation to move hundreds of younger persons living in inappropriate nursing home settings into a rehabilitation pathway towards independent living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6518/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he, his Department and the HSE will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to address the issues and concerns raised in the Wasted Lives report published by Ombudsman in May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6519/22]
- 2022-02-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will give consideration to providing funding to cover the cost of a drug known as adjuvant nivolumab for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6784/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actions that are being taken to ensure that patients and carers are involved in the health technology appraisal process of new treatments for rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7126/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he has made an assessment of the impact of the Patient Organisation Submission Process in the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics in achieving its aims of improving patient involvement in the health technology appraisal process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7127/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to develop rare disease data registries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7128/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on an all-Ireland network of rare disease registries as called for in the National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland 2014-2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7129/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason that there were 641 children and young persons waiting for CAMHS services by the HSE in Cork as of December 2021; his plans to reduce this waiting list; when it is anticipated that this list will be eliminated entirely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7200/22]
Agriculture 6 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that his Department was unable to issue the minimum 20 afforestation licences each week or since dashboards began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5900/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that ecological input is being managed by his Department in view of the number of ecology staff increasing to 27 in 2021 while during the same period his Department only achieved 55% of its target for private licences with ecological input; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5901/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licences issued to Coillte and the number of licences issued to private farm owners by county in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and in January 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5902/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences issued to Coillte and the number of licences issued to private farm owners by county in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and in January 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5903/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to raise awareness regarding mental health and well-being of farmers and others working in the agri-business sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6882/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the work undertaken to secure new markets for Irish agri-businesses in particular new markets overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6881/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the current level of the student contribution charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6312/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the level of support provided to further and higher education institutions to invest in capital equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6313/22]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on IDA Ireland’s employment results for 2021; the regional spread; the factors behind the level of job increases; the level of job creation anticipated in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6853/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on Enterprise Ireland’s employment results for 2021; the regional spread; the factors behind the level of job increases; the level of job creation anticipated in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6854/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a first-time passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5924/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-02-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will consider adopting new regulations prohibiting the sale of scrap metal by cash without valid identification and proof of address of the sellers of scrap metals in order to improve on traceability of sale of scrap metal and to curb scrap metal theft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6919/22]

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 4 votes · 24 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Agriculture 8 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has commenced the establishment of the stakeholder forum that will participate in the review of the Common Fisheries Policy; if the makeup of the forum will be a diverse representation of the fishing community and industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5946/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the stakeholder forum being established to participate in the European Commission review of the Common Fisheries Policy will commence work without delay and without the necessity of knowing the mechanics of its submission to the Commission (details supplied); if he has developed tentative guidelines for this forum given work has been allowed to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5947/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has set down a commencement date for the stakeholder forum being established to participate in the European Commission review of the Common Fisheries Policy to begin its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5948/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow the stakeholder forum being established to participate in the European Commission review of the Common Fisheries Policy to accept submissions from the public in particular from sections of the fisheries industry that may not be represented by members of the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5949/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there has been engagement with the European Commission in relation to the commencement of talks in relation to the Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6076/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the stakeholders forum being established to participate in the European Commission review of the Common Fisheries Policy will have unlimited access to the research and data held by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas as part of its deliberations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6077/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the further resources that can be put in place to help enforce animal rights laws regarding the neglect and abuse of horses particularly in urban areas in which animal charities are overburdened responding to abuse cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6797/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce legislation to protect animals from cruelty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6798/22]
Justice 4 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons charged with knife crimes in 2019, 2020 and 2021, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6128/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons convicted of knife crimes in 2019, 2020 and 2021, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6129/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of knives seized in 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6130/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the average sentence that a person received when convicted of a knife crime in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6131/22]
Health 4 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will undertake a review of home support services to establish the reason that home care hours cannot be provided to vulnerable elderly persons who have had hours allocated to them by their medical support team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6604/22]
- 2022-02-09 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided in expediting the provision of a HSE service for a person (details supplied) who has been approved for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6860/22]
- 2022-02-09 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the HSE budget spend on home help and carers in CHO4; the breakdown of the spend on private agencies and outsourcing of home support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6907/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the release of an estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7138/22]
Environment 3 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a person (details supplied) was refused the SEAI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5858/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the criteria for the PV grant as part of the SEAI scheme is due to change in order that houses built up to 2020 will be eligible; if so, when this change will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5860/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) will be assigned an eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5886/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that will be put in place to ensure students are not disadvantaged by grade inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6389/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that have been taken to tackle the student accommodation crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6388/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of the issuing of assistive technology for a person (details supplied); the reasons for the delay; the actions that will be taken to rectify this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6426/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 1 February 2022, the details of the geographical information system which anticipates school place demand for Cork city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6512/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider adding physiotherapy and occupational therapy to the critical skills occupation list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6875/22]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 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 is no option to study physiotherapy at undergraduate level in third-level institutions in County Cork. [6360/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met either of the universities located in Cork city with regard to opening a campus on the northside of the city. [6361/22]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the criteria under which a person requires a television licence; and the way they can claim an exemption. [6681/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a person can receive a refund for a television licence if the licence was purchased erroneously. [6682/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if protected structures can be entered on the derelict sites register. [6323/22]
- 2022-02-09 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the updating of regulations to allow for plebiscites to change place names. [7084/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the HSE writes to State bodies to inform them of the death of a person and to ensure the family does not receive unnecessary correspondence. [6108/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners can charge medical card patients for the health check needed for over 70s applying for a drivers licence. [6140/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the work to address equine welfare in Cork city and county. [7010/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reports of equine abuse or neglect to his Department by county in 2021 and 2020. [7011/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if support will be provided to a school (details supplied) to open an additional autism spectrum disorder unit. [7121/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the process a school undergoes in order to open a new autism spectrum disorder unit. [7122/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to the provision of a rail service to Cork city arriving in before 9:00 am considering the potential positive impact this could have for those commuting into the city. [6112/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the work of the Working Group on the Living Wage. [7013/22]