Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 21 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Feb – 27 Feb 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 44 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-02-23 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 77–57

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Carbon Tax

2022-02-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–61

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 73–61

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Supplementary Budget for Rural Communities and Farmers

2022-02-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–61

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 73–61

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 5 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Environment 11 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work his Department is undertaking in order to eliminate the use of materials which can neither be recycled or reused in keeping with the Circular Economy Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9375/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the support provided under the Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9376/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail the level of funding support that has been allocated to local authorities to combat dumping in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9377/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the level of engagement that has taken place with energy providers in respect of the cost of energy for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9378/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps his Department is taking to address delays to the roll-out of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9379/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of upgrades completed under the warmth and well-being scheme, by county, in each of the years 2016 to 31 December 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9380/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the way the warmth and well-being scheme will be incorporated into new schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9381/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given by his Department to engaging with other stakeholders on building capacity to achieve the key measures of the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9382/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to the grouping of homes together, for example neighbours, for the purposes of delivering significant energy upgrades under the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9383/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of staff working at the National Cybersecurity Centre in each of the years 2011 to 31 December 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9384/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of submissions received as part of the public consultation process on carbon budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9385/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in respect of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied) in which an additional requirement of Garda vetting is required; the impact this process has had on the application to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9552/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the HSE provides peer support workers in the mental health services in Cork; if so, if the HSE will provide the number of posts available in Cork, the locations of such posts and the work involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9665/22]

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 5 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Agriculture 4 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Ireland has adopted the approach set out by EU Directive 2019/633 in respect of business size of targeting relationships between suppliers whose annual turnover is lower than a given threshold and buyers whose annual turnover is higher than the same threshold while other member states varied the scope; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if EU Directive 2019/633 is being used as the basis to underpin the establishment of a food ombudsman as part of the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9796/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when legislation will be brought before Dáil Éireann for the establishment of a food ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9797/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if some or all of the submissions have been adopted in relation to the establishment of the office of a national food ombudsman, regulator or equivalent and necessary legislation, in respect of the recent public consultation process on the establishment of the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9798/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will prioritise the removal of VAT from defibrillators following the agreement by European Union finance ministers to amend Council Directive 2006/112/EC on 7 December 2021 given that the removal of VAT will increase the ability of many sports clubs and community organisations to purchase private life-saving assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9689/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to introducing a scheme to assist first-time buyers of homes that are not new builds, similar to the help-to-buy scheme and who cannot afford to purchase a new build; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9690/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will give consideration to providing an Eircode to sports clubs and community organisations that do not have permanent buildings that are active postal addresses as in the case of a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10156/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of proposals to provide an annual support towards the cost of bin charges for homes in which a family member uses incontinence pads, which results in additional costs for the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10157/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the cost of medicinal cannabis oil products will be reimbursed for a child (details supplied) in County Cork under the Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10747/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the planned development and refurbishment of the former Monasterevin day care centre; when the tender documents that are expected to issue in quarter 1 2022 will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10818/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to the Higher Education Authority Covid-19 extension fund with a view to resolving the payment issue for current Department of Education teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9044/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-02-23 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when work will commence on the 2022 local improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10187/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration will be given to providing funding to develop the Irish language in areas of Cork city and county, similar to the BÁC le Gaeilge project in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10312/22]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Housing 8 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total value of investment in property in Cork by foreign direct investment in 2020 and 2021. [9565/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of units purchased by institutional investment funds and foreign direct investment in Cork in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form. [9567/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the local authorities that have a domestic violence officer. [9794/22]
- 2022-02-23 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the use of a private operator in the mortgage to rent scheme represents value for money for local authorities and truly provides secure housing for tenants given that they will have to move after the lease ends. [10460/22]
- 2022-02-23 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether a monopoly is provided to the sole private operator operating the mortgage to rent scheme. [10461/22]
- 2022-02-23 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if manholes fall under the responsibility of Irish Water or the local authority. [10377/22]
- 2022-02-23 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the shared equity scheme will be operational.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10417/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a building (details supplied) is homeless accommodation or a domestic violence shelter. [10545/22]
Health 4 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions being undertaken by his Department to tackle crystal methamphetamine. [9407/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a notification system of deaths to State agencies given the upset receipt of correspondence for a deceased relatives causes for families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9405/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an increase in the prevalence of crystal methamphetamine in the Dublin area; and the actions he is taking to tackle the issue. [9406/22]
- 2022-02-23 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners can charge patients on the GMS for a repeat prescription. [10266/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an update will be provided on the roll-out of the national broadband plan, NBP, in Cork city and county. [9607/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the carbon tax and the current cost of living crisis given previous reports, including the ESRI Statistical Report Series 98 of October 2020. [9608/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the actions being undertaken by An Garda Síochána to tackle crystal methamphetamine. [9407/22]