Wexford — week of Mon, 23 May

What your Wexford TDs did this week

Mon, 23 May – 29 May 2022 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-05-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 58–70

Voted for 3 Brendan Howlin · Johnny Mythen · Verona Murphy

Voted against 2 James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Did not vote 1 George Lawlor

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages

2022-05-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–71

Voted for 3 Brendan Howlin · Johnny Mythen · Verona Murphy

Voted against 2 James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Did not vote 1 George Lawlor

Strike Action by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association

2022-05-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–59

Voted for 2 James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Voted against 3 Brendan Howlin · Johnny Mythen · Verona Murphy

Did not vote 1 George Lawlor

George Lawlor — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

James Browne — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Johnny Mythen — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated for housing adaptation grants to Wexford County Council for 2020, 2021 and 2022; the amount of funding drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25887/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications that were received for a social housing adaptation grant for older people and people with a disability to Wexford County Council for 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of these grants that have been granted; the number that were refused; the number that are pending a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25888/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications that were received for a private housing adaptation grant for older people and people with a disability to Wexford County Council for 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of these grants have been granted; the number that were refused; the number that are pending a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25889/22]
Health 3 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation being reported in County Wexford in which no dentists are accepting new patients with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26479/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have left the dental treatment services scheme in the past six months in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26480/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who are partaking in the dental treatment services scheme in County Wexford. [26481/22]

Verona Murphy — Independent 3 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Health 13 questions
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the urgent actions that his Department is taking to address the critical issue of retention of healthcare professionals in Ireland; if his Department is engaging in cross-Departmental discussions in regard to third-level capacity for specialist medical courses and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26414/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department is seeking to secure direct Exchequer funding for the nurses of an association (details supplied) to support motor neurone disease patients and families throughout Ireland; if he will allow for income for the association of which 86% is donations and fundraising to be available for other vital motor neurone disease services and research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26415/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific action plan that his Department has put in place to address the poor service provision across the child disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26416/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health when his Department intends to implement real reform to the dental treatment services scheme; when the scheme will be replaced with a fit for purpose scheme that reflects modern dental practices and standards; when he will take steps in relation to the recruitment of public dentists and engage in cross-Departmental actions to increase the number of dental care graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26417/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the progress that his Department has made in addressing the debilitating and distressing shortage of hormone replacement treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26418/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of occupational therapy vacancies across the HSE services nationally; the breakdown of those occupational therapy vacancies across the different community healthcare divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27208/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of speech and language therapy vacancies across the HSE services nationally; the breakdown of those speech and language vacancies across the different community healthcare divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27209/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of physiotherapy vacancies across the HSE services nationally; the breakdown of those physiotherapy vacancies across the different community healthcare divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27210/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of psychology vacancies across the HSE services nationally; the breakdown of those psychology vacancies across the different community healthcare divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27211/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of social work vacancies across the HSE services nationally; the breakdown of those social work vacancies across the different community healthcare divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27212/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department has determined the longer-term skills needs of the healthcare sector; the cross-Departmental actions that will be taken to ensure that those identified skills needs are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27213/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if highly skilled and highly in-demand healthcare professionals across the HSE services and in particular in the child disability network team services are being sought under the current critical shortage are being sought under critical skills employment permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27214/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the recommendations that have been made to his Department by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27215/22]