Kerry — week of Mon, 30 May — Watch Them Work

What your Kerry TDs did this week

Mon, 30 May – 5 Jun 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 75 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-06-01 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–66

Voted for 2 Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Voted against 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Did not vote 2 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Cahill

Property Services (Land Price Register) Bill 2021

2022-06-01 · 1 vote · Social Democrats PMB

A bill to amend and extend the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 to provide for transparency regarding transactions involving property and for those purposes to expand the…

full description

A bill to amend and extend the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 to provide for transparency regarding transactions involving property and for those purposes to expand the register that records residential property sales prices, to establish a land and other non-residential property transaction database and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 51–70

Voted for 2 Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Voted against 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Did not vote 2 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Cahill

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-05-31 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 69–51

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 1 Danny Healy-Rae

Did not vote 3 Michael Cahill · Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Danny Healy-Rae — Independent 1 vote · 1 question · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 1 total

Rural 1 question
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if more funding will be provided in 2022 in view of the many local improvement schemes in County Kerry, as there are over 660 applicants still on the current list and at the level of funding being allocated, it will take over 35 years to exhaust this list (details supplied). [28020/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Killarney Racing Company DAC Sports and Recreation
- wrote to government officials & public representatives re limited number of public allowed to attend horseracing.

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 2 votes · 17 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 17 total

Health 9 questions
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27901/22]
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when vertex will be made available here (details supplied); if persons with cystic fibrosis will be able to access it and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27990/22]
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a full-time residential care place will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28164/22]
- 2022-06-01 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to fill the positions in the mental health care sector (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28532/22]
- 2022-06-01 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an urgent hospital appointment for a child (details supplied); if the appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/22]
- 2022-06-01 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28236/22]
- 2022-06-02 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28713/22]
- 2022-06-02 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason that insulin pump upgrades have been paused in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28621/22]
- 2022-06-02 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28711/22]
Education 3 questions
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if there are any steps that can be taken to keep a school (details supplied) open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27985/22]
- 2022-06-02 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will expedite the application for a Teaching Council number of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28551/22]
- 2022-06-02 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for an extra prefab by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28729/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and his Department have plans to introduce new schemes to help a group of farmers (details supplied) enhance their income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27247/22]
- 2022-06-01 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a change has been made to the passport for equines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28249/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice if fees can be waived for a person (details supplied) who wants to apply for Irish citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27319/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-06-02 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is any benefit available for businesses who are employing Ukrainians and providing a paid taxi service every day as they have no other means of travel to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28708/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-06-02 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address an anomaly in the process of applying for a retrofitting grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28557/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Killarney Racing Company DAC Sports and Recreation
- wrote to government officials & public representatives re limited number of public allowed to attend horseracing.

Norma Foley — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Killarney Racing Company DAC Sports and Recreation
- wrote to government officials & public representatives re limited number of public allowed to attend horseracing.

Pa Daly — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Health 6 questions
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a consultant podiatrist will take up a position in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27312/22]
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of months that University Hospital Kerry has been without a consultant podiatrist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27313/22]
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have had to travel from County Kerry to each hospital in counties Cork and Limerick to be seen by a consultant podiatrist from January 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27314/22]
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide a paediatric diabetes team in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27352/22]
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if a ceiling-track hoist will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27538/22]
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the accessibility of the Covid-19 booster programme, especially in relation to appointments made through off-line methods. [27804/22]
Housing 5 questions
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP project can be extended to cover Kerry boglands. [28047/22]
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the return of local authority housing in which a tenant passes away and the directions or circulars are given to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28162/22]
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way that house refurbishment for reallocation is funded between his Department and local authorities; the circulars or directions by his Department that have been issued in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28163/22]
- 2022-06-01 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 741 of 21 April 2021, the number of full-time equivalent vacant homes officers by local authority in tabular form for 2021 and to date in 2022. [28358/22]
- 2022-06-01 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 741 of 21 April 2021, if he receives regular updates on the number of homes applied for through the vacant homes scheme by local authority; and if so, if he will provide the up-to-date figures for 2021 and to date in 2022. [28359/22]
Children 3 questions
- 2022-06-02 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Question No. 146 of 18 May 2022, his views on the different categories of accommodation listed therein (details supplied) and their function. [28271/22]
- 2022-06-02 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the Ukrainian refugee crisis unit within his Department; and his further views on the number of Ukrainian refugees who have arrived and who have requested assistance from the International Protection Accommodation Services. [28272/22]
- 2022-06-02 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the State agency for early learning and care and school-age childcare. [28273/22]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport (details supplied) will issue. [27518/22]
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport for a person (details supplied) will issue. [28015/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-05-31 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of the senior councils and barristers paid or retained for work on behalf of her Department; and the amounts paid to each for each the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [27318/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-06-01 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 22 March 2022, the number of applications for the undocumented migrants' scheme that have been received to date; the number that have been approved to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28213/22]