Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 13 Jun — Watch Them Work

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Jun – 19 Jun 2022 · 5 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 66 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (Resumed)

2022-06-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 64–50

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-06-15 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 65–51

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Special Educational Needs School Places

2022-06-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 64–51

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

The motion · motion passed 64–51

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Energy Security

2022-06-15 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 64–50

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-06-14 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 65–57

Voted for 1 Joe Flaherty

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 5 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Environment 6 questions
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if those who are in receipt of the invalidity pension will be considered for full grant-aid under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grant aid scheme considering that those in receipt of the disability allowance are included in the scheme; the other social welfare payments which are included in the scheme as qualifying payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30236/22]
- 2022-06-16 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the financial supports that are in place for retailers to encourage the reuse of infrastructure on their premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31421/22]
- 2022-06-16 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a latté levy on single-use drinks and food containers will be introduced as part of the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022 with the aim of reducing litter and the waste of resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31413/22]
- 2022-06-16 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a requirement to commit 20% of a retailer’s floor space to reuse and refill options is being considered as part of the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31414/22]
- 2022-06-16 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a ban on plastic packaging on hardy fruit and vegetables is being considered as part of the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31415/22]
- 2022-06-16 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is considering a ban on single-use items such as wipes, free sample-size items and mono-dose sachets in conjunction with the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31416/22]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2022-06-16 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are any live applications in her Department or documentation received for funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31403/22]
- 2022-06-16 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a decision was made on a sports capital grant (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31404/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider those on the disability allowance and long-term illness schemes as qualifying payments for the household benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30525/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to the midland region for the treatment of eating disorders in the past five years; the training that is being given to specialist staff in these units; if there are assessment facilities for autism in these units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30299/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-06-15 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when civil service mileage rates will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31028/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-06-16 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans regarding public transport in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31451/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-06-16 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the imposition of a 0% VAT rate for reusable menstrual products similar to the case with disposable menstrual products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31419/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-06-16 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if a person (details supplied) who is completing the person's studies in the UK can register as a post-primary teacher with the Teaching Council of Ireland to allow the person to progress the person's career at home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31408/22]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Health 7 questions
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the details of an action plan of how and when a phlebotomist will be in place on the paediatric ward at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; when the appropriate staff will be given and made available to secure a day ward for the paediatric department. [28987/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will issue to a person (details supplied). [29538/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason that the cold capping machine at the Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore has not been made available to patients since pre-Covid; and if he will ensure that this treatment is again offered to suitable patients as a matter of urgency. [29597/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for surgery in St. James’s Hospital. [29757/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [30032/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Centre as soon as possible. [30033/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [30034/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that are being put in place to assist thatched public houses in dealing with ever increasing insurance bills and the limited availability of insurance providers. [29654/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person who inherits a portion of a house can still qualify for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan and as well as other housing assistance schemes. [30101/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the grants that are currently available to local groups to promote tourism and historical attractions within an area, specifically groups located within the Hidden Heartlands region. [29046/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that an appropriate school place is provided for a pupil (details supplied). [29433/22]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 36 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 36 total

Housing 8 questions
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the investigation that he initiated into possible conflicts of interest at the national planning authority An Bord Pleanála is expected to conclude. [28831/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review of social housing income limits will be published. [29010/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage The number of full-time equivalent vacant homes officers by local authority in tabular form. [29018/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 742 of 21 April 2021, the current funding provided for vacant homes officers in each local authority in tabular form; and the proposed changes from after June as referenced in the reply. [29019/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the vacant homes schemes and policies are sufficient in addressing the vacant homes issue. [29020/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties in counties Longford and Westmeath that are registered on vacanthomes.ie that have been returned to use. [29021/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the most recent update provided to him regarding the number of homes applied for through the vacant homes scheme by local authority in tabular form. [29022/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will remove the population cap on the affordable homes' aspect of the Housing for All - Rebuilding Ireland Plan to allow towns such as Edgeworthstown, Ballymahon and Granard, County Longford to be included in the scheme given the lack of availability, and the current and further needs of these areas. [29537/22]
Education 8 questions
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of school transport routes that will be altered to accommodate additional children in counties Longford and Westmeath for the school year starting September 2022. [29013/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of students with additional needs without a secondary school place for the school term September 2022 in counties Longford and Westmeath. [29014/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when the National Council for Special Education will be releasing the SNA allocations given that many parents and staff were informed that information would be forthcoming a number of weeks ago and that the current lack of clarity is causing considerable anxiety for all stakeholders. [29024/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools with classrooms in prefabricated buildings in each county in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29392/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools with classrooms in prefabricated buildings for more than ten years in each county in tabular form. [29393/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary schools with classrooms in prefabricated buildings in each county in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29394/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary schools with classrooms in prefabricated buildings for more than ten years in each county in tabular form. [29395/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of full school-based summer programmes for special education schools and classes in counties Longford and Westmeath for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29734/22]
Health 8 questions
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps that he will take to ensure that the promised bonus to those who worked on the frontline during Covid-19 including those in section 38 funded projects, is paid without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28828/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when all healthcare workers who are entitled to the bonus for those who worked on the front line during Covid-19 will receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28829/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when a specialist multiple-system atrophy nurse will be provided for those diagnosed with this progressive neurologic disease; the number of persons with this diagnosis; and the current access to specialist multiple-system atrophy care. [29008/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current number of whole-time equivalent vacancies per department in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [29011/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting lists per duration and department in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, in tabular form. [29012/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had to ensure the members of the Defence Forces are paid the €1,000 pandemic bonus as soon as possible given that it was announced in January 2022. [29731/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if the eligibility requirement of 12 months in post given the rotational nature of their schedule will be applied to those members of the Defence Forces that applied for the €1,000 pandemic bonus. [29732/22]
- 2022-06-15 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has been informed by the HSE that it is without funding to provide the necessary transport to enable them to attend the day service provided by a centre in Mullingar. [31162/22]
Transport 5 questions
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the N4 upgrade proposal; and the work that his Department has undertaken in relation to this project. [30452/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the status of the work undertaken by his Department regarding the reopening of Killucan train station, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30451/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he is taking to ensure that the passengers who were discommoded as a result of the delays at Dublin Airport on 28 and 29 May 2022 are reimbursed for the cost of missed flights and for the cost of missed holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28830/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the expected impact of the rising cost of construction materials on the proposed cycleway bridge in Athlone; and the contingency to facilitate increased costs that is included in the contract. [29009/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement that his Department had with toll operators in locations in which the booths remain on automatic mode regarding the safe return to work for their employees; and if his attention has been drawn to any planned redundancies in the sector. [29016/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing measures to provide tax relief on the cost of childcare which will greatly assist struggling families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29396/22]
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing measures to provide tax relief on home rental costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29397/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are available to businesses in the hospitality trade that are impacted by the rise in fuel costs and the subsequent cost of living increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29733/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of lost jobs that have been replaced and the number of new jobs created through the Just Transition Commission in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [29391/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the flood relief works in Athlone, County Westmeath. [29015/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the engagement that she has had regarding the advertising and showcasing of the Fleadh Ceoil due to take place in Mullingar at the end of July 2022. [29017/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-06-14 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in County Longford that are currently on sick leave due to stress. [30837/22]