Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 20 Jun

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 20 Jun – 26 Jun 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Our Lady's Hospital Navan Emergency Services

2022-06-22 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 52–68

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 68–53

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

The motion · motion passed 69–53

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-06-21 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 66–48

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

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 4 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider implementing a scheme to promote the growth of hedgerows on farms considering the positive environmental benefits associated with their growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32331/22]
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the growth and maintenance of hedgerows on farms will be considered for inclusion under the new rural environmental protection scheme. [32332/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when he will consider adding spinal muscular atrophy to the new-born heel prick test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32082/22]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Health 1 question
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their Covid bonus payment. [32517/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-06-22 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the applications for town and village renewal funding for organisations (details supplied). [33034/22]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 6 questions
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he intends to seek and expansion of the new-born screening programme given that 28 June 2022 marks World New-born Screening Day to include spinal muscular atrophy and if not, the review that was conducted to indicate that this test should not be carried out routinely a given clinical data shows the earlier a patient receives treatment for SMA, the better the outcome.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32102/22]
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapist vacancies that exist in a centre (details supplied). [32145/22]
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied). [32146/22]
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for augmentative and alternative communication devices that have been approved for service users of a centre (details supplied) that are currently being processed. [32147/22]
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of augmentative and alternative communication devices that have been approved for each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form by county; and the number of application for the same period that were refused. [32148/22]
- 2022-06-22 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of Parkinson’s disease nurse specialists currently employed in the health service per CHO area in tabular form. [33239/22]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2022-06-23 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of interventions made by the Irish consulate and embassy staff on behalf of Irish citizens that have lost or had their passport stolen when they were in a foreign country in 2022. [32983/22]
- 2022-06-23 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the officials in Myanmar since the 3 June 2022 announcement of the forthcoming execution of four political prisoners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32982/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he is taking to ensure public transport is a viable alternative to travelling by private car in counties Longford and Westmeath. [32811/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to ensure the expected changes to the eligibility criteria policy for a primary medical certificate are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32809/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-06-21 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure the changes to the eligibility criteria policy for a primary medical certificate are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32810/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-06-22 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the report into housing income thresholds will be published and put in place. [33241/22]