Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 26 Sept

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 26 Sept – 2 Oct 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 54 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax

2022-09-27 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 85–67

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019

2022-09-27 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 66–87

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

The motion · motion passed 92–62

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 3 votes · 26 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 26 total

Health 21 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently establish a high-level working group on future general practice, to help find innovative solutions, and work collectively to address shortages in the general practitioner-sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46991/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if general-practitioner training in business planning and management will be made available, particularly, GP training in setting-up and building group practices at community level, and where group practice is not viable or feasible; if the HSE will facilitate the ongoing support of such practices, enhancing practice collaboration and networking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46992/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will set up an initiative whereby it would work with the European Investment Bank to set-up a fund to provide low interest loans to groups of general practitioners to set-up primary care centres run by those GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46993/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place and being considered to resource rural general practice to attract general practitioners; the measures that will be put in place to achieve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46994/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve ICT systems in general practice; if he will consider the implementation of such measures as summary care records, facilitated with a unique patient identifier, to enable an efficient, integrated healthcare system; his plans for investment in e-communication solutions between GP and hospital care to improve patient safety, optimise referral rates and overall, to support secondary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46995/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing a standardised approach to electronic hospital discharges on a nationwide basis, to be delivered using health-mail which is a secure email source to dramatically improve patient care which would lead to many efficiencies, both within hospitals and the community. [46996/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be applied to general practices to enable sessional psychological and counselling services to be financed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46997/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if there will be an increase in the number of allied primary care professionals, including psychologists, community psychiatric nurses and mental health therapists in the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46998/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the establishment of an academic general practitioner-career pathway to recruit, support and retain sufficient academic GPs to meet Ireland’s expanding primary care teaching, healthcare policy and research requirements, and to deliver high-quality evidence-based GP care to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46999/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of care workers in both the voluntary and private care sectors yet to receive the pandemic bonus payment for front-line workers; when such outstanding payments will be made; the reason for any delays in payments being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47088/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health his views on the increase in respiratory syncytial virus cases in 2022; when RSV season will officially be opened; the date that vaccines will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47131/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the total medicines budget over the period 2019 to date in 2022, by year; if he will provide details of the specific amount of expenditure which was allocated to rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47132/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the specific drugs that have been considered by the rare diseases technology review committee of the HSE to date, in tabular form; the outcomes of these decisions; the specific drugs to be considered by the committee; the number of meetings that have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47133/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will set up a commission for a new national cardiovascular health strategy that specifically includes heart valve disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47454/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit and train more cardiac physiologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47455/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will support the training and qualification of staff in echocardiography through organisations (details supplied); if those seeking accreditation will be afforded the time and scope necessary to complete any additional work required; if fees for such programmes will be covered by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47456/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting times for the critical diagnostic test for heart valve disease and most other cardiac conditions, known as an echocardiogram, to the target time of 18 weeks for all referrals and two weeks for urgent referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47458/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase direct access to echocardiography for general practitioners through community-based ambulatory care hubs, given 80% of private hospitals provide GP direct access yet only 19% of public hospitals do the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47459/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff working in the mental health sector in the HSE and in any other voluntary hospital group or organisation, by category of occupation, from 2014 to July 2022; his plans to attract additional nursing staff in the mental health area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47581/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will request all HSE hospitals and organisations to conduct exit interviews for staff members who have submitted notice of their intention to leave the service to assist in determining the best way to retain staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47582/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the plans he will put in place to ensure prescribed medication can be accessed by patients who would otherwise need to go into accident and emergency units after 10 p.m. in Cork due to the fact there are no longer late-night pharmacies open past 10 p.m.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47744/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if sufficient funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to continue the ability programme in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46900/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to social welfare regulations that disincentivise workers from taking on extra employment; if her Department plans to review the eligibility criteria for social welfare supports for those engaged in part-time work; if a cumulative-hours-worked basis of assessment is being considered to replace the current days-worked assessment; if these measures can be considered for industries facing specific recruitment and retention challenges including home-care and others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47089/22]
Children 2 questions
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons from Ukraine who have come to Ireland since the beginning of the Russian attack who have been provided with housing in private residential properties by the Government and an organisation (details supplied) since the beginning of the war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47742/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have agreed to provide residential accommodation to Ukrainian refugees through an organisation (details supplied) since the beginning of the war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47743/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will give serious consideration to launching a structured graduate programme that would support the 35% of cardiac physiologists who are not trained in echocardiography and bring them to the point of certification; if fees for same will be covered by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47457/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Local Ireland (representing the Regional Newspapers and Printers Association of Ireland) Taxation
- Campaign for reduction of VAT on newspapers and their digital editions to Zero Per Cent

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 3 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Education 3 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the way that a school can make an application for funding for a sensory room; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46671/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the details of the funding that is available to schools for the development or enhancement of facilities for special education; if programmes such as the minor works scheme could be expanded for the improvement of special education facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46672/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the reason that special schools are not sanctioned for the post of home-school liaison officers; if consideration has been given to expanding the post to special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46936/22]
Housing 3 questions
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given in budget 2023 to a one-off grant for persons with private wells or who are part of a group water scheme and who will experience inflated energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46883/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for the publication of the revised wind energy development guidelines; the reason for the delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46882/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the Residential Tenancies Board to ensure a group of residents (details supplied) receive a response to correspondence they sent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47464/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be granted the non-adjacent special rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46572/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a review will be considered for a person (details supplied) given the change in pension contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47079/22]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her strategy to support and encourage greater use of the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47368/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding, if any, that is available to voluntary groups to partake in Irish-language activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47369/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if financial supports will be put in place for those working from home given the ongoing increase in the cost of utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47204/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a name change by deed poll will be considered for a child (details supplied) for a passport application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46782/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for when those in the health sector who have not yet received their pandemic bonus payment will receive same in tabular form; the sectors within the health service that have not received the payment; the timeframe for when each outstanding sector will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46785/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of schools in Cork that submitted applications for the safe-routes-to-school scheme; the number of these schools that were successful with their applications; the names of the schools that were awarded funding; when applications will open for the next tranche of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47702/22]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Housing 9 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) being advised they will be refused access to the Croí Cónaithe fund given that their location is very rural; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46682/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the strict criteria for the location of suitable housing under the Croí Cónaithe fund are too exclusionary and reducing access to the scheme. [47312/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied with the support given to local authorities to ensure a swift response to social housing maintenance approaching the winter months. [47311/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of mortgage to rent applications through approved housing bodies, local authorities and Home for Life to date in 2022. [46259/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rules regarding responsibility for water pipes; and if it is the role of Irish Water or the property owner to repair a stormwater pipe that is under the ground at a road. [47385/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional resourcing he has committed to the Residential Tenancies Board to date in 2022. [47398/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request the Residential Tenancies Board to publish average query response waiting times. [47399/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a survey conducted by an association (details supplied) concerning Residential Tenancies Board registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47400/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the additional resourcing he has given to local authorities to staff affordable housing units. [47647/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if there is any specific restriction on the appointment of a home school liaison officer for special schools. [46969/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the reason that a school (details supplied) in Cork does not have a home school liaison officer. [46970/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the status of the visa application by a person (details supplied); and if he will ensure that this visa is processed in a swift manner. [46673/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports her Department is providing to keep children in sports. [47509/22]