Tipperary North — week of Mon, 26 Sept

What your Tipperary North TDs did this week

Mon, 26 Sept – 2 Oct 2022 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 36 questions · 0 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 1 Michael Lowry

Voted against 1 Alan Kelly

Did not vote 1 Ryan O'Meara

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 1 Alan Kelly

Voted against 1 Michael Lowry

Did not vote 1 Ryan O'Meara

The motion · motion passed 92–62

Voted for 1 Michael Lowry

Voted against 1 Alan Kelly

Did not vote 1 Ryan O'Meara

Alan Kelly — Labour Party 3 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Education 3 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the current situation regarding the development of much-needed works for a school (details supplied) following numerous requests to her Department from the school principal; and the timeframe for when these works will commence. [46618/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the number of Ukrainian refugees that have been taken in by private schools as of 21 January 2022, by county in tabular form. [47117/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of all funding given to private schools in Ireland across all relevant headings for the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [47615/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to close the accident and emergency department in Navan Hospital. [47114/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm a decision will be made in 2023 to build a public elective hospital in the mid-west. [47614/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has plans to engage with the stakeholders behind the Silvermines hydro-electric station to deliver storage given the recent publication of the energy security review and its proposal for approximately 450MW to 1.8 gigawatt-hours of pumped storage. [47116/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeline for the new bridge in Ballina and Killaloe to become operational given that construction has commenced; and the projected cost. [47113/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new build public houses that he is planning to build in Tipperary in 2022, 2023 and 2024. [47115/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when applicants to the community centres investment fund will receive an update on any successful grant applications that have been submitted. [47142/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the volume of retirements in An Garda Síochána whereby the gardaí in question had not served five years or more in the force in total, excluding training for the years 2016 to 2022, by year and county, in tabular form. [47616/22]

Michael Lowry — Independent 3 votes · 26 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 26 total

Agriculture 8 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the ash dieback RUS grant aid scheme is to be treated by applicants as a de-minimis payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47274/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated net VAT payment to applicants for the environmental report grant, per file, outlined in circular 13/2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47275/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the required legislation change will take place enabling the replacement species for the RUS scheme to be conifers on an area up to ten hectares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47276/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be mandatory professional forester involvement in the small-scale tree planting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47277/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if existing forestry woodland, if present on the farm, included in the Farm Sustainability Plan is to be completed on the generic land management for all ACRES applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47278/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the direct integration and compatibility mechanisms proposed for afforestation and the organic farming scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47279/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, in stating that there is no licence requirement if a landowner wishes to remove some of this material from a site; if this is an unlicensed activity and that harvesting lop and top or brash from forestry harvesting sites is outside the scope of the felling licence system and requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47290/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, if the Department standard or guideline or guidance document that forest-owners should review when harvesting lop and top or brash from harvesting sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47291/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who is having ongoing issues with pyrite and other contaminants appearing in cement and concrete blocks used to build their principal private residence will be able to receive financial assistance through the proposed defective concrete block redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46669/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when new planning regulations for the installation of solar panels on private homes, community buildings and schools will be published; the reason for the delay in doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47672/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if funding is available through her Department to assist a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary to upgrade its transport facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46943/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if her Department will extend DEIS status to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if her Department will take into account that the Government recently announced a housing modular scheme of 60 units in the town to house Ukrainian families, which will add to this school's educational demands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47414/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether it is appropriate and justified for an energy provider, such as in the case of a company (details supplied), to be allowed to exit the electricity and gas supply market with only ten working days' notice to the Commissioner for Regulation of Utilities and to the customers of the company; if he will seek to have this notification from the company extended by the Commissioner for Regulation of Utilities to 1 November 2022 in order to give customers who are impacted by the exit of the company additional time to find a new supplier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47452/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way persons who require a constant power supply for life-saving home treatments or persons with serious medical conditions or disabilities can obtain guarantees from their energy provider that their homes will not experience electricity blackouts this winter; the measures that are being taken to alleviate these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47714/22]
Rural 2 questions
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of valid applications that have been received by her Department, by county, under the community centres investment fund; when funding will be allocated to successful applicants, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47370/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has received a valid application from a community organisation (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the community centres investment fund; when is it expected that applications will be validated and funding allocated to successful applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47646/22]
Transport 2 questions
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the substantial delays when booking NCT tests through the national car testing service (details supplied); if any measures are being taken to alleviate the pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47683/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the substantial delays when booking in-person appointments to renew a driving licence (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure the full resumption of walk-in appointments for renewing driving licences; the measures, if any, being taken to alleviate the pressure on the renewal of driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47685/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to reopen applications for work permits for agricultural, dairy farm assistants and related farming trades before the end of 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46774/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if changes to benefit-in-kind in respect of company vehicles which will come into effect from January 2023 will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46863/22]
Defence 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Defence if arrangements can be made to allow for the provision of a service medal for the Defence Forces (details attached) in an effort to acknowledge the significant contribution made by the Defence Forces during Operation Fortitude to the HSE and to the people of Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47202/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to further analyse the re-introduction of the diet supplement payment to persons with particular medically certified dietary needs given that the last analysis commissioned by her Department was during 2013 (details supplied); if she will consider this request as part of her Department’s Budget 2023 proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46813/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding is available through his Department to assist a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary to upgrade its transport facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46944/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of members of An Garda Síochána who are willing to sign an ML10 form has dramatically declined (details supplied); if she plans to reform the way in which members of An Garda Síochána verify the identification of persons who do not currently possess or cannot obtain a driving licence, a passport, or a public services card or for persons who have no other obvious forms of identification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46623/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the reason a FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system was not provided to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary with type 1 diabetes; the reason supporting documentation provided on appeal by their diabetes nurse explaining the clinical need for the FreeStyle Libre monitoring system on health and safety grounds was not accepted by primary care reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47468/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not been accepted into the artists' basic income project; if there is a standby list for consideration to replace any successful applicant who may not have accepted the offer of entry into the scheme; if this person will be automatically considered for any future artists' basic income schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47735/22]

Ryan O'Meara — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.