Wexford — week of Mon, 3 Oct

What your Wexford TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Oct – 9 Oct 2022 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 65 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Defective Concrete Products Levy

2022-10-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–60

Voted for 2 James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Voted against 1 Johnny Mythen

Did not vote 2 George Lawlor · Verona Murphy

The motion · motion passed 72–59

Voted for 2 James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Voted against 1 Johnny Mythen

Did not vote 2 George Lawlor · Verona Murphy

George Lawlor — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

James Browne — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Johnny Mythen — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Health 3 questions
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health if there will be a public inquiry into nursing home deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic; if so, the timeframe for an inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48546/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the complaint mechanisms that are available to families that lost loved ones in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48547/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health if he will consider adapting a mechanism similar to the independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48548/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a process for the electricity credits to be directly passed on to individual tenants who are in apartment blocks, with their own meters, but are registered through one meter-point-reference-number, usually with a landlord, or a county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48615/22]

Verona Murphy — Independent 0 votes · 36 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 36 total

Health 23 questions
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if all eligible HSE staff have been paid the pandemic recognition payment; the number of payments that are outstanding to eligible healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47900/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the tender for a third-party contractor to assist with the pandemic recognition payment process is complete; if a contract has been signed; the further timeframe that is expected for payments to eligible healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47901/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a first appointment with CAMHS services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48650/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting a first appointment with the children’s disability network services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48651/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of vacancies within the children's disability network services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48652/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting an assessment of needs with the children's disability network services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48653/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of adult medical card holders in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49105/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of private general dental practitioners who are currently operating the dental treatment services scheme in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49106/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of private general dental practitioners in County Wexford currently operating the dental treatment services scheme who have restricted access to new patients and are only seeing existing patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49107/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provisions that his Department is making in County Wexford for adult dental emergency services where an eligible medical card holder is unable to access care with a private general dental practitioner through the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49108/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current wait list for persons under 18 years of age awaiting orthodontic treatment in County Wexford; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons waiting 24, 36 and 48 months and longer respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49109/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients over the age of 18 years awaiting orthodontic treatment in County Wexford who were identified as requiring treatment before 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49110/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current status of discussions and the progress made between his Department and an association (details supplied) in relation to the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49111/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current budget for the dental treatment services scheme; the total budget for the scheme in 2018; the total budget for the scheme in 2013; the total budget for the scheme in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49112/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for child psychologist services in CAMHS in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49118/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting an assessment with the children's disability network teams in County Wexford; the breakdown of the number of children waiting 24, 36 and 48 months and longer, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49119/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a whole-time orthodontic specialist will be in place of the current 0.6 whole-time equivalent be appointed to orthodontic services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49120/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the current vacant full-time orthodontic consultant post in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49121/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of vacancies across the CAMHS teams in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49127/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant speech and language therapist posts across all healthcare services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49128/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant occupational therapy posts across all healthcare services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49129/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant physiotherapy posts across all healthcare services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49130/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant psychologists across all healthcare services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49131/22]
Transport 6 questions
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current number of driving test testers in County Wexford; the current number of driving tester vacancies in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48675/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current number of persons awaiting a driving test in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48676/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current number of bus driver testers in County Wexford; the current number of vacancies for bus driver testers in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48677/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current number of persons awaiting a bus drive test in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48678/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the discussions that he is having with both the Road Safety Authority and Bus Éireann in regard to the current policy not to allow persons after the age of 70 years to drive a bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48679/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the training in legislation that is provided to staff at the Road Safety Authority; the intervals that staff are provided with refresher training in legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48680/22]
Further and Higher Education 4 questions
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of physiotherapists who graduated from third level education in the 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49132/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of psychologists who graduated from third level education in the 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49133/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of occupational therapists who graduated from third level education in the 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49134/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of speech and language therapists who graduated from third level education in the 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49135/22]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exact date that the consultation will begin for the new forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47894/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will receive a school bus transport ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48704/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will be recognising the recommendation of the European Commission and the EU Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational disease for health care workers; if her Department will move to adapt legislation according to the updated Commission recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48758/22]