Galway East — week of Mon, 17 Oct

What your Galway East TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Oct – 23 Oct 2022 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 15 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-10-19 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 9–118

Voted for 1 Seán Canney

Voted against 2 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

Albert Dolan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Louis O'Hara — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter Roche — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Seán Canney — Independent 1 vote · 13 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 13 total

Health 10 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason that CORU social care worker registration status has not been given to the BA in professional social care (disability) degree from Open Training College courses for students who completed the course in 2020; the steps that students who completed this degree course in 2020 can take to get registered as a social care worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51758/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his views on patients in public nursing homes being charged €100 for transport between one hospital and another for a scope, especially in light of the removal of inpatient hospital charges; if he recognises many such patients are already contributing much of their non-contributory State pension towards their care and are left with little real income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51273/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the services that are available to a child (details supplied) with Down Syndrome and moderate or severe hearing loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51569/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the HSE roles that will be put forward for social care worker registration; and the level three qualifications that will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51759/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when St. Brendan's day care centre in Loughrea, County Galway will be reopened for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51142/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when he expects the long-delayed x-ray facilities to be up and running in Tuam primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51143/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish a national screening programme for structural heart disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51147/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the long waiting lists for treatment due to a chronic shortage of radiation therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51145/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the plans that he is putting in place to deliver the specialist neurology required to meet the current demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51146/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene to ensure that medical card holders can avail of dentistry services which are currently unavailable at this time due to an ongoing dispute between dentists and his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51144/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of building control officers who are employed by each local authority; his views that the numbers are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51558/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason part-time students are excluded from the reduction in student fees outlined in the recent Budget; if has attention has been drawn to the fact that many students are trying to progress their careers in difficult circumstances by pursuing part-time education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51809/22]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his rationale for requiring farmers applying for the new beef suckler scheme 2023 to be Bord Bia quality-assured given that the Bord Bia audit is another cross-compliance check for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51565/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Cancer Fund for Children Health
- Lobby focused on gaining support for the development of services and support for children impacted by cancer nationally throughout Ireland. Specifically focusing on development of a new short break center in Co.Mayo