Limerick City — week of Mon, 17 Oct

What your Limerick City TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Oct – 23 Oct 2022 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 33 questions · 0 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 against 4 Brian Leddin · Kieran O'Donnell · Maurice Quinlivan · Willie O'Dea

Did not vote 1 Conor Sheehan

Conor Sheehan — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Kieran O'Donnell — Fine Gael 1 vote · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the need to establish a veterinary college in the province of Munster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51222/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Justice if she will carry out a review in respect of the current measures available and their effectiveness in dealing with, addressing and reducing anti-social behaviour. [52411/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the need for an elective hospital for Limerick and the mid-west (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52398/22]

Maurice Quinlivan — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Health 9 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a child (details supplied) who is awaiting a surgery appointment at University Hospital Limerick to have tonsils removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51469/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting 14 months for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51739/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when a paediatric neurologist will be assigned to University Hospital Limerick, appreciating that the last paediatric neurologist left UHL in December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51760/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the Freestyle Libre2 application for reimbursement on the HSE’s long-term illness scheme through the community-funded aids and appliances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51952/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the 2021 application to HSE to have the NovoPen 6 and the NovoPen echo plus smart insulin pens included for reimbursement on the long-term illness scheme; the reason that this particular application still has not concluded over 12 months after the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51953/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to include the omnipod tubeless wireless insulin patch pump on the list of approved insulin pumps that have been added to the insulin pump and transmitter pricing agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51954/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending University Limerick Hospital Group’s paediatric diabetes service and using insulin pump therapy to manage their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51955/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are waiting on a first appointment to the out-patients' diabetes clinic in the University of Limerick Hospitals group who are aged 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64 and over 65 years of age in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51956/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are registered to attend the University of Limerick Hospitals Group adult diabetes clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51957/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice the funding that has been made available to the Garda Youth Division Programme (GYDP) in Limerick for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52390/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases at Circuit Court level that have been heard in Limerick courthouse since it was opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52334/22]

Willie O'Dea — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 9 questions
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the status of the Freestyle Libre 2 application for reimbursement on the HSEs long-term illness scheme through the Community Funded AIDS and Appliances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52095/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the status of the 2021 application to HSE to have the NovoPen 6 and the NovoPen Echo Plus Smart Insulin Pens included for reimbursement on the long-term Illness scheme; the reason this particular application still has not concluded over 12 months after the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52096/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to include the Omnipod tubeless, wireless insulin patch pump on the list of approved Insulin pumps that have been added to the Insulin Pump and Transmitter Pricing Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52097/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the directive or clinical recommendations that the HSE gives its medical consultants for prescribing insulin pumps for adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52100/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the process employed by UL Hospitals Group in moving people from the waiting list to the adult outpatient's diabetes clinic list; the way the waiting list is monitored; the reason the number of people waiting up to two years has reduced but the number of people waiting in excess of two years is increasing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52103/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of times the adult diabetes clinic is run; the number of speciality diabetes clinics that are run, for example, a young adult clinic, type 1 adult clinic, type 2 clinic, a diabetes podiatry clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52104/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health how often the adult diabetes clinic is run and the number of speciality diabetes clinics that are run, for example, a young adult clinic, type 1 adult clinic, type 2 clinic, a diabetes podiatry clinic and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52105/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams, CDNTs, in community healthcare organisations, CHOs, 3 and 5; the locations in which each team is based; the numbers of staff in whole-time equivalent, WTE, terms approved for each team; the numbers currently assigned to each team; the number of vacant positions on each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52416/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of the additional 23 specialist nurses in adult neurology services that will be allocated to the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52417/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the development and implementation of the Garda Reserve strategy 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52413/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of new gardaí who have been recruited to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52412/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to reports that in order to claim illness benefit for Covid-related illness, a PCR test is not accepted, and that an individual is expected to attain a medical certificate from a doctor at considerable cost; if she will revoke this requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52395/22]