Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 24 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Oct – 30 Oct 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 56 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages

2022-10-26 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 126–8

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Finance Bill 2022

2022-10-26 · 1 vote · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

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A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 78–55

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Social and Affordable Housing Supply

2022-10-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 80–54

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

The motion · motion passed 79–55

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 4 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Finance 3 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the taxation system which may act as an obstacle to increasing (the development of solar energy aimed at farmers and persons with suitable land for leasing and renting in order to meet Ireland’s climate goals) activity in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52903/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has reviewed the tax treatment of the rental income received by landowners involved in solar energy in comparison to land leased for other types of farming such as dairy. [52904/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will review the tax treatment of rental income received by landowners and farmers who rent land for the development of solar energy; if his Department has considered a more equitable system to tax this land use in comparison to land leased for other agricultural endeavours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52905/22]
Social 3 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if illness benefit will be considered as a payment which qualifies for the additional lump sum payments as outlined in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53492/22]
- 2022-10-26 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the conditions of a payment for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [53753/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection when a working family payment will be made to a family (details supplied) renewing their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53996/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered any incentives for the development of solar energy aimed at farmers and persons with suitable land for leasing and renting in order to meet Ireland’s climate goals [52903/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered any incentives for farmers who wish to rent their land for the development of solar energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52904/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider a review of the secondary school transport route in the area from Coralstown, County Westmeath serving a school (details supplied) to take account of significant additional homes which now qualify for the school transport scheme, but that are a considerable distance from the nearest pick-up point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53476/22]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Social 5 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will allocate more staff to the local community welfare offices to deal with the increased workload CWOs are experiencing due to the extra SWAs application and exceptional needs payment applications as a result of the cost-of-living increases (details supplied). [53364/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will request a review into week pension rate for a person (details supplied) given that the weekly rate has recently reduced despite no change in circumstances. [53420/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will allow recipients of the old-age pension in cases in which a person is residing in the house with their parents to qualify for household package, given the current high energy costs. [53421/22]
- 2022-10-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that a domiciliary care allowance is awarded to a person (details supplied) without further delay. [53780/22]
- 2022-10-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that a supplementary welfare allowance is awarded for a person (details supplied) without further delay. [53785/22]
Further and Higher Education 5 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeframe for the establishment of a centre of excellence for electronic vehicles in Mullingar. [53333/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline and publish the borrowing framework for technological universities to provide for affordable housing. [53335/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the links that his Department has with the Department of Health and HSE to ensure that adequate college places are being made available each year to ensure the required number of graduates available to the health service. [53336/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider extending criteria of eligibility for training supported under the national training fund; if he has considered a review of same; and if he has engaged with industry to see how best to utilise this fund to ensure the workforce is equipped for Ireland’s modern economy of today and into the future. [53341/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on Ireland remaining a highly-skilled economy, when State investment in research as a percentage of GDP is below the EU average. [53342/22]
Health 4 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a position of chief pharmacy officer within the HSE. [53327/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the delay in recognising pharmacists from non-EU countries to help address the shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53328/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given to the impact that the new assisted decision-making legislation will have on adults with extreme complex needs, whose care is being provided in the UK and paid for by the HSE. [53332/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied). [53457/22]
Education 3 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that all required special needs' assistant supports are in place for a school (details supplied). [53226/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will give favourable consideration to an application by Longford Westmeath ETB for a new HQ to be located at Columb Barrack, Mullingar. [53334/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if a request for a school bus ticket can be re-assessed for a family (details supplied). [53362/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that are available to incentivise farmers to erect solar panels on rooftops and to establish anaerobic digestion schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53175/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the inclusion of farmland in active use in the residential zoned land tax; if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53176/22]
Transport 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will request Irish Rail to carry out a feasibility study for a dual railway line between Mullingar and Maynooth. [53329/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the current status of an application for funding for a town bus service for Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53338/22]
Rural 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of Kinnegad library and town park project, previously granted under the rural regeneration fund. [53339/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will give favourable consideration for funding for projects (details supplied) in their respective applications under the community centre fund; and the timeframe for announcing funding for same. [53340/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-10-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify whether a recipient of the State pension can qualify for the €500 renters' allowance which was announced in Budget 2023. [53642/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline in full the qualifying criteria for a primary medical certificate. [54082/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has engaged with the CRU regarding energy companies increasing their standing charge at a time of unprecedented energy increases, and if he has plans to introduce legislation around the standing charge. [53330/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans, if any, to reform the commission for public service appointments to ensure that public appointments can be done in a timely efficient manner given that it can take up to 24 weeks for certain vacancies to be filled. [53337/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to increase the rates for foster parents given that rates have not increased in ten years. [53427/22]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Foreign 3 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the Fuzhou overseas police service station which has opened on Capel Street Dublin, as part of the overseas 110 initiative by the Chinese government to open virtual police outposts around the world; if this virtual police station was registered with the Irish authorities; if any Chinese national living in Ireland has been persuaded through this office to return to China to face criminal charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52926/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Ethiopia since the Prime Minister’s national security adviser (details supplied) described the relationship between the two countries as at its nadir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52927/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts that his Department is making to restore the Executive in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54077/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals for the sanction of those found in breach of unfair trading practices. [53202/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement that he and his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding winter finishing and the impact that the rise in feeding costs will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52928/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the qualifying criteria for the fuel allowance in cases in which a person who is in receipt of a qualifying payment will not get fuel allowance if their spouse or partner is in receipt of a social welfare payment that is not one of the qualifying payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53250/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the application for an exceptional needs payment by a person (details supplied) who is appealing the decision to refuse their application for assistance to cover the fuel costs they are incurring travelling to Beaumont and St. Luke’s Hospitals for treatment. [53251/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the services and or supports that are available to women in hospital following a miscarriage, in relation to pregnancy loss and stillbirth per CHO area; and the referral pathways upon discharge in tabular form. [53249/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will make a commitment that the pandemic bonus payment of €1,000 will be paid to all those entitled to receive it by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54080/22]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has engaged with local enterprise offices on their funding allocation in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53876/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department engage with local authorities regarding the development of digital hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53877/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement that she has had with Department of Transport on the lack of rural transport as a consequence of private bus operators curtailing their services. [53873/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he is taking to reduce the waiting times at NCT test centres throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54079/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which indicates a 7% increase in 2021 on the numbers contacting centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54078/22]