Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 5 Dec

What your Cavan-Monaghan TDs did this week

Mon, 5 Dec – 11 Dec 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 51 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Air Transport Agreement

2022-12-07 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 76–46

Voted for 2 Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 3 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-12-06 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–53

Voted for 2 Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 3 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 2 questions
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in enhancing the role of therapy assistants to provide treatment for children, particularly in disciplines where there are unacceptable delays in children accessing services due to a lack of therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61187/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in recruiting much-needed therapists for areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan to provide treatment for children who have had an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61186/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce appropriate measures to ensure there is a proper spread of forestry throughout the country in view of the recently announced national forestry programme; if his attention has been drawn to concerns in some communities of excessive tree planting in some areas causing difficulties for communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61183/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when is it proposed to introduce revised compensation payments in respect of animals that are depopulated due to tuberculosis, TB; if he will ensure that the compensation levels reflect the market value of the animals and that appropriate payment levels are also introduced for pedigree animals to reflect their value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61182/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in relation to the delivery of a public service (details supplied); the measures that will be implemented to improve this service considerably at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60729/22]

Cathy Bennett — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

David Maxwell — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Matt Carthy — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Health 9 questions
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be provided with respite care as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60198/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be provided a consultation appointment with a paediatrician at Cavan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60199/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available in counties Monaghan and Cavan for children with disabilities; the proposals to increase these numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60203/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of his proposals that will provide respite care facilities for children with disabilities in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60204/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the criteria outlined in the statement of purpose for children to be approved for respite care in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60205/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the criteria outlined in the statement of purpose for children to be approved for respite care in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60206/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the criteria outlined in the statement of purpose for children to be approved for respite care in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60207/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the criteria outlined in the statement of purpose for children to be approved for respite care in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60210/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of respite care places for children with disabilities in each county or for the lowest available geographic unit; the number on waiting lists for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60211/22]
Agriculture 7 questions
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures under budget 2023 that will redress the injustice borne by the group of famers known as the so-called forgotten farmers. [61287/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to introduce measures that will result in the destocking of suckler cows, as recommended by the food vision beef and sheep group, considering the significant economic impact that this would have and recognising that suckler beef production has a lower emission profile than other sectors for which similar proposals have not been made. [61288/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to reopen the fodder scheme to new applicants. [61130/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to act on the recommendation of the wool feasibility study to establish an all-island wool council. [61128/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rules that apply within his Department for staff and officials who leave for roles in the private sector; the cooling-off periods that apply; and if he has had any engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on this matter. [61126/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements that he has had with his ministerial colleagues regarding the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. [61129/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his targets for new afforestation in 2023. [61127/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she has concluded her deliberations in relation to the report into the death of a person (details supplied) and if she will publish this report. [60567/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she intends to establish an independent public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) as previously agreed by both Houses of the Oireachtas. [60568/22]

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Health 3 questions
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for an appeal of a special pandemic recognition award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60419/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the incentives that he has considered to overcome the shortage of carers in the Carrickmacross area. [61269/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the way that he intends to speed up the recruitment process of qualified personnel within health organisations (details supplied). [61268/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he has to change the over-representation of females at lower grades within farming bodies and their under-representation at senior positions within these same farming bodies. [61244/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategies that he has to increase the percentage of female farm holders from the current low level of 13.4% to a much higher level to recognise their role on working farms and to give daughters an equal opportunity when farms are being inherited. [61243/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently review an application by a person (details supplied) waiting on a driving test for work purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60957/22]