Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 5 Dec

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 5 Dec – 11 Dec 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 29 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Air Transport Agreement

2022-12-07 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 76–46

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-12-06 · 1 vote

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

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 2 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Social 1 question
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will qualify for the over-65 benefit payment. [61236/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa for persons (details supplied). [61265/22]

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Health 4 questions
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a fair deal application (details supplied). [60387/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve and expand disability health services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61180/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve and expand primary care services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61181/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if treatment for a person (details supplied) can be prioritised through the national treatment purchase scheme. [61434/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the cost-of-living supports which are applicable for those in receipt of domiciliary care allowance. [60666/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if all recipients of carers allowance will receive the cost-of-living top-up paid in November. [60667/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite a driving test appointment for a person (details supplied). [60958/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a community preschool childcare facility (details supplied) can be included in the pilot hot meals to children in early learning and childcare settings scheme. [60609/22]
Defence 1 question
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence if he will approve an Army re-enlistment application for a person (details supplied). [61096/22]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Education 4 questions
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of children now enrolled in a college (details supplied) following a section 29 appeal whereby they could not secure a place in a school in Mullingar due to oversubscription. [60431/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the supports and resources that are available to children with dyspraxia in primary schools in counties Longford and Westmeath. [60473/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the supports and resources that are available to children with dyspraxia in secondary schools in counties Longford and Westmeath. [60474/22]
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of extra school transport places that have been provided since the initial allocation in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61396/22]
Housing 3 questions
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when meetings will resume between his Department and FACE Ireland which previously occurred every quarter. [60469/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the inspector’s report into (details supplied), its finances and structures which found amongst other discrepancies that funding was not ring-fenced for its intended purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60470/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has engaged with (details supplied) following the publication of the report by the inspector on behalf of the charity's regulator; if he is satisfied that the correct processes, procedures and financial plans are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60471/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are awaiting an assessment for dyspraxia by county in tabular form. [60472/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the waiting time by centre for NCT services; the steps he has taken to reduce the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61397/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the waiting times for those applying for the exceptional needs payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61395/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of public libraries that have reduced the floor space allocated to the display of books in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61394/22]