Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 23 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Jan – 29 Jan 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 38 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2023-01-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 57–72

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 1 Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 3 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Capacity in the Health Services

2023-01-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 68–58

Voted for 1 Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 3 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

The motion · motion passed 68–59

Voted for 1 Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 3 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Forestry Sector

2023-01-25 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 55–5

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Abstained 1 Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 3 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-01-24 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 88–38

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 1 Thomas Gould

Did not vote 3 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

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

Questions asked 9 total

Housing 4 questions
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what supports will be put in place to assist Irish Water and local authorities to develop up-to-date sewage treatment facilities in order to facilitate new residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3739/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of the sewage treatment plants by local authority area which currently do not meet environmental standards and as a result, have not been taken in charge by Irish Water in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3740/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action his Department intends taking in respect of approximately 500 standalone sewage treatment plants, which were erected to facilitate the development of housing estates over fifteen years ago and which currently do not meet current environmental standards, and as a result have not been taken in charge by Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3673/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports the Governments intend putting in place to assist the development of residential apartment blocks in view of the fact that the cost of erecting same far exceeds the sale value once completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3672/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm and outline all budget 2023 measures that have taken effect since the start of 2023; when further measures from budget 2023 will take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3054/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to increasing the rebate available under the temporary business energy support scheme up to €10,000 per month or 80% of the eligible cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2764/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of personal public service numbers issued between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, broken down by the nationalities to whom they were issued, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3242/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with electricity companies in respect of limits the companies have set regarding the amount of energy they will purchase from a standalone farm or a group of farmers who operate an anaerobic digester plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3213/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will confirm the action that her Department is taking to market and promote the island of Ireland overseas as an attractive place to visit in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3203/23]

Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Finance 4 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to retain the 9% tourism VAT rate beyond 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3035/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if the temporary business energy support scheme will be reviewed; the amount of the €1.25 billion allocated that has been claimed to date; if his attention has been drawn to reports the SME sector is really struggling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3022/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the temporary business energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3240/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review matters in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3241/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people who have applied for the vacant property refurbishment grant; if he plans any more changes to the terms and conditions of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3427/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on proposed changes to the operation of An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3428/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government's position on the proposed amendment to Annex XXX No 1907/2006 by the European Commission which will ban the use of plastics on artificial pitches; if he will outline the timing and implementation of the legislation; the impact that it will have on existing playing surfaces such as 3D and 4D pitches that contain plastic inserts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3374/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to issue a further extension beyond March 2023 to participants of the community employment scheme, particularly in rural areas where current recruitment can be difficult. [2850/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware if pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin is being used or produced in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2961/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to promote the use of the Irish language outside of Gaeltacht areas; if there are funding streams available through her Department for an Irish language centre in Cork, similar to the centre established in Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3696/23]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Education 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) still has not obtained school transport despite approval for the scheme. [2840/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the status of the new percolation area required for a school (details supplied). [3153/23]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has engaged with the GAA regarding the cost to the viewer of streaming club matches. [3615/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of new Gaeltachts since 2000; and the location of same. [3614/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding given to local authorities to remedy mould and damp in 2022. [3600/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proof that is required under the Croí Cónaithe towns fund to show that a property is the applicant's principle primary residence. [3817/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach the proposed running order of citizens' assemblies. [60892/22]