Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 23 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Jan – 29 Jan 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 25 questions · 1 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 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 1 Joe Flaherty

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Capacity in the Health Services

2023-01-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 68–58

Voted for 1 Joe Flaherty

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

The motion · motion passed 68–59

Voted for 1 Joe Flaherty

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Forestry Sector

2023-01-25 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 55–5

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Abstained 1 Joe Flaherty

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-01-24 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy · Sorca Clarke

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 1 vote · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Hairdressers Federation Budgetary matters
- VAT to be reduced to 5% for the Hairdressing Sector

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Social 3 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the fuel allowance to €40 per week for the 2023-2024 period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2703/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the contributory pension review of a person (details supplied). [3131/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the current funding band rates for family resource centres (details supplied). [3134/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the way he is supporting credit unions to grow and develop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2858/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if any action can be taken regarding non-bank lenders not offering an option of fixed mortgage rates to mortgage borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2857/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended the accident and emergency department at Mullingar Regional Hospital in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [2701/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged between 0-8 years of age who were diagnosed with autism in each of the years 2020 to 2022, in tabular form. [2702/23]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans that are in place to promote the Famine walkway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3660/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there will be increased funding or new funding streams for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3661/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reinstate BPS payments to a person (details supplied) on the basis of an appeal which has been submitted to his Department. [2977/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the granting of controlled burning permits by local authorities; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no permits are currently being granted due to a directive from his Department. [3470/23]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 8 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with the HSE since the cessation of the Midlands Youth Drug and Alcohol Services Extern service on 31 December 2022; the timeline for the commencement of the new service, considering young people in the midlands have been without this vital service and support since before Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2726/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will issue to a person (details supplied). [3187/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of young adults on the waiting list for respite services in County Longford. [3247/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE orthopaedic staff nurses working at both CHI Crumlin and Temple Street in the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [3248/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total capital funding provided to each level 4 hospital in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [3249/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE genetics nurses working in the cancer genetics department of St. James's Hospital in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [3250/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to the memo from the HSE sent to early learning, childhood service providers and schools to be distributed to parents and guardians regarding the flu vaccine for children aged 2 years to 12 years, and the accompanying schedule for vaccination centres providing this vaccine; the reason pharmacies providing the flu vaccine to children are excluded from mention in this memo and not considered as an alternative to vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3372/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of Section 39 agencies that have not submitted the necessary paperwork which would ensure payment of €1,000 pandemic bonus to frontline workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3895/23]
Defence 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the refurbishment works that were carried out at Gormanston Camp during 2022; if each of the capital works are completed or ongoing; and the refurbishment works that will be carried out at this camp during 2023. [3251/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the engagement she has had with Department officials to resolve the issue of pay increases for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3186/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with Tusla - the Child and Family Agency in relation to the lack of step-down places, resulting in children being kept in secure units for longer than is necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2725/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents in which a person was arrested by a member of An Garda Síochána who had apprehended the suspect having pursued them on foot in each of the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form. [3894/23]