Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 13 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Cavan-Monaghan TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Feb – 19 Feb 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 61 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019

2023-02-15 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–76

Voted for 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Voted against 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme

2023-02-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–60

Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

The motion · motion passed 73–57

Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Emergency Housing Measures

2023-02-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–57

Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

The motion · motion passed 75–57

Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Cost-of-Living Supports

2023-02-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–57

Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

The motion · motion passed 74–57

Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys · Niamh Smyth

Voted against 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Did not vote 2 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 3 questions
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of education and or training places that are available for young persons with autism who have completed a course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7591/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure, without further delay, that there is equal treatment of private nursing homes in relation to subvention payments as the present system is unfair and is causing serious difficulties for some small-scale nursing home providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7649/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there is equal treatment of private nursing homes in relation to subvention payments regardless of their location; if the sizeable divergence in payments at present will be removed without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7648/23]
Justice 3 questions
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the additional measures that will be implemented at an early date by his Department and agencies under its remit to tackle the scourge of illegal drugs throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7546/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the additional measures, in conjunction with the Department of Health, that will be implemented to deal with the serious problems arising from the prevalent use of illegal drugs throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7547/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice when a service (details supplied) will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7796/23]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional third level places will be made available for students wishing to study pharmacy in view of the shortage of community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7438/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional third level places will be made available across different disciplines in health and social care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7439/23]

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 7 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Health 7 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists WTEs currently based at each relevant centre in County Monaghan; the corresponding numbers for February 2022, February 2021 and February 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7363/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting appointments with occupational therapy in County Monaghan; and the numbers waiting over 1 month, over 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 months, over 1 year, over 18 months and over 2 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7364/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of adults awaiting appointments with occupational therapy in County Monaghan; and the numbers waiting over 1 month, over 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 months, over 1 year, over 18 months and over 2 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7365/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting period for occupational therapy services in County Monaghan; the proposals to reduce this timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7366/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent appointment for paediatric surgery at CHI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7607/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason eligibility criteria in relation to respite care for children with disabilities varies across different regions. [6871/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital will be operational at weekends and on bank holidays. [6872/23]
Agriculture 7 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of salmonella outbreaks in each relevant county detected in 2023 to date; his Department’s response to these outbreaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6826/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has identified the cause of salmonella outbreaks on poultry farms; the measures he proposes to reduce the risk of further outbreaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6827/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports he provides to poultry farms that are subject to salmonella outbreaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish in full the shareholder letter of expectation issued to Coillte on 2 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6829/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the dividend policy of Coillte was last reviewed; the outcome of such review; when the next review is likely to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6830/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 278, 280 and 281 of 11 May 2022, if the Government has sought a further derogation this year in relation to the use of non-organic wheat in organic diets up to a threshold of 5%, given the underlying conditions in relation to the invasion of Ukraine have not abated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6831/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected timeframe to open a liming scheme announced as part of Budget 2023; the proposed payment rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7769/23]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he has taken to ensure adequate capacity within higher education institutions for students wishing to study veterinary medicine. [6868/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the terms of reference with regard to the consideration of a location for a new veterinary school; and if he is confident that any newly established courses will be internationally accredited [6867/23]
Transport 2 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the tonnage of salt available for use on the regional and local roads network; the total amount used over this winter to date; the total amount available and used in the years 2017 to date; if he will provide any associated funding provided to local authorities in this regard, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6832/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide funding to local authorities to ensure that the roads leading to all schools are gritted during adverse weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6833/23]
Social 2 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) had their fuel allowance payment stopped, without prior notification, once their dependent student turned 22 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6808/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the anomaly that exists whereby a person aged 22 years and over can be deemed a dependent for SUSI grant purposes, but is no longer a qualified child dependent for social welfare purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6809/23]
Justice 2 questions
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has concluded his deliberations in relation to the report into the death of a person (details supplied) and if he will publish this report. [6869/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to establish an independent public inquiry into the death of a person (details suppled) as previously agreed by both Houses of the Oireachtas. [6870/23]

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 19 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 19 total

Health 15 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for her appeal of a special pandemic recognition award that was due in January 2023 and is still not finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6660/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an appointment with Enable Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6720/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if matters (details supplied) in relation to cariban will be addressed in the interest of pregnant women in Ireland experiencing extreme nausea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6721/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the options a person (details supplied) has to get dental works carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6754/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on an operation in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7455/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long on an appointment in Monaghan Hospital. [7495/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the funding his Department has allocated to BreastCheck, the national breast cancer screening programme; the percentage of the total budget allocation for his Department this amounts to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7598/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the waiting lists for the BreastCheck national breast cancer screening programme; the steps his Department is taking to deal with this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7599/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to review the age parameters for BreastCheck to increase the provision of free examinations to people under the age of 50 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7604/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the number of mammograms carried out by BreastCheck in 2022; how this number compares to numbers of mammograms carried out over the previous three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7605/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the number of BreastCheck screening locations; if there are plans afoot to increase this number; if there are plans to have a screening unit in every county in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7606/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the BreastCheck annual screening report; the reason a report has not been published since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7613/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the way his Department envisages addressing the waiting list in children's disability network teams (Enable Ireland) services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7443/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of new appointments that have been made to the children's disability network teams (Enable Ireland) services in counties Cavan and Monaghan since January 2022, in light of the very high vacancy rate within the service. [7444/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to review the age parameters for breast check to increase the provision of free examinations to over 70s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7526/23]
Social 2 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get carer's allowance for their mother-in-law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6786/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if a review will be carried out on a pension payment to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7476/23]
Justice 2 questions
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the youth diversion programmes in place in County Cavan and if they will be rolled out across the county. [7509/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the zero tolerance towards violence against women policy, in particular the progress made in the implementation of actions under the 4 pillars of the Istanbul Convention. [7510/23]

New lobbying 1 return

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