Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 6 Mar

What your Cavan-Monaghan TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Mar – 12 Mar 2023 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 82 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

2023-03-08 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–78

Voted for 2 Matt Carthy · Pauline Tully

Voted against 2 Brendan Smith · Heather Humphreys

Did not vote 3 Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth

High Energy Costs

2023-03-08 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 69–59

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 69–59

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 3 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Health 3 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be implemented to address the shortage in GPs throughout the country particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10806/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the measures taken to improve the recruitment and retention of GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10807/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when additional healthcare professionals (details supplied) will be recruited in view of long delays in children receiving appropriate therapeutic interventions and supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11155/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance his estimate of the number of persons in County Cavan who are eligible to claim the rent tax credit; his estimate of the number of persons in County Monaghan eligible to claim the rent tax credit; the number of persons in County Cavan currently claiming it; the number of persons in County Monaghan currently claiming it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11325/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the number of County Cavan businesses that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number of County Monaghan businesses that have applied; the number of County Cavan applications that have been successful; the number of Monaghan applications that have been successful; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11324/23]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give detailed consideration to all the issues outlined in a recent publication (details supplied); if he will raise these issues in appropriate fora such as the EU Foreign Affairs Council and the United Nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11983/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will seek a specific discussion at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the concerning issues outlined in a recent publication (details supplied) about the persecution of Christians around the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11984/23]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in reducing the delays in processing and finalising tree planting and tree felling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11871/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there have been discussions at the EU Agriculture Council in relation to the need to introduce measures to help offset the increased costs of fertilisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11872/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education the proposals, if any, there are to confer DEIS status on a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11551/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if the provision of additional funding for a scheme will enable the inclusion of schools (details supplied) to avail of this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11579/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a report on any recent discussions with political parties in Northern Ireland in regard to the shared island initiative. [11296/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on measures to increase the supply of affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11757/23]

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 3 votes · 24 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 24 total

Agriculture 16 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made regarding costs associated with pre-movement and post-movement TB testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11504/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support sheep farmers. [11759/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of new afforestation in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [11760/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support the production of agricultural hemp. [11793/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation to beef sustainability measures in 2023. [11775/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with his Ministerial colleagues regarding increased places for those intending to study veterinary medicine. [11776/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support the adoption of rooftop solar generation on farms. [11777/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commission a social, economic and environmental impact assessment of factory-controlled feedlots. [11778/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how organisations may affiliate to the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12098/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to ensure an adequate supply of fencing is available to farmers in 2023 following the implementation of a ban on creosote timber at the end of March 2023; the impact he believes this will have on the TAMS and ACRES schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12099/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department accepts the recommendations of the Wool Feasibility Study; the progress made implementing any accepted recommendations; the projected timelines to achieve such, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12100/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individuals who received payments from his Department in 2022 that were customers of a bank (details supplied) that have yet to provide his Department with alternative bank account details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12103/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 25 October 2022, the meeting of the TB Forum at which it was agreed that new requirements regarding TB Testing would be introduced; if these minutes at the said meeting are publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12113/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if following a judgement from the European Court of Justice prohibiting Coillte from receiving state supports; if any repayments were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12114/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 782 of 31 January 2023, if his Department has sought clarity from the European Commission as to if the revised State aid rules allow for the provision of afforestation grants and premiums to Coillte; the expected timeline in which he expects a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12115/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is intended that his application for State aid exemption for the incoming forestry programme will include indications that his Department intends to provide afforestation grants and premiums to Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12116/23]
Justice 3 questions
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of joint applications made to the Immigrant Investor Programme; the amount invested or endowed, programme by year, country of origin, by the number of individuals involved in the joint application, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12110/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice when the Immigrant Investor Programme will cease accepting any new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12111/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of any registered charity having been requested to make payments to third parties as a finders fee in relation to the Immigrant Investor Programme; the number of such instances brought to his attention; if related applicants to the programme were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12112/23]
Transport 2 questions
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding made available through Budget 2023 for the N2 Clontibret to the Border scheme; the progress that will be made in delivering the project arising from this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12104/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding made available through Budget 2023 for the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney road scheme; the progress that will be made in delivering the project arising from this funding. [12105/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the projected contribution of and receipts to the Exchequer from the European Multi-annual Financial Framework in each of the years 2023 to 2027. [10334/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the staff of a nursing home (details supplied) will be awarded the pandemic bonus payment given they were frontline workers during the Covid pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11074/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the allocations to date from the Brexit adjustment reserve; the Department to which funds were allocated; the purpose of the allocation; the funds remaining to be dispersed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12101/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Health 6 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot have their treatment at Cavan General Hospital rather than having to travel to the Mater Hospital on five consecutive days once a month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10998/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has to wait so long for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11452/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11511/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is being taken off the public list and has been advised to go cross Border as the waiting list with the HSE is over ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11784/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) cannot stay on the dental public list after accessing treatment under the cross-border healthcare directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11785/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12135/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the retail banking review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11380/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance his assessment of the operation of the temporary business energy support scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11379/23]
Justice 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the steps the Courts Service intends to take to reduce the delays in the Probate Office and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11435/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice the reasons behind the delays in INIS; the steps he intends to take in order to reduce the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11436/23]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to support women farmers. [11747/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications from Cavan-Monaghan that were accepted to the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11746/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [11294/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for their PPS number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11480/23]