Waterford — week of Mon, 20 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Waterford TDs did this week

Mon, 20 Mar – 26 Mar 2023 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 93 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022

2023-03-22 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 to grant additional functions to the Inspectorate to examine and report to the Minister on the prevalence and standard of individual educa…

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A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 to grant additional functions to the Inspectorate to examine and report to the Minister on the prevalence and standard of individual educational plans for children with special educational needs on an annual basis; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–73

Voted for 2 Marc Ó Cathasaigh · Mary Butler

Voted against 2 David Cullinane · Matt Shanahan

Did not vote 2 Conor D McGuinness · John Cummins

Eviction Ban

2023-03-22 · 4 votes

A sub-amendment · motion passed 93–56

Voted for 3 Marc Ó Cathasaigh · Mary Butler · Matt Shanahan

Voted against 1 David Cullinane

Did not vote 2 Conor D McGuinness · John Cummins

A sub-amendment · motion failed 72–78

Voted for 2 David Cullinane · Matt Shanahan

Voted against 2 Marc Ó Cathasaigh · Mary Butler

Did not vote 2 Conor D McGuinness · John Cummins

The motion · motion passed 83–68

Voted for 3 Marc Ó Cathasaigh · Mary Butler · Matt Shanahan

Voted against 1 David Cullinane

Did not vote 2 Conor D McGuinness · John Cummins

The motion · motion passed 83–68

Voted for 3 Marc Ó Cathasaigh · Mary Butler · Matt Shanahan

Voted against 1 David Cullinane

Did not vote 2 Conor D McGuinness · John Cummins

Conor D McGuinness — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

David Cullinane — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 51 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 51 total

Health 45 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the extent of expenditure on ventilators during the pandemic, in tabular form; the number procured; the procurement process followed by batch; whether exemptions or derogations were applied on a purchase, for each; the spend and volume by vendor; the number purchased via a wholesaler and the number direct from a manufacturer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12243/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for January and February for each year from 2019 to 2023, inclusive, statewide and for each location, in tabular form; the average for all patients, the average for patients aged under 75 years; the average for patients aged 75 years or older; the number and percentage of patients waiting less than the average; and the number and percentage of patients waiting longer than the average. [12373/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who attended an emergency department in January and February for each year from 2019 to 2023, inclusive, statewide and by location, in tabular form; the number and percentage of patients who were admitted via an emergency department; the number and percentage who were waiting for 0-6, 0-9 and 9-24 hours and for 24+ hours; the number for all patients, the number and percentage for patients aged under 75 years; and the number and percentage for patients aged over 75 years. [12374/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the maximum patient experience time to admission registered at each emergency department for each year from 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [12375/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left an emergency department without being seen in the months of January and February for each year from 2019 to 2023, inclusive, by hospital, in tabular form. [12376/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care in January and February for each year from 2019 to 2023, inclusive, by location in tabular form; the number of delayed discharges and the number as a percentage of all discharges; the number of bed days lost; and the number as a percentage of all bed days available for the period. [12378/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, in each month of 2022 and in January and February 2023, by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12379/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer-related appointments and procedures which were cancelled in January and February 2023, by hospital, for adults and for children, in tabular form. [12380/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO and clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in 18 minutes and 59 seconds or less in January and February in each of the years from 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023, inclusive, nationally and by ambulance region, in tabular form; the average length of such response times nationally and by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12383/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of incidents responded to by the ambulance service by clinical status and sub status in January and February in each of the years from 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023, inclusive. [12384/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities in January and February for each year from 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [12386/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities in January and February for each year from 2019 to 20233, inclusive, in tabular form. [12387/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for each year from 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12388/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the mean, median, and maximum wait times on NTPF reported waiting lists, by speciality and by location, for January 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [12390/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the numbers of children on NTPF reported waiting lists, by specialty and location, for each year from January 2019 to January 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and the mean, median and maximum wait times. [12391/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people aged over 65 and over 75 years on NTPF reported waiting lists by specialty by location for the years from January 2019 to January 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and the mean, median and maximum wait times. [12392/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the numbers of acute inpatient beds available at the end of February 2020 and at the end of February 2023, by location, in tabular form. [12394/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1575 of 14 June 2022, the planned number of acute inpatient beds to be added; the planned total by year-end 2023; and the number of funded beds remaining to be delivered. [12395/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of claims before the CervicalCheck tribunal; the number of claims resolved by the tribunal; the timeframe for completion of the tribunal's work; the cost of the tribunal to date, by cost type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12396/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, for January and February 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the breakdown by length of wait and by age; the numbers waiting for initial assessment, initial therapy/intervention, and follow up therapy/intervention for each specialty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12408/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAHMS waiting lists by CHO and length of wait for January and February 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [12412/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw by CHO and length of wait for January and February 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [12413/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric orthopaedic appointments, by appointment type, cancelled in January and February 2019-2022, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12415/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis and the number of children with spina bifida on waiting lists for December 2022 and January and February 2019-2023, inclusive, by waiting list; the number of suspended cases, by specialty and by location, in tabular form; the number waiting 0-6, 6-12, 12-18, and 18+ months; and the average waiting time of all relevant patients on each list. [12418/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on paediatric orthopaedic waiting lists for December 2022 and January and February 2019-2023, inclusive, by waiting list; the number of suspended cases, by specialty and by location, in tabular form; the number waiting 0-6, 6-12, 12-18, and 18+ months; and the average waiting time of all relevant patients on each list. [12419/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion and other paediatric orthopaedic procedures carried out by Children's Health Ireland in each of the years 2017-2023, by month at each location, in tabular form; the number which have been outsourced; and the location at which they were conducted. [12420/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children removed from paediatric orthopaedic waiting lists in November and December 2022 and January and February 2023, by reason for removal; the number removed without having a procedure; and the reason why. [12421/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists for January and February 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and the breakdown by length of wait. [12422/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the Health (Regulation of the Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; when the final reports will be published; if he has received all reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12674/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will retain remote consultations for abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12675/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the absolute number of people who started radiation therapy for cancer treatment, and if they started within the recommended timeframe, for each month between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12819/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of appointment slots available per month for people to receive radical radiotherapy between 1 January 2016 to date, in tabular form. [12820/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent radiation therapists required to ensure people with cancer start radiation therapy within the required timeframe. [12821/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent radiation therapists working in the public health system to provide radiation therapy to cancer patients at the end of each of the years 2016 to 2022. [12822/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent radiation therapists working in each of the public hospitals at the end of each of the years 2013 to 2023. [12823/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid to the private healthcare sector to provide radiation therapy to cancer patients from the public health system via the National Treatment Purchase Fund or other payment mechanisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12824/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people who started radiation therapy for cancer treatment within the recommended timeframe, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12825/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people with skin cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12826/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people with breast cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12827/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people with prostate cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12828/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people with cervical cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12829/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people with head and neck cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12830/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the process by which Resource Allocation Group applications in CHO5 are received, assessed and decided by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13008/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the process by which applications for funding for assistive technology for people with disabilities are assessed; which State body is responsible for assessing applications; the makeup of persons within the appointed body that make decisions; the current waiting times for decisions on assessments to be reached; what appeal options may be available following refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given an appropriate place for their care in the State; if not, if their care will be outsourced; if they will be transferred out of the State; and the estimated cost of outsourcing or transferring their care abroad. [13267/23]
Children 4 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on disability service waiting lists for children's disability networks teams, by CHO/CDNT for January and February 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the average length of wait; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12409/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on disability service waiting lists for each service type, excluding children's disability network teams, for January and February 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12410/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of needs for January and February 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and the number overdue for completion; the average length of wait. [12411/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and percentage of complaints made to the disability complaints office under section 14(1)(b) of the Disability Act 2005 that have been contested by the HSE in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12835/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the provision of home tuition for children with complex special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13010/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education if she will permit the opening of a third ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11732/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Dooley's Hotel Tourism
- 9% Vat rate

John Cummins — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Dooley's Hotel Tourism
- 9% Vat rate

Mary Butler — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns