Clare — week of Mon, 22 May

What your Clare TDs did this week

Mon, 22 May – 28 May 2023 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 47 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022

2023-05-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 53–66

Voted for 1 Michael McNamara

Voted against 1 Cathal Crowe

Did not vote 3 Donna McGettigan · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–67

Voted against 1 Cathal Crowe

Did not vote 3 Donna McGettigan · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

Hospital Waiting Lists

2023-05-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 67–55

Voted for 1 Cathal Crowe

Did not vote 3 Donna McGettigan · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

The motion · motion passed 67–55

Voted for 1 Cathal Crowe

Did not vote 3 Donna McGettigan · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

Cathal Crowe — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 29 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Health 11 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will announce the launch date for the income limit for the GP visit card to be increased to include people on or below the median income original date from April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24535/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24885/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24886/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24887/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24888/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24889/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography, ERCP, in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24890/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24891/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an electrocardiogram, ECG, in the University of Limerick Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24892/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will give positive consideration to the building identified by the local community in Newmarket-on-Fergus (details supplied) as a replacement venue for the local GP practice. [25031/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will directly intervene in the case of a patient (details supplied) seeking assistance in the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25156/23]
Education 6 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the actions her Department intends on taking in terms of restoring the ex-quota position for guidance counsellors in schools and improving the ratio of guidance counsellors to students across the board, in recognition of their role in dealing with student mental health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24144/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a teacher (details required) is registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24557/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will support the efforts of a school (details supplied) to open an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25009/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will give consideration to a proposal (details supplied) to overhaul how the Irish language is taught in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25127/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update as to where the ongoing review of the school transport scheme is at; when the results are expected to be published; when the recommended changes will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25138/23]
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the progression of the review into the school transport scheme; if she will provide an indicative timeline for the publication of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25538/23]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [22438/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [22440/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on a humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [22441/23]
Children 3 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria his Department uses for identifying suitable properties for international protection applications; if his Department takes cognisance, in particular, of the remoteness of a facility and lack of connecting infrastructure to populated centres such as villages, towns and cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24142/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what he intends to do with the abandoned former Tusla facility at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24490/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the current waiting lists for the community neurorehabilitation team in CHO 3, which are up to six months; and the plans in place to address the shortfall in staffing to this team to meet requirements. [25139/23]
Social 2 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has examined expanding the payment of child benefit to children in full-time education or training up until the age of 22 years; the amount her Department estimates that this will cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24444/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker’s allowance for each year from 2016 to 2019 inclusive; how these numbers compare with the number of recipients of this payment for 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24445/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update as to where the new scheme for homes impacted by defective blocks and pyrite is currently at (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24148/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice for an update on an application for Irish citizenship (details supplied); and if he will expedite same. [24762/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a student (details supplied) would be entitled to tax relief or any other financial benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25036/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider devising a bursary scheme to help accommodation and tourism providers in towns like Lisdoonvarna, County Clare who are struggling, owing to the major role their town has played in providing accommodation to Ukrainian refugees, to attract tourists and make a sustainable income this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25458/23]

Donna McGettigan — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Joe Cooney — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Timmy Dooley — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.