Kerry — week of Mon, 12 Jun

What your Kerry TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Jun – 18 Jun 2023 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 88 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Retained Fire Services

2023-06-14 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 71–62

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 2 Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 2 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Cahill

The motion · motion passed 70–62

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 2 Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 2 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Cahill

National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022

2023-06-14 · 1 vote · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 to remove the lower minimum wage rates imposed on those employed between the ages of 16 and 20

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–59

Voted for 2 Brendan Griffin · Norma Foley

Voted against 2 Michael Healy-Rae · Pa Daly

Did not vote 2 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Cahill

Danny Healy-Rae — Independent 0 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Rural 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how increased funding for the local improvement scheme in County Kerry can be secured as there are 650 applications still waiting on the list. [28561/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to reintroducing the emergency hardship scheme, in view that it was a way that a local improvement scheme application could be prioritised if a resident on the road met certain medical conditions. [28562/23]

Michael Cahill — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Kerry Parents & Friends Association Community
- Invitation to a public event as KPFA thanks the local community for their support over 50 years

Michael Healy-Rae — Independent 3 votes · 39 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 39 total

Health 11 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) could be given an earlier appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27075/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a waiting list for ophthalmology services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27217/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27233/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an urgent hospital appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27428/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27689/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27823/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if bereavement support funding will be made available to communities in instances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27909/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if more funding will be granted for MS services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27954/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28033/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of respite care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28388/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28411/23]
Transport 5 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will initiate a publicity campaign to draw the public’s attention to the fact that petrol is being changed from E-5 to E-10 and the potential detrimental effects on their machinery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28543/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a grant for a wheelchair-accessible taxi for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27418/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on an extra route to be added to the transport of patients from Kenmare Hospital, County Kerry, to Killarney (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27858/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on a bus stop (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28414/23]
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on the crash barriers TII is putting in place in Glenbeigh, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28658/23]
Finance 4 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if the tax band for married couples will be increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27099/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance when private pension holders will be compensated and have levies stopped on their pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27123/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27249/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is time that the Government takes a serious look at the €330,000 exemption for children who have an inheritance left to them, given the ever-increasing values in property, and so on (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28070/23]
Social 4 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will look at creating a childhood and adolescent and young-adult cancer-care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27910/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will look at removing the means testing for cancer patients when they apply for an exceptional needs payment/SWA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27912/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27984/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28088/23]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a foreign birth registration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27837/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if passports are now being printed in the Cork Passport office; if so, if the rapid urgent appointment service can also be provided in this office, which has previously been called for by this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27979/23]
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a foreign birth registration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28722/23]
Education 3 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the outcome of a review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28159/23]
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an ASD class for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28668/23]
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education her views with regard to the schedule of enrolment of pupils governing in the appointment and retention of mainstream class teachers in ordinary schools, Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht national schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29010/23]
Environment 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when householders who produce surplus solar energy will be paid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27171/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Government has looked at alternative fuels which are better for the environment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28542/23]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the details of the scheme (details supplied) for the forgotten farmers will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27230/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27994/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what is delaying a long-promised report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27917/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a policy proposal to help local people obtain a rental property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27179/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the additional funding that is required for the national MS respite centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27915/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a person (details supplied) will be called for their 2nd-year stage of their apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27173/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW will help with an issue of erosion on a river (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28953/23]

Norma Foley — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Pa Daly — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Justice 15 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost associated with any current planned updates Garda ICT structures. [27345/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of the pilot mental health de-escalation programmes within An Garda Síochána. [27346/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the projected cost of implementing the Judicial Planning Working Group recommendations. [27348/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the projected cost of increasing funding to restorative justice initiatives by 100%. [27349/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the projected yearly cost to the Prison Service of housing a single prisoner. [27350/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the projected cost of doubling funding to the International Protection Office and International Protection Appeals Tribunal. [27352/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 25 May 2023, the projected cost of doubling funding for Garda diversion programmes and extending the programmes' eligibility criteria to include those who are aged 25 years. [27354/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of establishing a homicide review board within her Department, including designated office space and administrative support. [27360/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of training an additional 3,000 gardaí in the Competency-Based Driver (CBD) Level 2 course in 2023. [27363/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of providing an additional three staff members to Garda DPSUs per annum. [27364/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of providing a crime prevention officer, including administrative and technological support per annum. [27365/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of GDPR and data protection training for at least four members of An Garda Síochána per district headquarters. [27366/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of doubling the number of psychologists in the Irish Prison Service. [27608/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice his position in relation to establishing the three-year statute of limitations for medical negligence cases, in light of the difficulty getting doctors' notes and other necessary materials to launch an action. [27794/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a tabular breakdown of the projected and actual numbers of Garda recruits, resignations, retirements and overall force numbers for 2018 to 2023 year to date. [27831/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with an appointment for a lung function test with the lung specialist in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27866/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health where a person (details supplied) with a medical card and history of oral cancer can expect to get an urgent appointment with a dentist in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28264/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the lack of summer provision in special needs' schools; what she intends to do to resolve this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28344/23]