Clare — week of Mon, 3 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Clare TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Jul – 9 Jul 2023 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 66 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

2023-07-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 58–75

Voted for 1 Violet-Anne Wynne

Voted against 1 Cathal Crowe

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

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–74

Voted for 1 Violet-Anne Wynne

Voted against 1 Cathal Crowe

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

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022

2023-07-05 · 1 vote · Govt (Children)

A bill to provide, in recognition of the circumstances experienced by certain persons while resident in certain institutions in the State, for the establishment of a scheme to b…

full description

A bill to provide, in recognition of the circumstances experienced by certain persons while resident in certain institutions in the State, for the establishment of a scheme to be known as the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme for the purpose of the making of payments and the making available without charge of health services to such persons; to provide for the making by such persons of applications for such payments and services; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–61

Voted for 1 Cathal Crowe

Voted against 1 Violet-Anne Wynne

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

Nature Restoration Law

2023-07-05 · 2 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 57–75

Voted for 1 Violet-Anne Wynne

Voted against 1 Cathal Crowe

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

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 121–9

Voted for 2 Cathal Crowe · Violet-Anne Wynne

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

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-07-04 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 72–57

Voted for 1 Cathal Crowe

Voted against 1 Violet-Anne Wynne

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

Cathal Crowe — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 29 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Education 8 questions
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when she expects that a quantity surveyor will visit a school (details supplied) in County Clare in order that its application for additional school accommodation (devolved modular) can be urgently progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32294/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending the free schoolbook scheme her Department has launched for primary schools to include all students attending second level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32301/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will address a number of concerns from a teacher (details supplied) regarding their critical illness application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32303/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the ASA application, with the capital appraisal section of her Department, made by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32437/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education when she expects to announce projects being approved vis-à-vis the summer works scheme; if she will specifically look at the application made by a school (details supplied) in respect of replacing a collapsing floor in the school’s general purpose room; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32438/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently reconsider, on health and safety grounds, the emergency works grant application made by a school (details supplied) in respect of replacing a collapsing floor in the school’s general purpose room; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32583/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she and her officials will engage directly with a parent (details supplied) regarding their School Transport Scheme difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33350/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education for details, in tabular form, of all school building projects that are currently underway in County Clare at this time, including estimated completion dates. [33411/23]
Children 6 questions
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD will be adopted by Ireland; what is the reason for the delay in acceding to the Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32323/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to improve access to personal assistant hours this year; if there are plans to improve national standards for allocation, provision and data collection for a full evaluation of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32322/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when she was made aware that the 24-hour security presence at a location (details supplied) had ceased; if the cessation of security cover is a fundamental breach of the contract that the State has with the facility; if he has investigated allegations that the security staff who were on site may not have had full security licences and were paid cash for their services; how he proposes to resolve the issues outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32145/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the bus service to and from a location (details supplied) has allegedly ceased; if the cessation of this bus service is a fundamental breach of the contract the State has with the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32146/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if officials from his Department and International Protection Accommodation Services are satisfied that an accommodation centre (details supplied) has a properly functioning wastewater treatment system and adequate fire control measures in place that allow for the entire complex, both the main building and adjacent bungalows, to be fully utilised; if he will provide an overview of any remedial works undertaken to address these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32439/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will give positive consideration to extending the paid maternity leave period in budget 2024 to reflect the fact that there is an acute lack of place for babies under 12 months in childminding facilities and this often requires parents to take unpaid leave from work. [32440/23]
Housing 4 questions
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if officials from the Office of Public Works can provide details of what birds nest on Scattery Island, County Clare; what measures are taken to conserve their habitat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32477/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a €50,000 grant scheme to support individuals who are self-building their first-time home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32046/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the planned pilot scheme for unsewered villages. [33135/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on measures to address issues impacting on homeowners effected by pyrite issues. [33136/23]
Health 4 questions
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of new insulin pump starts done in all hospitals within the RCSI Hospital Group in people aged between 0-17 years and those aged 18 years or greater for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32024/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his Department might be in a position to sell any older ambulance vehicles that are no longer in use, or in limited use, to a charitable fund (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32048/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns (details supplied) relating to the funding of nursing homes under the fair deal scheme. [32585/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for an update on any capital works being carried out by his Department at this time in County Clare. [33412/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he would consider establishing a national compensatory fund for people who have been financially frauded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32053/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will give positive consideration to introducing tax relief measures for parents who have to take extended leave from work to care for young babies who, owing to an acute shortage of places for those under 12 months of age, cannot avail of childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32441/23]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will respond to six individual queries concerning a building (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33224/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will be taking any drainage works or works on historic sights in County Clare in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33410/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020. [31872/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if student accommodation being used to accommodate Ukrainian refugees and International Protection applications over the summer months will, again, be available for student accommodation when the 2023/2024 academic year begins; if he will specifically engage with management of Hubble in Galway to ensure that their facilities are again made available for students after the summer break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32331/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if there are any planned capital works to be carried out on the rail network in County Clare over the summer and autumn period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33409/23]

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.