Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 2 Oct

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Oct – 8 Oct 2023 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 39 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Childcare Fees

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–62

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An Garda Síochána

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–66

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-10-03 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 72–56

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 1 Mick Barry

Did not vote 3 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Thomas Gould

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 3 votes · 9 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 9 total

Transport 4 questions
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action his Department is taking to progress the north ring road in Cork city; what level of funding will be allocated for the coming year, in view of the large volume of traffic which is now forced to travel through Mayfield, including traffic heading for the port facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43081/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action his Department is taking to progress the Mallow relief road project; what level of funding will be allocated for the coming year, in view that €100,000 was allocated in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43080/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action his Department is taking to improve the bus service in Cork in view that there are recurring issues with reliability and capacity; if additional funding will be provided to improve the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43199/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on progress made to date on the Banduff road scheme project; the level of funding that will be provided by the Department for the project in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43200/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance to confirm that consideration would be given to increasing the small gift exemption for capital acquisitions tax from €3,000 to €5,000 from each person per year due to the increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43079/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance the amount the State has taken in for tax receipts for income tax, corporation tax and VAT to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43078/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will be provided with SEN school transport, in view that it is now over 4 weeks since the school term commenced, and the child still has no transportation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42306/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm when the revised wind energy development guidelines will be published; when they are expected to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42214/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the review of cardiac services will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43378/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Unite the Union, Ireland Region Education and Training
- Letter highlighting Unite’s concerns at the failure of the Board of Management of the Cork Life Centre to engage with Unite regarding the wishes of staff in the Centre to have Unite recognised, and asking that the recipients raise our concerns with the Centre and encourage management to engage with Unite.

Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 7 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 7 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide extra resources to increase capacity on a bus service (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42292/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the reason the most industrious bus routes in Cork city and county are under resourced and unable to fulfil their obligations at peak times; the reason that schoolchildren are waiting up to two hours to get on a bus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42833/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to designing a new grant for EVs in budget 2024, bearing in mind the current grant will be reducing from €5,000 to €3,500 in July 2023; if further incentives are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30142/23]
Defence 2 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on when there will be an extension of service for sergeants with post-1994 contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42242/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the timeframe for the implementation of the Working Time Directive in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42243/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a scheme to help people unable to obtain a mortgage due to unfortunate medical history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42850/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the value of uncollected local property tax in 2022 as a consequence of exemptions and deferrals; if he will provide the figure as a percentage of gross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42849/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Unite the Union, Ireland Region Education and Training
- Letter highlighting Unite’s concerns at the failure of the Board of Management of the Cork Life Centre to engage with Unite regarding the wishes of staff in the Centre to have Unite recognised, and asking that the recipients raise our concerns with the Centre and encourage management to engage with Unite.

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 15 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 15 total

Transport 6 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport to consider Blarney for a ‘safe routes to schools’ study. [42481/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the process under which a road for which ownership is unclear but acts as a public access route to a school and needs road safety measures. [42482/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of issues with road safety and school drop-off on a road in Blarney, known as Hedge Road, for which no clear ownership can be found. [42483/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of issues with buses in Glanmire; and whether he will consider additional buses on the route to remedy this. [42488/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he will consider provision of a bus route to upper Glanmire, Glenville and other rural areas in Cork. [43061/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the northern ring road for Cork. [43060/23]
Defence 2 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the plans to improve pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces. [42559/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of sailings of Irish Naval Vessels that have been unable to proceed this year due to staffing issues; the number of vessels currently not in use; and the current target for recruitment for the Naval Service this year. [42558/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a rural bus scheme for children in Glenville attending school in Fermoy. [42112/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether she is aware of issues with a new secondary school building in Blarney that is causing traffic chaos; what actions have been taken to mitigate this pending the completion of the staff car park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42480/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether a distribution box could be installed to supply broadband to a house (details supplied). [42569/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on sourcing funding to support a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42768/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice for an update on plans for the old Cork prison. [43009/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the payment of the Covid-19 recognition payment to CIT nurses employed by SouthDoc. [42969/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on Revenue's work on the implementation of a vacant homes tax. [43070/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Unite the Union, Ireland Region Education and Training
- Letter highlighting Unite’s concerns at the failure of the Board of Management of the Cork Life Centre to engage with Unite regarding the wishes of staff in the Centre to have Unite recognised, and asking that the recipients raise our concerns with the Centre and encourage management to engage with Unite.