Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 22 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Jan – 28 Jan 2024 · 5 TDs · 7 bills voted on · 59 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory

2024-01-24 · 7 votes

Amendment again put: · motion failed 63–71

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 62–70

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 62–70

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–71

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 59–71

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–71

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

The motion · motion passed 71–62

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Housing and Homeless Prevention

2024-01-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–58

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

The motion · motion passed 70–59

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Gaza and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

2024-01-24 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 59–71

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–59

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

The motion · motion passed 71–58

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces

2024-01-24 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 57–71

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

2024-01-24 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 48–80

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–80

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–80

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Investment Funds Trading in the Residential Property Market

2024-01-24 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 59–70

Voted for 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Amendment again put: · motion passed 70–60

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

The motion · motion passed 70–59

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

2024-01-24 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–54

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 20 votes · 32 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 32 total

Health 9 questions
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if all primary care eye teams, PCETs, are in full operation nationally; to set out in tabular form all PCETs that are in operation and all PCETs that are not in operation as of 17 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2875/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if a community ophthalmic physician lead, reporting directly to the CHO chief officer, has been appointed to provide overall clinical governance for primary care eye services within the CHOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2876/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will engage with the HSE to review the current position where there are no psychotherapists employed by them, in view of the fact it is well recognised that they provide a valuable service to vulnerable patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2877/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure the minimum qualification threshold for entry to the register for psychotherapists is set at a level which meets international and European standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2878/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure the minimum qualification threshold for psychotherapists will be adopted for registration by CORU, which would include a minimum number of hours of placement under supervision prior to registration being completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2879/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to setting up a diabetes task force composed of healthcare professionals, researchers and patient advocates for the purposes of developing a ten-year diabetes strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3040/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ringfence dedicated funding to widen access to continuous glucose monitoring for people with Type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3041/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of new medicines reimbursed in 2023; the number of extended uses of existing medicines in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3049/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to outline the newly reimbursed medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3050/24]
Children 6 questions
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will he provide funding for a campaign to raise awareness of parental mental health, the impact on children, and the provision of information relating to local parenting support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3042/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will take the necessary steps to establish a network of local peer support groups, utilising the Parent Peer Support Fund, in communities for parents and families dealing with parental mental health issues within the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3043/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ring-fence funding for the provision of targeted intensive supports for parents facing mental health issues, such supports to be tailored to meet the specific needs of each family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3044/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the relevant bodies to allow the parenting status of all adults engaged with mental health services to be recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3045/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to take the necessary steps to ensure that all adults with children under 18 who are engaging with adult mental health services should be offered a referral automatically to local family/parenting support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3046/24]
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the current position in respect of asylum seekers who can be accommodated in centres (details supplied) in view of the fact that Cork City Council approved each of the centres with a higher number than his Department is prepared to allow; the total numbers of places therefore available between each centre is 40 greater than what his Department has now allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3599/24]
Environment 5 questions
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what action his Department is taking to fund and promote community scale composting initiatives in urban areas in view of the high levels of organic household waste that still goes into landfill/general waste in households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2625/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the new national waste management plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2626/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what action his Department is taking to deal with increasing levels of waste generation and poor levels of waste segregation practices in businesses and households given that this will be a core issue in preventing Ireland from meeting upcoming EU waste recycling targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2627/24]
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what progress has been made to date in respect of the key actions aimed at tackling rising waste generation and to improve the management of waste being generated in Ireland, as set out in the EPA 2021 National Waste Statistics Report in view that Ireland is on course to miss EU waste recycling targets in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2631/24]
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what action his Department is taking to reduce Ireland's reliance on exporting our waste for final treatment overseas, that consideration would be given to the development of national capacity to treat residual non-hazardous and hazardous wastes to reduce our dependence on treatment facilities in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2632/24]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to address the issue with the AgFood Portal during December 2023 wherein key features in BISS were not accessible including the correspondence, in view that applicants who may have received correspondence from the Department in respect of BISS, CRISS and CISYF applications during this time did not receive a text alert or have access to their correspondence in BISS on their account on the AgFood Portal and were therefore unaware of the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3533/24]
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what assistance, if any, his Department is providing to those effected by the technical issue with the AgFood Portal which occurred during December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3534/24]
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to ensure that applicants who use the AgFood Portal are aware that there was a technical issue with the portal during December 2023, in view that time-sensitive correspondence may have been issued during this timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3535/24]
Defence 2 questions
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to advise on the progress that has been made to date in respect of the key recommendations set out in the report of the independent review group into the Defence Forces published last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2636/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what progress has been made to date in respect of the establishment of an independent external complaints system for serving members in the Irish Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2635/24]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on his most recent discussion with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in respect of the restoration of the Executive and assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2634/24]
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on his recent meeting with the British Foreign Secretary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2633/24]
Social 2 questions
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be received, as this has been pending for some time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3436/24]
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be received, as this has been pending for some time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3437/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport what action his Department is taking to reduce the lengthy waiting times for driving test appointments at a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2421/24]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider extending the SUSI grant scheme to recipients of the back-to-work education allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3047/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has ever made an exception to increase the funding available through the housing adaptation grant in exceptional circumstances, particularly where there are multiple children with special needs living in the one house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3477/24]

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 20 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Defence 2 questions
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what action he will be taking to stabilise the numbers within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2600/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the actions he is taking to drive forward the cultural transformation of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/24]
Health 2 questions
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff currently working in the pricing and reimbursement system across the NCPE, HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit and the national cancer control programme; whether or not there are any plans to increase this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2917/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of funding spent on new medicines in 2023 and new uses of existing medicines in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2918/24]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his engagement with the German Federal Foreign Minister; if the humanitarian situation in Gaza was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3139/24]
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken with his EU counterparts in relation to the urgent need for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3140/24]
Environment 2 questions
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has engaged with smaller independent retailers regarding their concerns about the deposit return scheme and how it will operate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3418/24]
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can provide an update with regards to developing a policy on private wires; if he can provide an update on the public consultation which took place last year; if he can provide a timeline on when the policy will be finalised; if the policy is on target to be published in 2024 as previously stated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3419/24]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the increased cost of business grant will be rolled out; if details of the scheme have been sent to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2700/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-01-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will receive approval for their building programme to move to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3168/24]
Children 1 question
- 2024-01-24 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will bring forward the regulation to extend the duration of parental leave as was announced as part of Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3100/24]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 20 votes · 8 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 8 total

Health 3 questions
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric emergency beds currently available in Cork; and the number that will be available after facilities have moved to CUH. [2892/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether paediatric haematalogy and oncology units will be moved from the Mercy University hospital to CUH; when this will happen; and the engagement with parents to support them in this move. [2893/24]
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether paediatric staff in Mercy University Hospital have been reallocated within the same hospital pending the move to CUH; whether this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2894/24]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2024-01-24 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he can provide support to a person (details supplied) who cannot get an ESTA due to having previously visited Cuba. [3294/24]
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he will reconsider his position on the ICJ case on Palestine and join with South Africa. [3380/24]
Environment 2 questions
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the role his Department takes in monitoring air quality [3382/24]
- 2024-01-25 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to consider a distribution box at T23EK68 to extend broadband to the home. [3381/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-01-23 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a person is required to provide a PPS number for the voting register; how this information is processed; and whether failure to provide a PPS number will result in removal from the electoral register. [2443/24]

New lobbying 1 return

Alcohol Forum Ireland Education and Training
- Concern regarding possible conflict of interest issues relating to the involvement of gambling industry funded charity, the Gambling Awareness Trust in funding activities in Irish health and education settings (both secondary and third level)