Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 12 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Feb – 18 Feb 2024 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 64 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Reform of the Television Licence Fee Model

2024-02-14 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 79–57

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 78–56

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

2024-02-14 · 1 vote

Amendment again put: · motion passed 73–64

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

2024-02-13 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 67–56

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Planning and Development Bill 2023

2024-02-13 · 1 vote · Govt (Housing)

A bill to consolidate and revise the law relating to planning and development

full description

A bill to consolidate and revise the law relating to planning and development; to provide for proper planning and sustainable development in the interests of the common good; to provide for the licensing of events and control of funfairs; for those purposes to repeal and replace the Planning and Development Act 2000; to amend certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6

Voted for 1 Thomas Gould

Did not vote 4 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 4 votes · 31 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 31 total

Housing 15 questions
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will take the necessary steps to fully implement and fund the outstanding recommendations from the 2019 Joint Policy Statement, Housing Options for our Ageing Population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7037/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a revised timeline for the implementation of the outstanding recommendations from the 2019 Joint Policy Statement, Housing Options for our Ageing Population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7038/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the housing allocation model in relation to the development of any future specific housing schemes for older people; if he will take steps to ensure that a partnership approach is adopted between the HSE and the relevant local authority to identify the most suitable residents for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7039/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will work with other Departments and bodies to ensure that appropriate social and clinical supports programmes are put in place for older people within the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7040/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to take the necessary steps to ensure that eligibility for housing subsidies is based on available household income after deduction of essential household expenditure such as health expenses, energy and heating expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7041/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will fund a public awareness campaign to increase awareness of private residential tenancies legislation among older renters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7042/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will give due consideration to increased ring fencing of social housing for older people in light of the particular difficulties experienced by this cohort in the private rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7043/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he take the necessary steps to ensure that 25% of social housing is reserved for older renters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7044/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to take the necessary steps to increase investment and evaluation of and development of promising housing models for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7045/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will allocate funding to invest in research for the purposes of collating age related, tenure specific data to better understand and predict the needs of older renters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7046/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will liaise with the appropriate Departments for the purpose of establishing a distinct unit operating both within and across both the Departments of Housing Local Government and Heritage and Health to better plan for the growing needs of an ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7047/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to increase investment in the housing adaption grant scheme and to provide incentives to private landlords to apply for same, similar to tax deductions granted to small scale landlords who undertake retrofitting works while tenants remain in situ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7048/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to work with the relevant bodies to ensure higher levels of compliance with accommodation quality standards in the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7050/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to invest in alternative, secure and age appropriate housing for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7051/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce appropriate measures, in partnership with industry, to ensure that over a five-year period, delivery is increased to an extent that 30% of all new dwellings are built to incorporate universal design principles to accommodate our ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6952/24]
Education 6 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education what action her Department is taking to deal with recruitment challenges of bus drivers under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6378/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made to date by her Department with regard to the establishment of a transfer/relocation scheme for post primary school teachers to stem the teacher retention crisis; to outline in detail her Department plans going forward in addressing this issue; if engagement is taking place with stakeholders (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6377/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) has been refused approval under the Emergency Works Programme for an urgent project which impacts children’s safety in this school; what programmes are available to schools to apply for works urgently due to the health and safety nature of the works, that the school can receive urgent funding for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6073/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education what measures are being taken by her Department to ensure that all eligible students who apply for school transport under the primary school transport scheme in an area (details supplied) for the 2024-2025 academic year will be facilitated, given there is a high probability that the service will be oversubscribed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6442/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education what provisions are being taken by her Department to ensure that all eligible students who apply for school transport under the post-primary school transport scheme in an area (details supplied) for the 2024-2025 academic year will be facilitated, given the high probability that the service will be oversubscribed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6565/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education when it will be possible for a school (details supplied) to make a decision to go ahead with a tender for a school extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7163/24]
Social 3 questions
- 2024-02-13 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. [6085/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will give consideration to reviewing the housing assistance payment and rent supplement on an annual basis to ensure that the subsidy increases match increases in the private rental sector market; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7049/24]
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will give due consideration to benchmarking the State pension, to ensure that older people do in the private rental sector do not experience undue hardship in the context of rent affordability and expenditure on critical items such as heating electricity and healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7052/24]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the up-to-date position in respect of an application by a club (details supplied) for the sports capital and equipment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6464/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount spent by her Department in supporting sports clubs and organisations in Cork in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6818/24]
Health 2 questions
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm the non-capital (current) Government expenditure on Bantry General Hospital in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7202/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated in Bantry General Hospital in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7203/24]
Children 1 question
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how a person (details supplied) with a medical condition can receive personal assistance support to attend swimming lessons which greatly benefit their wellbeing as the organisation they were attending will no longer be providing this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6072/24]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2024-02-14 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when ACRES-CP payments to farmers in the scheme for 2023 will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7099/24]
Justice 1 question
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice to confirm the current status of a person's (detail supplied) application for citizenship; when a decision is likely to be reached, in view of the fact that the application was submitted over two years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7167/24]

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 4 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [5225/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [3805/24]
Education 2 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on her Department’s proposed accommodation plans for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6496/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will address the teacher shortage at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7353/24]
Housing 2 questions
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many tenant-in-situ applications in 2023 to date in 2024; how many applications were successful, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6890/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage following the destruction of storm Babet, how much relief funding has been paid out since October 2023 to date in 2024; if there will be a requirement for additional funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6889/24]
Transport 2 questions
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will intervene to make safe a dangerous junction at Greenhill, Mourneabbey, County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7107/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when the changes will come into effect on Bus Éireann Route 243 covering Bweeng and Grenagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7209/24]
Tourism 1 question
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are Department funds or help available specifically for provision of swimming pools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6875/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the recent pause on recruitment includes home care workers (home support); if so, if he will intervene to allow the HSE in CHO4 replace the 189 health care assistants (home support) that have retired or resigned in the period January to end September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7337/24]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Housing 4 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 477 of 13 July 2023, if he will provide an update on the issue raised in the question. [6545/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on upcoming cost rental schemes in Cork city and county. [6891/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes returned in Cork city under the voids return scheme in 2023; and the number to be returned in 2024. [6900/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the role his Department is taking in the Cork events centre; the current estimated completion cost and date. [5672/24]
Education 3 questions
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on the provision of school transport to a school (details supplied) and students in Glenville attending schools in Fermoy. [6392/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on the number of available ASD places in Cork schools in September 2024. [6391/24]
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on the proposed extension to a school (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and the timeline for delivery of the building. [6388/24]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if officials in her Department would consider supporting a northside Gaeltacht in Cork city. [6902/24]
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if any study has been undertaken on the impact of pay-per-view on sport considering the current situation with an organisation (details supplied) and the potential impact on hurling. [6901/24]
Foreign 1 question
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite the issuing of a passport (details supplied). [6441/24]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2024-02-13 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he has taken to reduce job losses at a company (details supplied) in Cork and ensure staff are reemployed quickly. [6141/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of delays in the community climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7394/24]
Children 1 question
- 2024-02-15 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on recruitment for the community neurological team in CHO4. [7192/24]