Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 1 Jul

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 1 Jul – 7 Jul 2024 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 22 questions · 9 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Defence Forces

2024-07-03 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 1 Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 3 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

The motion · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 1 Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 3 Colm Burke · Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-07-02 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 71–57

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Mick Barry · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 1 vote · 2 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Enterprise 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the renewal fee for general employment permit applications, in view of the fact that the renewal fee is greater than the initial application fee and the renewal fee is a significant financial burden incurred by the employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28318/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a review of the vacant property refurbishment fund, in particular that it would be awarded in stage payments rather than a lump sum after work has been completed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28399/24]

New lobbying 3 returns

Polio Survivors Ireland Health
- Invited TDs and Senators to attend a Town Hall on Accessiblity and Disability at Polio Survivors Ireland's Annual Conference 2024
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers

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 · 5 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Defence 2 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has had any engagement with the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces following a recent court case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28149/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the action he is taking in relation to the removal of the blanket exemption in the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28150/24]
Transport 2 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the amount collected annually in this jurisdiction from toll roads in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28278/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progression of the Cork city northern distributor road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28279/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide extra resources to hospitals dealing with the significant rise in Covid-19 cases recently (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28684/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 10 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Defence 2 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has been made aware of any serving Defence Force members with convictions for sexual, gender or domestic-based violence. [28189/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the actions he will take to improve pay and conditions in the Defence Forces given that one in four members quit the force in the past 27 months. [28190/24]
Housing 2 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications made under the first-home scheme by tenants with a notice to quit; and the number approved. [27828/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that electricity reconnections are causing delays in the return to use of vacant council-owned homes. [27869/24]
Transport 2 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided to maintain the Parnell Place bus station in Cork; and for an update on plans to renovate same. [28578/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of ongoing issues with the TFI real time app for Bus Éireann services in Cork city; and his plans to resolve this. [28577/24]
Finance 2 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of people who have been approved for the mortgage interest relief and the number eligible. [28580/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a three-month gap in named driver experience renders this non-assessable for an insurance application with some providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28655/24]
Justice 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if drones are being considered for An Garda Síochána. [27825/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason babies born from April to September are not eligible for the RSV immunisation. [28673/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers