Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 1 Jul

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 1 Jul – 7 Jul 2024 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 31 questions · 16 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Defence Forces

2024-07-03 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

The motion · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-07-02 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 4 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 4 returns

St.Christopher's Services Ltd. · 2 returns Health
- Request for additional annual funding
- Request for additional annual funding
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

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 3 returns

Athlone Chamber of Commerce and Industry Public Expenditure and Reform
- Submission of Chambers Ireland EU election manifesto
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

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 26 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 26 total

Health 6 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient’s checkup has been cancelled three times (details supplied). [27854/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite the approval of fenfluramine for the treatment of dravet syndrome (details supplied). [28063/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding of a specific drug for a child, on compassionate grounds (details supplied). [28064/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to approve funding for a dedicated mobile hoist compatible with the loop system slings for the paediatric ward in Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar. [28093/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a hospital procedure will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [28897/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the details of the current waiting times to access speech and language therapy in CHO8. [28929/24]
Finance 4 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will urgently re-examine an application for the help-to-buy scheme on behalf of a person (details supplied). [28061/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the reason a spouse can only access €27,000 of a deceased spouse’s credit union savings and any remainder must go to probate; his views on whether this rule is fair when the spouse is clearly the next of kin and automatic beneficiary; and if he plans to review such rules in the short term. [28634/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the situation whereby if a person has over paid tax or failed to claim a credit, they can only claim back up to a maximum of four years, but there is no time limit for how far back the Revenue Commissioners can seek reimbursement if tax is owed to it; if he will ensure parity of treatment in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28638/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a 9% VAT rate for hospitality businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28637/24]
Transport 4 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider making funding available to local authorities to carry out safety works on roads within their remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28286/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the current status of a town bus service for Mullingar. [28287/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Mullingar town bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28607/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport his response to the Climate Change Advisory Council finding that emissions related to the transport sector rose slightly last year, driven by a rise in demand for petrol and diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28608/24]
Housing 3 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the application process for housing aid and housing adaptation grants (details supplied). [28284/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider implementing a separate and more simplified planning route with regard to renovating existing properties; his views on whether that such a change could assist in bringing vacant properties back into use in a more efficient manner. [28477/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a tax incentive system for developers in tandem with the croi conaithe scheme. [28478/24]
Defence 2 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the disciplinary procedures that are in place for serving members of the Defence Forces who are charged with and convicted of criminal offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28124/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the action being taken to boost retention levels in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28125/24]
Social 2 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing assistance with the cost of domestic waste disposal as part of the household benefits package. [28325/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are supports through community welfare services for direct provision centres for the cost of pre-test driving lessons and Safe Pass fees. [28695/24]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an Irish citizen, who moved to Switzerland with their family five years ago, will be classed as a foreign student and charged fees as such, if they were to attend university in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28322/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will clarify the reason applicants cannot take part in ETB courses without a valid work permit, and if he intends to amend the criteria. [28693/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 35 of 20 June 2024, if it has been brought to his attention that a universal mobile coverage proposal for rural Ireland was made in the terms described; whether the recipients included his Department; if he could give an outline of the proposal; whether it is being progressed, and if not, the reasons for not doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/24]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce changes to the fodder transport scheme in the future as necessary, given that, currently, fodder must be sourced at least 75 kilometres away in order to avail of the scheme; and if this criterion can be removed and additional supports put in place to assist farmers in sourcing suitable fodder more locally. [28268/24]
Justice 1 question
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if he will expedite an application for a work permit for a person (details supplied). [28691/24]

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

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 1 question · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Education 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a revised completion date for a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27873/24]

New lobbying 3 returns

St.Christopher's Services Ltd. Health
- Request for additional annual funding
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