Carlow-Kilkenny — week of Mon, 23 Sept

What your Carlow-Kilkenny TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Sept – 29 Sept 2024 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 32 questions · 14 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Childcare

2024-09-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 66–58

Voted for 3 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · John McGuinness · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

The motion · motion passed 69–57

Voted for 3 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · John McGuinness · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-09-24 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–54

Voted for 3 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John Paul Phelan · Malcolm Noonan

Did not vote 4 Catherine Callaghan · John McGuinness · Natasha Newsome Drennan · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Catherine Callaghan — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 4 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Justice 2 questions
- 2024-09-26 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, as well as Garda staff, assigned to Borris, Carlow, Hacketstown, Muine Bheag, Myshall, Rathvilly and Tullow stations. [38008/24]
- 2024-09-26 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to expand the youth diversion programme in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38009/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-09-24 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether it is appropriate that the Residential Tenancy Board (RTB) would wait until the expiry date of a notice of termination, which had been served on a tenant circa nine months previously and notified to the RTB on the same day, to inform the landlord that the notice to vacate was invalid due to a technical issue; his further views on whether it is appropriate that the landlord must now proceed to give the same notice period again to the tenant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37808/24]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2024-09-26 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can provide further detail on the veterinary degree to be provided by the South East Technological University. [38014/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

Waterford Chamber of Commerce Education and Training
- Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy at the South East Technological University (SETU)
National Traveller MABS Finance
- An copy of NTMABS research report into financial literacy in the Traveller community was sent via email to all T.D.'s and Senators

John McGuinness — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 11 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Health 5 questions
- 2024-09-24 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if patients with haemochromatosis that have an ongoing requirement for maintenance treatment to keep their blood iron at the recommended safe level, and who cannot attend the blood donations clinic because they are not suited to the service, will be provided with a care plan; if they will be provided direct access to services when required; if the consultant / hospital carrying out the phlebotomy will continue to care for such patients rather than refer them back to a GP or a blood donor clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37313/24]
- 2024-09-24 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an operation that was scheduled in 2022-2023 will be expedited for a person (details supplied) given the circumstances. [37551/24]
- 2024-09-24 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to ensure the continuous supply of the drug, pancrease, to patients that do not get relief from substitute drugs such as creon; if pancrease will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37554/24]
- 2024-09-24 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the expert review body on nursing and midwifery have been assessed; the number of recommendations implemented; his views on the remainder; if the CNM2 salary scale will be extended by the addition of a further scale point and the introduction of a long service increment; and the timeframe for the implementation of the recommendations relative to the salary scales and service increments. [37571/24]
- 2024-09-26 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the memo issued by the CEO of the HSE in October 2023 (details supplied), and the later communication from the national director of community operations regarding scoliosis and spina bifida patients, is being adhered to in all CHO areas; if he will provide a report from each CHO area outlining the actions taken by each CHO relative to this memo, and give the number of cases in each area where the instructions are not being applied; his intentions to ensure to that the memo is fully complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38278/24]
Social 2 questions
- 2024-09-24 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if illness benefit will be approved for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; and if the application will be back dated to the commencement of their illness given their employer deducted the benefit amount from their salary. [37310/24]
- 2024-09-24 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if their request to keep their claim open while they attend their consultant for a further medical report will be agreed to. [37542/24]
Children 2 questions
- 2024-09-24 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to resolve the crisis in after-school childcare in Kilkenny, where there are no places available for working parents to have their children cared for; if he has examined the models of care in other European countries, such as Sweden, to determine what might work better in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37284/24]
- 2024-09-24 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the rationale behind the decision to cancel a contract which is not due to expire until February 2025 for the provision of accommodation at a location (details supplied); if other accommodation will be provided in Kilkenny for those who reside at the location and are employed or attending school and college locally; his plans to provide alternative accommodation for those that will be asked to leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37544/24]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2024-09-24 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress made to date by the OPW in arranging to obtain the ancient document, known as the Pangur Bán, for the purpose of putting it on display in Kilkenny Castle. [37548/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-09-26 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will ensure, by regulation or other means, that there will be unhindered access 24/7 for all health and emergency services and primary care services and for all local residents, to their homes, particularly those with high and complex medical needs, during every phase of the construction of large-scale renewable energy developments. [38279/24]

New lobbying 3 returns

Waterford Chamber of Commerce Education and Training
- Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy at the South East Technological University (SETU)
SOS KILKENNY CLG Budgetary matters
- pre budget 2025 emails sent to public representatives seeking support for increased HSE funding for SOS Kilkenny in Budget 2025 in order to continue to provide safe and sustainable services and adequate funding in 2024 to avoid a budget deficit
National Traveller MABS Finance
- An copy of NTMABS research report into financial literacy in the Traveller community was sent via email to all T.D.'s and Senators

Natasha Newsome Drennan — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter 'Chap' Cleere — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.