Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 3 Feb

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Feb – 9 Feb 2025 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 41 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-02-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 97–72

Voted for 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny

2025-02-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 93–69

Voted for 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 2 votes · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Children 18 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current staffing levels within Longford CDNT within each discipline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2603/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of professional staff vacancies within the Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2604/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of professional staff vacancies within the Longford CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2605/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the work her Department has undertaken to recruit the medical professionals for the Longford CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2606/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the work her Department has undertaken to recruit medical professionals for the Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2607/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their initial speech and language appointment through the Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2608/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their initial physiotherapy appointment through Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2609/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their occupational therapy appointment through the Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2610/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their initial psychologist assessment through the Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2611/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times for paediatric speech and language therapy through Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2612/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times for paediatric occupational therapy through Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2613/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times for paediatric psychology assessment through Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2614/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times for paediatric physiotherapy through Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2615/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their assessment of needs in Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2616/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times for the assessment of needs in Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2617/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures taken by her Department to reduce the assessment of needs wait times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2618/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the initiative her Department has undertaken to recruit medical professionals to carry out assessment of needs in the Longford area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2619/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that has been allocated to Longford to improve the service delivery for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2620/25]
Health 10 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current number of professional staff vacancies within the Phoenix Centre-Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2604/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the work his Department has undertaken to recruit medical professionals for the Phoenix Centre-Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2607/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting their initial speech and language appointment through the Phoenix Centre-Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2608/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting their initial physiotherapy appointment through Phoenix Centre-Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2609/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting their occupational therapy appointment through the Phoenix Centre-Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2610/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting their initial psychologist assessment through the Phoenix Centre-Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2611/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for paediatric speech and language therapy through Phoenix Centre-Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2612/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for paediatric occupational therapy through Phoenix Centre-Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2613/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for paediatric psychology assessment through Phoenix Centre-Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2614/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for paediatric physiotherapy through Phoenix Centre-Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2615/25]

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Social 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason applicants who are eligible to apply for fuel allowance are being refused same because they have a child living with them (details supplied). [2253/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health what the enhanced medical card covers for people in receipt of same, that is, the professional services such as physiotherapy, chiropody, ophthalmic and audiology and medications covered by the card. [2343/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will be called for a naturalisation ceremony. [3644/25]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Education 4 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education for an update on the third special class at a school (details supplied). [2190/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure a child (details supplied) has a secondary school place in September 2025. [2271/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will commit to collecting data on the educational outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing students. [2512/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that due to changes in SET hours deaf, and hard of hearing students are now receiving less support than before; and if she will consider reviewing these guidelines [2513/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered reducing the VAT for beauty services along with hairdressers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2254/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the steps that are being taken to ensure a level playing field in relation to the hair and beauty service industry and the vast numbers of people working for cash from their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will publish, when completed, the full report by the ecological consultant, as appointed on 5 June 2024 to carry out a high-level environmental study to consider the potential positive and negative ecological impacts of the proposed works on the River Shannon between Athlone and Meelick (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3101/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of emergency calls to An Garda Síochána reporting domestic abuse, by county and-or Garda district, in 2024. [2537/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the midlands is one of only two regions of the country which still has not been funded for a community neurorehabilitation team; the plans she has to change this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2148/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if all participants in the Covid inquiry are being directed to the protected disclosures commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3851/25]