Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 17 Mar

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 1 vote · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Agriculture 3 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a passport application (details supplied) for a foal out of the mare, submitted in June 2024 to Horse Sport Ireland. [10893/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of significant delays in processing equine passport applications; the number of outstanding 2024 applications for equine passports; the average processing time for applications; and the steps being taken to address delays, given the impact on equine sales and exports. [10894/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of ACRES scheme payments for a person (details supplied); when the balance of payment due for 2023 is expected; and the timeline for payment for 2024. [10895/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport the current number of persons on the waiting list to sit their driving test in Longford; the number of applicants on the cancellation list for an earlier test appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12109/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review the mandatory retirement age of 70 for Bus Éireann drivers, given the serious shortage of school bus drivers; if she will consider allowing medically fit and capable drivers to continue working beyond this age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12106/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, without any further delay, he will refuse the request by the then- Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, to annul the decision by the councillors in the Athlone/Moate district of Westmeath County Council, which they took to invoke a prohibition order regarding the erection of temporary dwellings at Lissywollen, Athlone, under legislation available to them and contained in the Sanitary Services Act 1948 and the Local Government Reform Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12107/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received under the humanitarian assistance scheme for loss of food due to extended power outages following storm Éowyn; the total number of applications received by his Department; the number of applications processed to date; the number of applications approved and rejected; to provide a breakdown, by county, of applications and outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12108/25]

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Landingzone Limited Public Expenditure and Reform
- Invitation to visit Dogpatch Labs

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Health 9 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of counties without CAMHS or YAMHS eating disorder teams. [10786/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to replace the three speech and language therapists out on maternity leave at the primary care centre, Mullingar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10834/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene with the HSE to ensure that funding is provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10935/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no public dietitian service for young people with eating disorders in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11596/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an inventory of medical radiological equipment at Mullingar Regional Hospital, such as CT scanners, X-ray machines, MRI scanners, DEXA scanners and ultrasound machines, by category, year of installation and manufacturers recommended useful life. [11855/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for a paediatric homecare package in CHO8. [11856/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 12 years who have been referred for a public psychological assessment for specific learning disabilities, including dyslexia and ADHD, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [11857/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiographers by grade working in Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased in 2025. [11858/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reason a registered mental health nurse working in the HSE (details supplied) has been waiting eight months on a contract to be issued by the regional executive officer; and if she will provide a date for when it will be issued. [12071/25]
Environment 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the European Parliament and Council recent agreement on new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles in EU member states and the next steps Ireland will take to work towards the goals of reducing food and textile waste. [10590/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on any improvements in speed of the national broadband roll out in Castletown Geoghegan. [12477/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí attached to Mayo, Roscommon and Longford roads policing unit as of 10 March 2025, by rank, in tabular form. [11859/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the way a person (details supplied) can obtain a copy of citizenship certificate. [11871/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the revenue generated through activities in each of the fisheries harbour centres under the remit of his Department, in 2024 and January and February of 2025, in tabular form. [11861/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the EU Agriculture Council will next meet. [11862/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the budget allocation for the Ombudsman for Children's Office in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [11863/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding will be made available to make a facility (details supplied) in Kerry a wraparound service. [12040/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the last time the stables at the Defence Forces Equitation School were refurbished; when those stables are next scheduled to be refurbished. [11860/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if it is intended to update the requirement to have an insurance disc printed in colour displayed on a vehicle considering the advances in technology and the prevalence of insurers issuing renewal packs by email, given that this requirement dates back to 1986. [10942/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to illness benefit or the disability allowance following a debilitating health complication suffered while on career break from An Post. [10835/25]

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Votes this week

Questions asked 7 total

New lobbying 1 return

Questions asked 20 total