Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 24 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Mar – 30 Mar 2025 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 21 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste

2025-03-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–88

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 1 Kevin Boxer Moran

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–88

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

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

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme

2025-03-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 1 Peter Burke

The motion · motion passed 87–70

Voted for 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 1 Peter Burke

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality

2025-03-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 87–69

Voted for 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 1 Peter Burke

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2025

2025-03-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–109

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Did not vote 1 Peter Burke

The motion · motion passed 110–47

Voted for 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 1 Peter Burke

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 7 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Rural 2 questions
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason a community centre (details supplied) was not selected for funding under the recent tranche of the community centres investment fund; if specific feedback will be made available to the committee to support future applications; if there is an appeals mechanism in place under this funding scheme; if further funding opportunities will be made available in 2025 to support community centres seeking capital investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14575/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an expanded range of technologies will be considered for inclusion in the seniors alert scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14574/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reconsider the reinstatement of the community welfare officer service in Ballymahon, County Longford, given the significant aging population in the area and the lack of accessibility for residents who now struggle to engage with the service remotely; if he will consider providing an in-person service at the local dispensary for two afternoons per week, utilising an existing underused facility at no additional cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13513/25]

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

IRISH MUSIC RIGHTS ORGANISATION CLG Arts
- AI Advisory Committee's report on the impact of AI on the creative industry

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Health 13 questions
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on any progress to the Dual Diagnosis Programme since 2021; the way it is being monitored; and if outcomes and the progress of individuals are tracked and monitored. [13323/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of the dual diagnosis services in each CHO, in tabular form. [13324/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if the HSE addiction services under HSE social inclusion have adequate resources to manage behavioural addictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13325/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of the addiction services, and the funding they receive, per county, in tabular form. [13326/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies per dual diagnosis teams across the country. [13332/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the current waiting times for appointments with the speech and language therapist service following initial assessment in counties Longford and Westmeath. [13622/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE respiratory physiotherapists working in Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased [13673/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health why the primary care services psychology referral list for children is not collated by specific learning disability; and if her Department will consider doing so. [14031/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the last five years under the age of 50. [14036/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider lowering the age whereby women can get a free breast scan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14037/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for homecare in CHO 8 in the past five years. [14185/25]
- 2025-03-26 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs in Longford and Westmeath that take medical cards. [14500/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific and tailored mental health supports available to people living with FASD, in line with international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14709/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that are being taken to address the growing issue of textile waste in Ireland; and the further steps that are being taken to reduce the level of over consumption and promote recycling and upcycling of clothing. [13689/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce a bus service from Ballydangan to Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13535/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications per county for stage 1 of the humanitarian assistance scheme for Storm Éowyn that were submitted before the application deadline of 19 February 2025; and the number of these applications that were refused, in tabular form. [13961/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Midlands is one of only four areas of the country which have not received funding for a community neurorehabilitation team; and if funding with be provided for a community neurorehabilitation team in the Midlands as a matter of urgency. [13780/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 would include a ban on trade in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14759/25]