Cork East — week of Mon, 7 Apr — Watch Them Work

What your Cork East TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Apr – 13 Apr 2025 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 44 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

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

2025-04-09 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 65–83

Voted for 2 Liam Quaide · Pat Buckley

Voted against 1 James O'Connor

Did not vote 1 Noel McCarthy

Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025

2025-04-09 · 1 vote

The motion · motion failed 64–83

Voted for 2 Liam Quaide · Pat Buckley

Voted against 1 James O'Connor

Did not vote 1 Noel McCarthy

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs

2025-04-09 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 83–65

Voted for 1 James O'Connor

Voted against 2 Liam Quaide · Pat Buckley

Did not vote 1 Noel McCarthy

The motion · motion passed 83–65

Voted for 1 James O'Connor

Voted against 2 Liam Quaide · Pat Buckley

Did not vote 1 Noel McCarthy

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-04-08 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 87–70

Voted for 1 James O'Connor

Voted against 2 Liam Quaide · Pat Buckley

Did not vote 1 Noel McCarthy

James O'Connor — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Education 2 questions
- 2025-04-08 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17185/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the school transport scheme; the number of applications currently in the system from Cork county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17184/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-04-08 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [8515/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-04-08 Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when his Department will approve a 2024 sports capital application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17020/25]

Liam Quaide — Social Democrats 5 votes · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Health 13 questions
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times, in months and years, for children and adolescents in each integrated health area of the Dublin and North East Regional Health Area primary care services, in tabular form, to also include numbers of years waiting for young people waiting more than twelve months; and as part of this data, the longest wait-time, in years and months, as of March 1 2025. [16835/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times, in months and years, for children and adolescents in each integrated health area of the West and North West Regional Health Area primary care services, in tabular form, to also include numbers of years waiting for young people waiting more than twelve months; and as part of this data, the longest wait-time in years and months, as of March 1 2025. [16836/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times, in months and years, for children and adolescents in each integrated health area of the South West Regional Health Area primary care services, in tabular form, to also include numbers of years waiting for young people waiting more than twelve months; and as part of this data, the longest wait-time in years and months, as of March 1st 2025. [16837/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times, in months and years, for children and adolescents in each integrated health area of the Dublin and Midlands Regional Health Area primary care services, in tabular form, to also include numbers of years waiting for young people waiting more than twelve months; and as part of this data, the longest wait-time in years and months, as of March 1st 2025. [16838/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for the primary care psychology staffing levels, by grade of psychologist, and per population size, served in each integrated health area of the South West Regional Health Area, as of March 1 2025. [16839/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for the primary care psychology staffing levels, by grade of psychologist, and per population size, served in each integrated health area of the Dublin and North East Regional Health Area, as of March 1 2025. [16840/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for the primary care psychology staffing levels, by grade of psychologist, and per population size, served in each integrated health area of the West and North West Regional Health Area, as of March 1 2025. [16841/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for the primary care psychology staffing levels, by grade of psychologist, and per population size, served in each integrated health area of the Dublin and Midlands Regional Health Area, as of March 1 2025. [16842/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total cost of agency healthcare staff for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by CHO, Regional Health Area and by discipline, in tabular form. [16847/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the cost to date of hotel accommodation for former residents of (details supplied) since the premises was vacated in October 2023; a breakdown of work completed on a property on (details supplied) for some of the former residents; the commencement date for those works; a time-frame for their completion; and the purchase date of that property. [16848/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of legal costs for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 incurred by the state arising from the defence of cases taken by members of the public against the HSE on issues of alleged medical negligence or other forms of alleged service failure; the number of cases upheld by the courts; and the numbers of cases settled out of court. [16849/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for the number of residents accommodated by the HSE in a property acquired for residential mental health service use in (details supplied); and the opening date of that service. [16850/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the HSE’s plans for the former dispensary building in Ballynoe, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18341/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach the participants at the first meeting of the Strategic Economic Advisory Panel which took place during his recent visit to Washington DC. [16610/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide school caretakers with access to the single public service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17462/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the report submitted to her Department in relation to talks with Catholic bodies and the Church of Ireland concerning their contribution towards financial redress for mother-and-baby home survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17116/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to help mitigate the impact on the distribution of college places offered to applicants sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2025 of changes to the grading system between those who will sit the Leaving Certificate in 2025 compared to those who sat the Leaving Certificate in years previous; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17492/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-04-09 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings the special envoy to the United States of America has had since his appointment; the date and locations of meetings; the travel costs incurred as a consequence of these meetings; and the resources available to the envoy from his Department. [17797/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-04-09 Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice when the Register of Prohibited Publications will be updated to reflect the current legal position regarding the sale and distribution of publications that relate to abortion, specifically Abortion Internationally, banned in 1983; Abortion: Our Struggle for Control, banned in 1983; and Abortion: Right or Wrong, published in 1942; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17655/25]

Noel McCarthy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Education 3 questions
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the use of spare classroom accommodation at a school (details supplied) for the establishment of an interim special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17206/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education if her Department is considering the establishment of a new second level school in east Cork given the projected rise in population figures in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17044/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a request for the establishment of a special class and an SET increase at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17460/25]
Finance 3 questions
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the total number of individual custom inspections conducted on incoming air and sea passengers at each individual port and airport in the State in each respective year from 2020 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16737/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the number of x-ray scanners currently in place to detect illicit trade and smuggling at ports and airports around the country; the number of scans conducted in 2024; if it is planned to increase the number of scanners and the volume of scans at ports and airports this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16738/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue collected in 2024 from tobacco products tax; the total volume and retail value of the tobacco products sold to generate this revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16739/25]
Environment 2 questions
- 2025-04-10 Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his Department’s plans for the development of south coast offshore wind infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18022/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on his Department’s role in the accelerating renewable electricity taskforce and the development of a policy framework to ensure a regional balance and distribution of renewable power such as solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18049/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 26 March 2025, to list each separate flood relief scheme that is included under tranche 1 or tranche 2 of the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme; the status of each scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16736/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-04-09 Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 2 February 2025, to provide an update on the scoping process to identify the component factors relevant to the preparation of planning guidelines for solar energy developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17946/25]

Pat Buckley — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his department could make funding available to carry out a feasibility study (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16823/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct Irish Rail to install lifts in the stations at locations (details supplied) as it poses a significant challenge for passengers with mobility issues, wheelchair users, and those with prams or heavy luggage. [17625/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport to outline his intention to sign a Statutory Instrument on behalf of the 51 CIÉ superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18192/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his current approach to flat regeneration; the way in which he intends to support local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16768/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of additional units that must be provided before stage 2 funding for Pearse House, Dublin 2 can be released; and if he has considered removing the protected structure status of Pearse House to allow the local authority to complete. [16769/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify comments made on 5 March 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16792/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to increasing the betting tax in order to fund sport; and if he intends to increase the betting tax in order to provide additional funding to soccer. [16771/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full details of the dog control functions that have already been taken over by his Department; and the full details of the way in which and who will be inspecting dog breeding establishments. [16770/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-04-08 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay issuing a speech, language and occupational therapy appointment for a child (details supplied). [16960/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-04-09 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ring-fence CAO places for students from previous years in order that they compete against each other and not against the 2025 Leaving Certificate students whose grades are artificially lower by comparison or apply grade deflation to students from previous years entering this year's CAO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17658/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-04-10 Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will take urgent action to address the wait times for an ambulance in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18314/25]