Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 6 Oct

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Oct – 12 Oct 2025 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 30 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise

2025-10-07 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 112–46

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

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax

2025-10-07 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 95–65

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

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Developer Profits Transparency Bill 2023

2025-10-07 · 1 vote · Social Democrats PMB

A bill to introduce a requirement for property developers who are in receipt of State subsidies to publish annual financial statements

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 69–88

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

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

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 3 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 8 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current specialist services available to patients with sarcoidosis in Ireland; the hospitals/clinics designated to provide such care; the referral pathway from primary care and general respiratory clinics to these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53408/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if a national clinical pathway for sarcoidosis is in place or in development under the HSE National Clinical Programme for Respiratory; the expected timelines; the means by which primary care, respiratory medicine, cardiology, ophthalmology and dermatology are integrated within that pathway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53409/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current resourcing and staffing levels (consultant sessions, CNS posts, multidisciplinary supports) for interstitial lung disease/sarcoidosis services at Tallaght University Hospital and other centres; whether additional funding or posts are planned in 2025/2026 to meet demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53410/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for first appointments and follow-ups at interstitial lung disease and sarcoidosis clinics by hospital; the actions being taken to reduce these waits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53411/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a national dataset or registry for sarcoidosis; if not, whether the Department intends to establish one to support service planning, outcomes tracking and research and the proposed timeline and funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53412/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the diagnostic supports available for suspected sarcoidosis (including access to high-resolution CT, PET-CT where indicated, tissue biopsy, cardiac MRI, and ophthalmology assessment); whether national guidance on investigation and follow-up is being updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53413/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the treatment options available to sarcoidosis patients under the public system (e.g. corticosteroids, steroid-sparing agents, biologics); the criteria for access and reimbursement; whether any forthcoming changes are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53414/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for patient education, pulmonary rehabilitation, and psychosocial care for people living with sarcoidosis; any plans to expand access to these services nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53415/25]

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Harmonyway Limited Development and Zoning
- Proposed Student Accommodation Development

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [53005/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a range of measures (details supplied) can be introduced to support asthma sufferers. [53760/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a physiotherapy appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [54338/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will carry out a review of the physical payment options currently available to pay the M50 toll since road users, who avail of the port tunnel, have very limited options to source a psychical payment point having passed through the tunnel. [53874/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information on the Teagasc Grass10 recruitment programme; if he will clarify the reason a person who finished third on the recruitment panel in 2024 would not be called for an interview in the 2025 campaign. [54028/25]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Health 5 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists based in Cork city mental health services in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53359/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries that are part of the dermatology department of St James's Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the hours each secretary works, in tabular form. [53360/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies by job title within CAMHS in County Wicklow. [53361/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies, by job title, within the neurosurgery department of Beaumont Hospital; the length of time each vacancy has arisen; and the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [53362/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people admitted to a mental health service funded by the HSE in the past five years. [53365/25]
Justice 4 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mandatory training in place for staff in workplaces within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, that deal with the public, including the Garda, on recognising, responding to and supporting victims of sexually based violence, specifically, whether such training is mandatory; the content and format of the training and how frequently staff are required to complete or retake this training; and the measures in place to ensure all personnel are competent and confident in responding appropriately to cases of sexual violence. [52993/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No.1560 from 8 September 2025, if he has received the necessary information in order to answer this question. [53355/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unmarked cars and vans attached to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) as of 30 September 2025; the number of new cars and vans added to GNIB fleet in 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the number of cars and vans withdrawn from GNIB fleet during the same period, in tabular form. [53356/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time a person with a conviction could be expected to be excluded from the PSA register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54018/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason the Government continues to purchase military equipment from Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52925/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of females who are currently in cadetship training in each of the three branches of the Permanent Defence Forces. [53357/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of agencies under her Department’s remit who currently receive training on recognising and responding to sexual violence; if this training is mandatory; the core competencies covered in existing training programs; and to provide a list of any agencies who don’t receive the latter. [53006/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the development, timelines and key features of the successor to the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 and when will it be published. [53558/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the bilateral meetings he has had with his EU counterparts to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53358/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of OPW heritage cards purchased in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53364/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the annual number of reported cases of sexual harassment or assault in workplaces serving the public; the number of incidents estimated to go unreported due to staff being unaware or untrained; and the statistics showing how staff training affects reporting rates or victim outcomes. [53008/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and percentage of veterinary inspectors employed by his Department that are female, as of 30 September 2025; if he will provide same figures as of 30 September 2021, in tabular form. [53363/25]