Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 2 Mar

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Mar – 8 Mar 2026 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 24 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026

2026-03-04 · 2 votes · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 to regulate the use of recommender algorithms by video-sharing platform services

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 80–63

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 81–63

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

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 1 Peter Burke

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2026-03-03 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 84–68

Voted for 3 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 1 Robert Troy

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

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

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

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Education 2 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing a school transport extension (details supplied). [16975/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on diversity and inclusion policies within schools; the objectives pertaining to these policies; the number of such objectives there are; whether they have commenced; and the timeline for their implementation across schools. [17876/26]
Justice 2 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can ensure officials finalise a contract and payment through the Ukrainian accommodation scheme (details supplied). [16882/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the short and medium-term plans for the continuation of the Ukrainian accommodation scheme; to provide details on the most suitable contact point for property owners currently engaged in the scheme. [18141/26]
Transport 2 questions
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently review the criteria and cost of a five year driving licence where a person is aged between 65 and 71 years-of-age given this five year renewal costs the same as a full ten year renewal. [17283/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the reason the new (NTA run) MU1 and MU2 town bus services in Mullingar, County Westmeath do not accept the TFI child (5-8) Leap Card (details supplied). [18226/26]
Health 1 question
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [16869/26]
Housing 1 question
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider the introduction of a stage payment plan option for the vacant property refurbishment grant; and to assist individuals who are unable to meet the full cost upfront. [17458/26]

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 16 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 16 total

Health 10 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of trolleys currently in each accident and emergency department, by hospital; and the average length of time patients waited on a trolley in each hospital over the past 12 months. [16383/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for primary care psychology, by RHA, at the end of January 2026, in tabular form. [16433/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals to CAMHS in January 2026; the number of children waiting longer than the recommended timeframes for assessment and treatments; the average waiting time by CHO; and the number of posts vacant at month end. [16434/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update and projected timeline on the integrated mother and baby unit and child and adolescent mental health services inpatient facility at Saint Joseph's Hospital, Limerick. [16844/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the eating disorder specialist hub at Mount Carmel Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16845/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2415 of 13 January 2026, if she accepts road traffic deaths and serious injuries as a public health harm requiring surveillance; if her Department will collect, analyse and use road-traffic collision and fatality statistics for population health improvement; if she and her Department will engage with the Minister for Transport to support and expedite the routine use and publication of this data as a public health concern for preventing injuries and deaths, and outline any meetings held or planned; the actions taken and a timeline for the same. [17159/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapist posts within primary care services in Longford and Westmeath; the number of these posts that are currently vacant; the steps being taken to fill these vacancies in order to reduce waiting lists for occupational therapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17332/26]
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of opticians currently providing services in the HSE in Mullingar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17259/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health which of the new eating disorder teams will cover the children of Westmeath. [16781/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the 11-beds in Linn Dara, which have been closed since 2022, will be reopened. [16782/26]
Children 3 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of occupational therapist posts within the CDNT in Longford and Westmeath; the number of these posts that are currently vacant; the steps being taken to fill these vacancies in order to reduce waiting lists for occupational therapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16985/26]
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Westmeath awaiting an assessment of need. [17452/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the current funding model for the Early Years Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), will be extended into the 2026 academic year; if a decision has been made regarding a continuation or redesign of the scheme; the timeline which applies to the announcement of any extension; the changes, if any, are proposed to eligibility criteria, capitation rates, Level 7 supports, or administrative processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18027/26]
Education 2 questions
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the basis on which an assistive technology application was refused, twice to date, for a child (details supplied) who has a diagnosis of dysgraphia and a joint occupational therapist/physiotherapist recommendation that assistive technology is essential on a full-time basis in order that they can access the school curriculum. [17928/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with SEN who have been refused an offer for a school place in counties Longford and Westmeath for the coming September intake; the breakdown of those refusals by disability type and school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17944/26]
Housing 1 question
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all designated conservation areas across the State, by location and the local authority under whose remit they fall. [16384/26]

New lobbying 1 return

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