Galway West — week of Mon, 23 Sept

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Sept – 29 Sept 2019 · 6 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 18 questions · 11 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Offshore Islands

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 38–79

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Seán Kyne

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Noel Grealish

Did not vote 2 John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Agriculture

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 38–84

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Seán Kyne

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Noel Grealish

Did not vote 2 John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Special Needs Education Places

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–39

Voted for 2 Catherine Connolly · Noel Grealish

Voted against 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Seán Kyne

Did not vote 2 John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Catherine Connolly — Independent 3 votes · 9 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Health 5 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process to be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38443/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement data set will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if not, if the Health Technology Assessment Group review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38444/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 11 June 2019, the basis on which it was concluded that the aspect of complaint in respect of the impact of certain conduct on the health and well-being of personnel did not characterise matters falling within the provisions of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38933/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 674 of 11 June 2019 and 1266 and 1267 of 27 July 2019, the reason it took from September 2014 to 11 June 2019 to address with the board of the NMBI the matter of inappropriate spending of nurses and midwives moneys on legal expenses for a person (details supplied) named in a protected disclosure; the reason this aspect of the protected disclosure was not investigated to confirm the validity of the allegation at the early stages of reviewing the protected disclosure; the legal fees paid by the NMBI to the person named in the protected disclosure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38934/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the external investigation into the NMBI; the terms of reference of the investigation; the person or organisation undertaking the investigation; the timeframe for delivery of the external review; the anticipated cost of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39136/19]
Defence 2 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 26 February 2019, if a psychiatrist for the Defence Forces has been appointed following the retirement of the in-house psychiatrist in May 2018; the number of personnel awaiting referral to a psychiatrist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38544/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times the Defence Forces have been called on to perform aid to the civil power duties at Shannon Airport to date in 2019; the nature of the activities carried out; the dates on which those duties were performed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38545/19]
Justice 1 question
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 18 September 2019, the number of groups (details supplied) that have been established; the organisation responsible for establishing each group; the terms of reference for the establishment of each group; the needs analysis carried out for each group; the funding provided for each group; the additional supports provided for each group; the degree to which he engages these groups; the review procedures in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38938/19]
Business 1 question
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when Ireland will ratify the International Labour Organisation Convention and Recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38936/19]

New lobbying 2 returns

Pender & Associates Ltd · 2 returns Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 3 votes · 1 question · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Health 1 question
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, namely, the provision of exclusion zones and the availability of free contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39115/19]

New lobbying 2 returns

Pender & Associates Ltd · 2 returns Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines

John Connolly — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mairéad Farrell — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Noel Grealish — Independent 3 votes · 1 question · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 1 total

Communications 1 question
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount allocated to each local authority in each of the years 2017 to 2019 under the enforcement measures grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38264/19]

New lobbying 1 return

Pender & Associates Ltd Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines

Seán Kyne — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 3 returns

Pender & Associates Ltd · 2 returns Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines
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