Galway West — week of Mon, 4 Nov

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Nov – 10 Nov 2019 · 6 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 32 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages

2019-11-06 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 27–75

Voted for 1 Catherine Connolly

Voted against 3 Hildegarde Naughton · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Did not vote 2 John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2019-11-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 91–32

Voted for 3 Hildegarde Naughton · Seán Kyne · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 1 Catherine Connolly

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell · Noel Grealish

Catherine Connolly — Independent 2 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Culture 5 questions
- 2019-11-06 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta maidir le Ceist Parlaiminte Uimhir 231 ar an 18ú Mean Fomhair 2019, soiléiriú a thabhairt maidir leis an gCoiste Idir-Rannach do na hOileáin, go háirithe o thaobh na dtéarmaí tagartha, na mball den choiste agus an phlean oibre; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [45412/19]
- 2019-11-06 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta maidir le ceannach Aerfort na Mine i gContae na Gaillimhe, cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an gcás gnó a mheas; cad iad na céimeanna atá glactha agus atá le glacadh go fóill; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [45411/19]
- 2019-11-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 16 January 2019, the breakdown of sponsorship raised by Galway 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45408/19]
- 2019-11-06 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad é stádas Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2017; cén dáta a fhoilseofar an Bille; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [45409/19]
- 2019-11-06 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad é stádas Phlean Teanga Chathair na Gaillimhe mar Bhaile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [45410/19]
Employment 1 question
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications awaiting assessment by the medical review and assessment section, in tabular form; the payments to which the applications refer; the length of time in months such persons are waiting; the counties from which the applications come; the length of time allocated for a medical review or assessment; if she is satisfied that there is an adequate number of medical assessors to undertake the assessments on hand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44618/19]
Housing 1 question
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of vacancies that arose on the board of the National Oversight and Audit Commission since January 2018 to date in 2019; the number that have been filled; the process engaged to fill vacancies; the number remaining vacant as at 24 October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44589/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-11-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the 2018 annual report of the appeals officer of Caranua will be published; the reason for the delay in its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45775/19]
Justice 1 question
- 2019-11-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the review of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 will be published; the mechanism for review; when the review will commence; the terms of reference of the review; the person undertaking the review; the stakeholders to be consulted in its preparation; the procedure for making submissions by interested parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45640/19]

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 2 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Culture 2 questions
- 2019-11-06 Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the activities of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in combatting wildlife crime; the successes in counties Galway and Mayo in respect of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45444/19]
- 2019-11-06 Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of progress in respect of Galway 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45443/19]

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 1 vote · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Employment 4 questions
- 2019-11-06 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will accept the recommendation of the Workplace Relations Commission and implement a decision (details supplied) for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45639/19]
- 2019-11-06 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a draft or other budget for establishing the proposed central processing agency for auto-enrolment; the person of body who will be responsible for overruns of the proposed budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45755/19]
- 2019-11-06 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount or percentage that the State will contribute to the proposed auto-enrolment pension system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45756/19]
- 2019-11-06 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the concept of the proposed auto-enrolment pension scheme conflicts with the existing personal retirement savings account system, which operates without the need for a central processing agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45757/19]
Transport 2 questions
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driver licence exchange agreement between Ireland and Alberta, Canada; when a bilateral agreement for licence exchange with Alberta is likely to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44516/19]
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the upper age limit for bus driver licences beyond 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44517/19]
Health 1 question
- 2019-11-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the person or body that authorised the cessation of deductions from the salaries of ambulance staff for unions (details supplied) which was in place for a number of years; the reason the decision was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44515/19]

Seán Kyne — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) Education and Training
- Qualifications and Quality (Education and Training) Amendment Bill/Act 2019