Galway West — week of Mon, 16 Dec

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 16 Dec – 22 Dec 2019 · 6 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 34 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Pensions (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 2017

2019-12-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 77–37

Voted for 1 Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Seán Kyne

Did not vote 4 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell · Noel Grealish

Section 39 Organisations

2019-12-18 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 38–76

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Seán Kyne

Voted against 1 Éamon Ó Cuív

Did not vote 4 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell · Noel Grealish

Environmental Policy

2019-12-18 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 38–76

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Seán Kyne

Voted against 1 Éamon Ó Cuív

Did not vote 4 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell · Noel Grealish

Catherine Connolly — Independent 0 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 2 questions
- 2019-12-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 21 November 2019, if the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland will be funding the remainder of the digitalised registration system project cost of €2,089,500 from nurses and midwives annual retention fees; the expected go live date of the registration system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52615/19]
- 2019-12-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 328 of 10 December 2019, the dates on which operational meetings were held with agencies (details supplied) in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the reason for the meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53008/19]
Justice 2 questions
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when allowances against income when considering eligibility for civil legal aid were last reviewed; the recommendations that arose from the review; the changes made; the frequency of reviews; when it is next planned for a review to be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53447/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that applied and qualified for civil legal aid pursuant to section 28(9)(c)(iii) of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53448/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-12-17 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an gcinnteoidh sé go mbeidh scoil (sonraí tugtha) ag fáil an deontais caipitíochta níos airde arb é €202 an páiste mar atá leagtha amach i gciorclán 34/2019 [52759/19]
Transport 1 question
- 2019-12-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the bilateral agreement between Ireland and the United States of America by which the State pays for the air traffic control costs for US military flights through Irish air space; the cost of the agreement in each of the years 2003 to 2015 including payment to Eurocontrol of €42,344,000; the estimated cost for the period 1 January 2016 to 30 November 2019; the estimated annual cost of the bilateral agreement since it commenced to 31 December 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52746/19]
Finance 1 question
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance if voluntary groups not legally recognised as charities but registered with the Revenue Commissioners as voluntary non-profit groups are automatically obliged to file annual income tax returns to the Revenue Commissioners; if not, if a voluntary non-profit group can apply to its regional tax office for written certification of an exemption to file for income tax by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53654/19]

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 3 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Transport 1 question
- 2019-12-17 Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocations made to organisations in Oranmore, Maree, Claregalway and Clarinbridge, County Galway, under the sports capital programme since 2011; the allocations per organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52801/19]

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 0 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Health 6 questions
- 2019-12-17 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for new or additional home support services by county; and the number of new applicants for additional hours by number and length of time waiting since the application was made in 2018 and to date in 2019. [52927/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health area on a waiting list for physiotherapy; the number waiting less than three, three to six, six to 12 and more than 12 months and by age category; and the equivalent figures for the same period in 2018 [53558/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that received treatment under the national treatment purchase fund in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the category of procedures; the number of persons treated under each category of procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53563/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number and cost of operations and procedures carried out under the national treatment purchase fund in each of the past three years by specialty; the estimated cost of such operations or treatments had such been carried out in a HSE hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53564/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Galway who had orthopaedic treatment or operations carried out under the national treatment purchase fund in each of the past five years [53565/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the position regarding orthopaedic treatment at Merlin Park University Hospital; the progress of plans for new operating theatre facilities; when the backlog of persons waiting for orthopaedic treatment at the hospital will be cleared; the steps being taken to tackle the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53566/19]
Justice 4 questions
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that failed to pay fines imposed by the courts since the commencement of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014; the number that had an attachment order, a recovery order or community service order made against them as a result; the number of persons imprisoned for failure to pay such fines by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53568/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the value and number of unpaid fines in each of the years 2013 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the value and number of fines imposed by the courts in each of the years; the steps being taken to recover unpaid fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53569/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the offence categories in respect of which fines were imposed by the courts in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the offence categories in respect of which fines were imposed but were not paid in the same period by the number and value in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53570/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bench warrants issued in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the number outstanding in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53571/19]
Transport 3 questions
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued in each county in respect of each offence in the past year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53560/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the speeding offences for which penalty points were issued in the past year by different speed limits (details supplied) including the speed limit in operation in the locations in which the offences occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53561/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of drivers disqualified from driving in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, by category of driver licence having reached the number of penalty points required for automatic disqualification; the offences which resulted in them attracting those points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53562/19]
Housing 3 questions
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority houses sold under the tenant purchase scheme by each local authority since the scheme was introduced; the number of applications received by each local authority that were refused; the reason for refusal in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53572/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons on a waiting list for social housing; the number at the same period in 2017 and 2018 in Galway city and county, by length of time on the list and by single, couple, family and so on applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53573/19]
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons in emergency homeless accommodation by local authority area and length of time in such accommodation; the number of children and adults in each case; the number at the same period in 2017 and 2018; the cost of providing such accommodation over each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53574/19]
Finance 1 question
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the number, extent and value of housing developments, commercial properties and land under the control of NAMA in Galway city and county; the equivalent figures for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53567/19]
Children 1 question
- 2019-12-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in care; the number in care without an allocated social worker by local area; the steps being taken to address the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53559/19]

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