Galway West — week of Mon, 11 May

Catherine Connolly — Independent 1 vote · 14 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Housing 6 questions
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the detail of engagements between his Department and the Property Registration Authority in respect of the registration of seaweed harvesting rights from January 2018 to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4717/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the consultation process arising from the process on the national marine planning framework; the status of the publication of reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4718/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and details of all pending commercial or non-commercial seaweed harvesting licences; the number and detail of all licences granted in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4754/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the baseline study in terms of the extent of seaweed growing on coastal regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4755/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the guidance issued to assist potential applicants for wild seaweed harvesting licences to enable them to carry out an extensive and robust consultation, including folio searches, regarding their application as required by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4756/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the development and publication of a national strategy to promote the development of the seaweed sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4757/20]
Education 3 questions
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Teaching Council requires a handbook from the time applicants undertook their studies to complete their applications; his views on the perceived burden this places on persons whose studies were undertaken in the 1970s or 1980s; his further views on the perceived burden this places on educational institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4606/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision will be reviewed to refuse an application for funding under the emergency works grant for roof works at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4617/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application by the Munster technological university consortium on behalf of Cork IT and Tralee IT to become a technological university; if the implementation of the recommendations of the international advisory panel as endorsed by the HEA and him have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis; the revised timeline to allow each of the recommendations to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5457/20]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 5 March 2020, if such permission would be granted if a similar request was received from the Russian or Chinese air force (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4607/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a German Navy aircraft (details supplied) was at Baldonnel Aerodrome on 20 February 2020; if it was in connection with the large NATO exercise Defender 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4608/20]
Health 2 questions
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of occupational therapy reports furnished by the HSE to local authorities for housing adaptation grants; if the HSE provided the reports at no charge in the past; if the HSE is now charging for the provision of such reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4602/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if an updated risk assessment has been carried out in relation to the protocols and procedures in place at the laundry service of University Hospital Galway, particularly regarding infection control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4616/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of US troops and the quantities of weapons and munitions that have passed through Shannon Airport between 27 February 2002 and 5 March 2020 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4449/20]

New lobbying 2 returns

Ability West · 2 returns Health · Education and Training
- Letter and Infographics issued to DPOs in advance of General Election 2020 to highlight lack of investment and unmet needs in Ability West and the Disability Sector nationally
- Advocating for the restoration of Rehabilitative Training Allowance for trainees accessing Ability West's Rehabilitative Training programme

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 0 votes · 1 question · 7 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Housing 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the lighting on Inis Oírr pier, Aran Islands, County Galway has not been working for several weeks; if a request has been received from Galway County Council for funding in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4121/20]

New lobbying 7 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Health
- Inclusion of dementia in Programme for Government
Presentation Interprovincial Justice Desk Communications
- Government Formation 32nd Dail
GME Media Environment
- Amendments to the proposed 'Latte Levy'
Ability West · 2 returns Health · Education and Training
- Letter and Infographics issued to DPOs in advance of General Election 2020 to highlight lack of investment and unmet needs in Ability West and the Disability Sector nationally
- Advocating for the restoration of Rehabilitative Training Allowance for trainees accessing Ability West's Rehabilitative Training programme
Community Reuse Network Ireland Environment
- Officials were sent CRNI's policy submission made to the DCCAE consultation"Waste Action Plan" with 81 recommended actions that can help deliver a fairer and more circular economy addressing the urgency of climate change in Ireland.
National Centre for Youth Mental Health Children and Youth Affairs
- Jigsaw provided a Covid 19 Impact Statement to politicians regarding Jigsaw's response to the crisis

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 · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Foreign 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether in the context of the threat posed by the spread of Covid-19, US soldiers transiting through Shannon Airport should be prohibited from entering the terminal building at Shannon by which they spend a significant length of time in close contact with airport employees and other civilian air passengers in the duty free and airport restaurant areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4821/20]
Culture 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount provided under the capital investment plan, Building on Recovery, Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016–2021, for the pier development on Inis Oírr; the amount spent to date; the progress to date; the projected timeline for commencement of works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4820/20]

Noel Grealish — Independent 0 votes · 2 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Health 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the status of an ambulance base proposed for Maam Cross, County Galway, which was agreed by the National Ambulance Service and is awaiting HSE approval; the timeframe for a decision on the ambulance base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4164/20]
Housing 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the criteria for repayment of proceeds following the sale of an affordable home by a person that had originally purchased the home from a local authority; if the same repayment rules apply for each local authority; if solicitors and auctioneers fees can be deducted before the repayment amount is calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4163/20]

New lobbying 3 returns

Ability West · 2 returns Health · Education and Training
- Letter and Infographics issued to DPOs in advance of General Election 2020 to highlight lack of investment and unmet needs in Ability West and the Disability Sector nationally
- Advocating for the restoration of Rehabilitative Training Allowance for trainees accessing Ability West's Rehabilitative Training programme
Christian Aid Ireland Foreign Affairs
- Invitations, launch of Cerrejón human rights report

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

New lobbying 1 return

Ability West Health
- Letter and Infographics issued to DPOs in advance of General Election 2020 to highlight lack of investment and unmet needs in Ability West and the Disability Sector nationally

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