Galway West — week of Mon, 20 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 20 Jul – 26 Jul 2020 · 6 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 33 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]

2020-07-24 · 1 vote

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 73–45

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Did not vote 5 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2020-07-24 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 72–46

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Did not vote 5 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

The motion · motion passed 72–46

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Did not vote 5 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Early Years Childcare

2020-07-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–64

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

The motion · motion passed 74–63

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Debenhams Ireland Redundancies

2020-07-23 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–65

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Catherine Connolly — Independent 3 votes · 15 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 15 total

Culture 5 questions
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of Galway 2020; the amount paid to Galway 2020 to date in 2020; the way in which the funding has been spent; the conditions that will be attached to further allocations, including the reappointment of an Irish language officer; the status of the performance delivery agreement between her Department and Galway 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17298/20]
- 2020-07-22 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil Campaí Samhraidh Gaeltachta 2020 a n-eagrú de réir an Comhairlre reatha um Sláinte Phoiblí (NPHET); má tá, cén fáth nach bhfuil campaí faoi dhíon ceadaithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17384/20]
- 2020-07-22 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an pholasaí atá beartaithe do na hoileáin agus cén uair a bheidh an polsaí sin foilsithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17383/20]
- 2020-07-22 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sí ar an eolas maidir leis na deacrachtaí atá ag an Scéim Pobal Gaeilge, an scéim tacaíochta pobail is mó rath atá ag Foras na Gaeilge, de bharr easpa maoinithe agus an bhaoil mhóir atá ann dá bharr sin nach rachaidh an scéim ar aghaidh níos déanaí sa bhliain; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17458/20]
- 2020-07-22 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta maidir le ceist uimhir 16274/20, mionsonraí a thabhairt i dtaobh an chostais iomláin agus na hinfheistíochta suntasaí luaite atá déanta ag an Stát chun pleananna a chur i dtoll a chéile le Páirc na Mara, an pháirc nuálaíochta mhuirí chomhaimseartha, a fhorbairt i gContae na Gaillimhe; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17489/20]
Health 2 questions
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans for persons returning from abroad and visitors from abroad to go into quarantine for a two-week period to reduce the spread of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16709/20]
- 2020-07-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the cost of a Covid-19 test per person; the turnaround time for Covid-19 test results; if his attention has been drawn to cheaper tests with a faster turnaround time with alleged similar accuracy levels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17723/20]
Transport 2 questions
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each foreign military airforce that used an ARES area in Irish airspace in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of times in each year that each airforce made use of an Irish ARES area. [17598/20]
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each instance in which Irish airspace was reserved for the use of foreign military aircraft through flexible use of airspace in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the foreign military involved in each instance. [17599/20]
Defence 2 questions
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the name and rank of each Irish military member of the Eurocontrol Military ATM Board and the Civilian-Military Stakeholder Committee. [17600/20]
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence if his Department retains records and statistics on the portions of Irish airspace reserved for military use each year, in particular, the location of the section of airspace reserved, the dates and times on which they are reserved and the duration of the reservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17601/20]
Public 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the research undertaken on foot of the Spending Review 2018, Analysis of OPW Spending on State Rents, in particular on the balance between capital and current expenditure; the effectiveness of the current model in meeting accommodation requests; if value for money is being obtained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16768/20]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately suspend all live exports to Libya in view of the escalating situation there; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17179/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland will, via its representation on the Council of the EU, give its agreement to the opening of negotiations with Afghanistan on asylum returns to that country on the basis of a general principle as outlined in a note from the General Secretariat of the Council dated 3 July 2020 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17163/20]
Housing 1 question
- 2020-07-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a person will be appointed as biodiversity officer in Galway City Council in view of the obligations under climate change legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15974/20]

New lobbying 1 return

Inclusion Ireland Health
- GE 2020

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

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 3 votes · 6 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 6 total

Public 3 questions
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special advisers employed across all Departments, disaggregated by Department; the annual salary of each special adviser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16861/20]
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there have been reforms to the procurement process with regard to the issue of guaranteed maximum price contracts to ensure that massive cost overruns will not be borne on the taxpayer going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16633/20]
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the agreed capital ceilings for each Department in tabular form; if there have been changes in respect of committed and pre-committed expenditure as a result of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16634/20]
Culture 2 questions
- 2020-07-22 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil plean ar bith ag a Roinn chun maoiniú a chur ar fáil do rannóg Gaeilge Ollscoil Uladh i gcampas Mhic Aoidh i nDoire; an mbeadh sí toilteanach cásadh leis an Rannóg leis seo a phlé; agus an mbeidh sí sásta comhoibriú leis an Roinn Oideachas agus Scileanna ar an ábhar seo. [17404/20]
- 2020-07-22 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil plean ag a Roinn chun tacaíocht airgeadais a chur ar fáil d’Ionaid Phobail sa Ghaeltacht atá ag cailleadh amach ar airgead a saothraíodh a bhuí le Colaistí Samhraidh Gaeltachta, a bhí in ainm is a bheith ar siúl an samhradh seo, a bheith curtha ar ceal. [17403/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) has been paid by the HSE in University Hospital Galway over the past five years by the payment showing wage costs, management fee and the fee paid by the HSE to the company per patient per meal per day in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16929/20]

New lobbying 1 return

Inclusion Ireland Health
- GE 2020

Noel Grealish — Independent 0 votes · 1 question · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 1 total

Transport 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports, subsidies and emergency funding measures given to Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann; the date on which the supports were given; the further supports planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16863/20]

New lobbying 1 return

Inclusion Ireland Health
- GE 2020

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.