Mayo — week of Mon, 12 Oct

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Oct – 18 Oct 2020 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax

2020-10-13 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 91–53

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018

2020-10-13 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Trade Union Act 1941 and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 to confer on authorised unions the right to have their representative duties to their …

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A bill to amend the Trade Union Act 1941 and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 to confer on authorised unions the right to have their representative duties to their members for collective bargaining and disciplinary matters recognised by employers and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 62–84

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Enterprise 3 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of moneys paid as of 30 September 2020 from the restart grant by county in tabular form; the amount of moneys paid as of 30 September 2020 from the restart plus grant by county in tabular form; the amount of moneys paid as of 30 September 2020 to each local authority from the restart grant by county in tabular form; the amount of moneys paid as of 30 September 2020 to each local authority from the restart plus grant by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29596/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an early warning system for large-scale redundancies is in operation within his Department; and the way in which it operates. [25949/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the strategy changes introduced by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland in view of international travel restrictions as a consequence of Covid-19. [25947/20]
Finance 2 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the scheme to allow for persons building their own homes (details supplied). [30247/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the reason the disabled drivers' scheme has been suspended for new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30867/20]
Housing 2 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the pyrite mica scheme for counties Mayo and Donegal is more restrictive than the existing pyrite remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30206/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to suspend or extend the county development plan preparation and consultation processes in view of the restriction on public gatherings as a consequence of Covid-19. [30763/20]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the way in which the membership of the Media Commission was selected; and if a person with local media and news publishing experience will be included in the Commission. [30147/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30119/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection when the case of a person will be examined (details supplied). [30073/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many hospital groups are not availing of electronic prescribing for discharges; the reason in this regard, in view of the fact that there are benefits of electronic prescribing in particular during a pandemic; if electronic prescribing will be availed of by all public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30198/20]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options and supports available to small forestry owners who wish to replant with native Irish woodland species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29595/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the status of projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30657/20]

Keira Keogh — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Paul Lawless — Aontú 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Rose Conway-Walsh — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Education 4 questions
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the action being taken to account for the students who were not directly affected in terms of upgrades and downgrades but were nevertheless squeezed out of places and preferred courses due to the errors in the algorithm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30255/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the number of students that have been left without school transport; the number of applications pending for both concessionary and eligible categories; the actions being taken to address the situation; when students currently excluded will access transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25687/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the percentage of additional capital allocation of €75 million for primary and post-primary schools to carry out necessary reconfiguration works to support the reopening of schools in late August 2020 that has been allocated and spent to date; if all schools received their grants for 2020 in view of the fact many schools also cover cleaning costs using ancillary services grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26809/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 29 September 2020, the way in which she expects schools to be able to continue to pay the wages of secretaries and caretakers, which were increased between 2016 and 2019; if she is withdrawing the financial support that made the increases possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30751/20]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the substantial increase in health insurance costs resulting from the Health Insurance Authority decision to categorise non-EEA students studying here on courses of more than one academic year as ordinarily resident for the purposes of the health insurance Acts; the impact this will have on the ability of third-level institutions to attract international students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29855/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is monitoring the debt levels of publicly funded universities and technological universities; the total amount and by each publicly funded university and technological university; the anticipated impact on levels of debt held by universities due to Covid-related disruption to the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26804/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait times for a PPS number by county in tabular form; the steps she is taking to reduce wait times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30091/20]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department expects Brexit to have a disproportionate impact on employment and business in rural Ireland; the specific mitigation strategy in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30602/20]