Mayo — week of Mon, 30 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 30 Nov – 6 Dec 2020 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 44 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Finance Bill 2020

2020-12-02 · 4 votes · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

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A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to amend Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 and otherwise make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–80

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–71

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 51–77

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

The motion · motion passed 80–49

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

State Pension Age

2020-12-02 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 86–66

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Pay for Student Nurses and Midwives

2020-12-02 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 79–72

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

The motion · motion passed 79–72

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-12-01 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 32–12

Voted for 1 Alan Dillon

Did not vote 4 Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 8 votes · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Health 8 questions
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health his plans to alleviate the waiting list of 4 to 8 months for urgent paediatric scans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40531/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if his Department will update Covid-19 advice for pregnant women to include the findings of The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and The Royal College of Midwives and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine that women who are 28 weeks pregnant and beyond are at an increased risk of becoming severely ill upon contraction of the virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40532/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the total funding allocated for respite services for children with special needs in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40534/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision on the approval of duodopa by the HSE; if any of the €50 million allocation for the approval of new medicines is being used for this consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40540/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the funding allocated to early intervention and school age disability services in County Mayo in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40541/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the occupational therapy and speech therapy staff resources allocated to disability services in County Mayo in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40542/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health his plans to fully reinstate the provision of early intervention and school age disability services [40543/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase staffing resources to disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40544/20]
Social 2 questions
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the number of places on community employment, CE, schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39720/20]
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection when the increase to the fuel allowance payment will take effect; the number of persons in County Mayo who will benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39721/20]
Public 1 question
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of work undertaken by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly in view of the European Commission official downgrade of the Northern and Western region from a More Developed Region to a Transition Region post-2020; and the way in which he is planning to administer the estimated €1 billion in European Structural Funds apportioned for the period 2021 to 2027. [40539/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide funding for replacement dispensing units to schools impacted by the recall of a sanitiser (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40536/20]
Children 1 question
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to enable those who have signed a grandfathering declaration to continue as childcare workers beyond September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40535/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has legislative plans to remove the Edward's principle, which allows a party causing a nuisance to refuse compensation to the suffering part due to the land outside their railings, trestles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40545/20]
Rural 1 question
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to address the imbalance in ferry subsidies on islands (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40533/20]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 9 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 9 total

Education 2 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education her plans to commission long-term research on the impact of the school closures on educational outcomes for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40094/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the actions that will be taken to ensure the continued operation of small schools in view of changing demographic trends in the years ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40093/20]
Children 2 questions
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional supports which will be provided for those seeking places in refuges during the Christmas period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40754/20]
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to reduce childcare costs for parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40755/20]
Justice 2 questions
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the names of communities, groups and local authorities that have been awarded funding under the CCTV community grant scheme; the amount awarded to each successful applicant in each year since 2016; her plans to examine the terms and conditions of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40927/20]
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice if she has reviewed the outcomes of recent court judgements relating to digital and cyberbullying; her views on whether much of the legislation in this area is outdated and in need of review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40928/20]
Tourism 1 question
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of an application (details supplied). [40246/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of new staff have been taken on in the children's occupational therapy sector to deal with the backlog in County Mayo in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40266/20]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered a compensation package for farmers affected by outbreaks of TB; his views on whether it is unfair that farmers whose herds are affected must cover the costs incurred as a result; if he will consider a compensation package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41021/20]

New lobbying 1 return

Cancer Fund for Children Children and Youth Affairs
- Cancer Fund for Children - Daisy Lodge new therapeutic centre coming to Co. Mayo, our plans and current situation that sadly for every 1 family we offer a break to there are another 7 we cannot reach due to the ever increasing demand for our services

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 7 votes · 16 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 16 total

Further and Higher Education 7 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the €250 support scheme for students has not been extended to part-time students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39527/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the €250 support scheme for students has not been extended to Irish students studying abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39528/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the €250 support scheme will be extended to students who travel to Northern Ireland to attend third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39529/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are tax implications related to the €250 student rebate in terms of reducing the tax relief persons receive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39579/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage with third level institutes regarding the possibility of offering partial refunds or reduced rates for master's students due to the impact of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39795/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which students in their final year of third level education who paid their fees in full up front can avail of the €250 student support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40283/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average cost of part-time courses in public third-level institutions; the average cost per institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40554/20]
Education 4 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education her views on whether cleaners are critical staff in the running of schools; her plans to provide pension rights to long-service cleaners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40006/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if there is a need to provide an individual workplace risk assessment for SNAs and teachers who are high risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40005/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the status of and her position regarding the leaving cert results appeals process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31358/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the status of school bus transport both in terms of ensuring all students have access to the services in addition to meeting the 50% capacity level advised by NPHET; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35806/20]
Social 2 questions
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the waiting lists for PPS numbers; if her attention has been drawn to the negative impact this has had on workers and businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40008/20]
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if representation by trade unions and organisations that represent the elderly, women and farming organisations will be included on the Pensions Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40007/20]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available to sole traders who are also PAYE employees and who have not lost employment due to Covid-19 but who find themselves still covering the costs related to their self-employment and have lost all income related to that self-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39953/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons reissued a medical card as a result of changes in household income related to the pandemic unemployment payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39698/20]
Children 1 question
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the expansion plan to increase the number of family resource centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40502/20]

New lobbying 1 return

Cancer Fund for Children Children and Youth Affairs
- Cancer Fund for Children - Daisy Lodge new therapeutic centre coming to Co. Mayo, our plans and current situation that sadly for every 1 family we offer a break to there are another 7 we cannot reach due to the ever increasing demand for our services