Mayo — week of Mon, 18 Jan

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 1 vote · 8 questions · 40 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made on the N17 Knock to Collooney road project; the current timeline for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3219/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made on road improvements in County Mayo (details supplied); the status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3220/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made on a road project in County Mayo (details supplied); the status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3221/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-01-20 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance if clarity will be provided regarding the margin schemes for VAT purposes following the end of the Brexit transitional period, in particular for Irish businesses importing second-hand moveable goods for a sector (details supplied); if they will be able to continue with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2698/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-01-20 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide information and clarity on a timeline and programme of engagement with personnel from the GMIT Mayo campus on the independent working group report. [2882/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-01-20 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if funding is available for families within the CHO 2 area in County Mayo for speech generated devices used by children who are non-verbal; if so, the available funding; the number of applications received for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2596/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress being made on examining an alternative to a scheme (details supplied), given that a growing number of businesses in the entertainment, tourism and hospitality support sectors in County Mayo urgently require assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3132/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are recruitment plans (details supplied) for the western region during 2021; if so, the locations in which those positions will be based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3328/21]

New lobbying 40 returns

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation Children and Youth Affairs
- Pre-Budget campaign to make the case for increased funding for the youth work sector in Budget 2020.
Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland Economic Development and Industry
- To brief on SME Recovery Ireland's Pre Budget Submission
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Health
- Budget 2021 - The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Pre Budget Submission
Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport · 2 returns Sports and Recreation
- Budget 2021
- Covid-19 - Impact on Sporting Organisations
Inclusion Ireland Budgetary matters
- Provision of pre-Budget submission document
Ballyhaunis Chamber of Commerce Employment
- Covid 19 Restriction Concerns: Cross border travel as Ballyhaunis is on the border of two Counties which depend on footfall from these areas
Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Economic Development and Industry
- Regional Infrastructural Investment
Early Childhood Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Budget 2021
Independent Broadcasters of Ireland Communications
- Following an invitation from the Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee with responsibility for Media, attended meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee in Dail Eireann
Children in Hospital Ireland Health
- Providing information on the findings and recommendations of Children in Hospital Ireland’s research report ‘Childhood Illness, Financial Stress - The Hidden Costs of Hospital Care for Children’. The report focused on the non-medical costs associated with having a child in hospital and the financial supports available to families.
One Family Social Protection
- National OPF Alliance Covid Submission
Event Industry Ireland Budgetary matters
- Seeking public monies and changes to existing Covid-19 Government supports
Trócaire Environment
- Climate Justice
Irish Cancer Society Health
- Pre-Budget 2021
Hanover Media Strategy Limited · 2 returns Finance · Transport
- The impact of Covid-19 on the car rental industry
- Cost of Motor Insurance Policies in Ireland
Ibec · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry
- Economic recovery and future growth of the West
- Business and investment priorities for the West Region
National Women's Council of Ireland · 2 returns Social Protection · Children and Youth Affairs
- Highlight and lobby for specific supports for lone parents during covid - income and social welfare supports, childcare
- Lobby for disabled women's issues to be included on DCEDIY committees work programme and for the committee to meet with disabled women
FTI Consulting Trade
- Briefing of public representatives on JTI Ireland e-cigarette products and on the vaping/e-cigarette market, and regulatory environment.
Technological Universities Association Education and Training
- Submission on Budget 2021
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Communications
- ISPCC's concerns about the possibility that, in December 2020, under the European Electronic Communications Code, tools currently being deployed to achieve the removal of child sexual abuse materials and to achieve other child protection objectives could become illegal.
Nursing Homes Ireland Health
- Submission to Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee regarding issues highlighted by the Comptroller & Auditor General in its examination of the Nursing Home Support Scheme published August 2020
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Finance
- IFA 2021 Budget Submission - Expenditure Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
Irish Congress of Trade Unions EU Affairs
- EU Canada Trade Agreement
Abbvie Limited Health
- Health Policy engagements
Macra na Feirme · 11 returns Budgetary matters · Agriculture · Finance
- Macra na Feirme 2021 Budget - Transport
- Macra na Feirme 2021 Budget - Farm Income & Tax
- Macra na Feirme 2021 Budget - Capital Taxes
- Macra na Feirme 2021 Budget - VAT Review
- Macra na Feirme 2021 Budget - Farmer Health, Safety & Wellbeing
- Macra na Feirme 2021 Budget - Sustainability Measures
- Macra na Feirme 2021 Budget - Rural Infrastructure
- Macra na Feirme 2021 Budget - Youth Unemployment & Education
- Macra na Feirme 2021 Budget - Energy Generation
- Macra na Feirme 2021 Budget - Youth Work Funding
- Macra na Feirme 2021 Budget - Health
Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland Health
- AOTI presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, along with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) and the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT), about our concerns about the HSE’s Standard Operating Procedure for Assessments of Need (AON) under the Disability Act (2005), the Preliminary Team Assessment (PTA) model and the serious delays in children accessing AONs and therapy services such as Occupational Therapy.

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 11 questions · 20 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the amounts paid by his Department in 2019 or 2020 to any company or organisation for the production of a document (details supplied), including funds paid to any relevant subcontractor; and the dates of payment of each document. [3018/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the number of meetings held between the former Minister for Transport, departmental officials and a consultancy organisation in relation to preparing a report (details supplied) in 2019 and in 2020; the date of each meeting; the names of the officials that attended in tabular form; and if a copy of departmental notes, minutes or briefings in advance of or following each meeting will be provided. [3019/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the number of and dates of meetings held between the former Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, departmental officials and Irish Rail in relation to preparing a report (details supplied) in 2019 and 2020; the date of each meeting; the names of the officials who attended in tabular form; and if a copy of departmental notes, minutes or briefings in advance of or following each meeting will be provided. [3020/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-01-20 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements for the application of margin schemes for VAT post Brexit, in particular for second-hand goods. [2230/21]
- 2021-01-20 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if the Covid-19 concessionary arrangements in place for the treatment of company cars via benefit-in-kind have been extended into 2021; and if so, the arrangements for same. [2469/21]
Social 2 questions
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of eligible persons in each county referred to community employment schemes and to a JobPath company, respectively in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form. [3398/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the amounts paid in each of the years 2017 to 2020 to each of the companies involved in the JobPath programme; and the amount spent by her Department in each of those years managing the programme. [3399/21]
Health 2 questions
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of new appointments made arising from the winter initiative, by county; the speciality and location of these appointments, by county; and the number of appointments that are permanent, by county in tabular form. [2989/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 545 of 15 December 2020, if a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3530/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-01-20 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a detailed impact analysis will be provided of the damaging impact of the EU-UK Brexit deal on the fishing sector here; the initiatives he will take to support Ireland’s fishing sector; if he plans to establish a task force; if so, the terms of reference and membership of the task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2851/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of plans for an IDA site (details supplied) in 2021; if he will confirm if planning has been secured for the developments; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2975/21]

New lobbying 20 returns

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation Children and Youth Affairs
- Pre-Budget campaign to make the case for increased funding for the youth work sector in Budget 2020.
TG4 Communications
- Cur i láthair don Aire Martin maidir le; TG4 i rith Covid; straitéis TG4 2018-22; uaillmhian TG4 don straitéis 2023-27. Eolas maidir le TG4 i rith Covid i 2020; Iarratas maidir le maoiniú TG4 agus tosaíocht feiceálachta TG4 i 2021; Eolas faoi bhearnaí i seirbhíse TG4 agus an gá le eiceachóras na meán in Éirinn a athshamhlú. Cruinniú Ráithiúil ag plé polasaí agus rialachais corparáideach , an tiochar ar COVID-19 ar TG4 , caiteachais go dáta, eolas ar dul chun cinn TG4 agus Buiséad 2020.
Inclusion Ireland Budgetary matters
- Provision of pre-Budget submission document
Ballyhaunis Chamber of Commerce Employment
- Covid 19 Restriction Concerns: Cross border travel as Ballyhaunis is on the border of two Counties which depend on footfall from these areas
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care (Ireland) Education and Training
- J&J Ireland representatives met with Ministers Patrick O'Donovan, Kieran O'Donnell & Dara Calleary. Discussed STEM investment & the continued importance & investment in the apprenticeship programme. Reinforcing the importance of Government achievement climate targets. The continued implementation of the national development plan, the M20 & Plassey Park Road
Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Economic Development and Industry
- Regional Infrastructural Investment
Event Industry Ireland Budgetary matters
- Seeking public monies and changes to existing Covid-19 Government supports
Trócaire Environment
- Climate Justice
Horse Sport Ireland · 2 returns Agriculture
- Horse Sport Ireland Budget Submission 2021
- Horse Sport Ireland Budget Submission 2021
SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union Social Protection
- Lobbying to stop the planned increase in State Pension Age
RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited) Energy and Natural Resources
- Update on RWE's projects in Ireland and information on onshore and offshore wind and battery storage
Hanover Media Strategy Limited Transport
- Cost of Motor Insurance Policies in Ireland
Ibec · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry
- Economic recovery and future growth of the West
- Business and investment priorities for the West Region
Technological Universities Association Education and Training
- Submission on Budget 2021
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 2 returns Health · Finance
- COVID-19 - Operation of Marts Under Restrictions
- IFA 2021 Budget Submission - Expenditure Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
Irish Congress of Trade Unions EU Affairs
- EU Canada Trade Agreement
Irish Hotels Federation Tourism
- Measures and economic supports required to support Ireland's tourism and hospitality sector and mitigate the challenges due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis

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 0 votes · 10 questions · 25 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Further and Higher Education 6 questions
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain higher education institutes, HEIs, are informing prospective students if they are residents in Northern Ireland that they may be subject to international fees; if a list of the HEIs taking this approach will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3352/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for including commercial premises in the roll-out of extended virtual campuses by a provider (details supplied); the selection criteria and process for commercial premises; if students will be able to assess the Wi-Fi without being paying customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3353/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the anticipated cost of rolling out extended virtual campuses by a provider (details supplied) to 90 locations in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3354/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that have been take to engage with student unions outside of a group of unions (details supplied) particularly in relation to the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3355/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of students enrolled in the first year in higher education at the beginning of 2020-21 academic year; and the way it compares to the same figure for the 2019-20 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3356/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions taken to expand in-demand third level course places for the 2021-22 academic year; the target number for increased places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3357/21]
Health 3 questions
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the amount of financial support provided to facilitate the construction of the primary care centre in Ballina, County Mayo; the amount of rent paid annually by the HSE for the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3358/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the service overlap that will exist between Ballina District Hospital and the expanded primary care centre in Ballina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3359/21]
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if oncology blood services in the community will continue and if there are no plans to require patients to travel into hospitals in order to provide a blood sample; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3360/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-01-21 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Transport Infrastructure Ireland is carrying out tree felling on a substantial scale in County Mayo; the planned extent of this tree felling in the county and nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3361/21]

New lobbying 25 returns

Fórsa trade union Education and Training
- Discussion on the issue of higher education funding.
The Union of Students in Ireland Environment
- Discuss Stop Climate Chaos policies
Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation Children and Youth Affairs
- Pre-Budget campaign to make the case for increased funding for the youth work sector in Budget 2020.
Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland Education and Training
- To raise the issue of the threat to the continued availability of non-community rated student medical insurance for international students studying in Ireland
St Michael's House Group Health
- St. Michael's House responded on Social Media platforms to the announcement of an additional €10 million nationally for disability services by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD and Minister of State for Disability Anne Rabbitte TD in October 2020. It was less than 10% of the requested budget required nationally. St.Michael's House lobbied DPO's online for recognition and reconciliation for Inadequate Budget for service delivery for National Disability Sector and for the budget for s
Institute of Physics Education and Training
- Letter introducing the IOP LimitLess Campaign to encourage diversity and inclusion in physics education
Inclusion Ireland · 2 returns Budgetary matters · Education and Training
- Provision of pre-Budget submission document
- Submission of research report on Short School Days
Ballyhaunis Chamber of Commerce Employment
- Covid 19 Restriction Concerns: Cross border travel as Ballyhaunis is on the border of two Counties which depend on footfall from these areas
Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Economic Development and Industry
- Regional Infrastructural Investment
Event Industry Ireland Budgetary matters
- Seeking public monies and changes to existing Covid-19 Government supports
Trócaire Environment
- Climate Justice
Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA) Education and Training
- International Students Medical Cover Insurance
Hanover Media Strategy Limited Transport
- Cost of Motor Insurance Policies in Ireland
Ibec · 3 returns Economic Development and Industry
- Economic recovery and future growth of the West
- Business and investment priorities for the West Region
- All-island economy
Teachers' Union of Ireland Education and Training
- Rose Conway Walsh TD requested a meeting with the General Secretary on Further and Higher Education and the sustainability of keeping schools open.
Technological Universities Association Education and Training
- Submission on Budget 2021
Epilepsy Ireland · 3 returns Health
- Tagged deputies on social media tweets on Sodium Valproate inquiry; return to school with Covid 19 and epilepsy; Bus Eireann discount for Epilepsy Ireland members and free travel for people with epilepsy
- Meeting on Sodium Valproate inquiry developments
- Sodium Valproate - issues re need for public inquiry & improved risk minimisation measures
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Finance
- IFA 2021 Budget Submission - Expenditure Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
Irish Congress of Trade Unions EU Affairs
- EU Canada Trade Agreement
Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) Education and Training
- Wrote to all members of the Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

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