Galway East — week of Mon, 15 Feb

What your Galway East TDs did this week

Mon, 15 Feb – 21 Feb 2021 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-02-17 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 24–20

Voted for 1 Seán Canney

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

Albert Dolan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Louis O'Hara — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter Roche — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Seán Canney — Independent 1 vote · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Health 5 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason nurses who retired post-2012 are not receiving all their pension increases under the Public Service Agreement 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7869/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for orthodontic assessments in County Galway; the number of patients waiting for an assessment; the number of patients on the orthodontic treatment waiting list; the waiting time for treatment; and if there are currently unfilled clinical positions in the service. [7977/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if audiology services have reopened and if clinics have recommenced in Tuam, County Galway; the status of a tender application for audiology testing facility in Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7978/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the protocols in place for sports commentators and journalists going to international matches; the quarantine arrangements being put in place for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8087/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will review the vaccine plan and have kidney patients in group one of the programme due to their particular vulnerability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8648/21]
Housing 4 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the establishment of a new unified Galway authority; the process and timeline for this merger; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7878/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the hen harrier threat response plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7986/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding allocated under the developer-provided infrastructure scheme has been returned unspent to his Department due to the fact that Irish Water has failed to provide the necessary connections to allow the sewerage to be connected to two housing estates (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8005/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available for householders that live in thatched homes; if his attention has been drawn to the additional cost of the roofing and the additional insurance costs that accrue; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that only one insurance company offers insurance for these homes and many householders cannot afford this insurance; if his attention has been drawn to the importance of retaining this element of Ireland's built heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8160/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the way in which mainstream schools can apply for a support programme for special classes in order that pupils can access five hours of special education per week for four weeks given the application cannot be found on the website of her Department and has not been sent to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7871/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she has considered moving the two-week Easter break forward to reduce the amount of time that children spend learning remotely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8011/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Taoiseach if it will be ensured that local newspapers receive their fair share of advertising in national Covid-19 campaigns. [8438/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will put in place a Covid funding scheme for local newspapers similar to the scheme for local radio stations administered by the Broadcast Authority of Ireland sound and vision scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8437/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the availability of a diabetic diet allowance; if it is available to persons with diabetes that require a specialised diet; the criteria for receiving it; if it is closed to new applications; if the allowance can be granted in special circumstances at the discretion of a community welfare officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8025/21]
Defence 1 question
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Defence if it will be ensured that all Army personnel who are going on peacekeeping duties abroad will receive the Covid-19 vaccine before they depart for duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9155/21]