Galway West — week of Mon, 15 Feb

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 15 Feb – 21 Feb 2021 · 6 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 37 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 against 1 Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 5 Catherine Connolly · Hildegarde Naughton · John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil).

2021-02-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–5

Voted for 1 Catherine Connolly

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

Catherine Connolly — Independent 1 vote · 23 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 23 total

Education 9 questions
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the analysis carried out by her Department into the estimated costs of fully implementing section 13 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9036/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the analysis carried out by her Department into the estimated costs of fully implementing sections 10 and 17 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9037/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the legal costs incurred by her Department arising from litigation involving children with special educational needs for each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9038/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the analysis carried out by her Department into the estimated costs of fully implementing section 8 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9039/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the analysis carried out by her Department into the estimated costs of fully implementing sections 3 to 7, inclusive, 9 and 18 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9040/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the analysis carried out by her Department into the estimated costs of fully implementing sections 11, 12, 15, 16 and 38 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9041/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the analysis carried out by her Department into the estimated costs of fully implementing section 39 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9042/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the analysis carried out by her Department into the estimated costs of fully implementing section 14 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9043/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans for the phased reopening of schools; if the children of essential and front-line workers will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9266/21]
Health 4 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans for the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine to residents of the Aran Islands and other offshore islands; the provisions planned to allow island residents, many of whom are elderly and vulnerable, to access the vaccine without being required to take the boat to the mainland, which would involve the risk of transmission of the virus and the dangers posed by inclement winter weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8302/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans for co-operation with other EU member states which have a surplus of radiologists and in which scans can be reported upon efficiently and quickly given the shortage of consultant radiologists in Ireland and the delays caused in diagnosis as a result of the time taken to read scans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8417/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to prioritise kidney patients of all ages in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan given the higher death rates among Covid-19 patients with kidney disease than Covid-19 patients in the general population and the fact that over 2,000 in-centre haemodialysis patients must attend hospital care facilities for treatment three times a week which places them at risk of Covid-19 transmission and also renders them unable to self-isolate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8977/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if all persons with medical conditions which put them at high risk of severe disease will be prioritised in the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out rather than being required to wait for their general age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9025/21]
Justice 3 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 9 September 2020, if she has considered the report of the chairperson of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in relation to the matter; the actions taken on foot of the report; if the report will be published; if a review of all IPAT decisions made by the person will be undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8096/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice when the promised sexual offences unit in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will be established and fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8439/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons granted stamp 4 permission to remain who at the time they were granted permission had a protection application pending in each of the years 2015 to 2020 inclusive; the number of persons in the protection process who were granted a stamp 4 permission to remain after their protection application was refused under four categories (details supplied) in each of the years 2015 to 2020 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8446/21]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the circumstances concerning an aircraft (details supplied) that arrived at Shannon Airport on 8 February 2021; the number of passengers and crew members who were travelling on the aircraft; the local hotels in which the passengers and crew were accommodated overnight; if Covid-19 tests were carried out in respect of these passengers and crew before they were allowed to enter Shannon Airport and to enter Ireland; the checks that were carried out to ascertain if weapons or munitions were being carried on the aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8304/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the 1993 Oslo Accords did not result in devolved authority to the Palestinians for public health in view of the emphasis he placed on respect for international law and agreed international parameters in his recent statement to the UN Security Council on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question; his further views on whether Israel is the occupying power which exercises full control over the lives of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories; his further views on whether Israel therefore has a responsibility under international law, in particular, the fourth Geneva Convention, and a moral obligation to provide the Covid-19 vaccine to Palestinians; his further views on whether Ireland has a responsibility to put pressure on Israel to abide by these obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9358/21]
Children 2 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the investigation into the leak of the report of the mother and baby homes commission of investigation to a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8444/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which survivors of Protestant homes can access their personal records following the closure of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9047/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to retrofit windows on Iarnród Éireann trains to facilitate greater air ventilation in view of the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions and the fact that many persons are required to use public transport in order to access urgent medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9020/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the recruitment of additional staff on Iarnród Éireann trains to ensure that mandatory face covering rules are being adhered to at all times during the journey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9021/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding the operations of the Revenue Commissioners in a case (details supplied). [8810/21]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or 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 1 vote · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Public 2 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of pre-committed capital expenditure for each of the years 2021 to 2026, inclusive, disaggregated by Department, outlining the amount of spending allocated, in tabular form. [8773/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the requirements placed on local councils to ensure that the stone and sand and other similar materials that the council or subcontractor on council projects purchase is sourced from properly licensed quarries. [9267/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-02-17 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cé na comhairlí condae agus cathrach atá ag cur ranganna Gaeilge ar fáil dá bhfoireann agus cé acu nach bhfuil ag déanamh amhlaidh; agus an gcreideann sé gur cheart go mbeadh ranganna Gaeilge á gcur ar fáil don fhoireann ag comhairlí áitiúla uile an Stáit. [8540/21]

Noel Grealish — Independent 0 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Environment 1 question
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the person or body that has responsibility for inland fisheries here considering the launch on 27 January 2021 of a new policy roadmap for inland fisheries by his Department; if all existing inland fisheries legislation that is applicable to lacustrine special areas of conservation, SACs, will be correctly aligned with the EU habitats and water framework Directives under this new roadmap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9165/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) regarding a driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9164/21]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.