Mayo — week of Mon, 15 Feb

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 15 Feb – 21 Feb 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 72 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

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 against 1 Dara Calleary

Did not vote 4 Alan Dillon · Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 0 votes · 31 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 31 total

Health 11 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant mental health staff posts in County Mayo in child mental health services; the details of each vacant post; the length of time each post has been vacant; the actions being taken to address issues with workforce planning in mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7940/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant mental health staff posts in County Mayo in adult mental health services per sector; the details of each vacant post; the length of time each post has been vacant; the actions being taken to address issues with workforce planning in mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7941/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of children on primary care psychology waiting lists in County Mayo and CHO 2, respectively, in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and the length of time each child has been waiting. [7942/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in County Mayo and CHO 2, respectively, in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and the length of time each child has been waiting. [7943/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health presentations to the accident and emergency department at Mayo University Hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2020, by whether the presentation was out of hours or not, age and gender in tabular form. [7944/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the progress of the recommendations reported by the national task force on youth mental health in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7945/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Mayo awaiting homecare support at 1 February 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7946/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the national youth mental health task force, in particular the youth mental health pathfinder project; if a pathfinder team is now in place; if so, the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8098/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if progress has been achieved in appointing a national lead for youth mental health; if there has been progress with appointing leads for youth mental health in each community health organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8099/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the details of the establishment and locations of facilities (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8643/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department and the HSE are taking to introduce a cost-effective flexible car parking plan for all public hospitals groups for patients and visitors to cap the maximum daily charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8644/21]
Tourism 6 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there will be a further round of a support scheme (details supplied); if so, when it is likely to open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8440/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to introduce funding supports for local newspapers; if further supports will be granted to local radio stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8532/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the breakdown of the Fáilte Ireland adaption grant; the number of applicants that applied by county; the number of grants that were successfully processed; the number that were declined; the number that are still outstanding pending further information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8639/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider a real-time voucher scheme as an alternative to the stay and spend scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8640/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps taken by her Department regarding each recommendation reported in the report of the Tourism Recovery Task Force in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8641/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when Fáilte Ireland will announce its plan to disburse funding of €55 million in business continuity funding to support strategic tourism businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8642/21]
Environment 4 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he has taken to fulfil his commitment on post offices and community banking as outlined in the programme for Government (details supplied); the measures that have been taken to establish the feasibility of offering a better range of financial services and e-commerce in post offices; if he has established a working group to identify the potential for local post offices to act as hubs and a one-stop-shop for State services; if he will report on the digital assist scheme and offline services group report carried out to meet these commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8297/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the level of recent engagement his Department has had with An Post on Prio Eco and the transformation of An Post corporate centre and business service areas, and the impact these two projects will have on the workforce and post office network of An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8299/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if local authorities are allowed to access databases (details supplied); if not, if legislation is required to do same; his plans to progress such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8509/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes on the warmer homes scheme work programme; the waiting time for upgrades to commence; the steps his Department is taking to address the waiting list; when the changes to the scheme will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8647/21]
Housing 4 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to amend the capital assistance scheme funding to facilitate approved housing bodies to apply for funding for certain projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8125/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of annual regulatory returns submitted to the regulation office at the Housing Agency for 2020; if significant compliance issues were identified; if there have been notifiable events made to the regulation office for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8126/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants on the RAS and HAP housing lists respectively in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8645/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing developments under construction, at design phase or approved by Mayo County Council; the number of units, location and expected completion date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8646/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide information on the stay and spend scheme; the number of businesses registered; the total stay and spend receipt uploads for accommodation, food and accommodation and for food only; the value accrued on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8638/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to plans to make an exemption for negative interest rates on solicitor client accounts, in particular, client monies being held from mortgages while a purchase is being concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9070/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the status of the construction of the N5 Westport to Turlough dual carriageway, County Mayo; if the project is progressing on schedule and within budget; the earliest anticipated date of completion and opening of phases of the project; the overall completion timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8295/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to provide a new primary school for an area (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the conditions in the existing facility and capacity issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8296/21]
Children 1 question
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status and nature of the examination by his Department of a joint labour committee process and its relevance to the early learning and care and school age childcare sector; the next steps to support improvements in wages and working conditions in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9206/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the list of priority vessels allowed to fish in UK waters; the way in which the list was drawn up; if the process was communicated to vessel owners; if communication issued to a vessel owner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9073/21]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 6 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the way in which an organisation (details supplied) can draw down funding committed by his Department for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8510/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with a group (details supplied) regarding the Covid-19 vaccine plan; his views on the skills, assets and local presence the group can bring to the roll-out of the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8627/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the sources of funding available within his Department for voluntary response groups to assist in the purchase of assets such as ambulances and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8628/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the HSE national renal office statement that in-centre haemodialysis patients should be considered similar to persons aged 65 and older who are residents of long-term care facilities in terms of prioritisation for the first wave of the Covid-19 vaccination given patients are extremely medically vulnerable and have a very high mortality risk; if this information has been made available to NIAC; if these patients will be placed in cohort 1 for vaccination against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8868/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he has consulted with NIAC on published data indicating a Covid-19 case mortality rate amongst kidney patients similar to that of residents of long-term care facilities; his views on whether NIAC should move such persons into cohort 1 for Covid-19 vaccination given the particular vulnerability of kidney patients, that is, persons on dialysis and kidney transplant recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8869/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of consultations he has had with the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, regarding persons who are immunosuppressed and their wish to receive Covid-19 vaccines sooner than planned; if he has outlined the stress that many of these patients are under as a consequence of nearly a full year of cocooning; and his plans to assist this cohort of persons. [8870/21]
Social 3 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the eligibility criteria for the fuel allowance and the living alone allowance to recipients of a public service pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8661/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the eligibility criteria for the fuel allowance and the living alone allowance to recipients of public service pension in circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8662/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans for reviewing the six-year rule on participation on rural social schemes; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this rule is restricting the potential of the rural social scheme programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9089/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a local authority can submit multiple applications up to the maximum of €250,000 or just one single application to that value in relation to the reimagining our outdoor public spaces scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8629/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if leaving certificate 2020 students who have been awarded an upgraded college course having received a higher leaving certificate after sitting the examination will be liable for the student contribution fee of €3,000 when they transfer to year one of their upgraded course in 2021; if such students are liable, his views on whether it is unfair to charge twice for year one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7873/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if funding was sanctioned or authorised by his Department since 2018 for Irish Rail towards the publication of the recent report by a company (details supplied) into the future of the Western Rail Corridor; and the details of all meetings held between officials of his Department and officials of Irish Rail since 2018 in relation to the commissioning, preparation, completion and payment for this report, in tabular form. [9111/21]

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 · 24 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Further and Higher Education 11 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the value of direct financial supports provided to purpose-built student accommodation providers since 2011, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8709/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the most recent data his Department has on the breakdown between purpose-built student accommodation in the private market and on campus are from 2014; his plans to update this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7981/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who accepted an offer of a place through the CAO in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7982/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices working across the public sector; the percentage this has on the total number of registered apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8026/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices that have been employed across the public sector for each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8033/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has instructed higher education institutes not to encourage international student to travel into the State for the second semester of the 2020-2021 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8305/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and percentage of craft apprentices who have been temporarily laid-off at some stage throughout the pandemic; the current figures for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8403/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and percentage of craft apprentices have had their off-the-job training postponed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8406/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding in third-level institutions by student; the way it compares to 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8453/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown between expenditure on training for those seeking employment and in employment training; the way in which apprenticeships are categorised; the percentage spent on funding apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8462/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 10 February 2021, if by taking the step to support students from Northern Ireland and maintain the number of students accessing Erasmus+ from the island of Ireland while simultaneously losing the capacity of universities in Northern Ireland to host incoming students from across the EU will require higher education institutions in this jurisdiction to host additional Erasmus students from elsewhere in the EU; if this will have financial implication for HEIs; if so, the funding that will be available to ensure HEIs can facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8634/21]
Finance 6 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the value of tax incentive measures provided to purpose built student accommodation providers since 2011, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8709/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the amount of financial support provided by the State to private enterprises engaged in the collection of genetic data in Ireland; if the Government will have free access to this data in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8301/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the reason persons are being taxed on a week one basis for more than a one-week period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8710/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the reason the tax on the pandemic unemployment payment is taken from the entire gross wage while the top up by the employer was already taxed during 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8711/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the reason the rate band reductions were applied on tax credit certificates issued on 4 February 2021 when underpayments were not meant to be paid until 2022 commencing over a five year period; the reason no notification was given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8712/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the reason the tax credits of workers coming off the pandemic unemployment payment and starting back to work were deleted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8713/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken to ensure proper public access and consultation in respect of infrastructure projects during restrictions related to Covid-19; the steps taken to ensure those with limited digital skills or a lack of internet connectivity are not disadvantaged in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8240/21]
Foreign 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if delays in foreign birth registrations due to Covid-19 will be taken into account for future applications in cases in which the delay to completing the registration of a person could impact the rights of their children to claim citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7899/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of workers who transferred from the pandemic unemployment payment to employment in January 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8714/21]
Children 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there will be an application process for additional agencies to become members of the family resource centre programme in 2021 to allow for applications to address the need for a family resource centre in Erris, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8635/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application by a person (details supplied); when they can expect a response on their status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8330/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost per green cert place; the additional cost of increasing places to meet the currently level of demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7980/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the status of the plans to construct a special needs unit attached to a school (details supplied); if the unit will be integrated within the main school; if it will be a standalone project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9265/21]