Mayo — week of Mon, 22 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Mar – 28 Mar 2021 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 71 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-03-25 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–79

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 56–78

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 80–57

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-03-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 55–83

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 58–83

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Young People and Access to Further and Higher Education

2021-03-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–56

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 6 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Health 3 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure each graduating doctor from the six Irish medical schools in 2021 is given the chance to stay and work in Ireland; the way in which he plans to retain the 16 newly qualified doctors currently working at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14238/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to reprioritising An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces in the vaccine allocation strategy for the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14856/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the workforce planning for the delivery of the vaccination centre in County Mayo; the number of staff required to run the Breaffy, County Mayo vaccination centre; the number of personnel that will be recruited for this operation; the number that will be offered agency or HSE contracts; the duration of contracts offered; the entry level qualifications required; the type of training provided; if staff will be deployed from Mayo University Hospital or Community Healthcare West; if so, the areas from which they will be deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15686/21]
Housing 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the next call for local authority submissions under the services site fund; the assessment criteria for local authorities under previous calls to guide application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14410/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reduce new businesses' (details supplied) commercial rates or to exempt them from commercial rates; if there are plans to increase the ease of setting up such new businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16261/21]
Rural 2 questions
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to provide remote working equipment and facilities at locations (details supplied); if funding is available to those locations to purchase e-working equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16260/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to provide remote working equipment and facilities at locations (details supplied); if funding is available to those locations to purchase e-working equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16263/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the project execution, project budget or cost delivery for the repair of the roof and other building fabric at the GMIT Castlebar campus following €2 million funding announced on 14 September 2018 as part of a major package of investment in education under Project Ireland 2040; his future plans for capital development projects for 2021 to 2023 for the GMIT Mayo campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15440/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to increase the ease of setting up new businesses (details supplied); if there are dedicated new business supports for such businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16262/21]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 7 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 7 total

Health 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans to change the status of members of An Garda Síochána within the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out schedule given their important front-line role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15300/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he has received approaches from the Minister for Justice in relation to moving members of An Garda Síochána forward on the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out schedule; if he considers this as important; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15301/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work he has carried out since taking office to implement a green hydrogen strategy; his views on whether enough attention and importance is being paid to this area in order to exploit its potential benefits; his work plan for the next three months in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14458/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if concerns have been raised with him or the Central Bank in relation to the change of policy proposed by retail banks in relation to solicitors' client bank accounts; his views on whether this change of policy has the potential to impact on legal costs on the sustainability of some legal practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13981/21]
Defence 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the vaccination of overseas Defence Forces personnel. [15303/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if she will consider exemptions for students (details supplied). [15702/21]
Rural 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the process involved in compiling the Pobal deprivation index; her plans to update the index; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14003/21]

New lobbying 1 return

Ballina Chamber of Commerce Economic Development and Industry
- Roads upgrade, Regional Development.

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 6 votes · 41 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 41 total

Further and Higher Education 35 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown on a percentage basis of the prior educational attainment of apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14928/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of apprentices who secure their apprenticeship through personal connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14929/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if companies are entitled to access the apprenticeship incentivisation payment in cases in which the apprentice at the time of registration was already an employee of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14930/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and percentage of companies registering apprentices that also accessed the incentive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14931/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average age of new apprentices since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14932/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and percentage of college dropouts since 2011 at third-level; the number and percentage of those in receipt of Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, support in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14933/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the most recent North-South cross-Border enrolment figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14934/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a full list of apprenticeship consortia will be provided; the number of apprentices enrolled under each by new recruits and existing staff and the number of employers under each consortia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14935/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the apprentices enrolled per year since 2006; the new registrations per year since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14936/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the minimum rate an apprentice can be paid; the lowest rate an apprentice is currently being paid; the average wages for each industry in which apprentices are trained for each year of their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14937/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the most recent figures for the average cost of a craft apprentice and of a new consortia-led apprentice, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14938/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average share of the cost of a craft apprentice that goes towards allowances during off-the-job training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14939/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average share of the cost of a consortia-led apprentice that goes to the consortia to run the apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14940/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students that enrolled in third-level courses prior to sitting the leaving certificate in November 2020 will be refunded the fees paid; if it will impact their access to the free fees initiative and SUSI supports in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15228/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he plans to publish the National Training Fund expenditure report for 2020; if there has been a delay to the usual publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15297/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students with dyslexia in further and higher education; the supports that are in place for such persons; the additional supports provided due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15371/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students will see their SUSI grants negatively impacted as a result of receiving the pandemic unemployment payment; the estimated number of students anticipated to be affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15372/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional Exchequer expenditure was transferred into the national training fund in 2020 or 2021; if so, the details of such transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15423/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated to regional skills fora in each year since 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15443/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated to enterprise focused higher education provision in each year since 2017, in tabular form; if there are measurable objectives associated with the funding; if it is intended only to move Exchequer funding of recurring costs from the Exchequer to the national training fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15444/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average development cost of a new apprenticeship programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15445/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the range of travel and accommodation supports for both craft and post-2016 apprentices; the expenditure in this regard; the number of recipients; the average amount allocated; the criteria used for allocating support; the way in which it compares to the real cost of travel and accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15716/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the draw on the NTF or cost to the Exchequer of increasing funding allocated to travel and accommodation support for apprentices by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15717/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of removing the annual student contribution for all apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15736/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 28 July 2020, if there are more up-to-date figures; if this incorporates the cost of the apprenticeship incentivisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15760/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost in 2021 of increasing the apprenticeship incentivisation scheme in line with that which is offered in Northern Ireland (details supplied); the effect it would have on the average cost per apprentice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15762/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure on apprenticeships in 2020; the percentage of the national training fund allocated to apprenticeships; the estimated expenditure in 2021; the estimated percentage allocation of the national training fund of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15763/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average cost to the State per apprentice for off-the-job training excluding allowances; the estimated cost of putting in place the necessary capacity to clear the current backlog and end waiting times for apprentices to access training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15775/21]
- 2021-03-24 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 in each of the years 2004 to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15818/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average cost per apprentice for off-the-job training excluding allowances; the estimated cost of putting in place the necessary capacity to clear the backlog and end waiting times for apprentices to access training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15842/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that have been taken regarding the placements for social care students; when they can expect an announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15991/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension is included as income in SUSI assessments; if this was always the case; the reason for its inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16147/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to the Exchequer of including the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension in the income disregards list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16148/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the public and private investment in research and development as a numerical value, a share of GDP, a share of GNI and a share of GNI* in each year since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16149/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent to date of the €2.2 billion in capital expenditure the Government has committed to spending across higher education over the period 2018 to 2027 under Project Ireland 2040; the breakdown of expenditure to date by location and campus in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16196/21]
Transport 3 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport when he will initiate negotiations with the UK on a formal licence exchange agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44806/20]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if the N26 is included in the review of Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44807/20]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the state aid that has been granted to Knock Airport in the past ten years in tabular form; the EU state aid rules that are currently in place for airports such as Knock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13973/21]
Public 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average cost to the Exchequer for each apprentice employed in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15774/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average cost for each apprentice employed in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15841/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-03-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if a bank (details supplied) has sold mortgages to a US investment group with another company contracted to service the loans; the number of mortgages that were sold; the number that were in arrears at the time of sale; if there is an obligation on the bank to inform customers of the names of the purchasers of their mortgages as well as the company contracted to service the loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16111/21]