Galway West — week of Mon, 26 Apr

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 26 Apr – 2 May 2021 · 6 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 36 questions · 12 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-04-28 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted for 1 Noel Grealish

Voted against 1 Catherine Connolly

Did not vote 4 Hildegarde Naughton · John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell · Seán Kyne

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted for 1 Noel Grealish

Voted against 1 Catherine Connolly

Did not vote 4 Hildegarde Naughton · John Connolly · Mairéad Farrell · Seán Kyne

Catherine Connolly — Independent 2 votes · 24 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 24 total

Health 9 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 9 September 2020, the status of the promised alcohol addiction treatment service in Galway city; if a building has been sourced for same; if so, when the treatment service will be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21372/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if an outbreak of Covid-19 in the workplace is a criterion that is applied in respect of applications by healthcare workers to avail of the temporary accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21987/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to applications submitted by healthcare workers for the temporary accommodation scheme to be administered by the HSE directly with the healthcare worker and not the local line manager in order to obviate recurring administrative and communication errors which are creating confusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21988/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1075 of 31 March 2021, if consideration has been given to extend the term of the temporary accommodation scheme as long as Ireland is in a Covid-19 environment as opposed to the current system which requires healthcare workers and their line managers to complete and submit forms on at least a bi-weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21989/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if each CHO area operates the same system for healthcare workers to access and avail of the temporary accommodation scheme; if each CHO area requires healthcare workers to complete the same form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21990/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if all contact information for persons applying for the temporary accommodation schemes to CHO regions, hospital groups and National Ambulance Service on the HSE website is up to date; the procedure in place to ensure such information is up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21991/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to providing self-catering accommodation rather than non-self-catering accommodation to healthcare workers availing of the temporary accommodation scheme to ensure such workers have access to cooking facilities including refrigeration facilities and are not reliant on for example take-away food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21992/21]
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place in circumstances in which a person is unable to attend a Covid-19 appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22499/21]
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason life-long required mental health medications are only free of charge for those under 18 years of age on the life-long illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22500/21]
Tourism 7 questions
- 2021-04-28 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an gcuirfear an pacáiste tacaíochta a bhí ann anuraidh ar fáil arís i mbliana chun cabhair a thabhairt do na coláistí samhraidh agus do na mná tí; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [21874/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount paid to Galway 2020 in 2020 and to date in 2021; the way in which the funding has been spent; the amount promised for the future; the conditions attached to future moneys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21872/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans for a permanent civic arts centre for Galway city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21870/21]
- 2021-04-28 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán maidir le ceist 16114/21, cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le Plean Teanga Chathair na Gaillimhe; cén dáta a fhoilseofar an plean; cad é cúis na moille maidir le foilsiú an phlean; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [21873/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the engagement she has had with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment with regard to the recommendation by the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce to pilot a universal basic income scheme for a three-year period in the arts, culture, audio-visual and live performance and events sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21871/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the assessment of the impact of Brexit and Covid-19 on Údarás na Gaeltachta and its client companies which was carried out as part of the Spending Review 2020; the engagement she has had with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment with regard to reducing the disproportionate exposure of Gaeltacht companies to Brexit-related impacts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43940/20]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the Údarás na Gaeltachta Strategic Plan for 2021 – 2025; when the plan will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22093/21]
Finance 3 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the customs requirements for the importation from the UK of products of animal origin, germinal products and animal by-products manufactured in the UK; when the current customs requirements for this category of imports came into force; if all consignments of this type arriving in Ireland from the UK must first present at a customs office of destination; if so, the details of such offices of destination; if a consignment of this type arriving by ferry to Larne, Northern Ireland is required to subsequently present at Dublin Port or another customs office of destination for processing and inspection before transiting to its final destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22205/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the actions his Department is taking in relation to staff at a bank (details supplied) being absorbed into another bank given that the State is a significant shareholder in the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21582/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the engagement he had with the Central Bank with regard to the provision of advice or support to persons who have been sold mortgages by unregulated and unlicensed mortgage providers operating within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22104/21]
Social 2 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the 13 weeks requalification anomaly by early intervention and referral of persons on partial capacity benefit six months in advance of the expiry date of their payment as recommended in her Department’s review of partial capacity benefit; the reason for the delay in addressing this anomaly; the financial supports currently in place for persons approaching the end of their three-year payment period and who are facing the loss of their payment for 13 weeks as they are reassessed; the analysis her Department has carried out into the number of persons affected by the 13 week reassessment period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22036/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend access to free travel to persons with epilepsy and other long-term health conditions that are ineligible to hold a driver licence as a result of their health condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22325/21]
Children 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1249 of 24 March 2021, if young persons taken into wardship in 2020 and to date in 2021 were sent for specialist treatment to other hospitals outside the State in view of the fact that a hospital (details supplied) is in the process of closing its children's unit; if so, the number of children; the details of the hospitals in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22199/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1983 of 24 March 2021 and pursuant to the Programme for Government 2020, the status of legislation to provide for the introduction of a ban on fur farming which will also include a prohibition on mink farming; the timeline for when this legislation will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21589/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 21 April 2021, concerning the announcement by the IDA that it plans to appoint a consultant in Israel, the systems and processes in place to ensure that enterprises which break international law and operate in the illegal Israeli settlements are excluded from consideration by the IDA; the way in which the Irish public can be reassured that a State agency funded by taxpayers and for which he has responsibility is fully compliant with Ireland’s international legal and moral obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22485/21]

New lobbying 1 return

Galway City Partnership Social Protection
- The proposed tender by the DSP for Employment Services

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 6 returns

Stobart Air UC Transport
- Future of Aviation in Ireland Taskforce
Connaught Airport Development Company Ltd Transport
- Funding supports due to Covid 19 pandemic impact on business
Abbvie Limited Health
- Health Policy Engagement - Plant Closure
Galway City Partnership Social Protection
- The proposed tender by the DSP for Employment Services
Cisco International Limited Economic Development and Industry
- Virtual visit and briefing on Cisco’s operations in Galway.
TUI Tourism
- Travel restrictions

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 0 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

Executive Trust Ltd. Transport
- Increased car insurance costs due to delayed personal injury award guidelines
Galway City Partnership Social Protection
- The proposed tender by the DSP for Employment Services

Noel Grealish — Independent 2 votes · 2 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 2 total

Tourism 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the financial support and business assistance available for the funfair and circus industry which has not been included in any of the financial support schemes to date, but which has remained closed for most of 2020 and 2021, thus incurring significant losses (details supplied). [21124/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in the HSE west, CHO2 area for child psychologists; the current situation regarding the filling of these vacancies; the number of children who are currently awaiting an appointment for a child psychologist in this district; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21123/21]

New lobbying 1 return

Galway City Partnership Social Protection
- The proposed tender by the DSP for Employment Services

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.