Galway West — week of Mon, 3 May

Catherine Connolly — Independent 0 votes · 23 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 23 total

Children 12 questions
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons that have requested their personal statement and testimony and submitted a subject access request further to their giving evidence to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; the number of persons that have received their statement and testimony and whose subject access request has been completed; the number awaiting receipt of their statement and completion of their subject access request in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23421/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that persons who have requested a copy of their personal statement and testimony or submitted a subject access request have not received same further to their giving evidence to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23422/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when persons that have yet to receive a copy of their personal statement and testimony given to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes will receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23423/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the training that has taken place and the other measures that have been put in place to ensure that his officials understand the data protection rights of the persons affected by the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23424/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons within his Department with access to the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23425/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of investigation committee witness statements held in the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23427/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of investigation committee audio recordings held in the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23428/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of confidential committee witness statements held in the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23429/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of confidential committee audio recordings held in the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23430/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of witness statements from a project (details supplied) held in the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23431/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of witness statements held in the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23432/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of audio recordings held in the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23433/21]
Health 5 questions
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the ongoing attendance and visiting restrictions on partners at maternity hospitals, particularly in view of discrepancies in Covid-19 restrictions between different maternity hospitals nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22693/21]
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the risk analysis his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have carried out into the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the maternity department of University Hospital Galway in order that partners may visit wards outside of the one hour daily slot currently allocated and may spend more than 30 minutes in the neonatal intensive care unit; the details of the frequency of risk assessments carried out in this regard; the details of the criteria taken into account in these risk assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22694/21]
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the numbers of persons currently in the acute adult mental health unit in Galway University Hospital whose discharges from hospital have been delayed by one, two, three, four and more than five years, respectively; the number of these persons whose hospital discharge has been delayed as a result of a lack of appropriate follow-on accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22848/21]
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason Israel has been removed from the list of countries required to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival in Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the 3.5 million plus Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem who come under the direct control of the Israeli Government have not been given access by Israel to the Covid-19 vaccine; his views on whether that by differentiating between Israelis and Palestinians this leads to further victimisation of Palestinians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23238/21]
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist multidisciplinary mental health for intellectual disability teams that are in place in each catchment area nationwide; the details of the location in which each such team is based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23242/21]
Housing 2 questions
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time the permanent position of chief executive of Galway County Council has been vacant following the departure of the outgoing interim chief executive of the Council; when it is expected that the permanent chief executive position will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22892/21]
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 24 November 2020, the status of the work of the Galway social housing task force; the number of times the task force has met to date in 2021; the details of all reports by the task force since January 2020 which have been received by his Department; if copies of same will be provided; when the task force will complete its work; when the task force will publish a final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22891/21]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places for home and EU students on graduate entry medicine programmes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23411/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the contribution currently made by the Higher Education Authority towards graduate entry medicine per student; the cost of increasing the HEA contribution towards graduate entry medicine tuition fees by €5,000 and €10,000 per student, respectively based on the latest available student numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23412/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 1 April 2021, the status of plans to retroactively amend SI No. 786 of 2007 to enable responsible persons to prescribe anti-parasitic medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22597/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 28 April 2021, the legacy initiative plans under consideration by the board of Galway 2020, Galway city and county councils and her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23557/21]

New lobbying 2 returns

Conradh na Gaeilge Gaeltacht
- An maoiniú leis an nGaeilge agus an nGaeltacht a fhorbairt; Reachtaíocht na Gaeilge a láidriú; An Ghaeilge a láidriú sa chóras oideachais
Comharchumann Fuinnimh Oileain Arann Teoranta Environment
- Islands Plan

Noel Grealish — Independent 0 votes · 5 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 5 total

Education 2 questions
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education if funding will be prioritised for the refurbishment and provision of outdoor playing facilities in primary schools including paved areas and playing pitches (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22916/21]
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education the number of employees working either full-time or part-time in the school transport section of Bus Éireann; the number expected to take redundancy payments due to the decision to restructure the company; the way in which Bus Éireann will finance them if workers accept a new employment contract for a new State-owned company and rights under the transfer of undertakings regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22919/21]
Health 2 questions
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22917/21]
- 2021-05-06 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if maritime workers who are Irish citizens are exempt from the mandatory hotel quarantine system if they work on oil rigs abroad and are returning home to visit family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23319/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-05-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if the benefit-in-kind exemption for employed recipients of the 2020 temporary wage subsidy scheme by which employers have the option of paying their employee’s 2020 scheme tax liability without a benefit-in-kind tax liability on the employee is available to self-assessed employees and proprietary directors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22918/21]

New lobbying 1 return

Noel Power Development and Zoning
- Land in Barna, Co. Galway (GY55026) to rezone.

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