Mayo — week of Mon, 31 May — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 31 May – 6 Jun 2021 · 5 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 47 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

2021-06-02 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 77–51

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-06-02 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 73–68

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Health (Amendment) Act 2021

2021-06-02 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 90–50

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021

2021-06-02 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide for amendments to the Judicial Council Act 2019, to provide for the making of regulations to require insurance providers to provide information to the Central …

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A bill to provide for amendments to the Judicial Council Act 2019, to provide for the making of regulations to require insurance providers to provide information to the Central Bank of Ireland relating to the effect of personal injuries guidelines and related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–62

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Inclusive Budget Reform) Bill 2014

2021-06-02 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Constitution

The motion · motion failed 59–80

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 5 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Enterprise 10 questions
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional supports the Economic Recovery Plan will put in place to help persons back to work and to help SMEs survive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29945/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the implementation of the National Remote Work Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29946/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of trading online voucher scheme applications approved to date in 2021 in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29948/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the work on the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29949/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the establishment of an advanced building solution and regional IDA science and technology park or equivalent for County Mayo to enhance the competitiveness of the county globally for inward investment and ensure balanced and sustainable job creation. [29911/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of trading online voucher scheme applications approved to date in 2021 in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30172/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the work on the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30173/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the implementation of the National Remote Work Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30170/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional supports the Economic Recovery Plan will put in place to help persons back to work and to help SMEs survive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30169/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that have been offered to IDA Ireland biopharmaceutical client companies to support technology transfers, validation, manufacture and supply of generic Covid-19 vaccines in response to the Irish public health crisis. [16821/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the efforts that have been undertaken by his Department to accelerate the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; if he will outline the engagement that has taken place with National Broadband Ireland on accelerating the roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29858/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of premises that will be connected to high-speed broadband under the National Broadband Plan; the number and percentage of these that have been surveyed for connection to date by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29859/21]
Social 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to automatically awarding a free travel pass to persons who lose their driver licence entitlement for one year due to seizures as a result of epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29286/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria used to develop a new model for employment services; the engagement that had taken place with existing providers of local employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30344/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will give consideration to addressing the malicious dissemination of flashing images as part of the online safety and media regulation Bill; if her attention has been drawn to the campaign by a company (details supplied) to have this provision included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29874/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to seizures as a result of epilepsy prior to or during State examinations being included in the scheme of reasonable accommodations at certificate examinations; if examination candidates who suffered a seizure will be given the opportunity to re-sit any impacted examinations with the same examination cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29285/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the penalties a business will face that has received the Covid restrictions support scheme payment to date but has decided not to reopen the business and return to work as a PAYE employee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29947/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the status of the An Garda Síochána strategy statement 2022-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27835/21]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Justice 3 questions
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the status of the regulations and funding for Garda and community CCTV; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29964/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in the Mayo division at the end of April 2021; the way this compares to the end of April 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29963/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the progress on shortening delays in the international protection procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28732/21]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way IDA Ireland's property division plans to work in partnership with Mayo County Council to develop access infrastructure to lands in Ballina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30035/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Mayo that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30034/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection further to previous Parliamentary Questions in relation to a potential RFT for local employment services in areas with existing providers and for those areas with no local employment services at present, the specific EU procurement rules she cites in her responses as necessary to issue a RFT; if she has sought a derogation from any potential requirement on the basis that the local employment services provides a vital social service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30080/21]

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 5 votes · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Further and Higher Education 7 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of research personnel in enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29183/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of annual enrolments for master and PhD courses for the most recent year available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29184/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when Ireland will become a participating member of CERN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29185/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average cost per springboard+ place created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29830/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the full list of courses approved for springboard+ for each year since 2011; the number of participants on each course in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29831/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of springboard+ enrolments in 2020 and 2021, by course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29832/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if springboard+ will proceed as part of the ESF programme post-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29833/21]
Foreign 5 questions
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a unanimous vote is required in the European Council to provide the European Commission with negotiation mandate for third country accession to the Horizon Europe programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30322/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a unanimous vote is required to approve and renew an accession agreement of a third country to the Horizon Europe programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30323/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the configuration of the European Council which is responsible for approving the mandate for third country association of third countries to Horizon Europe; when he anticipates that this will be on the agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30324/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the configuration of the European Council which is responsible for approving an association agreement negotiated by the European Commission with a third country for Horizon Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30325/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will oppose or support the European Commission request for a negotiating mandate for an association agreement with Israel for Horizon Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30326/21]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet individually with representatives of restaurants and pubs regarding the impact of Covid-19 and the public health restrictions on the pub and restaurant sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30163/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has made an impact assessment on the business community from credit rating downgrades during the Covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30164/21]
Justice 2 questions
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the status of the retirement age for a chief superintendent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30167/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the education and training An Garda Síochána receive in relation to autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30168/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the National Broadband Plan in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29461/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education last met, and when it will next meet. [27951/21]
Rural 1 question
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the tendering process currently underway for the subsidised ferry service to Clare Island will deliver only two sailings per day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30355/21]