Mayo — week of Mon, 21 Jun — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Jun – 27 Jun 2021 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 59 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-06-23 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–74

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 51–76

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 53–75

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Regulation of Lobbying (Post-Term Employment as Lobbyist) Bill 2020

2021-06-23 · 1 vote · Labour Party PMB

A bill to make further provision in relation to restrictions on the post-term employment of certain persons as lobbyists, for that purpose to amend the Regulation of Lobbying Ac…

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A bill to make further provision in relation to restrictions on the post-term employment of certain persons as lobbyists, for that purpose to amend the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–51

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998

2021-06-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 21–77

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 3 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

The motion · motion passed 87–7

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 3 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009

2021-06-23 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 91–6

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 3 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 7 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the work completed by the town centre first inter-departmental group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33898/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policy measures in place to address the challenges facing rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33897/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if provisions will be made to extend the pyrite remediation scheme to counties Mayo and Donegal; if his Department has engaged with the Department of Finance on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31757/21]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the future of local media; if there will be further rounds of the sound and vision funding; if similar levels of funding will be made available to local newspapers; if updates have been received from the Future of Media Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33249/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the processing of applications under the 2020 round of the sports capital and equipment programme; the percentage of applications that have been processed; if efforts have been made to increase the amount of funding available to the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33250/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a property (details supplied) cannot avail of high-speed broadband while the neighbouring property can; the way he plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34161/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a property (details supplied) cannot avail of high-speed broadband while the neighbouring property can; the way he plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34164/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers without Natura lands might be able to join the results based environment agri pilot scheme; if persons (details supplied) will be able to join; if it is planned to increase numbers admitted to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33497/21]
Foreign 1 question
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34155/21]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Tourism 2 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the development of the Gaeltacht language planning process including Gaeltacht language planning areas and Gaeltacht service towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33296/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps taken to pursue a basic minimum income for members of the artistic and cultural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33295/21]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the ongoing developments in Belarus; Ireland’s response to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33696/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there has been any response from Israel on the decision to categorise the occupation of Palestinian territories as a de facto annexation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33697/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications in hand for forestry felling; the number of appeals pending in each county; the national information on the current average turnaround time for applications; and the measures that are in place to address this backlog. [34159/21]

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 4 votes · 39 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 39 total

Further and Higher Education 28 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the target number for the Springboard+ course in 2021-2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32963/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of providing a dedicated IT support staff and dedicated educational technology staff member to each of the further education and training colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32964/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and percentage of students accepted onto a higher education course on the basis of a further education qualification in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32965/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an annual forum to report progress to stakeholders on progress made on access as committed to under the national access plan has been established; if he will continue this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32983/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage participation of each non-manual worker group in higher education each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32984/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage participation of each semi, unskilled manual worker group in higher education each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32985/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage participation of full-time first-time mature students in higher education each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32986/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage participation of persons with disabilities in higher education in each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32987/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of students studying on a part-time, flexible basis in higher education in each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32988/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of members of the Traveller community participating in higher education in each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32989/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of contracts that have not been honoured by industry partners in Science Foundation Ireland research centres; the value of unhonoured contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33108/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of academic staff in Science Foundation Ireland research centres; the number of staff on permanent contracts; the median wage paid to academic staff; the number of PhD researchers in the research centres; the average stipend paid to PhD researchers connected to the research centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33109/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when his Department will publish the research and development budget 2020-2021; the estimated public spend for 2020, 2021 and 2022 on research and development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33111/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average number of European credit transfer and accumulation system associated or acquired through each of the 10,158 places on 294 courses under Springboard+ 2021 announced on 14 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33112/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of full-time equivalent persons engaged in research and development each year since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33202/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places taken up in private colleges and public higher education institutes under springboard each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33203/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the FET and Solas programmes funded through the training people for employment budget line of the National Training Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33204/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to the Exchequer of increasing the SUSI income bracket no maintenance 50% tuition fees or 100% student contribution by 10, 20, 30 and 40 %, respectively; the number of additional recipients who would be brought within the bracket as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34023/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to the Exchequer of increasing the SUSI income bracket no maintenance, 50% student contribution by 10, 20, 30 and 40 %, respectively; the number of additional recipients who would be brought within the bracket as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34024/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the SUSI income thresholds by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34025/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the maintenance grant by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34026/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to the Exchequer of extending SUSI to cover the full cost of fees for all students eligible for support based on current SUSI thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34027/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of SUSI recipients under each income bracket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34028/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total allocated capital investment in higher education since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34029/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount from higher education that has been allocated the Children’s Hospital each year; the projected expenditure from the higher education to the Children’s Hospital; the number of additional healthcare roles by profession that will be provided when the hospital is operational in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34030/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the capital investment in further education and training each year since 2016; the anticipated expenditure in FET over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34031/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of academic and research staff in full-time permanent employment in public higher education institutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34106/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if further details will be provided on the public health advice in relation to the resumption of English language education and the restrictions on international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34108/21]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the projects funded under the disruptive technologies innovation fund; the areas of research involved; the amounts awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32961/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the selection process for the expert panels tasked with selecting successful applications to the disruptive technologies innovation fund; the number of panels formed; the duration and membership of the most recently formed panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32962/21]
Social 2 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection when the work placement programme announced as part of the July jobs stimulus and again as part of the national economic recovery plan is due to commence; the level of pay for participants during the work placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33110/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if a list of all training provider and courses funded under the technical employment support grant will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33206/21]
Rural 2 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount within the dormant accounts fund; the amount transferred to the fund in each year since 2011; the annual expenditure from the fund each year since 2011; the share of expenditure related to each Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32977/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that will be taken to identify potential additional dormant assets and incorporate them within the dormant accounts fund since the review published in December 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32978/21]
Housing 2 questions
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social homes delivered via build programmes that will be delivered in County Mayo in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33921/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the requirements of planning applicants seeking to build on their parents or siblings’ land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33922/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment last met; and when it will next meet. [31792/21]
Foreign 1 question
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland opposes Israel’s inclusion in the new Horizon Europe Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33923/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional detail on the majority of the funding allocated under health services in relation to the in-house research and development expenditure of the Health Research Board outlined in the most recent research and development budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26339/21]