Mayo — week of Mon, 13 Sept

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Sept – 19 Sept 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 53 questions · 53 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence

2021-09-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 92–59

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 1 vote · 11 questions · 7 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Environment 3 questions
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are grant schemes to support persons to improve the energy efficiency of their properties as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43615/21]
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the Celtic interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44216/21]
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the remedial actions under the national broadband plan contract his Department has put in place with NBI to address the impact Covid-19 has had on the delivery of the project; and the way he plans to accelerate the programme in the months ahead. [43996/21]
Education 3 questions
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the process to make submissions to the primary school curriculum and assessment board to support an innovate product that will enhance the primary school teaching methodology. [44021/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the measures and proposals her Department has taken or plans taking to regularise pay, conditions and pensions of secretaries and caretakers to ensure they are treated in the same way as other staff in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44027/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education when proposals will be developed to sanction public service status for secretaries and caretakers in schools who are seeking parity with clerical staff working in ETB schools. [44028/21]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the IDA commitment to establish a further facility (details supplied) in County Mayo. [43841/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that his Department, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta plan to promote remote working among their client companies to drive regional job creation. [43842/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the average wait times to complete a theory test and driving test at the Castlebar and Ballina NDLS centres, County Mayo; and the steps his Department and the RSA are taking to address this backlog. [43995/21]
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made in relation to projects associated with the school active travel programme in County Mayo; and the level of investment and future proposals to support these future initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44235/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when the required managed access programme being developed by the HSE medicines management programme will be completed; if a drug will be included (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43498/21]

New lobbying 7 returns

Unite the Union, Ireland Region Tourism
- Results of Unite survey of hospitality workers regarding working conditions
CRAOL Communications
- Attendance at the JOC Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill
Galway Film Resource Centre Limited Arts
- Section 481 Regional Film Development Uplift
Samaritans Ireland Communications
- OSMR Bill with specific points to self-harm and suicide content
National Union of Journalists Communications
- Iconic Media need to recognise the union amongst their members
Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions CLG Tourism
- AVEA (the Association of Visitor Experiences & Attractions) sought the removal of prohibition on indoor guided tours in visitor experiences and attractions. Visitor experiences are highly controlled and managed environments, and guided tours enable adherence to public health guidelines. Maximum capacity limits greatly inhibit ability to welcome visitors. Prohibition on guided tours makes it difficult to cater for international groups, school groups, etc.
Technological Universities Association Education and Training
- Submission on Budget 2022

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 16 questions · 8 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Transport 7 questions
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed a copy of the report by a person (details supplied) relating to the development of the western rail corridor; his views on the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43219/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the status of the development of national road projects both for primary and secondary roads in County Mayo; and his plans for future developments of same. [43220/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the position in relation to rail freight access at Dublin Port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43221/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the status of the R312 in County Mayo; the funding that has been draw down by Mayo County Council in relation to same; and if a commitment will be given for the inclusion of additional resources for regional roads in the forthcoming review of the NDP. [43222/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if additional allocations for roads investments in non-national roads will be made available to local authorities before the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43367/21]
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the status of the N26 in County Mayo; and if a commitment will be given for its inclusion in the forthcoming review of the NDP. [43217/21]
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the status of the preparation of the NDP review and the inclusion for a commitment on the development of the western rail corridor within that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43218/21]
Health 5 questions
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical card holders are routinely being charged for blood tests in many general practitioner practices; if medical card holders should be charged for blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43212/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans for establishing a commission on care as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; the process and timeline involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43265/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the implementation plan for funding the carer’s guarantee funding before the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43266/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to challenges in recruiting persons to fill home help hours as in persons to work these hours for persons allocated hours; and if he will engage with colleagues across Government in order to address this challenge. [43267/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the costs incurred in the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines to vaccination sites around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44046/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress over summer 2021 on the development of an IDA property (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43205/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the steps being taken to facilitate remote working within his Department in particular to encourage remote working for those who live in the regions. [42717/21]
Foreign 1 question
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans that are in place to assist asylum seekers to exit from Afghanistan, either directly or through a third country; if there will be an agreement of safe passage with the current Afghan government; and the documentation that needs to be provided. [43226/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of applications received from a local authority (details supplied) for piers and harbour funding in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43517/21]

New lobbying 8 returns

Western Care Association Health
- Highlighting major concerns for disability services from a number of challenges including: funding for emergencies & Future Planning, Therapies, Transport, Capital Funding, deficits, pay parity/staff retention; and the rollout of PDS,
Children in Hospital Ireland Health
- Sharing Children in Hospital Ireland’s pre-Budget submission, which calls for the introduction of a new social protection payment to assist parents with the non-medical financial costs associated with prolonged and/or repeated hospital care of a child.
Galway Film Resource Centre Limited Arts
- Section 481 Regional Film Development Uplift
National Union of Journalists Communications
- Iconic Media need to recognise the union amongst their members
Vermilion Exploration & Production Ireland Ltd. Energy and Natural Resources
- May 24th Site Visit to Bellanaboy Gas Terminal
Family Carers Ireland · 2 returns Budgetary matters · Social Protection
- Budget 2022
- PUP payment
Technological Universities Association Education and Training
- Submission on Budget 2022

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 1 vote · 19 questions · 8 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Further and Higher Education 9 questions
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the University of Limerick has received such a small proportion of the €38 million in capital investment announced on 6 September 2021 in comparison to other universities, technical universities and institutes of technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43276/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional higher education places added over and above the total amount in 2021-2022 academic year; the additional higher education places in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43329/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of spending under the heading employee development provision including the workplace basic education fund, WBEF, of the national training fund expenditure, particularly the amount allocated for WBEF in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43441/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain purpose-built student accommodation has been given permission to function as short-term tourist accommodation despite the shortage of suitable student accommodation; his views on the decision to grant permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43550/21]
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure under the Human Capital Initiative for each year for which it has been in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44296/21]
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding spent on private colleges for each year of the Human Capital Initiative in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44297/21]
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when apprenticeship off-the-job training will return to full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44386/21]
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 9 September 2021, the average duration of time it takes to complete each type of apprenticeship in practice rather than the intended duration in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44387/21]
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of direct Government and indirect Government research capital funding received by each higher education institution since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44388/21]
Finance 3 questions
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the countries in the European Economic Area that provide a tax credit system for research and development; the countries in the European Economic Area that apply a tax credit system for research and development that applies to research and development activity in circumstances in which the activity is carried out in another jurisdiction of the EEA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43442/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the amount of cash repayments made on research and development tax credits in circumstances in which the company involved did not have sufficient tax liability for each year since 2015; the amount scheduled to be paid out in 2021, 2022 and 2023 under ongoing repayment instalments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43443/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if Uninest student accommodation provides support in the form of tax incentive for the construction of student accommodation at Ardcairn House, Dublin 7; the value of the incentive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43549/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken to protect businesses such as retail and hospitality from commercial landlords attempting to recoup rent waived during periods of lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43819/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the next business expenditure on research and development, BERD, survey will be published. [43028/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if the working condition of HGV drivers is contributing to the labour shortage in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43936/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider a visa extension beyond 20 September 2021 for stamp two visas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43934/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the detail of all FLAG funding awarded to organisations in Achill in the past five years in tabular form; the name of the organisations and project details; the amount of funding awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43548/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education when the transition rates from post-primary to higher education figures will be published for 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44293/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of HIQA site inspections that were carried out to date in 2021 in Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44294/21]

New lobbying 8 returns

UCD Students' Union Company Limited by Guarantee · 2 returns Education and Training · Children and Youth Affairs
- Lobbied Minister, Constituency TDs and Higher Education Spokespeople regarding a student who had his SUSI status downgraded based on receipt of the PUP and recalculation of his address.
- Seeking an update on the Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018
Galway Film Resource Centre Limited Arts
- Section 481 Regional Film Development Uplift
National Union of Journalists · 2 returns Communications
- Iconic Media need to recognise the union amongst their members
- Iconic Media need to recognise the union amongst their members
AONTAS Education and Training
- Emails to Civil Servants, Ministers and Senators with link to an AONTAS research report (AONTAS CEN Census 2020: Community Education in a Time of COVID-19)
Technological Universities Association Education and Training
- Submission on Budget 2022
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Environment
- Committee Stage – Seanad Eireann – Climate Action & Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021