Mayo — week of Mon, 24 Jan

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Jan – 30 Jan 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 33 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Leaving Certificate

2022-01-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–59

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

The motion · motion passed 74–59

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Cost of Living

2022-01-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–60

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 3 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Housing 2 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work under way to ensure that each local authority has a dedicated officer or officers to work on reducing housing vacancy rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3050/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the new MICA redress scheme will result in any upfront costs for homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2906/22]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps taken to link-in with the local diaspora for the Consulate General for the North of England; if consideration is being given to the use of a building which housed an Irish club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3791/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposals to reduce the waiting time for passport applications; if additional resources are being allocated for improving waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3788/22]
Defence 2 questions
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Defence if funding has been provided to organisations working with former Defence Forces and ex-service personnel; if so, the way the funding is being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3794/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the policy document, Civil Defence – Towards 2030; if consideration will be given to greater resourcing of its emergency response efforts and particularly in assisting during times of flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3793/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if another round of the Connected Hubs Fund is planned; if so, when the fund will open for applications; the level of funding that will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4157/22]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 9 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 9 total

Health 3 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the criteria for qualification for the bonus payment for healthcare workers; his views on whether those in administrative roles who were required to be on site during the pandemic should qualify; if student nurses who were on duty at the time will qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3411/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his views on whether public health nurses are carrying out vital work during the pandemic and are public facing; if he made a case to Government for their inclusion in the Covid pandemic bonus payment; if so, the case he made; if not, the reason; and if he plans to pursue the issue via the Government appointed panel. [4106/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his views on whether home helps and carers have done extraordinary work during the pandemic and have been patient facing at all times; and his views on whether they should be awarded the Covid bonus payment. [4096/22]
Defence 2 questions
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the implementation of projects under the white paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3795/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the action that is being taken to improve recruitment and retention of staff in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3796/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 583, 584 and 585 of 19 January 2022, if he will provide a breakdown of the administrative cost headings for both local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4107/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all homeowners who have been accepted on to the defective concrete blocks scheme ahead of the planned enhancements to the scheme will be eligible to receive the enhanced package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4153/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports from counties Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal, respectively that are currently outstanding; the planning that is being carried out to ensure that there is no repeat of the delays with applications experienced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3624/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether members of An Garda Síochána are doing vital work during the pandemic and that they are public facing; if he made a case for their inclusion in the Covid pandemic bonus payment in this context; if so, the details of the case he made; if not, the reason; and if he plans to pursue the issue via the Government appointed panel. [4097/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Galway Harbour Company Development and Zoning
- Proposed extension for the Port of Galway

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 3 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Further and Higher Education 3 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports that are available for mature students that wish to study part-time on a course that is not covered by Springboard+; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is currently undertaking a review of student mobility on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3468/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students from Northern Ireland who are enrolled in further education in Ireland in each year that data is available in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3736/22]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the national risk assessment published by his Department. [3336/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education will next meet. [2243/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that he is taking to reduce vacancy and dereliction rates in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3339/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new build social homes and new build affordable homes that were delivered in County Mayo in 2021; the targets for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3340/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps a student (details supplied) can take to obtain a Covid-19 certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3913/22]