Mayo — week of Mon, 7 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Feb – 13 Feb 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 41 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces

2022-02-09 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–55

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 74–55

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2021

2022-02-09 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and to provide for related matters

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–55

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-02-08 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 71–52

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 4 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Enterprise 3 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made by the strategic property division of the IDA on delivering an IDA land bank and utility intensive strategic site to future-proof its property portfolio in Castlebar, County Mayo and to support the delivery of the advanced building solution by 2024; the engagement that has been undertaken with Mayo County Council to develop infrastructure to access a suitable site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6311/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of establishing a further IDA facility and development of lands at a location (details supplied) in County Mayo; the status of the three projects; the delivery timelines of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6999/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to publish the regional enterprise plans; the funding that will be linked to the plans; the efforts that are being made to increase in-person IDA site visits to western counties following the easing of public health measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7000/22]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to concerns from organisation examining animal cruelty. [7078/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to the concerns of young farmers to support their transition into farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7079/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Brexit inshore fisheries business model adjustment scheme cannot be provided for a person (details supplied) if they are in receipt of the Brexit tie-up scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7203/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Atlantic technological university is on track to commence operations in 2022; if consideration has been given to locating the headquarters of the new technological university in County Mayo; if further details are available on the plans for the campus in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6362/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the development of a capital application process for projects within the educational and training board sector; when new applications can be submitted for capital projects by organisations such as Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6363/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview on patient waiting lists for cataract surgery in the HSE west region; the number that are waiting; the efforts that are being considered to reduce waiting periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6134/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals to replace the CT scanner at Mayo University Hospital; the details on the age of the scanner and the associated performance KPIs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6135/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will be submitting requests for the 2022 – 2024 Multi Annual Rural Water Programme; when the announcements will be made and finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6010/22]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his strategy to reform the CAO and broaden access to further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6371/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the review of the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6370/22]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the West Regional Enterprise Plan. [6801/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that is being taken to address delays in the provision of work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6802/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there will be provision in the 2022 HSE Service Plan to appoint extra neurology nurses to University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6188/22]

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 · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Further and Higher Education 8 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that are being taken to increase places at third level for in-demand courses to address skill shortages and take unnecessary pressure off the leaving certificate system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6457/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cause of the 17% increase in apprentices waiting to access off-the-job training in the past two months, which has brought the total back up to half of all craft apprentices currently on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6458/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will bring forward a plan to reduce student fees for third level students; if this will be in place for the next academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6450/22]
- 2022-02-08 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. [6451/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will bring forward a new student accommodation strategy; the reason that no progress reports on the implementation of the current student accommodation strategy have been produced since quarter three 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6449/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he anticipates receiving and publishing the review of the funding model for further education and training commissioned by SOLAS in late 2019 from an independent expert panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6263/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the 2021 drop-out rate from craft apprenticeships by apprenticeship type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6264/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who completed an apprenticeship and became fully qualified tradespersons in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6265/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and determination of cases processed by the unfair trading practices unit within his Department; the number on non-salary related expenditure; the amount of salary related expenditure to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to publish the CAP Strategic Plan in view of the fact that 16 other European Union member states have done so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to extend the rates waiver to hairdressers that are struggling financially as a result of the effects of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6939/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is flexibility in the income limits for social housing applications in a situation (details supplied) in which a single parent with three children, full-time frontline worker in the National Ambulance Service all through the pandemic has received a 33% rent increase and is now at risk of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7157/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the last time a departmental tax expenditure evaluation was conducted on the research and development tax credit in accordance with the guidelines for tax expenditure evaluation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6529/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied) who was awarded a scholarship to study for a PhD at Dublin City University has had their visa application rejected; if she will review the manner in which visas are assessed for academic purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6531/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the controls or checks that are in place to ensure that dentists in the dental treatment services scheme are accepting new medical card patients; the number of dentists in County Mayo who are currently accepting new medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/22]