Mayo — week of Mon, 14 Feb

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Feb – 20 Feb 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 36 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Tackling the Cost of Living - Institutional Investors in the Residential Property Market

2022-02-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–60

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 71–60

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

2022-02-15 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–55

Voted for 2 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 3 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Rural 4 questions
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the provision of a helipad on Inishturk island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8779/22]
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of connected hubs in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8780/22]
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding that will be allocated in 2022 for works on Achill island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8781/22]
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding that will be allocated in 2022 for community centres in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8782/22]
Health 3 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that day services for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients have yet to reopen in County Mayo (details supplied); if there are proposals to ensure such services reopen in line with the rest of society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7953/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the status of the extension of the emergency department and associated works at Mayo University Hospital; the steps that are being taken to accelerate the project timeline; if progress has been made on replacing the CT scanner at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7952/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if another round of the fund to develop sensory gardens will be opened; if so, when new applications will be accepted; if similar funding streams are currently open to applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7450/22]
Justice 3 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the status of legislation to bring the use of CCTV for Garda investigations into GDPR compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7569/22]
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if budget 2022 provides for additional community gardaí in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8677/22]
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the significant changes that Castlebar Garda station has undergone in terms of additional resources, hubs, business supports since 2019, when it was assigned the divisional headquarters for the new north-west region covering counties Mayo, Roscommon and Longford. [8678/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if allowances can be made for the small number of inshore fishery vessels to access the Brexit Inshore Fisheries business model adjustment scheme as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8682/22]
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget that has been allocated for the 2022 Brexit inshore fisheries business model adjustment scheme; and the reason for excluding boats under 18 metres who have received payment under the Brexit temporary tie-up scheme. [8711/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with airlines to highlighting the need to check passport expiry dates when purchasing flights; the guidelines or requirements that are currently in place for airlines to ensure consumers are protected from purchasing flights without having a valid passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7549/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance if he will conduct a review of the living cities initiative to identify the way that the scheme can be extended further through interrelated plans and including other locations which would offer incentives for property owners to renovate and regenerate vacant and derelict sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7461/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider opening up the repair and lease scheme to the private market and not just to local authorities for a pilot period to increase the supply of housing and residential stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7462/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passport reminder service for passport expiry dates on his Department’s website is still active; if so, if consideration is being given to highlight the facility; if his Department has engaged with airlines on highlighting the need to check passport expiry dates when purchasing flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7548/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the names of the trustees of a school (details supplied). [7623/22]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Environment 3 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that apartment owners will qualify for the revised home energy upgrade scheme; if applications can be made by multi-units to enhance the efficiency of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8069/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that homeowners that are participants in the defective concrete blocks scheme can avail of the home energy upgrade scheme; the way that the scheme will be rolled out to them in view of the level of work already going to be carried out on their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8070/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if homeowners that have made energy upgrade investments in recent years will be able to avail of refunds given the increased level of supports now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8071/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the HSE Capital Plan for 2022 includes developments in Ballina District Hospital and Belmullet Community Hospital. [7826/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate additional resources to HSE for additional out-of-hours general practitioner cover in rural areas. [7827/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if homeowners that have made energy upgrade investments in recent years will be able to avail of tax rebates given the increased level of supports now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8071/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the delays in drawing down a sports capital grant for a club (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8890/22]

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 3 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 2 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when he will make a decision on the name of the new children’s hospital; if he has given consideration to naming it in honour of a person (details supplied) from County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7940/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when the capital application will be approved for the modular build at Belmullet District Hospital; the status of the proposed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7941/22]
Rural 2 questions
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if local action group status will be returned to local development companies as committed to in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8777/22]
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the anticipated changes that will be made to the level of funding for LEADER programme 2023-2027; the impact of same on County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8778/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice if there is mandatory training within the Judiciary system on domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8775/22]