Galway West — week of Mon, 7 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Mar – 13 Mar 2022 · 6 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 49 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Excise: Financial Resolution

2022-03-09 · 4 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–71

Voted for 1 Mairéad Farrell

Voted against 1 Hildegarde Naughton

Did not vote 4 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 7–77

Voted against 1 Hildegarde Naughton

Abstained 1 Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 4 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 59–73

Voted for 1 Mairéad Farrell

Voted against 1 Hildegarde Naughton

Did not vote 4 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–73

Voted for 1 Mairéad Farrell

Voted against 1 Hildegarde Naughton

Did not vote 4 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018

2022-03-09 · 2 votes · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to place a cap on moneylenders’ interest rates, by amending the Consumer Credit Act 1995

full description

A bill to place a cap on moneylenders’ interest rates, by amending the Consumer Credit Act 1995; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 2–4

Voted for 1 Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 5 Catherine Connolly · Hildegarde Naughton · John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 2–4

Voted for 1 Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 5 Catherine Connolly · Hildegarde Naughton · John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-03-08 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 65–53

Voted for 1 Hildegarde Naughton

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Catherine Connolly — Independent 1 vote · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Further and Higher Education 4 questions
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 8 February 2022, the status of the examination by his Department of the economic evaluation of the funding options presented in the Report of the Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education 2016; when the final economic evaluation report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12796/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 8 February 2022, if the review by the expert panel on the further education and training model has been received to date by his Department; when the review report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12797/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the new employer apprentice grant will be available to local authorities as employers further to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12896/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 8 February 2022, when the SUSI review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12897/22]
Defence 2 questions
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary question No. 122 of 27 January 2022, the status of the independent review to examine the effectiveness of the policies, systems and procedures currently in place for dealing with bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Defence Forces; the progress reports received to date by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13308/22]
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the input he and officials from his Department have had in the preparation of the EU Strategic Compass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13309/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education further to Question No. 146 of 23 November 2021, the analysis her Department has carried out into the future acquisition of any privately owned vacant school properties in Galway city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13315/22]
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 7 July 2021, the status of the acquisition of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); the details of the interim accommodation that will be provided for the academic year 2022-2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13314/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 25 January 2022, when all vacant homes officers will be full-time officers; the details of any additional funding beyond the current allocation of €50,000 per annum that will be provided to local authorities to enable them to expand existing part-time vacant homes officer roles into full-time roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12493/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons seeking international protection accommodated in direct provision in Galway city and county, by centre and length of stay; the number residing in direct provision centres in Galway city and county since which it is three months, six months, one year, two years, three years, four years and five years plus that permission to remain was granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13652/22]

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 5 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Connolly — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mairéad Farrell — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 7 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 7 total

Public 3 questions
- 2022-03-09 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of external reports commissioned in 2021; the cost of each; the external reports that were received by his Department in 2021; when such reports were or are expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13166/22]
- 2022-03-09 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all Departmental reviews, reports and studies that that were published in 2021; if he will provide a list of those that are currently ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13167/22]
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the terms of reference for the external review panel he is establishing to examine the processes and procedures in relation to the recruitment and remuneration of senior public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13593/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-03-09 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the measures that he will be taking to ensure that banks (details supplied) don’t raise funds again whilst they are under sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13522/22]
- 2022-03-09 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that Ireland’s Register of Beneficial Ownership permits the use of legal trustees and nominee shareholders which adds a layer of opacity and disguises the ultimate beneficial owner in view of the risk of possible attempts to circumvent financial sanctions; if he will be taking steps to ensure that the register records the ultimate beneficial owner of companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13523/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the ongoing delaying in the disbursement of the energy credit; the date that the credit will be paid to households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13102/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-03-10 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad é suim an deontais reáchtála a ceadaíodh do gach comharchumann agus gach comhlacht pobalbhunaithe Gaeltachta sna blianta 2021 agus 2022; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [13695/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Early Childhood Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Provision of high-quality early years and school-age care for children

Noel Grealish — Independent 0 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend the 20% reduction in passenger fares on public service obligation routes to all scheduled service operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12352/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend the youth travel card to all scheduled service operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12353/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend the commercial bus operators' scheme until the impact of the pandemic on consumer confidence dissipates and passenger rates return to pre-pandemic levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12354/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if rent pressure zone legislation will be retained for a definitive duration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12686/22]
- 2022-03-09 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a grant is available for a private individual to update their septic tank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13151/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to protect the assets of thousands of customers of a bank (details supplied) who are being forced by the bank to liquidate their investments in the coming weeks ahead of the departure by the bank from Ireland at a time of huge turmoil in international markets that will see the value of their holdings fall substantially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12440/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of employees whose pensions will be impacted by the European Union institutions for occupational retirement provision II directive and the likely mass migration to a pension scheme (details supplied); if consideration has been given to a deadline extension beyond the end of 2022 to assist employers that may be struggling with the mass return to work, inflation driven salary demands and the much talked about great resignation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12351/22]

Seán Kyne — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Family Carers Ireland Budgetary matters
- Supports for family carers in Budget 2022