Galway West — week of Mon, 4 Apr

Catherine Connolly — Independent 1 vote · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Enterprise 7 questions
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for the ratification of the International Labour Organisation Convention 190, Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work; the status of the analysis by his Department of the legislative requirements for the ratification of this convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18678/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 10 February 2022, the status of the work to revise the Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18723/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 9 February 2022, if he has received the report by the Low Pay Commission and the ESRI of a universal basic income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18741/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he raised the ongoing war in Yemen with his Saudi Arabian counterparts during his trade mission to Saudi Arabia in November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18741/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 10 February 2022, the status of his engagement at European Union and World Trade Organisation level with regard to the waiving of intellectual property rights in respect of Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18741/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 9 February 2022, if he has received the report by the Low Pay Commission and the ESRI of a universal basic income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18741/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of any bilateral engagement he has had with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia in 2021 and to-date in 2022; if, in the course of this engagement, he has raised issues relating to Saudi Arabia’s human rights record and in particular the recent mass execution of 81 persons on 12 March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18741/22]
Rural 3 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 17 February 2022, the status of the new policy for the islands; if the draft policy has been finalised to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17840/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 17 February 2022, the status of the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the engagement that her Department has had with Galway County Council and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to date in 2022 in relation to moving forward with the development of the pier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17841/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 17 February 2022, the status of the development of Caladh Mór on Inis Meáin; the status of the development of the updated simulation by the National Maritime College of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17797/22]
Environment 3 questions
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 14 December 2021, the status of the preparation of the finalised terms of reference for the Offshore Renewable Energy Support Scheme (ORESS 1); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18679/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 1 March 2022 , and his comments (details supplied), the status of the development of guidelines for the implementation of decarbonising zones; the timeline for the publication of these guidelines; the timeline for the incorporation of these guidelines into the promised statutory guidelines for Local Authority Climate Action Plans; the expected timeline of when the proposed decarbonising zones will be approved for implementation in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18820/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the RESS 1 projects which have reached commercial operation to-date; the number of projects which are community-led projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18821/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applicants awaiting the issuance of a temporary residence certificate in card form and not the paper document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17996/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons awaiting a preliminary interview further to section 13 of the International Protection Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17997/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the number of children of school going age that are awaiting access to the education system, three months after their international protection application has been made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17998/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for a PPS number for international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17999/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the commencement of section 212 of the Local Government Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18685/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the work of the infectious diseases clinical programme; the status of the establishment of a network of infectious diseases clinics; the number of such clinics established and operational to-date; the locations of all infectious diseases clinics, operational or planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18993/22]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or 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 1 vote · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Rural 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the full foreshore application for Inis Oírr pier has not been lodged and may be delayed further for another 12 months, given that Galway County Council must undertake updates to the original environment study in order to comply with European Union legislation before the application can be lodged; her views on whether the funding set aside for the pier will cover the necessary work given the increase in building costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18035/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an update will be provided on the plans her Department has to address problems with the sandblocks at Céibh an Chóra, Inis Meáin, which are known to interfere with the freight service, especially during summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18036/22]
Transport 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the number of operators which applied to his Department for multiple flight operation authorisations to operate in 2021. [17614/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm the transportation of kerosene to or from Shannon via airplane (details supplied) on dates 21 or 22 March 2022. [17615/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that are on the waiting list in County Galway for dental care; the length of time they have been waiting in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18106/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the total number of epilepsy nurses for one-to-one care in the State; the number who are serving in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19059/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 781 of 14 March 2022, if she will provide the information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18645/22]
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No.782 of 22 March 2022, if she will provide the full list of companies approved under the Immigrant Investor Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18646/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the free travel pass to persons with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19060/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are currently declared as self-employed farmers who are in receipt of invalidity pension; the number whose invalidity is related to farm accidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18964/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of training companies that have been engaged by the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board as a result of the new round of tendering for the delivery of training packages; the names of the successful companies; the number that have the competency to deliver training in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18105/22]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projected timeline and milestones for the development of the deep-water quay at Ros a Mhíl; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18107/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 29 March 2022, the amount that has been paid out by the Credit Institutions Resolution Fund by way of resolution actions; the amount that has been recouped by the liquidators during liquidation processes to date; the net cost to the Credit Institutions Resolution Fund; the fees that have been paid during liquidation processes to the appointed liquidators in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18577/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 7 February 2017, if he will provide the full list of companies that received payments under the succeed-in-Ireland initiative operated by Connect Ireland from the date of its establishment to when it was closed with payments by recipient company (details supplied); the number of jobs created per company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18998/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is fully satisfied that the authorisation and regulation of the discharge to sea facility of trade and sewage effluent currently in operation at Ros a' Mhíl, Casla, Contae na Gaillimhe (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19083/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media , further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 29 March, the details of the licensing to which she refers; the reference number of the planning permission obtained by Údarás na Gaeltachta relating to the external works made to the building at issue; the change of use of the existing building to the hi-tech health laboratories development detailed; the total cost of the interior and exterior development of the existing building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18965/22]

Noel Grealish — Independent 0 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Enterprise 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the current visa backlog for overseas workers; when the timelines are expected to reduce; if consideration has been given to a reduction in requirements for sought after professions, for example, chefs such as the requirement to have a job offer before they arrive and the restriction of only being allowed to work for one employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18296/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is planning to introduce to address the impact of rising energy prices on businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18813/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the one-stop-shop under the national home energy upgrade scheme will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18156/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice the number of overseas students who are on a stamp 2 visa currently in Ireland; if consideration has been given to making these visas more flexible to enable students to work for more than 20 hours per week outside the Christmas and June to September periods given that many of these students are struggling to pay rent and many of their employers are struggling to secure sufficient staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18295/22]

Seán Kyne — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

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