Mayo — week of Mon, 26 Sept

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 26 Sept – 2 Oct 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 25 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax

2022-09-27 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 85–67

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019

2022-09-27 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 66–87

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

The motion · motion passed 92–62

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 · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 7 total

Tourism 4 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will be providing details of the funding schemes that are available for local festivals and events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46961/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will be providing details of the funding schemes that are available for local festivals and events that will be funded by the Arts Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46962/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will be providing details of the types of funding schemes that are available for local festivals and events funded by Fáilte Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46963/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the engagement that has occurred with Government colleagues regarding recruitment and retention challenges in the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47596/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to publish measures considered by the rural water working group for inclusion in the new 2022-2025 multi-annual rural water programme; and when requests for bids for this programme will be announced. [46921/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 5 May 2022, the status of the implementation of affordable housing schemes in County Mayo; the progress that has been made with Mayo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46922/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if transport will be provided to a student (details supplied) who is attending a school with no bus route; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47032/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Local Ireland (representing the Regional Newspapers and Printers Association of Ireland) Taxation
- Campaign for reduction of VAT on newspapers and their digital editions to Zero Per Cent

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

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 · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Housing 2 questions
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the upper cap for the defective concrete block scheme to enable persons to rebuild their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47330/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the situation with the defective block scheme in cases in which persons are unable to downsize; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47331/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to rising home insurance costs; his view on whether these increases are fully justified based on increased construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47762/22]