Galway West — week of Mon, 3 Oct

Catherine Connolly — Independent 0 votes · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Health 5 questions
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the Commission on Care; the terms of reference for the Commission; the membership of the Commission; the expected timeline for the completion of the Commission's work; the status of the initial review on all relevant age-related strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47974/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of the cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group; the number of times the group has met to date; the dates of each meeting; if she has received the recommendations and proposed action plan from the group to date, as expected by September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47975/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the national audit of CAMHS, following the Maskey report into south Kerry CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48859/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of each of the 35 recommendations in the Maskey Report for south Kerry CAMHS in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48860/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 877 of 19 October 2021 and No. 304 of 18 May 2022, his plans for the recruitment of 100 additional neurological nurse specialists including nine in University Hospital Galway, as highlighted in a campaign by an organisation (details supplied); the number of whole-time equivalent neurology nurses currently in position in the Hospital; the details of plans to recruit additional neurology nurses in the Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49138/22]
Defence 5 questions
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the number of monthly progress reports that he has received to date from the review group pursuant to the terms of reference of the independent review to examine the effectiveness of the policies, systems and procedures in place for dealing with bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Defence Forces; his plans for the publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49114/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of any interim assessments or recommendations addressing issues for immediate action that he has received from the review group pursuant to the terms of reference of the independent review to examine the effectiveness of the policies, systems and procedures in place for dealing with bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Defence Forces; his plans for the publication of same; the details of any actions taken or planned on foot of any such assessments or recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49115/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the independent review to examine the effectiveness of the policies, systems and procedures in place for dealing with bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Defence Forces; if the review group is on track to complete its final review report within the 12-month timeframe, pursuant to the terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49116/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the number and dates of all meetings of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group that were held in 2022 at which Ireland was represented; the details of the next meeting of the group; if Ireland will be represented at that meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48952/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the status of the draft review report pursuant to the terms the independent review to examine the effectiveness of the policies, systems and procedures in place for dealing with bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Defence Forces, which was to be provided to him within six months; his plans to publish the draft review report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48951/22]
Public 3 questions
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of Ireland's partnership agreement for cohesion funding for the period 2021 to 2027; when he expects to bring the agreement to the Government; when he expects to publish the agreement; the details of any engagement that he or his Department has had with the European Commission on the recently reported downgrading of the northern and western region of Ireland to a lagging region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48382/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions that have been taken or that are planned following the analysis and conclusions of the spending review 2022 report entitled An Assessment of the Balance of Current and Capital Expenditure - OPW Estate Management Portfolio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48285/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the modernisation of the office accommodation portfolio in line with the Office of Public Works estate strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48286/22]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of his engagement in 2022 with his counterparts in the European Union with regard to the decision to reconvene the European Union-Israel Association Council; if he has called for the imposition of certain conditions, as outlined in a letter by a group of Irish civil society organisations (details supplied), before any reconvening can occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49069/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 23 June 2022, if he will provide an update on his Department's engagement with representatives of a company (details supplied) and the Misak community in Colombia with regard to the treatment of human rights defenders who raise concerns over the negative impacts of the company's use of land in Colombia; the details of any engagement that he or his Department has had with the United Nations Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council with regard to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49068/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to take further action to provide those who were subjected to differential treatment in childcare institutions with effective remedies, further to a statement issued by United Nations special rapporteurs (details supplied) expressing concern that children of African and Irish descent were subjected to differential treatment because of their race, colour and or descent, leading to further violations of their human rights, in particular to provide redress for the harms caused due to racial discrimination and systemic racism to which children of African and Irish descent were subjected through the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47943/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); if he will provide details of any engagement that he or his Department has had with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities with regard to the classification of customers as urban domestic customers or rural domestic customers; the methodology used in this classification; if he will provide details of any engagement that he or his Department has had with the CRU, or energy providers, concerning the reason that rural domestic customers pay higher standing charges than urban domestic customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48915/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 27 September 2022, if she will clarify the approach taken as regards access to the free travel pass for persons who are vision-impaired; if she will clarify the approach taken as regards access to the free travel pass for persons who are blind; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49203/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views regarding the termination of the Maynooth University student centre project, which had been planned and which students had been paying an increased student levy for over the past period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49366/22]

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 · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Patrick McGrath Development and Zoning
- Rezoning of private land owned by McGrath Family from low density to high density. Cottage Corner, Rahoon, Galway, Eircode H91 Y82P

Mairéad Farrell — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Social 4 questions
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific weeks in which the additional payments from her Department outlined in the cost-of-living package (details supplied) will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48610/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has given any consideration to allowing members of the Prison Service recruited post-1995 to work a certain number of hours each week whilst retaining certain social welfare benefits, as other welfare recipients can do (details supplied). [49384/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans, if any, to allow increased mortgage repayments, due to higher interest rates, to be factored into the means test in relation to carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49361/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered a small tax credit for qualifying families who may have children with complex special needs in relation to the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49362/22]
Public 2 questions
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the national development plan; the impact of cost inflation; if he will provide a list of any projects which may now need to go back out for tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48646/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views relating to public pay. [48647/22]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a projected timeline for the delivery of the development of the deepwater quay at Ros an Mhíl following the commencement of a revised tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48614/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date that the first electricity credit will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48825/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 29 May 2013, if he will provide a copy of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49389/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-10-06 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered amending the policy regarding parent’s leave and benefit to allow lone parents to take leave equal to the time two parent families can avail of in an effort to give children of lone parents a more equitable start in life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49276/22]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

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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Votes this week

Questions asked 19 total

New lobbying 1 return

Questions asked 10 total