Mayo — week of Mon, 7 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Nov – 13 Nov 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 49 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-11-09 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 58–74

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Mental Health (Capacity to Consent to Treatment) Bill 2021

2022-11-09 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001 and for that purpose to provide for the right of minors over the age of 16 to consent to mental health treatment and to provide for re…

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A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001 and for that purpose to provide for the right of minors over the age of 16 to consent to mental health treatment and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 60–75

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Home Care

2022-11-09 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–58

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 · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Children 3 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions that he plans to take to provide those who were subjected to racial discrimination and systemic racism in childcare institutions with effective remedies, through the mother and baby payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54411/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the future allocation from Tusla to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54486/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide clarification on a matter (details supplied). [55224/22]
Health 3 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he has any plans to make changes to the medical card application forms to support those with chronic diseases such as arthritis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54811/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health following on from the recent positive expansion of Westdoc services in the east of County Galway, when the service might be expanded to areas west of Galway city, such as Moycullen to Oughterard. [55190/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on home help for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55958/22]
Transport 3 questions
- 2022-11-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport when on-board catering services on Iarnród Éireann’s InterCity network will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55895/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline any future upgrades on a regional road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55887/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his Department's intention to improve Iarnród Éireann’s InterCity network, especially the Westport to Dublin Heuston route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55888/22]
Finance 3 questions
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the publication of the draft residential zoned land tax maps by local authorities; the scope of the tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55890/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the role FDI multinationals and technology companies play in supporting Ireland’s economy; and the latest Exchequer returns from corporation tax. [55889/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance if the Government has considered removing VAT on print and online newspapers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47597/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the redistribution of energy profits, especially those of the Corrib gas field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55408/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the European Union energy crisis from an European Union perspective; the financial supports that will be available from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49075/22]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach the number of persons registered as unemployed at each employment exchange in County Mayo on the last convenient date and if he will provide comparative figures for the corresponding period in 2021. [54496/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons employed within IDA and Enterprise Ireland-backed companies within County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54495/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a student (details supplied) was excluded from the student fee reduction announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55469/22]

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

Questions asked 3 total

Foreign 2 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign birth passport (details supplied). [54168/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied). [54169/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to add a medication (details supplied) to the GMS scheme. [54524/22]

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 · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Finance 4 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue collected from non-tax residents on eligible earnings such as rental income in Ireland in each of the years 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54511/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 25 October 2022, if multinational corporations, including those with global revenue above €750 million, will be eligible for the maximum €10,000 energy grant; if multiple subsidiaries of the same company can each make applications for the energy grant up to the maximum of €10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54512/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider instructing the Revenue Commissioners to collect and publish data on tax collected on rental income from non-tax residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55898/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons with disabilities who are awaiting an appeal hearing with the disabled drivers medical board of appeal; the length of time applicants have been waiting, by county or CHO; if there is an indicative date for the resumption of the DDMBOA while the NDIS transport working group carries out its review of transport options for persons with disabilities and develops next-step proposals; if emergency additional funding will be made available if the criteria are expanded; if the working group will consider expanding the scheme to include persons with Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55899/22]
Social 3 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare officers employed in each location in County Mayo in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55056/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting times and waiting list figures for accessing Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55057/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the plans to recruit 80 additional staff to community welfare services; if posts have been advertised; if recruitment has commenced; when it is anticipated that the full 80 will be recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55058/22]
Further and Higher Education 3 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the new international education strategy will be published before the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54314/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the Higher Education Authority call for expressions of interest in creating more places for student vets and veterinary nurses; the target number of additional places in both veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing; the way in which this will be funded; the estimated timeframe for the first additional places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54505/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details of all Higher Education Authority calls for expressions of interest in delivering additional places in third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54506/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans for the development of an electricity grid in the west of Ireland to facilitate the transfer to electric from west to east at-scale to unlock the renewable wind energy potential in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55404/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which individuals and families living in multi-resident accommodation where there are separate electricity meters but only one MPRN number, can receive the electricity credit, and in instances where there are two MPRN numbers on the one post-code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55405/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if he anticipates any delay to the completion of the all-island strategic rail review as a result of the assembly being down in Northern Ireland; if he will provide assurances that there will be no impact on progressing the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55900/22]