Mayo — week of Mon, 28 Nov

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 28 Nov – 4 Dec 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 59 questions · 5 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-11-30 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–72

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 2 Alan Dillon · Michael Ring

Did not vote 3 Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022

2022-11-30 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 40–86

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 2 Alan Dillon · Michael Ring

Did not vote 3 Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 39–88

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 2 Alan Dillon · Michael Ring

Did not vote 3 Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

The motion · motion passed 82–44

Voted for 2 Alan Dillon · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 3 Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 4 votes · 26 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 26 total

Education 7 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will list each provider by location in County Mayo in which children with special educational needs can access placements in Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes including the access and inclusion model; and the number of placements available in each setting in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59188/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will list each school by location in County Mayo in which children with special educational needs can access placements in an early intervention class attached to mainstream or special schools; and the number of placements available in each school in tabular form. [59189/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will list each provider by location in County Mayo in which children with special educational needs can access placements in early intervention settings or early years settings in HSE funded service providers supported by HSE grant aid or HSE funded pre-school assistant in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59190/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will request her Department's planning and building unit to engage with the principal and board of management of a school (details supplied) on the proposed additional accommodation scheme to ensure their existing general purpose room is protected for future use or an alternative GP room is provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59600/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will request her Department's planning and building unit to engage with the principal and board of management of a school (see details supplied) on the proposed additional accommodation scheme to ensure the existing general purpose (GP) room is protected for future use or an alternative GP room is provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59601/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update through her Department's planning and building unit for a school (details supplied) on the proposed additional accommodation project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59602/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update through her Department's planning and building unit for a school (details supplied) on the proposed additional accommodation project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59603/22]
Housing 5 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of grant funding provided to Mayo County Council under measure 8 of the multi-annual rural water programme 2009-2021 for septic tanks and wells; the number of applicants who were in receipt of this funding; the average grant received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58783/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a community group water scheme (details supplied); when Irish Water will apply the leak allowance on work carried by the group to cover the outstanding debt; and the date for the finalisation of steps to take over of the scheme by Irish Water. [59615/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on funding for local government, given the pressures being faced by local authorities due to energy inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59841/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline progress to deliver affordable housing schemes for County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59842/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the income thresholds for social housing for Mayo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56923/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the supports for families in Budget 2023; the impact that the changes she is making will have in respect of the treatment of child maintenance payments and working family payment thresholds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59228/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the various supports for people with disabilities in Budget 2023; the way that this aligns with ongoing work on the Cost of Disability report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59229/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance if he recognises biofuels as a fossil fuel; if biofuels will be subjected to carbon tax or excise duty if they are used for home heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59192/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the reason that hydrotreated vegetable oil that is used in home heating is taxed as a road fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59193/22]
Transport 2 questions
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the reason train station waiting rooms are closed to the public in wintertime, including at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59584/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on train punctuality (details supplied) according to the existing timetable over the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59585/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update surrounding recent announcements on the new further education and training, FET, colleges of the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59840/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline progress to address the student accommodation shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59839/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of increases that public sector pensioners will receive following the Government pay deal review; and if he will outline details of the lump-sum that will be backdated to February 2022 for public sector pensioners. [58848/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will outline workforce planning details to provide full restoration of day care services at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar to pre-pandemic levels when fully re-opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58847/22]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department introduced a quota management system for the hook and line mackerel fishery with just under 180 tonnes of the 400-tonne quota being caught during the 2022 season, compared with the 1,200 tonnes landed in 2021; the way he intends to resolve this unviable system that is impacting local costal fishing communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59378/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the process for the inclusion of Eircode postcodes that were missed in the original surveys contained within amber intervention areas in the roll-out of the NBP; the average NBI connection time for these premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59610/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a company (details supplied) will be paid under the Beneficiaries of the Temporary Protection order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59613/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will defer the decision to reopen the Irish Embassy in Tehran given the ruthless suppression of human rights by the regime in Iran, the murder of women and children by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian support for Russia in the latter's ongoing invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60106/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Independent Broadcasters of Ireland Communications
- Online Safety & Media Regulation Bill - the radio broadcasting elements of the bill

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Independent Broadcasters of Ireland Communications
- Online Safety & Media Regulation Bill - the radio broadcasting elements of the bill

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 4 votes · 21 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 21 total

Further and Higher Education 16 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students enrolled in level 5 pre-law courses in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59168/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who were accepted onto undergraduate law courses following the completion of a level 5 pre-law course in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59169/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide information on the anticipated increased administrative burden on SUSI in order to process the €500 fee reduction for the 2023-2024 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59170/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the working group will be established to examine the issues in relation to the legislative process, transitional arrangements and establishment of the new agency in advance of the publication of the research Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59174/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the research Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59175/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of bundle 1 of the Higher Education Public Private Partnership Programme particularly in relation to the status of each project; if it has reached its financial closure; if construction has commenced; the total life-time cost and annual cost to the State of each of the six projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59176/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students enrolled in level 5 pre-nursing courses in the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59177/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who were accepted onto undergraduate nursing courses following the completion of a level 5 pre-nursing course in 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59178/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the capital funding to unlock student accommodation projects and deliver approximately 3,000 student beds, currently at advanced stages of planning but unable to progress; if he will ensure that this accommodation is affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59803/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that such little progress has been made in clearing the backlog of apprentices waiting to access off-the-job training in further education colleges and technological universities, given that 4,937 apprentices have currently been waiting over six months to be given a date to begin off-the-job training; the steps that he is taking to facilitate apprentices accessing training close to home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59804/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will commit to associate membership of CERN; if so, if he will outline a timeframe for joining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59806/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that he is taking to provide supports for part-time students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59805/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science The way in which he will address the chronic shortage of veterinary medicine places; if he will outline a timeframe for delivering additional places; if he will instruct the Higher Education Authority to include a criterion of regional balance as part of the expression of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59807/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an estimated timeframe for the introduction of new contracts for academic staff working in technological universities in order to develop research capacity; if he will provide an update on his engagement with trade unions and other stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59808/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on increasing transfer rates from FET to degree programmes; if he will outline in particular any progress made in increasing transfer rates from courses such as pre-nursing and pre-law into degree courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59809/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage with the Minister for Education on the issue of increasing the cap on primary teacher training places in public HEIs given that the Department of Education is currently in the process of determining the intake on the primary B.Ed. and PME programmes for the 2023-2024 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59999/22]
Housing 3 questions
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of accessible units built in 2022 for people with disabilities in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59838/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on when the first housing units for persons with disabilities are expected to be completed under the national housing strategy for disabled people 2022-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59836/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on engagement between his Department and Mayo County Council regarding a scheme for the remediation of the 17 social houses that have tested positive for the existence of Pyrite in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59835/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications If any windfall tax will be applied to electricity generation companies for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59926/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any windfall tax will be applied to the owners and operators of the Corrib gas field for 2022; if so, the estimated revenue that will be generated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59927/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Independent Broadcasters of Ireland Communications
- Online Safety & Media Regulation Bill - the radio broadcasting elements of the bill