Mayo — week of Mon, 5 Dec — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 5 Dec – 11 Dec 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 53 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Air Transport Agreement

2022-12-07 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 76–46

Voted for 2 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-12-06 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–53

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 3 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 2 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Health 15 questions
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if a permanent registrar will be appointed to the renal unit at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60450/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will set up a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO-2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60468/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated to Mayo University Hospital under the winter plan; the way this compares to other hospitals in the West/North West Hospitals Group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60643/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated to a hospital (details supplied) for the CT scanner replacement project; the status of the CT installation process outlining; and when the new CT scanner will be operational. [60644/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the reason HIQA has not inspected a nursing unit (details supplied) following a request to do so by the provider, which requires additional bed capacity to meet growing demands in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60645/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the details of the formal capital investment proposal submitted for the provision of single room en-suite bed capacity at a hospital (details supplied) and a timeline for completion of this project. [60646/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of acute inpatient beds on wards A, B and C at a hospital (details supplied); the number of beds in these wards currently not in use and closed; the reason that these beds are not in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60647/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if the planned expansion of the footprint of the emergency department at a hospital (details supplied) through the addition of seven treatment bays in the new modular build outlined in HIQAs report has been completed; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60648/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE are satisfied that corrective actions to non-compliant findings and HIQA key recommendations have been implemented following HIQA’s inspection on 29 September 2020 with the subsequent report published on 17 December 2020 for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on the HSE's ongoing work to improve and maintain infection prevention and control measures in community and acute healthcare setting at this hospital. [60649/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will outline the precise work completed on project review 1 tasks for a hospital (details supplied); if the HSE has submitted the preliminary business case and brief and project cost estimate to his Department for technical review. [60650/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if the preliminary design stage 1 report has been approved; when the HSE expects approval of scheme design for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60651/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the design team appointed through the procurement process for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60652/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1661 of 8 September 2022, the progress that has been made with prospective developers on the provision of the primary care centre scheduled for an area (details supplied); the timeline for delivery of this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60653/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the status of discussions in respect of section 39 workers and those who work with people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61346/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to increase home help hours for the elderly; the steps that are being taken to increase the number of homecare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61345/22]
Public 3 questions
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the flagship projects that will be developed in the western region following the announcement of €217 million in funding under two European regional development fund, ERDF programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61443/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the Northern and Western Regional Assembly will be supporting the sustainable regeneration of towns and urban centres; if this is in conjunction with the Government’s town centre first policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61445/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is any flexibility with remote working for those employed in the public service who have medical complications and who want to increase their hours of remote working and continue carrying out their duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61504/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the establishment of the wool council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61348/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the Government commitment to resolve the issue of support for the category of farmers known as forgotten farmers; when his Department will publish its report to bring forward proposals and supports for this cohort of farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61347/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when reliable broadband connectivity will be installed in east Mayo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60502/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the guidelines in respect of local authority home loans; the income requirements for County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61113/22]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Housing 2 questions
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding and or grant assistance that may be available for the restoration, renovation and or refurbishments of churches and cathedrals; if he will outline the qualifying criteria and application process for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60764/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if restoration of diocesan cathedral projects is eligible for application to the build heritage scheme and or the heritage investment scheme; if he will outline the application criteria and process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60765/22]

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 1 vote · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Further and Higher Education 10 questions
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of part-time undergraduate and postgraduate students in public institutes of higher education each year since 2011 including the 2022/2023 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60227/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of part-time undergraduates and postgraduate students in each public institute of higher education each year since 2011 including the 2022/2023 academic year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60228/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of part-time third level students by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60229/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of guidance counsellors employed directly by each ETB; the number contracted in each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60230/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the quotas for nursing students in both the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60728/22]
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of newly qualified apprentices to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61390/22]
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a full list of all approved undergraduate courses for application under SUSI provided in the State to which the free fees scheme does not apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61391/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 1 December 2022, if he will instruct the Higher Education Authority to include a criterion of regional balance as part of the expression of interest for delivering increased numbers in veterinary medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61468/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of personal assistants employed, both directly and indirectly, by each ETB in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61469/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details of all the social care courses available and their status with regard to CORU registration in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61470/22]
Health 4 questions
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the protected disclosures reported to the HSE regarding concerns raised about the individualised services provide by an organisation (details supplied) in Mayo; his plan of action to investigate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60591/22]
- 2022-12-06 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if only eight individualised services are in HIQA designated centres and 42 are unregulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60592/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the protected disclosures made to the HSE regarding individualised services provided by an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61350/22]
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will initiate an independent investigation into the performance and service provision of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61349/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider extending the solidarity contribution, such as the windfall tax, to electricity companies, as is being considered by Spain and the Czech Republic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61392/22]
- 2022-12-07 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider retroactively applying the €120/MWh cap on renewable electricity generation and €180/MWh cap on other inframarginal generation, as is being done by Belgium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61393/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total annual expenditure on PPP-related charges; if he will outline the projections for future growth in expenditure related to PPP charges in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61508/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-12-08 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of accessible units built for persons with disabilities in County Mayo in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61467/22]