Galway West — week of Mon, 27 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 27 Feb – 5 Mar 2023 · 6 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 51 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022

2023-03-01 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 51–74

Voted for 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Voted against 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021

2023-03-01 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide for prohibiting discrimination on the basis of a person's social and economic disadvantaged background

full description

A bill to provide for prohibiting discrimination on the basis of a person's social and economic disadvantaged background; for those purposes to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 69–55

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

National Ambulance Service

2023-03-01 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 70–58

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

The motion · motion passed 71–59

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Catherine Connolly — Independent 4 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Environment 6 questions
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 15 December 2022, the status of the promised statutory guidelines for the implementation of local authority climate action plans, which will include the guidelines for the implementation of the local authority decarbonisation zones; the timeline for the publication of the statutory guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9910/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of any analysis carried out by his Department with regard to carrying out a pilot project for local authority decarbonisation zones, in advance of the national roll-out of local authority decarbonisations zones, so that the results of the pilot project could feed into the national roll-out; if he will provide details of any engagement he or his Department has had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9835/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the Government’s review of energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9837/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 19 of 8 November 2022, the details of any engagement he has had since November 2022 with Galway City and County Councils with regard to supporting and promoting efforts at local government level on climate action; the details of any engagement he has had since November 2022 with the Atlantic Seaboard North CARO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9836/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 8 November 2022, the status of the heat and built environment delivery task force; if the task force has met to date; the membership of the task force; the terms of reference of the task force; if minutes are taken in respect of meetings of the task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9838/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 15 December 2022, if he will clarify if the community category will be continued for RESS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9839/23]
Public Expenditure 3 questions
- 2023-03-01 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 15 November 2022, the status of his Department's work to date on the implementation of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021; if he will provide an update on his Department's role on the Irish Languages Services Advisory Committee, particularly in relation to the preparation of the national plan to increase the provision of services through Irish and survey the number of Irish speakers employed by the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10383/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 19 January 2023, the status of the review of the programme for the Coirib go Cósta flood relief scheme; the status of the revised programme; if it has been completed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10372/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the engagement he has had with a group (details supplied) on its call for a stimulus package for the Northern and Western Region, as well as increased capital investment in the region’s infrastructure assets, in view of the classification of the region by EU bodies as a “region in transition” and a “lagging region”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10373/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants currently accommodated in a facility (details supplied); of this number, the number of children under the age of eighteen years; the average length of stay of those children under the age of eighteen years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9614/23]
- 2023-03-01 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 443 of 14 February 2022, if the information can now be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10448/23]
Justice 2 questions
- 2023-03-01 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice his plans to reduce the €300 annual fee for renewals of Irish residence permit cards for non-EEA students in view of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis; the details of any analysis carried out by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10396/23]
- 2023-03-01 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice what, if any, fees apply for the replacement of a lost or stolen Irish residence permit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10397/23]
Transport 2 questions
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 33 of 10 November 2022 and 81 of 19 January 2023, the status of the preparations for carrying out the promised feasibility study of light rail in Galway; the timeline for the feasibility study; the status of the specialist team tasked with assisting the National Transport Authority in the updating of the Galway Transport Strategy; the membership of the specialist team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10377/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 6 of 10 November 2022 and 47 of 19 January 2023, the progress to date on the roll-out of park-and-ride facilities in Galway; the details of any engagement he has had with the park-and-ride development office relating to the Draft Park and Ride Strategy: Galway City and Environs, and in particular with a view to ensuring the delivery of park-and-ride on the western side of the city as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10376/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-03-01 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide for student teachers to be paid for the hours they work while on placement; the details of any analysis carried out by her Department in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10384/23]

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 4 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)

John Connolly — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mairéad Farrell — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Public Expenditure 6 questions
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the process and procedures by which a line Department would come to his Department seeking permission for the release of funding for a pay claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10525/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will detail the analysis of the inflation-supply chain delay co-operation framework that has been carried out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10526/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the work that the construction sector group is currently undertaking to advance the roll-out of modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10530/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the legislation he will bring forward this year in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10528/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform as part of his focus on the NDP and in relation to the capital ceilings, if he has identified particular Departments as a priority and whose current ceiling may need amending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10529/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the Coirib go Cósta flood defences project in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10527/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will approve the request for additional staff from Galway City Council housing unit, given the fact that council tenants in Galway are waiting months for maintenance works and retrofits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9649/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has a plan to address issues with regard to fuel affordability for social housing tenants whose homes are being upgraded from solid fuel to oil heating systems, given that this work may be done in advance of any potential energy efficiency works such as insulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10068/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if persons in receipt of a British pension can apply for reimbursement of costs for healthcare treatment received in another EU member state under the cross-border directive scheme; if there are other arrangements in place that allow persons in receipt of a British pension to apply for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10655/23]

Noel Grealish — Independent 0 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 3 questions
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health where a person is in the fair deal scheme for 18 months, and the spouse who is still residing in the family home decides to sell the property to downsize, how the capital from the sale of the family home is assessed under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9618/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health whether the review into Ireland's abortion laws has considered the issue of foetal pain relief, in view of the interest in this topic expressed by members of the public and the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10094/23]
- 2023-03-01 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the reason priority is given to CEO entry applicants within the HSE Internship placement programme in addition to or instead of percentile marking; the reason applicants for internship posts who accepted a place in Irish medical school through a CAO officer will be allocated posts ahead of applicants who accepted an Irish medical school place directly from the medical school; his views on whether this practice is discriminatory given that all students registered in a college course should be treated fairly and equitably; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10452/23]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department only issues a licence for a particular hatchery (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9794/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department is allowing Inland Fisheries Ireland to currently operate a hatchery (details supplied) in County Galway under his Department’s licensing regime, without a legally required appropriate assessment screening in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport to list the public transport services provided under public service obligation contracts in Galway city, including the individual routes and the companies that are operating them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10002/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the living alone allowance to people who qualify for an increase for a qualified adult to their spouse's or partner's State pension, but whose partner is in long-term nursing home care, and they are now living on their own; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9501/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-03-01 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason returning emigrants who have established residency for over three years in Ireland cannot reclassify from non-EU to EU status mid-course of study but if a non-EU citizen obtains EU citizenship mid-course of study, they are immediately eligible to apply for EU re-classification, which affords more moderate third level fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10453/23]

Seán Kyne — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.