Galway West — week of Mon, 6 Mar

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Mar – 12 Mar 2023 · 6 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 43 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

High Energy Costs

2023-03-08 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 69–59

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

The motion · motion passed 69–59

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

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

2023-03-08 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–78

Voted for 1 Mairéad Farrell

Voted against 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Did not vote 4 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Catherine Connolly — Independent 2 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Housing 4 questions
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of any analysis carried out by his Department into the operation of the choice-based letting system; what measures are in place to assist older persons and persons with disabilities in accessing the system, particularly in local authority areas in which the online choice based system is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11938/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 26 January 2023, the status of the development of the promised section 28 guidelines for planning in Gaeltacht areas; the status of the screening assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11939/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of the cost to date of the mortgage to rent scheme; if he will provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the scheme in each of the years since 2012, in tabular form; if any analysis has been carried out into the amount of money paid out by approved housing bodies and the approved private company in the purchasing of homes under the scheme; if any analysis has been carried out into the amount of money paid to approved housing bodies and the approved private company in rent under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11813/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 26 January 2023, if he has received the report in respect of 2021 and 2022 to date from the Galway Social Housing Task Force; if so, if he will provide a copy of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11814/23]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 8 December 2022, the status of the establishment of the wool council; if the promised €30,000 for initial set-up costs has been drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11952/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 8 December 2022, the status of the programme for Government commitment to ensure that inshore waters are protected for smaller fishing vessels and that pair trawling will be prohibited within the 6-mile nautical limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11811/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy; the details of any engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) with regard to their recent call for the full implementation of Article 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11812/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 24 January 2023, the status of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; the details of the body that will provide the facilities and secretarial service, in light of the recent decision by the National Rehabilitation Hospital to cease its involvement with the scheme; the timeline for when the appeals process will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11107/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 24 January 2023, his plans for the phasing out of the help-to-buy scheme; the timeline for same; the details of any analysis carried out by his Department into the impact of the scheme on the price of new houses in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11106/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has ceased funding under the treatment abroad scheme for young persons suffering from brittle bone disease who have been undergoing treatment abroad in the UK for many years, as in a particular case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11603/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand public healthcare services for children with disabilities, with a view to decreasing the use of private providers in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12050/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 313 and 314 of 27 September 2022, her plans to extend the free travel scheme to persons with an epilepsy diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11548/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify whether child protection assessments are carried out in respect of all referrals of children to HSE Disability Services; if he will provide details of any analysis carried out by his Department on the operation of the HSE Disability Services referral system in the cases of children, particularly regarding the engagement between the HSE and Tusla during the child protection assessment process; if his attention has been drawn to delays in the delivery of HSE Disability Services to children as a result of delays in the carrying-out of child protection assessments by Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12040/23]

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

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 3 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Finance 4 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the business energy support scheme to LPG gas and oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8044/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance in a situation where a Minister had responsibility for an area such as consumer mortgage arrears, if his or her own credit history would be relevant and hence should be declared if he or she were currently or previously in significant arrears, given that the ministerial code of conduct requires Ministers to "avoid any real or apparent conflict of interest"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11313/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance in light of his review of the ethics framework, the measures he is considering to improve the oversight of potential conflicts of interest, and sanctions for having failed to declare a conflict of interest when a Minister has authority or jurisdiction over the relevant area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11314/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if the renter's credit introduced in Budget 2023 is in the baseline and a recurring measure going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11213/23]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware and has contacted the HSE with regard to the use of heavy machinery in Priority Annex 1 habitat and the felling of trees in south woods in Merlin Woods, Galway City; how this complies with the EU Habitats Directive (article 6.2); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11356/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the ongoing construction of the Ros a'Mhíl deep water quay, if he has considered increasing the spec of the deck capacity to 30 tonnes / m2 and the extension of the berth pocket by 30 metres at the north end of the pier, in order to future proof the development; the process and procedures that are in place to consider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12146/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if those who have been in receipt of illness benefit since April 2022 or before will be eligible for the one-off payment of €200; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10950/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Inland Fisheries Ireland published the 2021 Lough Melvin Water Framework Directive Fish Survey Report on 23 February 2023, which highlighted the first anthropogenic existence of invasive roach in this SAC lake, if he, and his Department support the conservation of invasive roach in Lough Melvin SAC under the current Conservation of Coarse Fish Bye-Law No. 806 of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12139/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide the contact details for the newly established Online Safety Commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12143/23]

Noel Grealish — Independent 0 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Health 4 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts among nursing staff, consultants, physiotherapists and other health or medical staff within the Saolta hospital group, by occupation and by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11188/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts among nursing staff, consultants, physiotherapists and other health or medical staff at Galway university hospitals, by occupation and department, currently and in each of the past five years; and the steps taken to address the issue. [11189/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of health professional staff employed at Galway university hospitals who are currently not at work due to illness, and the number who are on maternity leave or leave for any other reason. [11190/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff employed at Galway university hospitals, by occupation, currently and in each of the past five years. [11191/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport the current status of a pedestrian footbridge over the Owenriff River in Oughterard, County Galway; the latest correspondence between TII and Galway County Council in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11315/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that schools will receive the minor works grant immediately to allow Boards of Management to carry out essential maintenance and minor works during summer 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11765/23]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.