Galway West — week of Mon, 22 May

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 22 May – 28 May 2023 · 6 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 73 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022

2023-05-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 53–66

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

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–67

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

Hospital Waiting Lists

2023-05-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 67–55

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 1 Mairéad Farrell

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

The motion · motion passed 67–55

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 1 Mairéad Farrell

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

Catherine Connolly — Independent 0 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Justice 7 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to support forcibly displaced Sudanese citizens with family members in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24964/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No 234 of 11 May 2023, if he will clarify, of the "450 approvals for beneficiaries", the number of applications to which this number relates; the number of the 528 applications that remain to be processed and completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24162/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide details of any analysis carried out or commissioned by his Department, or bodies under the aegis of his Department, regarding the pilot (details supplied) undertaken by the Legal Aid Board in relation to online family mediation during the Covid-19 pandemic; if this pilot is still underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24175/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the actions being taken to address lengthy waiting lists for the mediation service provided by the Legal Aid Board; if he will provide details of any guidelines in place regarding target waiting times for mediation services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24176/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the full commencement of the Mediation Act 2017; the timeline for the establishment of the mediation council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24177/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 11 May 2023, if data is collected on the number of arrivals to Ireland under the Afghan Admission Programme; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25074/23]
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the report into familicide and domestic homicide reviews; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25052/23]
Agriculture 5 questions
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any work being carried out or commissioned by his Department with regard to the development of strategies for the wild and farmed seaweed sectors, as referred to in a document (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25055/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any measures planned for the protection of the sprat fishery which is concentrated inside the 6 nautical mile zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25075/23]
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development for the period 2021 to 2030; when the plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25048/23]
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 20 April 2023, if he will provide an update on the work of the Wool Council; if the €30,000 in departmental funding promised to support the Wool Council has been drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25054/23]
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any measures planned for the protection of the sprat fishery which is concentrated inside the 6 nautical mile zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25053/23]
Foreign 4 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish citizens who remain in Sudan; the steps he is taking to ensure their safe return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24965/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the assessment that has been undertaken by his Department of the efficacy of the United Nations arms embargo on Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24966/23]
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs with regard to the UN database of companies operating in Israel’s illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, if he is of the opinion that the database is at present achieving the objectives outlined in the Resolution adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Council in 2016; the initiatives that the Government has taken since 2020 to assist the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in making sure that the database has been regularly updated and is fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25450/23]
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the additional measures he intends to take to ensure that no products from illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine are imported into Ireland, irrespective of labelling, in order to guarantee that Ireland is not contributing to gross human rights abuses of Palestinians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25451/23]
Social 2 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 28 March 2023, the status of the promised straw-man proposal for the restructuring of long-term disability payments; the timeline for the public consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24649/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the implementation of the recommendations of the recently published independent evaluation of the school meals programme; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24633/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill 2023, announced as legislation for priority publication this session, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25037/23]
- 2023-05-24 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimh. 22 den 17 Samhain 2022, stádas an ghrúpa idir-rannach atá ag obair chun cúrsaí pleanála i gceantair a chur chun cinn; soiléiriú a thabhairt ar an gcruinniú is déanaí den ghrúpa; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [23453/23]
Defence 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the cost to date, including off-budget costs, of Ireland’s participation in PESCO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24963/23]
Rural 1 question
- 2023-05-24 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimh. 106 an 25 Aibreán 2023, an ndéanfaidh sí soiléiriú a thabhairt faoi stádas an Pholasaí Oileánda; cathain a fhoilseofar an polasaí nua; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [25174/23]

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 4 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 4 votes · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Further and Higher Education 7 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first- and full-year cost of reducing the student contribution charge (academic year 2023/24 rate) by €500, €750 and €1,000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24149/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first- and full-year cost of increasing the SUSI maintenance grant by 15%, 25% and 35%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24150/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first- and full-year of extending SUSI to cover part-time students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24151/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first- and full-year cost of extending the free fees initiative to graduate entry medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24153/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there has been any change in a figure (details supplied); if so, the current funding gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24155/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first- and full-year cost of increasing the reckonable income threshold for SUSI by €5,000 under several categories, in tabular form (details supplied). [24164/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all colleges in the North attended by students from the South, that are eligible for SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24911/23]
Health 3 questions
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time permanent speech therapist, occupational therapist and physiotherapist roles in Galway; the number of these that are vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25287/23]
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if it is his intention to organise work done by speech and language, OT and physio professionals who work with ASD classes around the class as a whole rather than individual students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25288/23]
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he plans to review future placement pay for students in work following the announcement of student nurses to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25346/23]
Environment 2 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he and his Department have put in place any measures to prevent an app (details supplied) and other AI applications being used to undermine future public consultations on inland fisheries policy and inland fisheries legislation where written submissions are accepted from stakeholders as well as the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24213/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he and his Department will issue any guidance to Inland Fisheries Ireland, which operates under his Department's aegis, regarding the threat of an app (details supplied) and other AI applications to future public consultations run by the statutory body where written submissions are accepted on inland fisheries plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24214/23]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that Ireland played its part in ensuring that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has fully complied with the UN Human Rights Council mandate to compile, publish and regularly update a database of all businesses operating in illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory; if he fears that extensive political pressure may have been brought to bear on the High Commissioner to disregard this mandate, to interpret it in a particular way or to hamper progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25452/23]
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will confirm that no Irish companies are engaged in activities in Israel’s illegal settlements in Palestine or profiting from or contributing to systematic human rights violations against Palestinian communities; the tangible systems and procedures that are in place to end any involvement in illegal Israeli settlements of Irish companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25453/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if there will be time for the Government to ensure that the Western rail corridor is added to the TEN-T network following the publication of the All-Island Rail Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24970/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to including self-builds which commenced prior to the announcement of the waiver connection and council fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24990/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she can outline the reason a person (details supplied) in receipt of an old age (contributory) pension as a qualified dependant on her husband's pension received the October and Christmas bonus, but has been told she is ineligible for the spring bonus, and as she had previously inquired with her office but could not get an explanation. [24498/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-05-24 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update regarding an additional school accommodation application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25056/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of wastewater treatment plants that will be included in NDP delivery up until 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25468/23]
Rural 1 question
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has considered ring-fenced funding for wastewater treatment plants for offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25467/23]

Noel Grealish — Independent 0 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Health 13 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for home support carers and funding in each month of 2022 and to date in 2023 for each LHO and CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24216/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people on waiting lists for home support carers, by length of time waiting, by LHO and CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24217/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people on waiting lists for home support funding, by length of time waiting, by LHO and CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24218/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of allocated home support hours that cannot be filled, by LHO and CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24219/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are currently experiencing a delay in discharge from hospital due to lack of, or delay in providing, home care or nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24220/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the cost and hours of home support delivered by non-Health Service Executive (HSE) providers paid by the HSE for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24221/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the cost and hours of home support provided directly by the HSE for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24222/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of home support hours delivered nationally in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of these delivered to new home support clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24223/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people to whom home support was delivered nationally in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of these who were new home support clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24224/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the tender for home support services; if a decision has been made on the tender content; if so, if he will provide details; if he anticipates a further extension of the current contract arrangements with home care providers; when he expects the new contract arrangements to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24225/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE health care support assistants nationally, by LHO and CHO; the number of such vacant posts, by LHO and CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24226/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to address employment issues in the home care/help sector to address home support shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24227/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of non-EU carers who have taken up work permits to work in the care industry in Ireland; the total number of permits available; the reasons for the poor uptake; the steps he intends to take to improve the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24228/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the Government schemes and grants that are available to support companies that wish to refurbish multiple derelict or vacant properties within towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24484/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funds or grants available to housing estates that wish to upgrade their sewerage treatment plant or percolation area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24489/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for the appointment of the design team for the additional classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24971/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection with regard to a person who has modified PRSI contributions before paying A class contributions, if the effective date of entry into insurance for the calculation of State pension contributory can be the date that the full-rate reckonable contributions started being paid, given that the modified PRSI contributions were paid from 1981 and full-rate reckonable PRSI contributions commenced in 1988; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24250/23]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.