Mayo — week of Mon, 12 Jun

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Jun – 18 Jun 2023 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 78 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Retained Fire Services

2023-06-14 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 71–62

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

The motion · motion passed 70–62

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022

2023-06-14 · 1 vote · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 to remove the lower minimum wage rates imposed on those employed between the ages of 16 and 20

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–59

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 3 votes · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Education 5 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the precise forecasting on behalf of the National Council for Special Education regarding enrolments for the 2023/2024 academic year communicated to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27406/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education following a meeting between representatives of a school (details supplied), the NCSE, and the school's special educational needs organiser (SENO) and regional manager, the viability of enrolling pupils with significant SEN as agreed ensuring the school received the required supports in terms of additional accommodation and staff resources to proceed with enrolling these pupils; if she will confirm whether the necessary supports have been approved; what these supports comprise of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27407/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the timeline for delivery of two modular classrooms granted by her Department's modular projects department for a school (details supplied); if she will provide clarification for the delivery and readiness of the modular classrooms for the start of the next academic year on 1 September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27408/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will consider providing support for IXL learning supports for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28466/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a DEIS status application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28467/23]
Foreign 4 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27186/23]
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a person (details supplied) who applied to the foreign birth register will have their application processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28716/23]
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on long-term solutions to address the challenges faced by the undocumented Irish in the US and his work to continue to seek new immigration pathways for Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28737/23]
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for his assessment of issues with the current passport express process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28738/23]
Health 4 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health in view of his Department's decision to fund the recruitment of an additional 3,500 skilled staff for the Enhanced Community Care Programme, 1,500 of whom are specialist staff to deliver urgently needed integrated care across community-hospital setting for older persons and chronic disease, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is impossible to deliver such services because of the refusal of his Department to provide the necessary funding for a fully functioning integrated electronic health record system (integrating hospital and community systems) and that the absence of such a system completely undermines the programme and poses a significant clinical risk to patient safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27239/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28150/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health given the obligations stipulated by the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act of 2017, can he provide an update on the progress of the review concerning the nature of services performed by community pharmacies; if discussions will be held with community pharmacies about restoring their dispensing fees to a flat fee model in line with the precedent set before the recession-induced cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28470/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health considering that community pharmacies were linked to the public sector agreements through FEMPI legislation when pay cuts were implemented, but are currently not aligned with the public sector for pay restoration, the measures in place to ensure that community pharmacist pay is restored in congruity with public sector pay arrangements; if he will address the reimbursement for escalating administrative tasks related to the complex operation of community drug schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28471/23]
Rural 3 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures being taken to tackle vacancy and dereliction in our towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28352/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding provided by her Department to County Mayo since January 2020; the list of projects supported under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, Town and Village Renewal Scheme, Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Fund, Building Acquisition Fund and CLÁR Fund during this time in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28353/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider providing support for the creation of a broadband connection point (BCP) at a location (details supplied), given that her Department has already granted funds for a remote working hub under the town-and-village renewal scheme (TVRS); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28465/23]
Justice 3 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the current status of an EU Treaty Rights application by a person (details supplied); if the application has been reviewed by the relevant authorities; if so, the outcome or progress of the assessment; if there are any outstanding issues or requirements related to the application that need to be addressed; the estimated timeline for the final decision on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27275/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice to outline the current capital funding allocations from her Department to the Garda small capital works budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27430/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person's (details supplied) approval of visa was two weeks into the approval dates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27903/23]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how effective the new law banning ticket touting has been since 2021; how many people have been prosecuted since the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 was brought into force in 2021; the type of event the offence was committed in that is, concert, sporting event, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27646/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many people have been prosecuted since the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 was brought into force in 2021; the breakdown of sentences received for individuals prosecuted; the type of event the offence was committed in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27647/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the progress of the review of the 2018 regulations that exempt certain vacant commercial premises from the requirement to obtain planning permission for change of use to residential purposes; specifically, what considerations are being given to extending the scope of these regulations to include other forms of vacant commercial premises beyond those already exempted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27409/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has determined the number of houses in the ownership of Mayo County Council that have tested for pyrite; if these homes will be demolished and rebuilt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28238/23]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will meet next. [28354/23]
- 2023-06-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [28359/23]
Environment 2 questions
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the potential of renewable energy to transform livelihoods and the scope for regional economic development; and if he will indicate the discussions and the planning which he is undertaking to deliver this potential, particularly in onshore employment and new sources of farm income. [28742/23]
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the current work being undertaken by his Department on security of energy supply; to outline, in the context of the Government decision to build over 2,000 megawatts of new gas-powered electricity plants; if it has been considered that an indigenous gas supply would provide a reliable source of low emission energy for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28741/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if Castlebar Garda station or any Mayo Garda stations have been identified as a recipient of such funding to support its expansion and infrastructure development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27430/23]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update with regard to the technological university development fund, the proposed successor to the technological university transformation (TUT) fund; if this fund will be made available in advance of the expiration of the TUT fund on 31 August 2023; the level of funding that is going to be made available under the new TUT fund; if the TUs who merged more recently be treated equally with the TUs who merged earlier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28157/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-06-15 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware that insurance companies are using incorrect maps in an area (details supplied); if he is aware that these incorrect maps, indicating a flood plain, are resulting in properties being denied flood cover; if there is a mechanism to ensure that these insurance companies are alerted to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28964/23]

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 3 votes · 25 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 25 total

Taoiseach 4 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the national reform programme for the European semester, recently published by his Department. [25965/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the national reform programme for the European semester recently published by his Department. [28361/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a full list of public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and Oireachtas contact details for each. [27052/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27971/23]
Rural 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline any plans to strengthen the role of the Western Development Commission in order to drive investment in the West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28360/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of her Department for the year 2022. [27969/23]
Transport 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27973/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the N5 bypass at Ballaghadreen to Scramoge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28489/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27962/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if medical card recipients are required to apply for the reduced USC, or if the reduction is applied automatically; the total number of medical card recipients getting a reduced USC rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28052/23]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a definition of business-as-usual use in the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016 in relation to consultancy services that do not need to be published in the financial statements of State agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27642/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total spend on consulting services and on business-as-usual outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016 for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27968/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of her Department for the year 2022. [27959/23]
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the working conditions of resource staff working in YouthReach and how their employment terms and conditions compare with that of teaching staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28498/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27963/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27961/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27960/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of her Department for the year 2022. [27972/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27966/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of her Department for the year 2022. [27970/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the total spend on consulting services and on "business-as-usual" outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of "Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016" for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of her Department for the year 2022. [27967/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total spend on consulting services and on business-as-usual outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016, for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27957/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27958/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27965/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-06-13 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27964/23]