Galway East — week of Mon, 3 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Galway East TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Jul – 9 Jul 2023 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

2023-07-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 58–75

Voted for 1 Seán Canney

Voted against 1 Ciarán Cannon

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–74

Voted for 1 Seán Canney

Voted against 2 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022

2023-07-05 · 1 vote · Govt (Children)

A bill to provide, in recognition of the circumstances experienced by certain persons while resident in certain institutions in the State, for the establishment of a scheme to b…

full description

A bill to provide, in recognition of the circumstances experienced by certain persons while resident in certain institutions in the State, for the establishment of a scheme to be known as the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme for the purpose of the making of payments and the making available without charge of health services to such persons; to provide for the making by such persons of applications for such payments and services; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–61

Voted for 2 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon

Voted against 1 Seán Canney

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

Nature Restoration Law

2023-07-05 · 2 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 57–75

Voted against 2 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon

Did not vote 4 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche · Seán Canney

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 121–9

Voted for 2 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon

Did not vote 4 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche · Seán Canney

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-07-04 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 72–57

Voted for 2 Anne Rabbitte · Ciarán Cannon

Voted against 1 Seán Canney

Did not vote 3 Albert Dolan · Louis O'Hara · Peter Roche

Albert Dolan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Louis O'Hara — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter Roche — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Seán Canney — Independent 4 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Education 6 questions
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if there are plans for facilitating flexible modes of study for full-time students who are wheelchair users and students who are hearing or visually impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32422/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the band a school (details supplied) is on the Pobal HP deprivation index; what data was used to decide this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33386/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the percentage of secondary schools have been given access to a full-time HSCL; if this has declined in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33387/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the reason a secondary school (details supplied) was allocated 0.5 HSCL; what data was used to make this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33388/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for further information on the phase of work currently underway to explore the allocation of resources to schools in County Galway, including the HSCL co-ordinator, to tackle educational disadvantage; when this phase of work started or will start; who is responsible for it; when is it expected to conclude; if schools can participate in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33389/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education how a school (details supplied) was placed in the same cluster for HSCL as another local school; who made this decision; what policy was used to make this decision; if she will provide the correspondence that was sent with this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33390/23]
Health 4 questions
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health to explain the discrepancy between the 8,876 combined termination procedure and aftercare claims under the primary care reimbursement scheme in 2022, whilst just 8,156 notifications of termination were officially received in 2022. [32372/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health to detail the number of meetings, in tabular form, held with the Attorney General on the issue of safe access zones legislation since January 2022 to date in 2023. [32373/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans in relation to nurses who contracted Covid during the course of their duties, who are now suffering from long-Covid and who need an extension of special leave with pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32380/23]
- 2023-07-04 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the steps he intends to take to remove the pay difference between Section 38 and 39 health care workers which is causing major problems for the retention of staff and has resulted in the closing of respite services (details supplied) in Galway and Tuam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32423/23]
Housing 4 questions
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will review and publish the income thresholds and the level of grants payable under the housing aid for older people, housing adaptation grants and mobility grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33199/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has a plan and budget to manage and maintain the social housing stock over time to ensure that the housing stock is kept in good condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33200/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to publish the review of the guidelines in relation to the construction of rural houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33201/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide additional resources to the local authority to deal with and manage the demand for the vacant property refurbishment grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33203/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that insurance companies are using the issue of the differential price walking as set out by the Central Bank as a reason to increase insurance premiums for car insurance and house insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33213/23]
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of the introduction of the concrete levy on the cost of house building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33202/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-07-06 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of the source of the funds in the barter account set up by RTÉ, as revealed in Oireachtas Committee meetings recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33404/23]