Mayo — week of Mon, 23 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Oct – 29 Oct 2023 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 35 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023

2023-10-25 · 1 vote · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

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A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance; and to provide for related matters.

The motion · motion passed 76–56

Voted for 2 Alan Dillon · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 3 Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Health Service Funding

2023-10-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–58

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 75–59

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Neutrality

2023-10-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–56

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 76–56

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 5 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Health 3 questions
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity on the decision in budget 2024 regarding funding for new treatments; how this aligns with Government commitment to healthcare advancements and the well-being of its citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46071/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification in relation to the ground-breaking treatments, such as Sotatercept, which show potential in revolutionising the care for conditions like pulmonary hypertension; if this drug will be funded through budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46072/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown on waiting lists (details supplied) for County Mayo, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46487/23]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [46343/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach for an update on the economic policy unit of his Department. [45024/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the status of the current application related to infrastructure, SET facilities, or provisions at a school (details supplied); the future plans that have been derived from these assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46124/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46345/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if children who require speech and language therapy in County Mayo are being referred to private practices; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46305/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the wait time for speech and language therapy in County Mayo, for those waiting longer than, 3-6-9-12-24 and 36 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46306/23]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the progress in reviewing the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46906/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the proposed Crossmolina flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46905/23]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the lime scheme to next July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46903/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what proposals are in place to assist suckler and beef farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46904/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the payment dates for the nine lump sums she announced as part of budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46341/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the organisations (details supplied) from 2013 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46130/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Mayo County Council will receive the Framework Document to enable it to submit the bids request for the rural water programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46637/23]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 3 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 3 total

Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will re-examine the rules pertaining to traineeships at ETB centres, specifically to allow school-levers enrolling on such courses to access the training allowance without being bound by the rule that states they must have been in receipt of a social welfare payment; if he agrees that his rule is very prohibitive and sends out the wrong message about work and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46073/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students returning to third level education to complete a degree at the same level as one previously attained, but four years ago, are eligible for the reduction in student contribution as announced in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46336/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-10-25 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if grants are available for inspected and condemned septic tanks that were not registered with a local authority in 2013 but have been registered in 2023, at a cost of €50. [46994/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Nursing Homes Ireland Health
- NHI briefed the Fianna Fail Parliamentary party on the findings of the PwC independent sectoral analysis

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 5 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Public Expenditure 8 questions
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the process for determining the appropriate amount of funding under existing service levels, ELS, as a whole and for individual Departments, including where budget deficits exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47037/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details on the level of engagement between the Office of Government Procurement and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, in respect of public procurement bid-rigging and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47038/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the estimated level of capital expenditure as a percentage of GNI* for 2023 and 2024 respectively; how this compares with estimates in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47039/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, given the recent events in Cork, he will outline the steps he is taking to deliver flood relief schemes in order to protect residents, businesses, and local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47040/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he plans to legislate to bring senior civil servants under the standard disciplinary measures of the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47044/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps he is taking to empower contracting bodies to factor in past performance in delivering construction projects when applying for future public contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47041/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what analysis has been conducted on the impact of the increasing reliance on public private partnership and leasing contracts and the potential impact on public finances into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47042/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps he is taking to reduce the overreliance of the public sector on private consultants, making particular reference to the requirement of public bodies to report consultancy fees in their annual financial statement under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47043/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the review of the housing adaptation grants scheme administered by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46702/23]