Mayo — week of Mon, 13 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Nov – 19 Nov 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 35 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

2023-11-15 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–81

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–81

Voted for 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

The motion · motion passed 117–10

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory

2023-11-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 80–60

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Imposing Sanctions on Israel

2023-11-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 85–55

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-11-14 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 78–38

Voted for 2 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 6 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Housing 6 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the planned and already provided accommodation (details supplied) from 2018 - 2023 within Mayo County Council that will benefit from this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49517/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what immediate steps are being taken to hold the executive of Mayo County Council accountable for the current stagnation in the delivery of the affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49522/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what measures will be implemented to expedite the development of affordable housing within the Mayo County Council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49523/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether there is a strategic plan in place to ensure that such delays are not encountered in future affordable housing scheme deliveries and that Mayo County Council has a plan to deliver affordable housing. [49524/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on the number of affordable homes that will be built in Mayo between now and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49525/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if households that have had their septic tank inspected and have failed, but have applied for the domestic waste water treatment systems grant to upgrade or replace their existing tanks, will be eligible for the recently announced improved grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49535/23]
Transport 3 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport for an update and timeline on projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49726/23]
- 2023-11-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50109/23]
- 2023-11-15 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50110/23]
Health 3 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health to provide a clear and updated timeline on when the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022, inclusive of the surrogacy provisions, will be presented before the Oireachtas Health Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49499/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health to explain the causes of the current delays with the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022, inclusive of the surrogacy provisions; what steps are being taken to expedite the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49500/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49782/23]
Rural 2 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the status of the town and village renewal scheme and inform us when successful applicants can expect to be notified about the outcomes of their applications in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49653/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to consider establishing a dedicated grant scheme for the maintenance and upgrading of community playgrounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49654/23]
Environment 2 questions
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how he plans to increase uptake on SEAI residential schemes by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50225/23]
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on one-stop-shops on Residential/Community retrofit programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50224/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will develop a centralised national database for children with special needs at primary and secondary level to streamline forward planning by the NCSE and ensure school supports and places are provided within local communities. [49436/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details on what criteria or factors will be taken into account when determining the timing of the reopening of the large scale sport infrastructure fund, LSSIF, for new applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49945/23]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that student accommodation providers with the backing of the colleges around the Dublin area are proposing to move to 51-week contracts for students from next year; if he will acknowledge that a student who wanted to avail of student accommodation again for next year will have to sign up to a new contract and pay for the summer months when they are not there at all; if he will engage with the colleges, with a view to cancelling this planned change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49823/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 7 November 2023 if, given the time that had elapsed to date and given the duress being suffered by the community of Crossmolina as a result, he will place a deadline for the return of the information referred to from the OPW. [50420/23]

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 6 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Health 2 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the payment of clinical placement allowances to undergraduate supernumerary nursing and midwifery students, as set out in Circular 4/2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49321/23]
- 2023-11-15 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the appointment of an independent chairperson to the sodium valproate inquiry; the reason why a chairperson has not been appointed to date; when he expects the chairperson to be in place and for the inquiry to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50139/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the €776 million allocated to international cooperation in Budget 2024, and the €1.2 billion, comprising allocations from other Government Departments and Ireland's share of the EU budget (development cooperation) which constitutes the Official Development Assistance; if he would make particular reference to any expenditure that is automatic or benchmarked in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49533/23]