Galway West — week of Mon, 4 Mar

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Mar – 10 Mar 2024 · 6 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 68 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages

2024-03-06 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 51–74

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 52–77

Voted for 1 Mairéad Farrell

Voted against 3 Hildegarde Naughton · Noel Grealish · Éamon Ó Cuív

Did not vote 3 Catherine Connolly · John Connolly · Seán Kyne

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 45–65

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 tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-03-05 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 71–51

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Noel Grealish

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 2 John Connolly · Seán Kyne

Catherine Connolly — Independent 1 vote · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Rural 6 questions
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 30 January 2024, the status of the monitoring committee for the implementation of the new policy for the islands; the dates of all meetings to date; the date of the next meeting; her plans to publish the minutes of the meetings of the committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10398/24]
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 26 September 2023, for a status update on the transfer to her Department of land on Inishbofin on which the airstrip is situated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10401/24]
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 30 January 2024, for a status update on the development of Inis Oírr pier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10400/24]
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 26 September 2023, the details of the successful projects under the €20 million fund for the construction of new community centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10402/24]
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 30 January 2024, the status of the development of Caladh Mór on Inis Meáin; the status of the preparation of the preliminary business case; the timeline for the public consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10399/24]
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 30 January 2024, for an update on the work of the steering committee tasked with monitoring progress on the development of the piers on Inis Oírr and Inis Meáin; the date of the next meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10374/24]
Foreign 5 questions
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 24 January 2024, the details of Ireland's financial and in-kind assistance to Ukraine since February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11186/24]
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a status update on Ireland's plans to support South Africa's case against Israel under the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11057/24]
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 25 January 2024, his plans to formally recognise the state of Palestine, as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11056/24]
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of his engagement at EU level following the recent letter signed by the Taoiseach and the Spanish Prime Minister for a review of whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations under the EU/Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11187/24]
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of his engagement to date both at bilateral level with his Israeli counterpart, and at EU level, with regard to the designation in October 2021 of six Palestinian human rights organisations as terrorist groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11188/24]
Environment 3 questions
- 2024-03-06 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No.123 of 25 January 2024, the status of plans for the Government to endorse the call for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11119/24]
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 25 January 2024, the date on which the export tariff phase of the small-scale renewable energy support scheme will be launched; the status of the work by economic consultants for his Department regarding the revision of the levelised cost of energy estimates required for small scale and community based generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11059/24]
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of local authority climate action plans that have been completed to-date; the details of any engagement his Department has had with Galway City and County Councils in 2024 with regard to the development of their respective local authority climate action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11058/24]
Children 3 questions
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in view of the fact that there are now over 1,000 asylum seekers without accommodation in Ireland, his plans for the provision of basic sanitation, including toilet facilities, in cities around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11249/24]
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of any interdepartmental engagement there has been to-date in 2024 with regard to the repurposing of state-owned buildings for emergency accommodation for asylum seekers, in view of the increasing number of asylum seekers with no accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11256/24]
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of any engagement between his Department and the owners of religious institutions in the State with a view to providing emergency accommodation for asylum seekers, in view of the increasing number of asylum seekers with no accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11257/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education , further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 19 October 2023, the timeline for when the promised second modular classroom to accommodate the ASD unit at a school (details supplied) will be delivered and operational; the reason for the delay in the delivery of the unit; the details of any engagement with the company building the unit, particularly on the delays in delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10821/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to discontinue HSE funding for a programme (details supplied); when the decision was made; the details of the analysis on which the decision was based; the details of any analysis carried out into the expected impact of the withdrawal of funding; the details of any engagement he or his Department has had with adult ADHD advocacy and representative groups in relation to the withdrawal of funding to this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11286/24]

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 · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Finance 4 questions
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of a particular investment product (details supplied) and if he has had any correspondence with the Central Bank in relation to the number of Irish investors which could have been impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10145/24]
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance in regard to RTÉ making a voluntary qualifying disclosure of €1.2 million to Revenue in the wake of the Eversheds Review, and given that in 2021, RTÉ stated that €1.2 million was the end of RTÉ's liability, and Revenue had confirmed it was the end of RTÉ's liability, if he can explain under what compliance procedures this figure has grown to €15 million set aside for misclassification by RTÉ. [10556/24]
- 2024-03-06 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 27 February 2024, if he can clarify if there was no cost of the Exchequer in the years 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, or if the Revenue Commissioners does not have this information, if he can provide the uptake in terms of the number of properties that were availing of section 50 in each of the years 2000 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10976/24]
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 144 and 145 of 27 February 2024, it is stated that it is “the responsibility of the employer to ensure that all payments made to the individual are processed through the payroll system with PAYE, PRSI and USC deducted from the payments and remitted to the Revenue Commissioners; Currently the PRSI liability is being “reviewed” by the employment status investigation unit; at what stage will (details supplied) be assessed for commensurate tax liabilities and the reason this has not already happened with the employees already reclassified by (details supplied) and the Scope Section. [11385/24]
Rural 1 question
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a further update on the work her Department has carried out with regard to progressing the pier projects on Inis Oírr and Inis Meáin; what the next steps are in relation to these projects,; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10183/24]
Social 1 question
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of 27 February 2024, the meaning of travel itinerary; what information must be included in this as evidence of travel; if a signed letter from the DA recipient outlining the dates they will be abroad is acceptable; and the legal basis for requesting and holding the travel data of DA recipients. [10612/24]
Justice 1 question
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the reason that a Danish marriage certificate is not acceptable as proof of marriage for immigration purposes; the reason that applicants are not advised of this prior to their appointment at their local immigration office; and if she will provide an update on an application (details supplied). [10190/24]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1 of 27 February 2024, if it is now his position that the refurbishment grant for which he sought Cabinet approval will be provided to universities in order that they can purchase vacant properties on the market; if so, if they will apply through the vacant property refurbishment grant under the croí cónaithe towns fund as mentioned; when he will publish the criteria on how this will operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10616/24]
Foreign 1 question
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland, in light of Belgium’s move to support South Africa’s case against Israel in the International Court of Justice, has plans to shift its position to one of support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3821/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a school in the Connemara Gaeltacht (details supplied) will be placed on the spring roll-out worklist for fibre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10131/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Galway who are without a GP and are currently on a waiting list for one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11384/24]

Noel Grealish — Independent 2 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Education 2 questions
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education for an update regarding the current status of a possible post-primary school to serve students on Inisbofin, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10675/24]
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education the current status of the provision of a second modular classroom for a school (details supplied); when this second modular classroom will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11208/24]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to introduce penalties for businesses that fail to reduce their carbon emissions; if so, when these penalties would be likely to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10479/24]
Justice 1 question
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice if she acknowledges the benefits of the Seller's Legal Pack for Property Buyers' Bill 2021; and if she will provide an update on when it will be heard at committee stage. [10370/24]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2024-03-05 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can provide a timeline on when the national biomethane strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10478/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what additional resources will be given to local authorities to better enforce illegal dumping laws following the introduction of legislation clearing the way for the use of drones, CCTV and other technologies in detecting offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11050/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-03-07 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 30 January 2024, if a person can avail of the vacant home refurbishment scheme for works not yet commenced on the property before the local authority carries out an inspection (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11241/24]

Seán Kyne — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Dental Association Health
- Letter to TDs and Senators following the Primetime Investigates programme on March 1st calling for reform of the Dentists Act 1985 or an amendment bill