Mayo — week of Mon, 8 Apr — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 8 Apr – 14 Apr 2024 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 61 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

2024-04-09 · 3 votes

The motion · motion passed 87–53

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 87–67

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

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach

2024-04-09 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Michael Ring

Voted against 1 Rose Conway-Walsh

Did not vote 2 Keira Keogh · Paul Lawless

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government

2024-04-09 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 87–68

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 · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Education 7 questions
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education when an ancillary grant for a school (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14245/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education when the capitation grant for a school (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14246/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education to provide information on the specific amount and the date for payment of the ancillary grant for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14696/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education when the remaining capitation grant will be disbursed for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14697/24]
- 2024-04-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the Capital Appraisal in her Department for a school (details supplied); and if she will confirm if there is a viable solution to our immediate accommodation needs; what this consists of and when school patrons will progress on this new facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15638/24]
- 2024-04-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the measures her Department has taken to determine the most suitable long-term location for the school for (details supplied); if she will clarify the outcome of the evaluation of a recent proposal received from the school patron; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15639/24]
- 2024-04-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education following her visit to the location (details supplied) in September 2022, where a commitment was made to a new facility, but no progress has been observed since then, could she confirm her Department's intention to fulfil this promise and if she will provide a timeline for this commitment, given that it is simply unacceptable for the school to operate from three separate campuses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15640/24]
Health 5 questions
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be paid the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14392/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health what steps are being taken to expedite the appointment of six shift leaders at the intensive care unit of Mayo University Hospital, in line with the HSE's national clinical programme for adult critical care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14671/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the reason Mayo University Hospital currently does not have approval to recruit ICU shift leads, despite the critical role they play in ensuring patient safety, quality of care and safe staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14672/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to ensure that Mayo University Hospital is not an outlier compared with hospitals in Sligo, Letterkenny, and Galway, which have shift lead staff in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14673/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the timeline for resolving the issue relating to the appointment of six shift leaders at the intensive care unit of Mayo University Hospital and ensuring the safe running of its ICU department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14674/24]
Housing 3 questions
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on the total subsidy due to a water scheme (details supplied); the reason for withholding this payment; when they can expect to receive it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15377/24]
- 2024-04-11 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has asked the SCSI to provide updated cost reports for the Expert Group to review in relation to the DCB scheme and when the recommended updated grant rates are expected to be presented to him and implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15757/24]
- 2024-04-11 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of simultaneous social and affordable housing projects currently under way in Mayo; if he can provide their locations, the projected number of social and affordable homes to be completed at each site in 2024 and 2025, and the current stage of each project in the four-step approval process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15756/24]
Foreign 1 question
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will share the plans related to the dispatch of Irish military aircraft to the Middle East for the purpose of delivering crucial humanitarian aid to Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13668/24]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13748/24]
Rural 1 question
- 2024-04-09 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. [14336/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-04-10 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the DCB scheme, specifically regarding the reimbursement of costs associated with SEAI; when is the proposal expected to be presented to Cabinet as homeowners affected by mica and pyrite are seeking clarity on the Government's timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15637/24]

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

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 · 24 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Public Expenditure 6 questions
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the payment request made by Ireland regarding the Recovery and Resilience Fund is still active, or whether it was cancelled following the submission of a modified plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13840/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 20 March 2024, if the investment projects and programmes tracker is not regularly updated; when the tracker will next be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14368/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 20 March 2024, if the anticipated total cost to the Exchequer listed include projections of increases due to indexation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14371/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide new capital ceilings for each Department for 2024, 2025 and 2026 accounting for the allocation of the €2.25 billion in windfall capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14954/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he will publish updated departmental capital ceilings for each Department for the second half of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14955/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of the amount of the €2.25 billion windfall capital that will be used for new projects and the amount that will be earmarked to address construction inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14956/24]
Rural 5 questions
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline in detail the stage process of allocating LEADER funding to local action groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13612/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the procedure for selecting the independent selection committee that reviews all strategies developed by local action groups for LEADER funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13613/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the appeals procedure for local action groups following an unsuccessful application for LEADER funding following the completion and submission of a strategy to the Independent Selection Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13614/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if local action groups are entitled to all information on the assessment of their application particularly in relation to the work of the Independent Selection Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13615/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm that neither South West Mayo Development Company nor Mayo North East LEADER Partnership met the necessary threshold for a successful application for LEADER funding following their submission of a strategy of the Independent Selection Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13616/24]
Finance 4 questions
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total loans drawn down by Ireland from the European Investment Bank in each of the past ten years in tabular form; to specify the purpose and amount of each loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13839/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to outline the multiplier applied to public expenditure, particularly capital expenditure, by his Department to estimate economic growth in both GDP and GNI* terms when preparing economic projections, and use an example of how the multiplier is applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14705/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to outline how the Department converts projected economic growth and government expenditure into numbers of people projected to be in employment when preparing economic projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14706/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to outline how his Department converts projected economic growth and government expenditure into projected tax revenue when preparing economic projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14707/24]
Housing 4 questions
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 708 and 709 of 20 March, the percentage of the unitary payment for social housing PPP bundles 1 and 2 that is indexed or understood to be allocated towards operational costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14369/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when information on the anticipated total cost to the Exchequer of PPP bundles 3 to 7 will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14370/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost to the Exchequer resulting from funding the Land Development Agency either directly or indirectly through other public bodies such as the ISIF each year since 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15005/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the impact on the Exchequer of the Government decision in 2023 to provide the Land Development Agency with an additional €1.25 billion in funding through the ISIF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15006/24]
Health 2 questions
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to expediting the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14634/24]
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will publish its 2024 capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14704/24]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targets for commercial building emission reductions and energy targets; the steps being taken to achieve this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14260/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education to outline what progress has been made for the relocation of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14132/24]
Justice 1 question
- 2024-04-09 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 967 of 20 March 2024, in relation to the Criminal Court Complex and PPP Courts bundle, to provide the share of the anticipated total cost to the Exchequer that is assumed to cover services costs after construction; what share of the unitary payment is subject to review and increase to cover inflation; if the anticipated total cost to the Exchequer takes inflation related reviews of unitary payments into account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14367/24]