Galway West — week of Mon, 17 Jun

Catherine Connolly — Independent 2 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Children 6 questions
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary No. 84 of 30 April 2024, if the negotiation process between the expert negotiator and religious orders with regard to the mother and baby institutions redress scheme has been completed to-date; if he has received any updates or interim reports during the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26066/24]
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary No. 119 of 30 April 2024, the status of the research jointly funded by his Department and Tusla into the area of organisational and institutional abuse of children, including children placed in residential care settings; the expected timeline for the research to be completed; the details of the external researcher commissioned to carry out the research; if he has received any updates or interim reports to-date from the researcher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26067/24]
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications approved of the approximately 34,000 eligible persons who applied under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the number who have applied for redress; the number who have accepted; the number who have received a payment; the number refused and the reasons therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26031/24]
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the value of payments made to date under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26032/24]
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to increase the level of applications to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26033/24]
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied with the way in which the mother and baby institutions payment scheme is operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26034/24]
Rural 6 questions
- 2024-06-19 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 9 May 2024, for a status update on the development of Inis Oírr pier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26511/24]
- 2024-06-19 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 9 May 2024, to provide an update on the work of the monitoring committee for the implementation of the new policy for the islands; the date of the most recent meeting; the date of the next meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26512/24]
- 2024-06-19 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 9 May 2024, the status of the development of Caladh Mór on Inis Meáin; the status of the appointment of the consultant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26513/24]
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 9 May 2024, the status of 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. [26981/24]
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 818 of 5 March 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. [26519/24]
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 9 May 2024, the timeline for the publication of the progress update on the implementation of the policy for the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26518/24]
Justice 3 questions
- 2024-06-19 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the work of Cuan to oversee the Government’s implementation of the actions set out in the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26510/24]
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 23 April 2024, for a status update on the number of people currently in Gaza who have permission to remain in Ireland, or who have a visa to live, study or work in Ireland; the steps being taken by her Department to assist them in exiting Gaza; the details of her Department’s engagement with the Department of Foreign Affairs in this regard since October 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26521/24]
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 23 April 2024, the status of the independent review of part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, which is now being completed by her Department; if she has received any updates or interim reports regarding the review from the Data and Research Unit of her Department since they took over the work; the expected timeline for the publication of the completed review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26520/24]
Defence 2 questions
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to detail the extensive military support provided by Ireland to Ukraine further to his opening remarks at the annual EU Heads of Missions lunch (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26273/24]
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the way it is intended to continue the military support to Ukraine further to his opening remarks at the annual EU Heads of Missions lunch (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26274/24]
Foreign 1 question
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the NATO flag was displayed at the annual EU Heads of Missions lunch in Ireland, at which the Tánaiste delivered the opening remarks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26259/24]
Finance 1 question
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the total value of Ireland’s contribution to the Act in Support of Ammunition Production, intended to support the EU’s defence industry and to assist member states to increase their ammunition and missile production and to deliver ammunition and missiles to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25961/24]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1593 and 1594 of 21 March 2023, the details of the health and safety assessment underpinning his Department’s position not to permit motor caravans from parking overnight in Ros a'Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre and the other five fishery harbour centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26212/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce a 90-minute public transport fare in Galway, along the lines of the fare system currently in operation in Dublin; the details of any analysis carried out or commissioned by his Department on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26548/24]
Social 1 question
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if the rural social scheme is currently under review; the number of participants and by extension the children supported under the scheme for 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26643/24]

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

National Off-Licence Association Health
- Letter regarding Section 23 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018

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 2 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the progress of the selections for the Board of Research Ireland, given that his Department, sought expressions of interest for members of the Board of Research Ireland in October 2023, with a closing date of Monday, 23 October 2023. [25948/24]
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans, if any, to roll out greater numbers of Irish-language courses in third-level institutions. [26573/24]
Environment 2 questions
- 2024-06-19 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason there is a deliberate campaign by Inland Fisheries Ireland officers preventing anglers from removing dace, an invasive coarse fish, from the Shannon and Mulkear rivers (part of the Lower River Shannon SAC), given that dace are classed as highly invasive in Ireland under the European Communities - Birds and Natural Habitats Regulations 2011 (S. I. No. 477 of 2011) and their protection is contrary to Ireland’s legal obligations under the EU Habitats Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26390/24]
- 2024-06-19 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department’s officials in the inland fisheries division will continue to legislatively conserve invasive dace and invasive roach in the River Allow in County Cork (part of the Blackwater River SAC) under the Conservation and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006, to the detriment of native salmonids, which will severely impact any future rehabilitation of this SAC river, following the press release by Inland Fisheries Ireland on 10 June 2024 confirming a large fish kill of at least 5,000 mortalities in the River Allow, in which many native salmonids (trout and salmon) were killed plus invasive coarse fish such as dace and roach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26391/24]
Rural 2 questions
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the progress in relation to Inis Oírr pier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26563/24]
- 2024-06-20 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to improve services on the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26564/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers who are suffering with long-Covid, which is due to expire at the end of this month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25990/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-06-19 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in line with his obligations under Section 160 of the Local Government Act 2001, he will provide a breakdown of the number of employees by local authority who were qualified in 2023 under architectural services, building surveyor services and engineering services, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26503/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-06-20 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil dualgais reachtúla ar Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna chun tacaíocht a chur ar fáil do ghrúpaí pobail atá ag fáil maoiniú stáit cheana, sa chaoi go mbeidh siad in ann níos mó ranganna Gaeilge a chur ar fáil mar chuid d’oideachas pobail, agus ranganna Gaeilge a chur ar fáil iad féin mar chuid d’oideachas pobail; an leagfaidh sí an reachtaíocht iomchuí amach; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [26561/24]

Noel Grealish — Independent 1 vote · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Environment 2 questions
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the review of the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006 will be concluded, given that national inland fisheries legislation is within the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26304/24]
- 2024-06-18 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the western lakes management plan has not been published by Inland Fisheries Ireland to date after two rounds of public consultations over two calendar years, bearing in mind that the proposed plan was instigated at his request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26305/24]

Seán Kyne — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

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