Galway West — week of Mon, 1 Jul

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 1 Jul – 7 Jul 2024 · 6 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 37 questions · 12 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Defence Forces

2024-07-03 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

The motion · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-07-02 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 71–57

Voted for 2 Hildegarde Naughton · Éamon Ó Cuív

Voted against 2 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell

Did not vote 3 John Connolly · Noel Grealish · Seán Kyne

Catherine Connolly — Independent 3 votes · 8 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Defence 2 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of his engagement with senior management in the Defence Forces with regard to the number of serving members who have convictions for gender-based violence; his plans to publish the recent audit by the Defence Forces carried out in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28181/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 21 of 6 May 2024, the details of the resources allocated to the tribunal of inquiry to examine the effectiveness of the complaints process in the Defence Forces; the number of support and administrative staff that have been appointed to the tribunal; the details of the legal supports, if any, that will be provided to people who make submissions to the tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28182/24]
Finance 2 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 21 May 2024, his plans for the phasing out of the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28387/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 21 May 2024, the timeline for the NTMA to fully divest from all ISIF global portfolio investments in companies on the UN Human Rights Council database of business enterprises; the details of the risk analysis which led to the NTMA’s recent divestment from six such companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28386/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the number of children, by county, who availed of the home tuition grant scheme 2023-2024 special education component; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27874/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 343 of 25 June 2024, if he will confirm that access to homeless services is permitted to those Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection who reach the 90-day cut off for State-provided accommodation and who have no alternative accommodation in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28263/24]
Children 1 question
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 343 of 25 June 2024, his Department’s plan to accommodate Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection who reach the 90-day cut-off for State-provided accommodation and who have no alternative accommodation in place; the options available to persons who find themselves in such a position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28394/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 16 May 2024, the status of the feasibility study for light rail in Galway, which is being undertaken as part of the Galway metropolitan area transport strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28385/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers

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 3 votes · 14 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Further and Higher Education 6 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated first- and full-year cost of reducing the student contribution charge by €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27984/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current core funding deficit for the university sector; the estimated first- and full-year cost of reducing this by a third; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27985/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated first- and full-year cost of extending free fees initiative to graduate entry medical students up to €10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27986/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated first- and full-year cost of providing free Irish language classes to all adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27987/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated first- and full-year cost of abolishing all craft apprenticeship course fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27988/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated first- and full-year cost of extending State support for allowances for craft apprentices by increasing the rates by 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27989/24]
Environment 3 questions
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on species categorisation policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28452/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on species categorisation policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28453/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on species categorisation policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28454/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if local authorities must request approval from TII when tendering for maintenance and improvement works on the national road network; if a cut in funding has occurred year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28155/24]
Finance 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of individual taxpayers who claimed tax relief on postgraduate fees in the years 2022 and 2023; the value of refunds in both years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28259/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education when a decision was made to remove the requirement for fluency in the Irish language for the position of director of schools within the ETB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28310/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports that are available for persons with disabilities or significant medical conditions (details supplied) whose income exceeds the threshold for social housing in order that they can access affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27978/24]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that TAMS 3 funding under the solar capital investment scheme is limited to farmers who have a minimum of five hectares of owned, leased or rented lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28447/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers

Noel Grealish — Independent 0 votes · 6 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport the number of local authority areas that are actively endorsing shared mobility as a transport option for commuters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28051/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport when a shared mobility strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28052/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport the number of cars travelling 10,000km or less per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28053/24]
Health 2 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the exact amount allocated to each individual for post-mastectomy care in each county, given that there may be disparities in products available depending on which county a person resides in; if he will provide assurances that allowances will be standardised across all counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27940/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if all public sector pay increases for bus drivers who provide transport through agencies for special needs children has been implemented by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28054/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there have been discussions between the inland fisheries division and Inland Fisheries Ireland regarding the implementation of a full catch and release policy on all fish species, both native and non-native, throughout the Clare River catchment (part of Lough Corrib SAC) including its tributaries of the Abbert, Dalgan, Grange, Nanny and Sinking rivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27881/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers

Seán Kyne — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers