Mayo — week of Mon, 1 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 1 Jul – 7 Jul 2024 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 43 questions · 11 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Defence Forces

2024-07-03 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 74–58

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 74–58

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

2024-07-02 · 1 vote

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

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 3 votes · 2 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Health 2 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if fee increases are being considered to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28244/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of an extension to a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28321/24]

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

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 1 question · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Finance 1 question
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will examine the help-to-buy scheme with a view to lowering the 70% mortgage requirement to access the scheme; if he will acknowledge that his threshold excludes thousands of both purchasers and properties from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28749/24]

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

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 3 votes · 32 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 32 total

Children 18 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of report compliance concerns in relation to providers of temporary accommodation for Ukrainians benefitting from temporary protection or international applicants; the number of reviews carried out since June 2023; the details on the number and type of compliance issues, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27931/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any financial penalties have been or can be issued where the provider of temporary accommodation for Ukrainians benefitting from temporary protection or international applicants have not met the required contractual standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27932/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, through the recently announced relocation of Ukrainians benefitting from temporary protection he will prioritise the return of active hotel beds to local areas and economies; how this will be balanced against other criteria for ending contracts recently outlined by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27933/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first-, full-year and annual cost of increasing the current minimum rate of pay for early years educators, by €0.85, €1, €1.25, €1.50, €1.75 and €2; and the first-, full-year and annual estimated cost to increase all other grades covered by the early years employment regulation order. [28404/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first- and full-year costs associated with the proposed early years and childcare State agency; the status of the establishment of the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28405/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to increase the building blocks improvement grant allocation by 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%. [28406/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated annual, total first- and full-year cost to increase the number of State residential care units for children in care by 10%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form; what this equates to in bed numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28407/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated annual, first- and full-year cost to increase the aftercare payment for all young people up to the age of 23 years, irrespective of whether they are in full-time education; and the annual costs over a five-year period. [28408/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated annual, first- and full-year costs of extending the mother and baby homes redress scheme to 0-6-month-old babies, who are currently excluded. [28409/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated capital cost of providing 24, 36 and 48 additional planned residential places, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28410/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the first- and full-year current cost of providing 24, 36 and 48 additional planned residential places, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28411/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated capital cost of providing one, two and three additional respite centres for people with disabilities in each of the nine CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28412/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the first- and full-year current costs of providing one, two and three additional respite centres for people with disabilities in each of the nine CHOs, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28413/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated capital cost of providing 100, 250 and 400 additional intensive support packages for children with disabilities who have high/complex support needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28414/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated annual, first- and full-year cost to provide 500, 1,000 and 1,500 additional adult day service places. [28415/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of providing 100,000, 200,000 and 500,000 additional personal assistance hours for people with disabilities, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28416/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first- and full-year current costs of providing 100, 250 and 400 additional intensive support packages for children with disabilities who have high/complex support needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28418/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the effect demographic pressures are likely to have on demand for intensive support packages for children with disabilities who have high/complex support needs over the next five and ten years, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28419/24]
Finance 8 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if the Future Ireland Fund will be sufficient to make public finances sustainable beyond 2041; if so, the number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28647/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if the FIF/ICNF shows up in the GGD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28725/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if transfers to the SIF come out of the central fund and are included in net spending figures in the SPU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28726/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if the figures for net expenditure presented in the SPU include payments to the NTF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28727/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if in the figures for net expenditure presented in the SPU includes payments to the FIF/ICNF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28728/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the net lending of non-commercial Semi-State bodies outlined in annex 3 of the SPU, listing the NCSSBs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28729/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to provide details on the net lending of local Government outlined in annex 3 of the SPU, listing the key drivers of net lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28730/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the amount held in FIF and ICNF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28731/24]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average cost to the State of a place on an undergraduate course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27888/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a list of all health and social care courses offered in the State; the number of students enrolled on each course; the average annual cost to the State of delivering the courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27889/24]
Transport 2 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on all phases of the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28207/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the €35 billion commitment for transport infrastructure made in 2021 as part of National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28208/24]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to the CSO, at end December 2023, 25 public corporations (with liabilities exceeding the 0.01% GDP threshold) held liabilities of €166.4 billion; and if he will provide a list of the 25 public corporations, the total debt held by each, in tabular form. [27887/24]
Social 1 question
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 23 April and 209 of 30 May 2024, to provide updated long-term projections; how the level of pension and other social supports payments are calculated; whether they are adjusted in line with inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28759/24]

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