Galway East — week of Mon, 17 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Galway East TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Feb – 23 Feb 2025 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 15 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages

2025-02-19 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 101–55

Voted for 3 Albert Dolan · Peter Roche · Seán Canney

Voted against 1 Louis O'Hara

Provision of Special Education

2025-02-19 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 87–69

Voted for 3 Albert Dolan · Peter Roche · Seán Canney

Voted against 1 Louis O'Hara

The motion · motion passed 87–70

Voted for 3 Albert Dolan · Peter Roche · Seán Canney

Voted against 1 Louis O'Hara

Housing Crisis

2025-02-19 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 3 Albert Dolan · Peter Roche · Seán Canney

Voted against 1 Louis O'Hara

The motion · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 3 Albert Dolan · Peter Roche · Seán Canney

Voted against 1 Louis O'Hara

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-02-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 84–67

Voted for 3 Albert Dolan · Peter Roche · Seán Canney

Voted against 1 Louis O'Hara

Albert Dolan — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases that have occurred of the dezoning of land due to the 50:50 rule within the National Planning Framework. [5742/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of each instance where the Office of the Planning Regulator has requested or advised local authorities to reduce residentially zoned land capacity; and to outline the reasons given in each case. [5743/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Planning and Development Act 2024 draft exempted regulations will be published; and when the public consultation period is set to commence. [5744/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to review the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5669/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he has considered to mitigate the impact of tariffs on Irish agricultural exports; and if he will outline specific diplomatic strategies, trade agreements, or international engagements being pursued to protect the sector from potential adverse effects. [4493/25]

Louis O'Hara — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Environment 2 questions
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will engage with phone and broadband providers with a view to establishing a system for information on service outages, similar to the ESB’s PowerCheck, which can be accessed by the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6353/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the efforts being made to restore broadband and phoneline services in areas currently affected by outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6354/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of rapid-response vehicles available on a 24-7 basis in County Galway in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will be increased in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6989/25]
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the call volumes for the National Ambulance Service for the northern Galway area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6990/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education her Department’s criteria in determining a schools' special education teacher allowance; the way educational disadvantage is calculated for the purpose of this allocation; if educational disadvantage is based solely on students eircodes and the Pobal deprivation index; if consideration is given to other factors such as the number of students attending a school from historically educationally disadvantaged groups such as the Travelling community; if this is taken into account as part of the appeals process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6182/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a waiver in respect of development contributions for houses being built in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6040/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason voluntary labour is not taken into account as part of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme 2024; if his Department will reconsider its inclusion in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6031/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-19 Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice the status of the review of the family reunification policy; if income thresholds will be considered as part of this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6465/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if support will be provided to businesses which suffered losses not covered by insurance during storm Éowyn; if he has engaged with the insurance industry regarding payment of storm-related claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6704/25]

Peter Roche — Fine Gael 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Seán Canney — Independent 6 votes · 1 question · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 1 total

Health 1 question
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if service in the Defence Forces can be used for pay purposes in terms of HSE personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5687/25]

New lobbying 1 return

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