Roscommon-Galway — week of Mon, 3 Mar

What your Roscommon-Galway TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Mar – 9 Mar 2025 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 31 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Oideachas trí Mheán na Gaeilge: Tairiscint (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha]

2025-03-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 86–70

Voted for 1 Martin Daly

Voted against 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

The motion · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 1 Martin Daly

Voted against 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Waste in Public Expenditure

2025-03-05 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 56–102

Voted for 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Voted against 1 Martin Daly

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 1 Martin Daly

Voted against 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

The motion · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 1 Martin Daly

Voted against 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-03-04 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 93–66

Voted for 1 Martin Daly

Voted against 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 21 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 21 total

Housing 6 questions
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many more households became eligible for septic tank grants since the announcement in November 2023 on changes to the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10035/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage who can apply for the septic tank grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10036/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households in the State in the eligible areas for septic-tank grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10037/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households in County Roscommon and County Galway in the eligible areas for septic tank grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10038/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the eligible areas for the septic-tank grant, given the majority of areas cannot access it as they are outside the eligible area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10039/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a map to show the areas eligible for a septic-tank grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10040/25]
Health 5 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of psychiatrists working in the HSE that specialise in eating disorders; the number of psychiatrists working privately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9623/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to list the counties currently not served by eating disorder teams. [9624/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide the vacancies in each of the existing eating disorder teams; and what the vacancies are for, in tabular form. [9625/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 3 October 2024, the amount of the additional €16 million in full-year funding to the National Ambulance Service that will be spent on ensuring more advanced paramedics in 2025, as confirmed for Budget 2025 (details supplied); the amount of additional advance paramedics this will see trained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9767/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she intends to increase the number of rounds of IVF for couples without children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10136/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided to expand active travel projects in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8964/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided to expand Local Link services in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8963/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if any action can be taken to speed up the process by which the Teaching Council can implement a timebound provision within its regulations to allow eligible teachers who qualified outside of Ireland to apply for registration and complete their induction requirements here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9541/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will establish a fund to assist schools to purchase a generator to ensure that when power is lost, they can open as normal, to ensure education for children is not interrupted as seen following storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9851/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on a visit a family/friend visa appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10399/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the reason waiting times for a visit a family/friend visas, short-term visits to Ireland, are taking over a year to process when in appeal (details supplied); the reason the decisions are taking so long, given these are short-term stays; if he will act to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10400/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 25 February 2025, the timeframe for which the title issue, for the adjoining property devolved to the State, will be resolved, to allow for disposal on the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9570/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on plans to provide a forgotten farmers' scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9416/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection what the new pay-related jobseeker’s benefit will mean for workers (details supplied) who sign on for jobseeker’s benefit during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10034/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will establish a fund to assist childcare facilities to purchase a generator to ensure that when power is lost, they can open as normal, to ensure education for children is not interrupted and parents are not left without this essential service, as seen following storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9852/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee Children and Youth Affairs
- Young people and youth workers visited Leinster House

Martin Daly — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 2 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Health 2 questions
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate the inadequate parking situation at Roscommon University Hospital, which is impacting patients, their families, and carers; and if some of the ample green space surrounding the hospital could be used for the development of additional car parking facilities. [10098/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the status of the progression and development of Ballaghaderreen primary care centre. [10099/25]

New lobbying 3 returns

Coeliac Society Of Ireland Health
- School Meals Programme
Polio Survivors Ireland Health
- To secure meetings to TDs
Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee Children and Youth Affairs
- Young people and youth workers visited Leinster House

Michael Fitzmaurice — Independent Ireland 6 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Transport 4 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport to clarify if the hydrogen/electric bus is still running in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9820/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the mileage on the hydrogen/electric bus, if it is still running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9821/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the cost of running the hydrogen / electric bus on fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9822/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the average yearly mileage of a conventional bus in Dublin; the cost of the fuel that it requires for the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9823/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when the air ambulance will be returning to the Athlone base; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9824/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the Minister will clarify the reason the rapid response service is not available in Roscommon on Thursdays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9825/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to avail of assistance from the EU solidarity fund following the damage caused to his forestry after the recent storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9232/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given the current housing crisis, if he has any plans to bring in qualified non-EU workers in the construction industry, such as plumbers, electricians, bricklayers and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10304/25]