Mayo — week of Mon, 24 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Mar – 30 Mar 2025 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 18 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste

2025-03-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–88

Voted for 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–88

Voted for 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme

2025-03-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

Voted against 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

The motion · motion passed 87–70

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

Voted against 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality

2025-03-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 87–69

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

Voted against 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2025

2025-03-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–109

Voted for 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

The motion · motion passed 110–47

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

Voted against 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 7 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Polio Survivors Ireland Social Protection
- Cost of Disability Payment for State Pension

Keira Keogh — Fine Gael 7 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Education 3 questions
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo is deemed the second-nearest school for a family in relation to the school transport scheme. [13990/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education her position on the pay scale for special needs assistants who are offered full-time contracts and begin on point one of the scale but have years of experience as a part-time and/or substitute special needs assistants; if there are plans to review the pay scale to recognise the previous work experience that special needs assistants have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13991/25]
- 2025-03-26 Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education to confirm if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo is deemed the second nearest school for a family in relation to the school transport scheme. [14349/25]

Paul Lawless — Aontú 7 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the long waiting time farmers face to obtain felling licences, which are taking months and even years to process despite many farmers and foresters having these trees on the ground, losing the ability to salvage timber; and if the farmers and foresters will be compensated for the lost trees. [7893/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education to address the lack of supports for single working parents of children with autism (details supplied) during school holidays, as they rely on term-time-only afterschool services, and need further assistance when schools and afterschool are closed for holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14107/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to address the lack of supports for single working parents of children with autism (details supplied) during school holidays, as they rely on term-time-only afterschool services, and need further assistance when schools and afterschool are closed for holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14108/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures his Department is implementing to clear the backlog of apprentices awaiting completion of their training. [12498/25]

Rose Conway-Walsh — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach the engagements he has had with the National Emergency Coordination Group in the days before, during and after Storm Éowyn. [12470/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach the engagements he has had with the National Emergency Coordination Group in the days before, during and after, Storm Éowyn. [13818/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when all outstanding ACRES payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13812/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 100,000 haof non-carbon soils (mineral soils) included in the GAEC 2 standard will be subject to the same regulations as carbon soils with regard to ploughing, reseeding, drainage and fertiliser use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13813/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-03-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health whether income limits for medical card applications for over 70s are assessed based on gross or net income; if other age cohorts are assessed based on their gross or net income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14333/25]
- 2025-03-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the options available to a couple (details supplied) seeking an IVF treatment that is not available in Ireland, and if there is any scheme that would assist them with costs [14345/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the process of getting qualifications obtained in Britain recognised in Ireland since the cessation of the mutual recognition of professional qualifications in 2021. [14517/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on student accommodation. [14516/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-03-26 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will consider removing the nearest school criteria so that pupils are not locked out of school transport for attending other schools that better meet their needs but are not their closest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14327/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has undertaken any assessment of the number of community facilities damaged by storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14519/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 22 January 2025, if he will provide a list of acceptable test providers for the examination of DNA evidence in support of a passport application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14665/25]