Mayo — week of Mon, 26 May — Watch Them Work

What your Mayo TDs did this week

Mon, 26 May – 1 Jun 2025 · 5 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 80 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages

2025-05-28 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

Voted against 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024

2025-05-28 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Broadcasting Act 2009 to give the Comptroller and Auditor General oversight of RTÉ accounts.&nbsp

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 89–73

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

Voted against 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

2025-05-28 · 1 vote · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes

full description

A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes; and to provide for related matters.

The motion · motion passed 113–49

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

Voted against 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025

2025-05-28 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to empower the Minister for Finance to make regulations imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of securities issued by or on behalf of the State of Israel

full description

A bill to empower the Minister for Finance to make regulations imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of securities issued by or on behalf of the State of Israel; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 75–87

Voted for 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Voted against 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-05-27 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 89–70

Voted for 3 Alan Dillon · Dara Calleary · Keira Keogh

Voted against 2 Paul Lawless · Rose Conway-Walsh

Alan Dillon — Fine Gael 5 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

NewsBrands Ireland Communications
- Copyright / AI; Defamation; Revenue rules; ensuring sustainable future for journalism

Keira Keogh — Fine Gael 5 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Social 1 question
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures that can be taken in the case of a person (details supplied) who falls short of the required contributions for their State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28579/25]

Paul Lawless — Aontú 5 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Justice 9 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the plans his Department has for a facility (details supplied) [27594/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the criteria and processes being used to assess the suitability of a facility (details supplied) for use as an IPAS centre. [27595/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the involvement of local community groups, residents, local politicians, and Mayo Deputies in relation to the suitability assessment for a facility (details supplied) [27596/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to confirm the projected capacity of a facility (details supplied) to accommodate international protection applicants. [27597/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if an impact assessment has been conducted to evaluate the effects of establishing an IPAS centre in the Ballina area of County Mayo; and if the findings will be published. [27598/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to outline any agreements or contractual arrangements made with the developer for the redevelopment and operation of the property in the Ballina area of County Mayo as temporary accommodation for international protection applicants. [27599/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the way in which his Department is coordinating with Mayo County Council and other relevant authorities to ensure the property in the Ballina area of County Mayo meets all necessary standards and regulations for its proposed use. [27600/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to provide a timeline for the decision-making process, and if approved, the expected timeline for the opening of the IPAS centre in the Ballina area of County Mayo. [27601/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will make a recommendation on a join family visa application for the foreign-born wife of an Irish citizen, who started the process on 04 June 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28417/25]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to address weapons being carried through Irish airspace to Israel; the complicity of Ireland in a genocidal war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27523/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations he has made within the EU to bring about an end to the blockade of essential aid to Gaza. [27524/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason he will not implement the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018, in light of his comments that Israel is committing war crimes over the blockading of aid in Gaza. [24169/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child with AIMS requirements presents to pre-school, whether extra places at a school (details supplied) will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27157/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28557/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if, in light of the skill shortage in the construction, hospitality, education and healthcare sectors, his Department will consider introducing a tax credit for overtime. [17168/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if in light of the skills shortage in the construction sector, hospitality sector, education sector and healthcare sector, he will consider introducing a tax credit for overtime. [21003/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the approval process for the proposed 1.4% increase in pensions and deferred pensions for members of the an post superannuation scheme, as submitted by An Post on 26 January 2025; if he will confirm the current status of the business case submitted by An Post; the expected timeframe for a decision; any factors influencing the timeline for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28477/25]

Rose Conway-Walsh — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 61 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 61 total

Enterprise 43 questions
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing Enterprise Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [28363/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing IDA Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [28364/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of establishing the co-operative development unit within his Department. [28365/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing InterTrade Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [28366/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing research, development, and innovation funding under his Department by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [28367/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the disruptive technology fund by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [28368/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current living wage as calculated by the Government’s formula at 60% of the median wage for 2025; the amount this works out at per year; the amount it works out at per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28369/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the report of the Low Pay Commission on sub-minimum, or youth rates of the national minimum wages. [28370/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the report of the Low Pay Commission ‘A study of minimum wage employment in Ireland using online job vacancy data’. [28371/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the transposition of the EU Adequate Minimum Wages Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28372/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28373/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views regarding the EU omnibus simplification package; the engagement his Department has had regarding this package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28374/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the impact on businesses in Ireland of the adoption of the EU omnibus simplification package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28375/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the awards made, both with and without a tender process, to management consultancy firms by his Department, and bodies under the aegis of his Department, classed by firm, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [28376/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2023 and 2024 and the projected funding for 2025. [28377/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cases which have come before the WRC regarding the right to request remote working since the publication of the WRC Code of Practice; the number of these cases which have been adjudicated on; whether there was a positive or negative result regarding the employees' request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28378/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications received for the increased cost of business grant; the number that were successful; and the number which were unsuccessful. [28379/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding issued to businesses under the increased cost of business grant; and the amount which has been paid out, including percentages, by local authority area, in tabular form. [28380/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications received for the power up grant; the number that were successful; and the number which were unsuccessful. [28381/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding issued to businesses under the power up grant; and the amount which has been paid out, including percentages, by local authority area, in tabular form. [28382/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current percentage of Irish SMEs that export services; if exporting by SMEs has increased, decreased, or remained static since 2020; if his Department has a target to increase SME exporting; if so, the target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28384/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the percentage of Irish SMEs currently exporting services and the domestic value added in Irish service exports from SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28385/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of trade between Ireland and the North of Ireland for the years 2018 to 2025, broken down by exports and imports per year, in tabular form. [28386/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of trade in goods between Ireland and the North of Ireland for the years 2018 to 2025, broken down by exports and imports per year, in tabular form. [28387/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of trade in services between Ireland and the North of Ireland for the years 2018 to 2025, broken down by exports and imports per year, in tabular form. [28388/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment any new Employment Regulation Orders which are under discussion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28389/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding allocated to any measure falling under the National AI Strategy for 2025; the projected funding for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28390/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided by his Department, either directly or through a State agency, for upskilling, reskilling, and further education of the workforce in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [28788/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided for the trading online voucher in 2024 and 2025; the funding which was drawn down in 2024 and 2025 to date; the estimated cost for the State to provide 90% and 150% funding based on 2024 data, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28789/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses, broken down by each local authority area in the State, which registered for the increased cost of business grant by close of scheme, as a percentage of all eligible or estimated eligible businesses, to date, in tabular form. [28790/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses, broken down by each local authority area in the State, which have registered for the increased cost of business grant by close of scheme, in tabular form. [28791/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding, broken down by each local authority area in the State, allocated to businesses that registered for the increased cost-of-business grant by close of scheme, in tabular form. [28792/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses, broken down by each local authority area in the State, which have registered for the Power Up grant by close of scheme, in tabular form. [28793/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding, broken down by each local authority area in the State, allocated to businesses that registered for the Power Up grant by close of scheme, in tabular form. [28794/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and percentage of Irish SMEs using cloud, big data and AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28795/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department he plans to take to increase the number of Irish businesses using big data, the cloud, and AI. [28796/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the innovation voucher will be amended to allow SMEs purchase digital equipment and machinery for their business. [28797/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the capital investment in computer and data infrastructure, by investment, in each of the years since 2011, in tabular form. [28816/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing funding for the innovation voucher scheme by 50% and 100%, in tabular form. [28817/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of cost of increasing the innovation voucher scheme to €12,000. [28818/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the ESRI SME Investment Report 2024: Developments Between 2016 and 2023; the steps he is taking to address the reduction in climate- and energy-efficiency–related investments by SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28819/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated number of workers who would benefit from the implementation of the living wage as recommended by the Low Pay Commission. [28820/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to implement the living wage for workers in Ireland. [28821/25]
Tourism 6 questions
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of Exchequer funding that was allocated to Fáilte Ireland in each of the years 2023 and 2024. [28862/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of Exchequer funding that was allocated to Tourism Ireland in each of the years 2023 and 2024. [28863/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the proportion of the annual tourism budget which is spent on research and development of the tourism product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28865/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the annual spend made by his department, in terms of Tourism, for consultancy services in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [28867/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the cost of extending the Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland’s Ancient East initiatives to the north of Ireland; whether he has held any discussions with the Minister for the Economy in the north on this topic; and if there is a timeframe for implementation. [28868/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a breakdown of Government funding to each of the airports in the State in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28869/25]
Housing 4 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a stipulation existed whereby a house which qualified for the vacant property refurbishment grant, that was instead offered to a Ukrainian family fleeing war under the “offer a home scheme”, would still qualify for the vacant property refurbishment scheme when vacated by the Ukrainian family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27699/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he would consider discounting the working family payment when assessing income for inclusion on the social housing list or alternatively include income from the working family payment as part of the local authority loan assessment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27700/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will undertake a scoping exercise on the effect of commercial rates on retail businesses; if he will examine whether a scheme based on annual turnover rather than net annual value would be more appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28884/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the value of commercial rates collected by each local authority for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [28885/25]
Social 4 questions
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for implementing pension auto-enrolment. [28822/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority has been established, its membership and terms of reference. [28823/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to businesses to enable them to plan for the implementation of pension auto enrolment. [28824/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of workers in the State who currently do not have an occupational pension, are earning over €20,000 and aged between 23 and 60 years. [28825/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the establishment of the Forest Windblow Taskforce, if he will provide details of the terms of reference for the Taskforce; if the provision of financial supports to affected landowners is under consideration by the Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27801/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next meeting of the Forest Windblow Taskforce will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27802/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he has examined the report submitted to his office prior to 19 March 2025 from the NDIS transport working group, recommending that the DDS be replaced with a modern, fit for purpose vehicular adaptation scheme, based on need rather than medical criteria; if he has accepted the recommendations therein; and if so, the timeline for development and rolling out of the new scheme. [27854/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if it is the head of orthopaedic surgeons or the Board of CHI who makes a determination on whether a child can receive spinal surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28027/25]