Galway West — week of Mon, 2 Feb

What your Galway West TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Feb – 8 Feb 2026 · 6 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 38 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2026-02-04 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 79–63

Voted for 3 Hildegarde Naughton · John Connolly · Noel Grealish

Did not vote 3 Catherine Connolly · Mairéad Farrell · Seán Kyne

Catherine Connolly — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Connolly — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Health 7 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure access to Welireg (belzutifan) for patients with Von Hippel–Lindau disease whose treating clinicians advise that delay risks irreversible neurological and functional decline; if compassionate or exceptional access mechanisms are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7800/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a primary care centre at An Spidéal, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8171/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a primary care centre at Inisboffin, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8172/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a primary care centre at Oughterard, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8173/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a primary care centre at Clifden, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8174/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a primary care centre at Claregalway, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8175/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a primary care centre at Oranmore, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8176/26]
Transport 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the reason a payment made in error online for motor-tax cannot be refunded to a person in County Galway (details supplied) despite the huge financial burden being caused; whether there is another option to refund them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7479/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department is currently undertaking a review of the guidelines pertaining to the installation of EV chargers to private properties; the expected timeline in which this review will be completed; the timeframe for relevant legislation to be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7814/26]
Rural 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aige Scéim na mBóithre Áise a athbhunú le go bhféadfaí caoi a chur ar bhóithre nach bóithre Comhairle Contae iad; má tá sé i gceist an Scéim sin a athbhunú, cén uair a bheidh an scéim oscailte le haghaidh iarratas; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [7458/26]
- 2026-02-05 D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht nuashonrú a thabhairt maidir leis na hiarrachtaí atá Údarás na Gaeltachta ag déanamh chun tacú le forbairt tithíochta cónaithe sna réigiúin Ghaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [7697/26]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2026-02-05 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the implementation of the UN80 Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7912/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether an Irish Citizen (details supplied) has received a visit from consular services; whether the Irish Government have expressed concern to the Russian authorities regarding their detainment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7911/26]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach for an update on the programme for Government. [67574/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the legal basis and operational rationale for the continued closure of the public walkway linking Renmore Road and a club (details supplied) at Renmore Barracks, Galway; whether alternative safety or perimeter security measures were considered in lieu of the large boundary fence; if a timeline exists for the reopening of the walkway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8262/26]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the publication of his Department's Student Accommodation Strategy 2025–2035; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8314/26]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2026-02-05 Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on the proposed regulations governing the use of short-term tourist accommodation, including platforms such as (details supplied) and similar services due to come into effect in May 2026; if specific exemptions are being considered for the offshore islands, given their unique demographic profile and reliance on tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8927/26]

Mairéad Farrell — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 21 total

Climate 8 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether section 14 authorisations under the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 has ever been issued to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) for the restocking of invasive pike greater than 85cm in length into Lough Corrib SAC during stock management operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7511/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) forwarding a 2026 Corrib Catchment Stock Management Plan to key angling stakeholders, on 13 November 2025; given the specific intentions of IFI in the plan the reason his Department is still retaining the Pike Conservation Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006 and the Conservation and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006 on Lough Corrib SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7512/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department is retaining inland fisheries legislation that protects non-native and invasive freshwater fish in the State such as pike and roach as water bodies, given these species will not meet high EQR status for EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes due to their presence, considering the recent European Court of Justice judgment on 20 November 2025 confirming that Ireland is in breach of its obligations under the EU WFD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7513/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm whether salmon angling stakeholders and/or salmon advocacy groups threatened legal action against his Department; if the proposed Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations for the 2026 season were signed off in late December 2025 as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7514/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the publication of the Western Lakes Management Plan; the reasons for its continued deferral since September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7515/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm that the Lough Corrib catchment will be open for Atlantic salmon harvesting by rod and line angling from 1 February 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7517/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he envisages that a permanent CEO of Inland Fisheries Ireland will be in situ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7518/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the updated timeline for the publishing of the Heads of Bill for the new Inland Fisheries (Consolidation) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7519/26]
Housing 4 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a Bill for Lough Corrib SAC, which mirrors the intentions of the proposed 2023 Private Members’ River Boyne Task Force Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7520/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service have engaged with Lough Corrib trout angling clubs and stakeholders regarding the potential threat of quagga mussels (dreissena rostriformis bugensis) to the lake, considering their very recent colonisation of Lower Lough Erne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7521/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP tenancies in Galway City and Galway County in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [7735/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he would consider increasing the Homeless HAP rate in Galway City and County from 35% to 50% given the high rents in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7736/26]
Health 3 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to ensure urgent access to Welireg (belzutifan) for a young adult with von Hippel-Lindau disease; whether compassionate or exceptional access mechanisms are available while national reimbursement processes are ongoing; the safeguards currently in place to protect such patients from avoidable permanent harm during administrative delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7536/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the lack of dental services for persons with disabilities due to overcrowding in Galway University Hospital; the number of patients that have been seen in Galway University Hospital for this service in each of the years, 2023, 2024, and 2025; the number of patients currently on the waiting list for this service as of January 2026; if she has considered offering this service in other regional hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7720/26]
- 2026-02-04 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Sláinte an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas maidir leis an gcinneadh chun an tseirbhís teiripe urlabhra a aistriú ó Leitir Mór go dtí an Tulach i gContae na Gaillimhe; cén tionchar a imreoidh an cinneadh sin ar pháistí atá ag freastal ar an tseirbhís sin sa gceantar iargúlta i gConamara; agus an raibh aon comhairliúchán ag a Roinn agus ag Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte leis an bpobal i gCeantar na nOileán maidir leis sin. [7797/26]
Education 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a change in SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) which will be reduced by two full-time SNA staff from September 2026; the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8081/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post primary school places in Galway city for each academic year from 2022 to 2026, in tabular form; whether there was a surplus or shortage for previous years; the number of students in Galway city who are currently waiting for a post primary school place offer for 2026/2027; if there was a reduction for 2026/2027; the reason for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8313/26]
Social 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department is putting resources into reviewing existing carers allowance applications given the move towards abolishing the means test for this payment; if his attention has been drawn to the stress that carers experience when they receive letters which indicate that their means are being review and that they may have to make repayments to the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8265/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on plans to abolish the carers allowance means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8266/26]
Foreign 1 question
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will advance the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025, for goods and services, with urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8694/26]
Justice 1 question
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to a recent report from Canada in November 2025 that shows the extent of the failings of a mandatory pretrial disclosure system, and the significant psychological harm caused even by the possibility of disclosure; and to provide the reasoning for legislating for mandatory pretrial disclosure in the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8810/26]

Noel Grealish — Independent 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Seán Kyne — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.