Fine Gael TD for Galway West & Mayo South

Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions

Parliamentary Questions (PQs) may be submitted by a TD for oral answer in the Dáil or, as in the majority of cases, for written answer. TDs may put questions on any topic to the Taoiseach or any minister, subject to conditions and procedures as outlined in standing orders.

By convention Ministers do not usually table PQs. As Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development I answer questions in the Dáil on issues relating to Communities, Natural Resources and Digital Development.

PQ No. 532 – 18th November – Construction Strategy Update

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress of the recommendations contained in the construction strategy which was launched by the Taoiseach and Tánaiste earlier this year particularly on account of the housing challenges facing some parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.… Continue Reading

PQ No. 525 – 18th November – Control of Dogs Regulations & Assistance Dogs

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the dog breeds regulated for under the Control of Dogs Act 1998 are legally exempt from the restrictions when being used in roles such as guide dogs for the blind if the location of this stated exemption in the regulations be clearly highlighted;… Continue Reading

PQ No. 531 – 18th November – Irish Water and EU Markets Directives

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a European Union condition, similar to the effects of the EU Energy Markets directives, that would require Ireland to liberalise or open up a water services market which would in turn entail the privatisation of Irish Water; and if he will… Continue Reading

PQ No. 439 – 18th November – Funding for Disability Services Organisations

  To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the funding reduction to a health services provider (details supplied) in County Galway; the way this reduction will impact on frontline services; if certainty may be given regarding the 2015 allocation which it has been indicated will be further reduced arising… Continue Reading

PQ No. 154 – 18th November – Jobs Plus Participation in Galway & Mayo

To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of JobsPlus positions, as distinct from the companies which are participating, which have been taken up in counties Galway and Mayo; and if this scheme is kept under review to ensure that the widest possible number of organisations may avail of it. – Seán… Continue Reading

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