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| TD | Party |
|---|---|
 Dara Calleary | Fianna Fáil |
 Rose Conway-Walsh | Sinn Féin |
 Alan Dillon | Fine Gael |
 Keira Keogh | Fine Gael |
 Paul Lawless | Aontú |
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Dara Calleary
The Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) is part of a range of measures under my Department’s Rural Development Investment Programme to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland. This scheme places particular emphasis on projects which support sustainable employment creation…
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Dara Calleary
The new SÍOL programme was launched on 8 July 2026, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to deliver funding for projects and initiatives in urban areas with the highest concentration of disadvantage. SÍOL means ‘Seed’ in English and SÍOL stands for Scéim…
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Dara Calleary
The Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) and the Rural Regeneration and Development fund (RRDF) are measures designed to help rejuvenate rural towns and villages in line with the policy objectives of Our Rural Future and the Town Centre First policy. Rather than being specific…
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Dara Calleary
Last week my Department launched the Government's new five-year strategy to support the community and voluntary sector, Ar Scáth a Chéile. The strategy was co-designed with the community and voluntary sector and builds on the previous Strategy. It sets out a vision and mission to…
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Dara Calleary
Both my Department and its agencies, Foras na Gaeilge and Údarás na Gaeltachta, remain committed to promoting and strengthening the Irish language both within and outside designated Gaeltacht areas through a range of policies and initiatives aimed at supporting the use of the…
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Paul Lawless
Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that employment offers made to approximately 20 newly qualified nurses, many of whom completed their nursing degrees in Castlebar and were placed highly on recruitment panels, for positions at Mayo University…
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Paul Lawless
Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the withdrawal of employment offers made to approximately 20 newly qualified nurses who studied nursing in Castlebar and were highly placed on recruitment panels; the reason these positions in Mayo…
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Rose Conway-Walsh
Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the reason additional payroll approval requirements are preventing newly qualified nurses from commencing employment within the HSE; the steps that are being taken to expedite these approvals; the anticipated timeframe for…
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Paul Lawless
Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by a patient (details supplied) and their family regarding alleged inaccuracies in medical records provided by University Hospital Galway following treatment for serious injuries sustained in…
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Paul Lawless
Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the case of a child in County Mayo (details supplied) who has been waiting in excess of three years for clinical psychology services and over one year since an assessment of need…
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Alan Dillon
Ireland has a comprehensive set of employment rights. The Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 and the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 provide important provisions to improve job security and working conditions for part-time workers and for employees…
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Alan Dillon
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is the national body in Ireland with responsibility for ensuring workers and those affected by a work activity are protected from work related injury and ill health. This responsibility arises from the functions of the Authority as set out in…
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Keira Keogh
Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her assessment of teacher recruitment and retention challenges in rural schools in Mayo; whether additional supports are being considered for schools experiencing staffing shortages; and ask that she make a statement…
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Keira Keogh
Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to improve the school transport scheme for families in rural counties such as Mayo, particularly where pupils have experienced difficulties accessing school bus services; and ask that she make a…
Paul Lawless
Vape shops are growing at an extraordinary rate across the country. Regional and small towns often have three or four popping up overnight. We all know that vape shops are targeting young people in terms of smell, their other senses and marketing. Some of these vape shops are…
Paul Lawless
Recently, I was shocked to see a bizarre advertisement on the issue of consent, funded by the Department of justice. The advertisement featured an elderly couple greeting their grandchildren with a hug at a family event and suggests that they, the grandparents, should have sought…