John Connolly
Written
74. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the Clifden flood relief scheme. [74387/26]
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John Connolly
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1,092
questions asked
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words spoken in the chamber
Across 219 contributions
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| May 2025 | 55 | 22 |
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| October 2026 | 83 | 7 |
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- constituency Galway West 29 November 2024 to now
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John Connolly
Written
185. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority has undertaken any research or assessment of the impact that the absence of Leap card validators on Galway city bus services has on passenger boarding times, bus dwell times, service reliability and journey times; if such analysis has been completed, the findings of same; if comparable assessments have been carried out…
John Connolly
Written
186. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority intends to cascade or redeploy the existing side-mounted Leap card validators currently in use on Dublin bus services to Galway city services following the rollout of the Next Generation Ticketing programme in Dublin; if such redeployment is not planned, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
John Connolly
Written
306. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage which body has ultimate authority for interpreting the provisions of the local government superannuation scheme in relation to ill-health retirement and professional added years, namely the Department, local authorities, MyPay, or another body; and the appeals or review mechanisms available where conflicting advice is issued. [750…
John Connolly
Written
307. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether professional added years awarded under the local government superannuation scheme are subject to clawback where an employee retires on certified ill-health grounds after reaching 60 years-of-age; the legislative basis for his Department's position; and if he will provide details of the relevant statutory provisions and cir…
John Connolly
Written
308. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's policy regarding members of the local government superannuation scheme who retire on certified ill-health grounds after attaining the minimum retirement age of 60 years; whether such retirements are regarded as ill-health retirements or standard retirements for pension calculation purposes; and if he will make a s…
John Connolly
Written
310. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a member of the local government superannuation scheme who entered local authority service prior to 1 April 2004 and who was awarded professional added years in accordance with the scheme retains the full benefit of those added years where they retire on certified permanent ill-health grounds after attaining age 60; if not, the…
John Connolly
Written
311. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in the case of a member of the local government superannuation scheme who entered local authority service prior to 1 April 2004, who is entitled to professional added years under the local government superannuation scheme and who retires on certified permanent ill-health grounds after attaining the age of 60 years but before n…
John Connolly
Written
23. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport whether businesses that were eligible for, but did not apply to, the initial round of the road transport support scheme will be eligible to apply under the recently announced extension of the scheme; if not, the rationale for excluding otherwise eligible operators who did not submit an application during the original application window; whether consideration i…
John Connolly
Written
25. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the roll-out of next-generation ticketing infrastructure, specifically swipe card readers, across bus services operating in Galway city in light of their rollout in Cork and their positive effect on dwell times when buses stop; the timeline for the installation of swipe card readers on all Bus Éireann and other public transport services o…
John Connolly
Oral
42. Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [64284/26]
John Connolly
Written
140. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures being considered by his Department to recognise the 50th anniversary of the first Galway Arts Festival; and his plans to support the organisation of special commemorative events as part of the festival in 2027. [68872/26]
John Connolly
Written
310. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand the Bus Éireann route 419 that serves Galway to Clifden via Oughterard. [73938/26]
John Connolly
Written
319. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the Ceannt Station redevelopment project; the forthcoming stages of the project; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated timeline for completion and cost range attributable to the redevelopment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74230/26]
John Connolly
Written
320. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the Oranmore Station Redevelopment and Passing Loop project; the forthcoming stages of the project; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated completion date and cost range attributable to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74231/26]
John Connolly
Written
322. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the Galway–Athenry railway line double tracking project; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range attributable to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74233/26]
John Connolly
Written
327. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the N6 Galway City Ring Road project; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74229/26]
John Connolly
Written
328. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the provision of new bus stops and shelters under the BusConnects Galway programme; the forthcoming stages of implementation; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated completion date for delivery; the estimated cost range attributable to this element of the programme; the number of new bus stops and shelters proposed…
John Connolly
Written
330. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport to report on the Claregalway Bypass Relief Road Programme; the progress made to date; the next stages in the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74218/26]
John Connolly
Written
331. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the N59 Clifden to Maam Cross scheme; the progress to date; the forthcoming lifecycle stages; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74217/26]
John Connolly
Written
332. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the roll-out of the new bus livery under the BusConnects Galway programme; the forthcoming stages of implementation; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated completion date for the rollout; the estimated cost range attributable to this element of the programme; when to expect the first deliveries of the new livery a…
John Connolly
Written
333. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the proposed park and ride facility on the N59 corridor under the Park and Ride Strategy Galway programme; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated completion date for the facility; the estimated cost range attributable to the project; the number of parking spaces envi…
John Connolly
Written
334. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the introduction of a simplified fare structure under the BusConnects Galway programme; the forthcoming stages of implementation; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated completion date for implementation; the estimated cost range attributable to this element of the programme; what should be expected as part of the …
John Connolly
Written
335. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the proposed park and ride facility on the N84 corridor under the Park and Ride Strategy Galway programme; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated completion date for the facility; the estimated cost range attributable to the project; the number of parking spaces envi…
John Connolly
Written
336. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the proposed park and ride facility at Oranmore Train Station under the Park and Ride Strategy Galway programme; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated completion date for the facility; the estimated cost range attributable to the project; the number of parking space…