Louth — week of Mon, 22 Jun — Watch Them Work

What your Louth TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Jun – 28 Jun 2020 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 64 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed)

2020-06-27 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 93–63

Voted for 2 Fergus O'Dowd · Peter Fitzpatrick

Voted against 3 Ged Nash · Imelda Munster · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Did not vote 3 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government

2020-06-27 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 91–66

Voted for 2 Fergus O'Dowd · Peter Fitzpatrick

Voted against 3 Ged Nash · Imelda Munster · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Did not vote 3 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009

2020-06-24 · 4 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 9–25

Voted for 1 Ged Nash

Did not vote 4 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly · Ruairí Ó Murchú

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 11–23

Voted for 1 Ged Nash

Did not vote 4 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly · Ruairí Ó Murchú

The motion · motion passed 32–3

Voted for 1 Ged Nash

Did not vote 4 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly · Ruairí Ó Murchú

The motion · motion passed 32–3

Voted for 1 Ged Nash

Did not vote 4 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Erin McGreehan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ged Nash — Labour Party 6 votes · 50 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 50 total

Education 23 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the third level institutions that will be required to comply with the revised code of practice for the governance of third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11685/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work of the Apprenticeship Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11686/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work of the national apprenticeship advisory committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11687/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices participating in an apprenticeship in each apprenticeship programme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11688/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices participating in an apprenticeship programme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11689/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices by age cohorts 16 to 17, 18 to 21, 22 to 25 and more than 25 years of age, respectively, participating in an apprenticeship programme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11690/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the new apprenticeship programmes approved since 2014; the title of each apprenticeship programme; the year each was approved; the number of apprentices participating in the programme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11691/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided for apprenticeships in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11692/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to support greater participation of young women and other under-represented groups in apprenticeship programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11693/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the further national expansion of the existing pilot access to apprenticeship scheme run by TU Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11694/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of a notification procedure with regard to students on reduced timetables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12513/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of young persons under 25 years of age on the Youthreach programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12514/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocation to Youthreach in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12515/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of supporting a place on the Youthreach programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12516/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of young persons under 25 years of age on training programmes in community training centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12517/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocation to community training centres in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12518/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of supporting a place on a training programme in a community training centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12519/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of young persons under 25 years of age on the VTOS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12520/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocation to the VTOS programme in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12521/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of supporting a place on the VTOS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12522/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of young persons under 25 years of age on SOLAS training programmes for the unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12523/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocation to SOLAS training programmes for the unemployed in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12524/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of supporting a place on the SOLAS training programme for the unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12525/20]
Employment 9 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age on the youth employment support scheme; the funding allocated to support young persons under 25 years of age on the scheme in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11646/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age in receipt of the carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11676/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the date for the pre-budget forum has been decided; if so, when will it be held; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11677/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of an automatic enrolment pensions savings system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11678/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to return to weekly social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12081/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12510/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons aged 25 to 29 years of age in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12511/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding and staff allocation to the Citizens Information Board in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12512/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if self-employed childcare operators can avail of the pandemic unemployment payment for the summer months upon the cessation of the early childhood care and education scheme; the social welfare entitlements of self-employed childcare operators relating to out of work but not seasonal closure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12537/20]
Children 4 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the overall €61.791 million funding allocation for youth work provision in 2020, by schemes (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11679/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the UBU targeted youth work scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11680/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation and allocation of the youth climate justice fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11681/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the planned current expenditure by her Department in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11682/20]
Finance 3 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance when the national economic dialogue will be held in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11683/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the VAT compensation refund scheme; the number of recipients; the amount of VAT refunded to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11684/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the plans of a bank (details supplied) to close a service in County Kilkenny in view of the fact the State is a shareholder in the bank; his views on this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11948/20]
Justice 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status the youth justice strategy; the proposed timeframe for publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11695/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the establishment of the legal practitioners' disciplinary tribunal as provided for in the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; the indicative commencement date for the tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11696/20]
Health 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to each regional and local drugs task force in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11699/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when he expects restrictions on visitors to antenatal and post-natal wards of maternity units to be lifted specifically in respect of partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12083/20]
Transport 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to amend and extend the Small Public Service Vehicles (Emergency Measures Covid-19) Regulation 2020 beyond 31 December 2020 for vehicles due to reach their final operational dates in 2020, in view of the financial impact of the pandemic on the taxi sector; if he will keep this matter under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11945/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public health advice regarding the expected phase for the resumption of driver lessons and tests based on the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12232/20]
Rural 2 questions
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the development of a national strategy on volunteering; when the strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11697/20]
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the allocation of the Stability Fund for Community, Voluntary, Charity and Social Enterprises; the number of applications received and funding sought for each; when allocations will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11698/20]
Defence 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the individual actions contained in the high-level Strengthening Our Defence Forces report; the timelines for full implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11781/20]
Public 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to bring an end to the temporary suspension of flexitime arrangements in the Civil Service and wider public service that was introduced in early April 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11917/20]
Housing 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to provide an update on his work in terms of "disability proofing" the planning process; how he intends to make access to amenities for people with a disability a priority in the planning process; how he plans to improve consultation with disability groups on such matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12345/20]

Joanna Byrne — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Paula Butterly — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ruairí Ó Murchú — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Education 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12617/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some dentists have informed medical card patients that they are no longer accepting medical cards as a form of payment due to increased costs associated with PPE and social distancing measures; the rate of payments being made to dentists to treat medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12615/20]
Housing 1 question
- 2020-06-23 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will issue guidance to local authorities to outline in clear terms the forms of mortgage protection insurance that should be acceptable for applicants to the Rebuilding Ireland programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12583/20]