Louth — week of Mon, 26 Apr

What your Louth TDs did this week

Mon, 26 Apr – 2 May 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 38 questions · 5 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-04-28 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted against 2 Imelda Munster · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Did not vote 4 Erin McGreehan · Ged Nash · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted against 2 Imelda Munster · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Did not vote 4 Erin McGreehan · Ged Nash · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

Erin McGreehan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland Health
- Rights for persons with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus

Ged Nash — Labour Party 0 votes · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 21 total

Public 7 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a public competition will be run under the TLAC process to select candidates for the position of Secretary General of his Department; if he chooses to select a Secretary General outside of public competition process the reason he plans to depart from that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21136/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if each of the public bodies under his aegis and the publicly-funded bodies of the ESRI and Institute of Public Administration advertise vacant posts through a website (details supplied); the percentage of vacant posts that were advertised on the website since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21832/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if each of the public bodies under his aegis and the publicly-funded bodies of the ESRI and the Institute of Public Administration have availed of the JobsPlus incentive since its establishment in 2013; if so, the number of staff that have been recruited during that time period; and the number of such recruitments that were eligible for JobsPlus payments. [21833/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if each of the public bodies under his aegis and the publicly-funded bodies of the ESRI and the Institute of Public Administration advertise vacant posts through a website (details supplied);if so, the percentage of vacant posts that were advertised on it since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21835/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 414 and 416 of 31 March 2021, if there is consideration to establish guidance for public bodies or publicly funded bodies on upper limits of information and communication technology spending outside the Office of Government Procurement framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21836/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 103 and 104 of 1 April 2021, if the Institute of Public Administration could also initiate such a project with its extensive catalogue; if both bodies can be required as conditions of their grants to adhere to public duties on disability and accessibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21837/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works plans to provide mentoring to other public bodies and publicly-funded agencies under his aegis with regard to improving compliance with statutory duties and accessibility requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21838/21]
Finance 5 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if a public competition will be run under the TLAC process to select candidates for the position of Secretary General of his Department; if he chooses to select a Secretary General outside of the public competition process the reason he plans to depart from that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21135/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on a recent European Parliament and European Council regulation regarding the pan-European personal pension product which was published on 25 July 2019 with entry into force on 14 August 2019 (detail supplied); the actions his Department has taken and subsequently plans to take to address the stated aims of the regulation to ensure a high level of transparency and for costs and fees to be fully transparent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21375/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of the meetings between him, the Minister for State with responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance and the senior management of insurance companies; if a motor insurance rebate insurance rebate in the context of level 5 measures in place in recent months has been discussed as part of any such recent meetings; if the industry has committed to taking such measures to reflect a reduction in road traffic and associated risk in the early part of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21770/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if each of the bodies under his aegis are operating under the Code of Practice on Accessibility of Public Services and Information Provided by Public Bodies; if all such public bodies and publicly-funded bodies have a trained access officer; if so, the year the access officer was first appointed to this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21829/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if each of the bodies under his aegis are in compliance with the web accessibility directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21831/21]
Health 4 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when the oculist service for the provision of prosthetic eyes for young persons will be available again particularly in relation to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21483/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which a Covid-19 case has been reported among staff or residents of nursing homes since vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21857/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to investigate occurrences in the facilities in which there have been any positive Covid-19 cases post vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21858/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to protect residents in any facilities in which there have been any positive Covid-19 cases post vaccination; if he will ensure that all residents in these facilities are now tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21859/21]
Social 3 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a 2014 OECD report (details supplied); her further views on its finding that current pension fee caps are substantially above the charge levels observed in the best performing countries such as Denmark or Sweden in which total management fees are below 0.5% of assets under management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21373/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a 2012 pension report by her Department (details supplied); the steps she has taken and plans to take to address these findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21374/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1204 of 21 April 2021, the date on which she wrote to the Pensions Council requesting that it consider the issue of pension costs in Irish schemes including issues with regard to the transparency of these costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22032/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the status of recent meetings with senior airline management; if the issue of airline refunds for customers during the travel restrictions was raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21769/21]
Children 1 question
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the impact on the viability and continuation of services (details supplied) in County Louth arising from the impact of the new national childcare scheme on community-based after-school provision; his views on whether changes to the scheme will have a negative impact on the schemes; the way in which he plans to address these issues; if his attention has been further drawn to the recommendations of the report carried out by a person on behalf of the Department of Justice as they relate to the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21441/21]

Joanna Byrne — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

Property People Investments Ltd Development and Zoning
- Lobbying carried out in aim of rezoning land
Colm McCourt Local Government
- Dundalk Stadium

Paula Butterly — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Property People Investments Ltd Development and Zoning
- Lobbying carried out in aim of rezoning land

Ruairí Ó Murchú — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Tourism 2 questions
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration has been given to introducing a voucher scheme to stimulate tourism and hospitality as Covid-19 restrictions are eased. [21962/21]
- 2021-04-28 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide further details in relation to the grant scheme for outdoor and indoor dining; the engagements she has had and planned engagements with local authorities in relation to planning permissions and licensing laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21961/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the details of the current engagements with stakeholders regarding the new draft specifications for Irish at leaving certificate level published by an organisation (details supplied) given the issues that have been raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22456/21]
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education her plans to commence the process of creating a comprehensive policy for Irish in the education system in line with the aim to have 20% of civil service recruits proficient in Irish by 2030 as is outlined in the Official Languages Bill 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22457/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration has been given to changing the way in which Eircodes are allocated to new builds; if consideration has been given to working alongside utility service companies to identify properties in need of an Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22459/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-04-29 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that a company (details supplied) operated the temporary wage subsidy scheme correctly; if the national employer unit at the Revenue Commissioners has been contacted by employees of the company regarding its operation of the scheme; if so, the number of occasions; the investigations that have been carried out on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22460/21]