Meath West — week of Mon, 31 May — Watch Them Work

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 31 May – 6 Jun 2021 · 3 TDs · 6 bills voted on · 62 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

2021-06-02 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 77–51

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-06-02 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 73–68

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Health (Amendment) Act 2021

2021-06-02 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 90–50

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021

2021-06-02 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide for amendments to the Judicial Council Act 2019, to provide for the making of regulations to require insurance providers to provide information to the Central …

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A bill to provide for amendments to the Judicial Council Act 2019, to provide for the making of regulations to require insurance providers to provide information to the Central Bank of Ireland relating to the effect of personal injuries guidelines and related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–62

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Inclusive Budget Reform) Bill 2014

2021-06-02 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Constitution

The motion · motion failed 59–80

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-06-01 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 27–17

Voted against 1 Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Johnny Guirke

The motion · motion passed 25–19

Voted against 1 Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Johnny Guirke

Aisling Dempsey — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Johnny Guirke — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Enterprise 6 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA has employed an Israeli based business development consultant for a new office in Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29725/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated amount it will cost to set up IDA office space in Israel; the estimated cost of this operation in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29726/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the annual level in financial terms of import and export trade between Ireland and Israeli businesses in the occupied territories of Palestine in each of the years 2011 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29727/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an employer will be required to pay an employee outstanding holiday entitlement even though the business was closed down and employees were in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29728/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current level of import and export trade between Ireland and Israeli businesses in the occupied territories of Palestine, in financial terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29735/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the plan to set up IDA offices in Israel should be cancelled given Israel's international crimes against the Palestinian people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29734/21]
Environment 4 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the role of Director of the National Cyber Security Centre has been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29455/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated amount it will cost the State to fix the ransomware issue at the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29581/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of information that was taken from HSE by the cyber-attack; the amount to date it has retrieved from the ransomware attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29582/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the current wage structure for the Director of the National Cyber Security Centre will be increased from €106,000-€127,000 per annum to the reported €220,000-€290,000 per annum and with benefits between €150,000-€200,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29583/21]

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 7 votes · 52 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 52 total

Foreign 9 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29309/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29635/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount in funding Ireland contributed to the United Nations in each of the years 2000 and 2020 by United Nations agency or body. [29893/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland's contributions to UNWRA have been found to have funded anti-Semitic, anti-Christian and or fundamentalist content. [29894/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if any of Ireland's contributions to international organisations or foreign aid to other countries is conditional upon certain criteria being met; and if so, the details of same. [29895/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the official position of Ireland on the actions of the Chinese Communist Party towards the Muslim Uighur population. [29897/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the motions passed by the Canadian and Dutch Parliaments that the actions of the Chinese government towards its Uighur population constitutes genocide. [29898/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made in relation to the continued detention of a person (details supplied) by Chinese authorities. [29899/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the process and criteria for expelling an ambassador; if he has considered expelling any nation's ambassador since 2010; and if so, the details of same. [29900/21]
Enterprise 4 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29306/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29632/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason pubs and restaurants are not reopening for indoor dining at the same time that hotels are reopening for indoor dining. [29369/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports he will give to enterprises who have difficulties reopening after lockdown. [29370/21]
Housing 4 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29311/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29637/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Donegal County Council is rejecting the recommendations of the structural engineer professionals and laboratory scientists on MICA despite spending roughly €6,000 to engage their expertise. [30283/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times he met with persons or representatives of persons whose properties have been affected by the MICA issue in County Donegal since he assumed office. [30284/21]
Children 4 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29303/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of legal cases that have been brought against Tusla by county in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [29624/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have reported Tusla or Tusla's alleged conduct to the Ombudsman for Children by county in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [29625/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29629/21]
Justice 4 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the nature of the data breaches experienced by her Department since 2018. [29312/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the status of the investigation into a protected disclosure made by a person (details supplied); the details of the investigation; if a decision has been made on the investigation; and if the details of the investigation and the decision made will be made available to the person in question, and publicly. [29627/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of protected disclosures made to her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29638/21]
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the efforts being made in relation to strengthening the security of data within her Department. [29395/21]
Environment 3 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have undergone a deep retrofit in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and if a target has been set on the number of homes to undergo a deep retrofit before the end of 2021 and over the course of the next three years. [29378/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29307/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29633/21]
Defence 3 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29304/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29630/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence if Ireland provides funding to EU defence initiatives and schemes; if so, the amount Ireland has contributed to same; and when these contributions commenced. [29896/21]
Education 3 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the nature of the data breaches experienced by her Department since 2018. [29305/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of protected disclosures made to her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29631/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if the service record of a person (details supplied) has been transferred from the Louth-Meath Education and Training Board to her Department; the reason for the delay in transferring the documentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29922/21]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29316/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29642/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29318/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29644/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29308/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29634/21]
Public 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29313/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29639/21]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the nature of the data breaches experienced by her Department since 2018. [29317/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of protected disclosures made to her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29643/21]
Social 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the nature of the data breaches experienced by her Department since 2018. [29315/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of protected disclosures made to her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29641/21]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29310/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29636/21]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29302/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29628/21]
Rural 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the nature of the data breaches experienced by her Department since 2018. [29314/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures made to her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29640/21]