Louth — week of Mon, 13 Sept

What your Louth TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Sept – 19 Sept 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 21 questions · 29 new lobbying filings

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence

2021-09-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 92–59

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

Erin McGreehan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

Children in Hospital Ireland Health
- Sharing Children in Hospital Ireland’s pre-Budget submission, which calls for the introduction of a new social protection payment to assist parents with the non-medical financial costs associated with prolonged and/or repeated hospital care of a child.
Epilepsy Ireland Social Protection
- Contacted representatives to discuss and gain support for access to Free Travel for people with epilepsy.
Irish Heart Foundation Health
- Obesity Policy in Ireland
Gibney Communications Agriculture
- To highlight the imminent crisis facing the horticultural sector as a result of restrictions placed on the harvesting of Irish horticultural peat.
Growing Media Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee Environment
- Request for urgent legislation to save the horticultural peat industry
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Environment
- Committee Stage – Seanad Eireann – Climate Action & Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021

Ged Nash — Labour Party 1 vote · 2 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the decision by a university (details supplied) to hold a graduation ceremony online despite the return of face-to-face lecturing and the planned easing of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43959/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his views on the case of a person (details supplied) and other similar cases wherein a person has failed to submit their certificate of competency within the two years of the date of issue due to extraordinary circumstances of Covid-19 and accompanying uncertainty with regard to extension of permits; his further views on whether it is fair that those who have failed to submit their certificate during this Covid-19 period should be required to re-sit and pass a driving test again to obtain a full licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44319/21]

Family Carers Ireland Budgetary matters
- Budget 2022
Technological Universities Association Education and Training
- Submission on Budget 2022

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 · 1 new lobbying return

Saint John of God Community Services Limited Banking and Financial Institutions
- Requesting a Councillor to lobby against Bank of Ireland closing in Dunleer on behalf of the residents in North East Services who attend and do their banking there.

Ruairí Ó Murchú — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 4 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Enterprise 2 questions
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans in relation to the continuity of Covid-19 business supports as business reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43798/21]
- 2021-09-15 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to include businesses that missed the deadlines for Covid-19 business supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43797/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; the advances that have been made following Covid-19 delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44229/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-09-16 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had with the RSA regarding the need to increase driving testing and theory testing capacity to clear the current waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44227/21]

National Union of Journalists Communications
- Iconic Media need to recognise the union amongst their members
Family Carers Ireland Budgetary matters
- Budget 2022
Technological Universities Association Education and Training
- Submission on Budget 2022