Meath West — week of Mon, 8 Nov

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 8 Nov – 14 Nov 2021 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 72 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2021-11-10 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 53–73

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Rising Costs and Supply Security for Fuel and Energy

2021-11-10 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–55

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

The motion · motion passed 72–54

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Finance Bill 2021: Financial Resolutions (Resumed)

2021-11-10 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 73–54

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-11-09 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–20

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 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 5 votes · 72 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 72 total

Health 17 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to schools, organisations or sports clubs in receipt of taxpayer funding excluding children from certain activities of that entity on the basis of their vaccinations status or that of their parents; and if this practice is in line with the policy of the HSE. [54021/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a decision letter will issue to a person (details supplied) in relation to a freedom of information request; and the reason this Deputy’s office has been left waiting in excess of three months for a decision on this request. [54579/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the theatre in Navan hospital was closed on 3 November 2021 until March 2022 (details supplied); the way the decision to close the accident and emergency and ICU departments in Navan hospital can be justified; if he will start to adequately fund the hospital accident and emergency and ICU departments; and if arrangements will be made to reopen the theatre in Navan hospital immediately. [54606/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the volume of available blood in the hospital service for each of the past ten months. [54607/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when he will meet with Members of Dáil Éireann from County Meath and with the members of a campaign group (details supplied) to discuss the future of the accident and emergency and ICU departments in Navan; and if he will assist in the facilitation of a meeting of the campaign group with the Ireland East Hospital Group and, separately, with the CEO of the HSE. [54608/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been diagnosed with cancer in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [54616/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an increase or perceived increase in the number of persons diagnosed with cancer since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [54617/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment in the State; and the number of persons who underwent chemotherapy treatment in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [54618/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended BreastCheck clinics in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [54619/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of new Covid-19 outbreaks reported in residential care settings in each month since the start of the pandemic by month; and the settings from which these outbreaks were reported, that is, nursing homes, disability care centres, mental health and-or psychiatric care settings, convents and so on. [54620/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the State who contracted Covid-19 in a hospital setting; and the number of persons who died after contracting Covid-19 in a hospital setting since the start of the pandemic. [54621/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the State who contracted Covid-19 in a residential care setting and-or nursing home; and the number of persons who died after contracting Covid-19 in a residential care setting and-or nursing home since the start of the pandemic. [54622/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons and-or families who have to date made claims against the State via the State Claims Agency in connection with the death of their loved ones, allegedly after they contracted Covid-19 in a hospital, nursing home or residential care setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54623/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of recruitment agencies with which the HSE has entered contracts; the names of such agencies; the dates on which the HSE entered into each contract; the cost of each contract to date; and the projected total cost of each contract. [54779/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff and workers working for the HSE at present. [54780/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent by the Government in defending Covid-19-related laws, regulations and guidelines in the courts since the start of the pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54895/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54910/21]
Children 14 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of funding for childcare in each of the years from 2011 to 2020 as a percentage of GDP and as a percentage of the annual budget in euro. [54106/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the exact reforms to the national childcare scheme mentioned in budget 2022. [54107/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department has undertaken to reduce the cost of childcare in June 2020; and the policies his Department plans to implement to reduce the cost of childcare by June 2024. [54108/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the audit of domestic violence accommodation by Tusla which was due to be published earlier in 2021 will be published. [54632/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 10 March 2021, if correspondence will be made available to this Deputy which was forwarded to his Department in 1996 by the Adoption Board after the Department inquired from adoption authorities if their attention had been drawn to or were they involved in cases of illegal birth registration. [54633/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Tusla workers and staff who are working through a recruitment agency. [54784/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of recruitment agencies that Tusla is currently in a contract with regarding employment; the cost associated with each contract; and the dates upon which contracts were entered into. [54785/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently in State care by age and by the county the children are from. [54857/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children taken into State care in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [54858/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons that were engaging with Tusla or that Tusla had identified as at risk, who suffered a violent attack or sexual assault after the point in time when Tusla had begun engaging with them or identified them as at risk in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54859/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons that were murdered or died under suspicious circumstances over the past ten years in the State that had previously engaged with Tusla or whom Tusla had previously identified as at risk. [54860/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who died by suicide or suspected suicide over the past ten years in the State who had previously engaged with Tusla or whom Tusla had identified as at risk; and the number of persons in State care that over the course of the past ten years took their own lives or attempted to take their own lives. [54861/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who died while in the care of the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021; and the details of the cause of death or suspected cause of death in each case. [54863/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54902/21]
Social 7 questions
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount spent by her Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54915/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out in pandemic unemployment payments in each month since the start of the pandemic. [54935/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out in jobseeker’s allowance in each month since the start of the pandemic. [54936/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of instances of fraud in relation to the pandemic unemployment payment identified by her or her Department to date; the nature of the incidents; and the estimated cost to the State of said fraud in each incident. [54937/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that proof of unemployment was not required as part of the application for receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; if she regrets same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54938/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has evidence or statistics which suggest that persons who were in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance prior to the pandemic applied successfully for the pandemic unemployment payment once the pandemic started; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54939/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of pandemic unemployment payments which were made to persons resident outside of the State. [54940/21]
Tourism 5 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to sports clubs or organisations which are excluding children from certain activities or restricting their participation on the basis of their vaccination status or that of their parents; and if this is in line with her Department’s policy for children’s participation in sport. [54016/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount spent by her Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54917/21]
- 2021-11-11 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has conducted a study or research to determine the effects lockdowns and travel restrictions had on Gaeltacht regions during the pandemic. [54110/21]
- 2021-11-11 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to sport clubs or organisations that are excluding children from certain activities or restricting their participation on the basis of their vaccination status or that of their parents. [54109/21]
- 2021-11-11 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of investigation; and the actual and projected cost of each commission of investigation. [54098/21]
Finance 4 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has made projections in relation to the expected change in corporation tax receipts. [54432/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of investigation; and the actual and projected cost of each commission of investigation. [54098/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has identified barriers to entry in the non-investment sector of the Irish banking market and anti-competitive commercial practices by Irish banks; and, if so, the detail of the barriers. [52011/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54907/21]
Housing 4 questions
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54911/21]
- 2021-11-11 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant properties and houses across the State as of 2021; and the number of vacant properties that are State-owned. [54715/21]
- 2021-11-11 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged in discussions regarding a repeal of the competitive tax advantages of REITs within the housing market. [54716/21]
- 2021-11-11 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of investigation; and the actual and projected cost of each commission of investigation. [54098/21]
Transport 3 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the reason the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle SEAI grant relief for hybrid plug-in vehicles has been reduced from €5,000 to €2,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54753/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the way the Government expects to reach its targets for 2021 and 2022 in terms of sales of electric hybrid plug-in cars while it is reducing the financial incentives for persons to purchase such vehicles. [54754/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54918/21]
Further and Higher Education 3 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who have appealed a SUSI decision not to award them a SUSI grant in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and the number of persons that have been successful in their appeal. [54164/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who have applied for a SUSI grant stating that they are estranged from their parents; the number that have been successful in their application; and the number that have been refused a grant in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [54165/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54909/21]
Rural 3 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current number of remote working hubs by county; the level of funding allocated to the building of these remote working hubs; and the status of plans to increase the number of remote working hubs. [54104/21]
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount as a percentage and in euro of the National Development Plan which was allocated to development outside of Dublin; and the amount as a percentage and in euro of Budget 2022 which was allocated to projects, schemes and developments outside of Dublin. [54105/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount spent by her Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54914/21]
Public 3 questions
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of jobs or job opportunities in the public sector that require the Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of continued employment or potential employment. [54802/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons in the public sector, by discipline such as health, agriculture and so on, who have resigned or have had employment terminated as a result of a refusal to get the Covid-19 vaccine or to disclose their vaccination status, respectively. [54803/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54913/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-11-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to schools that have excluded children from certain educational activities, after-school activities, or school trips due to their vaccination status or that of their parents; and if this is in line with the policy of her Department. [54017/21]
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the total amount spent by her Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54904/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54916/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54905/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54906/21]
Foreign 1 question
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54908/21]
Defence 1 question
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54903/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total amount spent by her Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54912/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-11-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54901/21]