Meath West — week of Mon, 7 Feb

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Feb – 13 Feb 2022 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 33 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces

2022-02-09 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–55

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

The motion · motion passed 74–55

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2021

2022-02-09 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and to provide for related matters

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–55

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-02-08 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 71–52

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

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 1 vote · 33 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 33 total

Health 12 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the national cervical screening laboratory which was due to commence construction in January 2021; if delays in construction have been encountered; the costs of construction to date; the projected costs of the project; when the laboratory will open; if he plans to cease the outsourcing of CervicalCheck smears and slides to foreign laboratories when the new laboratory is opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5826/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons screened by CervicalCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [5827/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of smear test samples and slides which were outsourced to foreign laboratories in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [5828/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons screened by BreastCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [5829/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when construction of the new national children's hospital is expected to be completed; the costs associated with construction to date; the projected costs of the completed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5831/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of new ICU beds opened in the State in each of the past five years and to date in 2022. [5832/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken an assessment of the financial costs of cyber-attack in 2021 on the Health Service Executive or on his Department; and if the health service and his Department have recovered completely from the attack. [5833/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of which the Health Service Executive, State Claims Agency or any other relevant State body is aware, relating to adverse events in connection with the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, in which a claim has been made to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board and-or court proceedings that have been issued and-or served, and notice in writing that has been given, that a claim is likely to be made to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board and-or that court proceedings are likely to be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6177/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the recently appointed chairperson of the three-year review of the abortion legislation was recommended to him by a third-party organisation or group; and if so, the name of the third-party. [6178/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse events reported to and dealt with by the State Claims Agency since 1 January 2019 that are related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [6579/22]
- 2022-02-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elective inpatient surgeries that took place from 2016 to 2021, by hospital group and hospital. [6987/22]
- 2022-02-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elective day case surgeries that took place from 2016 to 2021 by hospital group and hospital. [6988/22]
Enterprise 7 questions
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of business closures over the past five years; and the total value of business supports that have been provided by his Department as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. [6406/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has been notified of companies leaving or reducing operations within the Irish market due to increased corporation tax rate and increasing cost of business in Ireland. [6408/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of goods and services imported into Ireland from China which is believed to be linked to forced labour camps for Uighur Muslims by goods and services and the corresponding value in tabular form. [6409/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that have been received for the restart fund for micro and small businesses by county and city council; the amount allocated to each local authority; the number of businesses that have received funding under the fund; and the amount these businesses have received. [6411/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications by business for Covid-19 supports under all schemes administered by his Department in 2020 and 2021, by county; and the number of rejected applications for Covid-19 supports under all schemes administered by his Department by business and by county in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [6412/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent on advertising by his Department in 2020 and 2021 on Covid-19 supports and grants by advertising campaign in tabular form. [6410/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of international developers and multinational corporations that entered the Irish market for the first time from 2018 to date. [6407/22]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [5146/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment last met and will next meet. [6685/22]
- 2022-02-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [6686/22]
Tourism 3 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of public funding the Irish film industry received in each of the past five years to date; if she has conducted research and statistical analysis as to the number of persons currently employed in the Irish film industry and the number that are currently out of employment across the various occupational categories within the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6593/22]
- 2022-02-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the performance delivery agreement between Galway 2020 and her Department has expired; if so, the date it expired; if not, the date that it will expire; and her views on whether the agreement was breached at any time. [6774/22]
- 2022-02-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of times representatives from her Department attended monitoring meetings including virtually bilateral meetings with Galway 2020; and the number of times her Department met with Galway City Council regarding Galway 2020 in each of the past five years. [6787/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who were granted a SUSI grant in each of the past ten years by county in tabular form. [6315/22]
- 2022-02-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who applied for a SUSI grant in each of the past ten years by county in tabular form. [6314/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has undertaken a study on the potential impact of the European Union Mercosur Trade Agreement on Irish beef farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6684/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he took to protect Irish fishing waters and fishing stocks when the Russian navy announced planned naval exercises in international waters off the Irish coast. [6683/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total amount of assets and cash seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [7292/22]
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total amount returned to the Exchequer by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [7293/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of staff employed at the SEAI for processing home energy upgrades and grant applications; his plans to conduct a recruitment campaign within the SEAI to deal with the current backlog of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7352/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-02-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the timeline for the tender of the permanent building for a school (details supplied) to achieve the target delivery date of September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7167/22]