Louth — week of Mon, 21 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Louth TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Mar – 27 Mar 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 38 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-03-23 · 4 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–62

Voted for 3 Ged Nash · Imelda Munster · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Voted against 1 Peter Fitzpatrick

Did not vote 3 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–62

Voted for 3 Ged Nash · Imelda Munster · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Voted against 1 Peter Fitzpatrick

Did not vote 3 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–62

Voted for 3 Ged Nash · Imelda Munster · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Voted against 1 Peter Fitzpatrick

Did not vote 3 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–61

Voted for 3 Ged Nash · Imelda Munster · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Voted against 1 Peter Fitzpatrick

Did not vote 3 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

Education (Voluntary Contributions) Bill 2021

2022-03-23 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to make provision whereby the Minister for Education shall make regulations governing the collection by schools of voluntary contributions from parents/guardians

full description

A bill to make provision whereby the Minister for Education shall make regulations governing the collection by schools of voluntary contributions from parents/guardians; to provide for the publication of the total monies collected annually and a detailed expenditure of those monies by schools; and for those purposes to amend the Education Act 1998.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 59–55

Voted against 4 Ged Nash · Imelda Munster · Peter Fitzpatrick · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Did not vote 3 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

Rising Energy Costs

2022-03-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 60–56

Voted against 4 Ged Nash · Imelda Munster · Peter Fitzpatrick · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Did not vote 3 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

The motion · motion passed 60–56

Voted against 4 Ged Nash · Imelda Munster · Peter Fitzpatrick · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Did not vote 3 Erin McGreehan · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ged Nash — Labour Party 7 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Education 4 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the objective evidential basis for the reason that certain schools (details supplied) were not elevated to DEIS band 1 status from DEIS band 2 in the context of the recent decisions she has made in this policy area; if she will provide all of the objective criteria including information on the metrics, precise data sets and scoring matrix her officials used to determine a school’s qualification for DEIS band 1 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14585/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the progress in the development of a school (details supplied); when she expects that the new building will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14586/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the objective evidential basis for the reason that certain schools (details supplied) were not elevated to DEIS band 1 status from DEIS band 2 in the context of the recent decisions she has made in this policy area; if she will provide all of the objective criteria including information on the metrics, precise data sets and scoring matrix her officials used to determine a school’s qualification for DEIS band 1 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14590/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the progress in the development of the new primary school (details supplied); when she expects the new building to be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14591/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if any virtual asset service provider has been successfully registered with the Central Bank to date; if the Central Bank has published guidelines on the assessment timelines for completed applications and the average length of the processing time to date of each pending registration; if his attention has been drawn to the delay by Ireland in implementing the procedures to process these registrations; if this is hindering Ireland's objectives under the Ireland for Finance strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14083/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review section 110 provisions given that Russian companies outside of the banking sector accounted for over 60% of the €35.5 billion in assets held in Irish special purpose vehicles used for funding purposes at the end of 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14309/22]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach if the next Secretary General of his Department will be appointed through open public competition and under the Top-Level Appointments Committee process; and, if not, the reasons for the departure from that process. [14801/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will confirm, given the temporary closure of the Embassy of Ireland to Ukraine, that all locally employed staff and contractors, and the relevant members of their families, were offered passage to Ireland and international protection here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14301/22]

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 · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ruairí Ó Murchú — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Foreign 3 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if steps are being taken to expel the Russian ambassador from Ireland. [13635/22]
- 2022-03-24 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with the Ukrainian Government and Ukrainian Ambassador to Ireland. [15376/22]
- 2022-03-24 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the work in relation to the Irish protocol. [15375/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take to urgently address spiralling coal costs to support families facing huge pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14881/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take to prevent lone parents being forced into court to seek maintenance in order to retain income supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14882/22]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports available to newly established seasonal musical theatre and pantomime groups that are not eligible for the live performance support scheme strand II for musical theatre and pantomime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13855/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expected timeframe for a decision on an application (details supplied); if officials of her Department will meet with this business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13856/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reopen a rehabilitation centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14769/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the number of rehabilitation centres in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14770/22]
Children 2 questions
- 2022-03-24 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who received a family support service in the Tusla Louth Meath area in 2021; the Tusla family support provision and the commissioned community and voluntary sector partners in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15374/22]
- 2022-03-24 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for early intervention and family supports in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15373/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expected timeframe for the roll-out of district heating. [14766/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects an increase in the amount of funding available to local authorities for grants for persons with disabilities and mobility issues. [14767/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the workforce demand figures relating to apprenticeship numbers. [14768/22]