Meath East — week of Mon, 21 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Meath East TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Mar – 27 Mar 2022 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 36 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 1 Darren O'Rourke

Voted against 1 Thomas Byrne

Did not vote 2 Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–62

Voted for 1 Darren O'Rourke

Voted against 1 Thomas Byrne

Did not vote 2 Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–62

Voted for 1 Darren O'Rourke

Voted against 1 Thomas Byrne

Did not vote 2 Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–61

Voted for 1 Darren O'Rourke

Voted against 1 Thomas Byrne

Did not vote 2 Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

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 for 1 Thomas Byrne

Voted against 1 Darren O'Rourke

Did not vote 2 Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

Rising Energy Costs

2022-03-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 60–56

Voted for 1 Thomas Byrne

Voted against 1 Darren O'Rourke

Did not vote 2 Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

The motion · motion passed 60–56

Voted for 1 Thomas Byrne

Voted against 1 Darren O'Rourke

Did not vote 2 Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

Darren O'Rourke — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 36 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 36 total

Transport 11 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if there plans to permit a surcharge for taxi drivers given the rising fuel costs perhaps through an amendment of the maximum fares order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14310/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to expand the electric small public service vehicles grant to driving instructors and schools in order to give learner drivers early experience of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15004/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport , further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 15 September 2021, if there has been any change in position regarding tinted glass for SPSVs; if the Taxi Advisory Council has considered a change in position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15075/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers on each Local Link route in County Kilkenny in each week for the past 12 months. [15205/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers that travelled on Bus Éireann route 14 Limerick to Killarney in both directions in 2021 and to-date in 2022, in tabular form. [15206/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of tickets sold for the Dublin to Galway train line in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the breakdown of tickets between adult single, adult return, student single, student return, child single and child return. [15207/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority will provide the necessary funding to replace the roof on platforms 5, 6 and 7 at Connolly Station. [15208/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of tickets sold for the Dublin to Sligo train line in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and the breakdown of tickets between adult single, adult return, student single, student return, child single and child return in tabular form. [15209/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the amount of capital investment allocated to each programme (details supplied) within transport Vote 31 subhead B5 public transport investment for 2022 in tabular form. [15267/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of capital investment anticipated to be allocated to each programme (details supplied) within transport Vote 31 subhead B5 public transport investment for the years 2023, 2024, 2025 as per the agreed capital ceilings outlined within the revised National Development Plan 2021-2030 in tabular form. [15268/22]
- 2022-03-24 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the way that applications to operate in Ireland under the fifth freedom are considered in aviation; if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding such permits (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15548/22]
Health 5 questions
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been made available to Beaumont Hospital for neurology and neurosurgery services in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the areas or items on which the funding is for. [15215/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding for research into multiple sulfatase deficiency. [15216/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time ocularists employed by the HSE in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the locations in which the ocularists are located. [15217/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of flash electroretinograms tests carried out at the Mater Hospital in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [15218/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant neurologists with a special interest in migraine working in the public health services in each of the past two years; and the hospitals in which these consultants are based. [15219/22]
Justice 4 questions
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the amount of cash seized by gardaí in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [15222/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of additional gardaí that have been trained as divisional asset profilers in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [15223/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of registrations that the Navan Garda immigration office is processing each week; the wait times for appointments; the current backlog in registration for the Navan office; and the opening hours of this office. [15224/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of registrations that the Ashbourne Garda immigration office is processing each week; the wait times for appointments; the current backlog in registration for the Ashbourne office; and the opening hours of this office. [15225/22]
Social 3 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the avenues that are available to community employment supervisors that are not eligible or satisfied with the terms of the recently approved ex-gratia payment; if there is leave to appeal or some other avenue open to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14994/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who served in the role prior to 1 July 2008 are not eligible for the recently approved ex-gratia payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15164/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an ex-gratia payment rather than a pension was agreed with community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15165/22]
Children 2 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the enhanced medical card will be issued regarding the redress scheme proposed for mother and baby home survivors; the treatments and services it will cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14988/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a compensation payment will impact on pensions or affect means testing in circumstances in which survivors qualify for the fuel allowance and other payments regarding the redress scheme proposed for mother and baby home survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14989/22]
Public 2 questions
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to include additional bodies or companies that receive Exchequer funding to be included under freedom of information legislation. [15210/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full-time OPW staff by job title currently working in Trim Castle; the number of vacancies by job title; and when each of the vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [15211/22]
Defence 2 questions
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence if a new Air Corps apprenticeship will be launched in the second quarter of 2022. [15212/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence when the contract for the replacement of LÉ Eithne will be put out to tender. [15213/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 29 September 2021, his assessment and response to the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14939/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the measures she plans to take to mitigate the impact of runaway fuel costs on school bus operators; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many private operators are under considerable pressure due to the impact of increasing costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13817/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of full-time IT security managers employed by IDA Ireland in 2020, 2021 and to-date in 2022, in tabular form. [15220/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of full-time petroleum exploration specialists working in his Department as of 14 March 2022. [15228/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Irish Embassies that are scheduled to be refurbished in 2022. [15221/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of alternative education settings, including Youthreach and related schemes, that have a canteen. [15227/22]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies by job title currently in the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority; when each of these vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [15214/22]

Gillian Toole — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Helen McEntee — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Thomas Byrne — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns