Louth — week of Mon, 4 Apr

What your Louth TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Apr – 10 Apr 2022 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 79 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-04-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 64–57

Voted for 1 Fergus O'Dowd

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 1 vote · 46 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 46 total

Housing 19 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the provision of a first home market based on the shared equity scheme as set out in Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18004/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his plans to legislate through the Residential Tenancies Acts for default conciliation as part of the dispute resolution process within the Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18005/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the development of a youth homelessness strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18006/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the progress of the expansion of street outreach services to engage with rough sleepers in key urban areas outside Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18007/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review of the Housing Agency Acquisition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18008/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the preparation of housing delivery plans to include social and affordable housing delivery by each local authority; if each local authority has furnished his Department with these plans; when he plans to publish housing delivery action plans for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18009/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the reform of the differential rents scheme and the planned introduction of a national scheme to standardise differential rents across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18010/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review of the range of housing grants available to assist with meeting specific housing needs; the changes he plans to make to the range of housing grants available on foot of that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18011/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if disability friendly housing technical advisers have been nominated in each local authority; the number of disability friendly housing technical advisers that have been nominated in each local authority in tabular form; the details of the role specification for disability friendly housing technical advisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18012/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a quarterly report of the housing and disability steering group has been provided to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18013/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the preferential caravan loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18014/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his plans to liaise with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in relation to the feasibility of an all-island approach to the provision of a network of transient sites across the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18015/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review and consolidation of planning legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18016/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to commence section 9 of the Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019; the guidance he is issuing to local authorities to offer rates-based incentives for the conversion of suitable vacant commercial properties to residential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18017/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of the development of a national policy on rightsizing; his plans to support and incentivise rightsizing on a voluntary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18018/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the introduction of a targeted energy efficiency retrofit scheme for approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18019/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the roll-out of a national water supply capacity register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18020/22]
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some if not all local authorities have effectively prohibited local authority tenants from accommodating refugees from Ukraine; if his Department is considering the issuance of advice or a circular to local authorities to temporarily relax the terms of tenancy agreements to allow tenants to accommodate refugees once the capacity of the home permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18751/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19193/22]
Education 4 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education her views on a policy issue raised by persons regarding the new proposed frontloading model for deployment of special needs assistant resources (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17412/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if her Department has plans to provide a second level school in Duleek, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17444/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education her views on a policy matter raised by a person (details supplied) regarding the proposed scheduling changes to the leaving certificate practical music examination and the implications for students and teachers; her plans to engage with affected teachers and their representatives regarding this proposed change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18157/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with her Department and bodies under auspices of her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19186/22]
Social 3 questions
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to provide additional financial supports to organisations that are supported by the community employment scheme given the additional burden of rising energy and fuel costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18752/22]
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for the 0.5% fee cap attached to the State auto-enrolment pension scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a similar State-backed auto-enrolment scheme (details supplied) in the UK has a cap of 0.3%; if she is satisfied that the fee difference is justified and that the auto-enrolment scheme as currently envisaged is not too generous to pension funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18862/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with her Department and bodies under auspices of her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19197/22]
Justice 3 questions
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice her views on the recent European Commission recommendation urging member states to immediately repeal existing investor citizenship schemes and to ensure that strong checks are in place to address the risks posed by investor residence schemes (details supplied); her plans to immediately repeal all existing Irish schemes in view of this recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18470/22]
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice her views on a recent report by the European Parliament (details supplied) which calls for the European Union to ban the sale of citizenship by investment schemes and to regulate residence by investment schemes; her plans to ban the sale of citizenship by investment schemes and to regulate residence by investment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18499/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with her Department and bodies under auspices of her Department in each of the years from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19194/22]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18409/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under the auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19190/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department plans to undertake a review of the pay and conditions and roles and responsibilities of personal assistants who work in the further education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17557/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under auspices of his Department in each of the years from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19191/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if a copy of the briefing books provided to the Governor of the Central Bank and accompanying officials in advance of their recent appearance before the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on 30 March 2022 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under the auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19189/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of hormone replacement therapy in several pharmacies in areas (details supplied) in recent months; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that some women have been left with few options other than to travel to the Northern Ireland to source the treatment; the steps that have been taken and that he plans to take to address the unavailability of HRT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18911/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19192/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19187/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19188/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19199/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under the auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19195/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with her Department and bodies under the auspices of her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19198/22]
Defence 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under the auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19185/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19184/22]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19183/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with her Department and bodies under auspices of her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19196/22]

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 1 vote · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Foreign 4 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any engagement regrading a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of full, part-time and casual staff processing applications for the foreign births register monthly from January 2020 to date in tabular form. [18271/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the scaling-up operations in regard to applications to the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18272/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the month in which the foreign birth register applications currently being worked on were received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18273/22]
Education 4 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the expected timeframe for the implementation of the new front-loaded special needs assistant, SNA, model detailing the delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17868/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the status of the roll-out of the front-loaded allocation model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17869/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure the equal distribution of special needs assistants across the school system, including new and developing schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17870/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the leaving certificate orals and music practical exams will permanently take place in the first week of the Easter holidays. [18269/22]
Health 3 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health when the €3 million of funding for the development of hospices in Drogheda, County Cavan and the midlands for palliative and end of life care will be allocated. [17696/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if there has been additional funding provided for the appointment of an additional two epilepsy nurse specialists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17697/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he has had correspondence with an organisation (details supplied) on its proposal for the increase of physiotherapy services; if he plans to act on the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17700/22]
Rural 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of remote working hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18041/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her Department’s engagements regarding the report by the European Parliament in relation to regional connectivity and smart villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18042/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18856/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the further steps that are being considered to mitigate energy price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18857/22]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent conversation with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. [18039/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the status of the A5 road transport corridor upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17871/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the considerations that will be given in terms of support for those rejected from Strand II of the live performance support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17698/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied); if he has considered actions to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17699/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that his Department is taking to abolish mandatory retirement ages and stop older workers being forced out of their jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18812/22]