Meath West — week of Mon, 16 May

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 16 May – 22 May 2022 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 12 questions · 92 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Sick Leave Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-05-18 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 56–78

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 83–54

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

National Maternity Services

2022-05-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 56–10

Voted for 1 Johnny Guirke

Voted against 1 Peadar Tóibín

Abstained 1 Damien English

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Subsidies for Developers

2022-05-18 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–62

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 · 11 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 11 returns

Irish Self Catering Federation Local Government
- Eco system for Self Catering in Ireland
Ulster Community Investment Trust Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions
- Contacted T.D. to communicate community financial supports available from Community Finance Ireland
The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers Employment
- Seeking support from all TDs and Senators urging Tesco to engage with Mandate on outsourcing employment
Prosper Meath CLG Employment
- Once-Off €1000 Bonus Payment to Frontline Healthcare Workers and Concerns Around Same
Prosper Fingal CLG Employment
- Once-Off €1000 Bonus Payment to Frontline Healthcare Workers and Concerns Around Same
Youth Work Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Briefing for all Oireachtas members on our work with an emphasis on constituecnies with members, flyer with 3 "asks" distributed on RSE Curriculum change, youth work funding and Youth Mental Health
Fennell Public Affairs Limited Energy and Natural Resources
- Legislative and policy initiatives to implement Climate Action Plan and Programme for Government measures on renewable energy
Irish Cancer Society · 3 returns Health · Banking and Financial Institutions
- Diagnosis testing
- Invite to Oireachtas Event
- The work of the Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Cancer;
Premier Lotteries Ireland Designated Activity Company Public Expenditure and Reform
- Briefing on the operation of the National Lottery and the allocation of Good Causes funding

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 4 votes · 12 questions · 17 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 5 questions
- 2022-05-17 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if ambulances are bringing patients to the accident and emergency department of Navan Hospital; if ambulances are being diverted to other hospitals for any reason; and if patients are being picked up in County Meath who could be treated in Navan but are being brought elsewhere. [24537/22]
- 2022-05-17 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 806 of 10 May 2022, if his attention has been drawn to incidents in which abortions have taken place after an unborn baby has been misdiagnosed as being terminally ill; and if so, the number of incidents to which his attention was drawn (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24558/22]
- 2022-05-17 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the health of mothers for each year the building of the new Maternity Hospital is delayed; the number of wards that are operating at over capacity; the level of over capacity use in each of these wards; the capacity of the hospital; the number of patients in the hospital at any one time; the patient to doctor ratio; the patient to nursing ratio; the number of babies who are in the neo-natal intensive care unit; the patient to consultant ratio; and the way that these ratios compare to best practice. [24752/22]
- 2022-05-17 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated costs of the cyber-attack in terms of lives lost, incapacity and serious illness; and the research that has been carried out into the negative health effects of the cyber-attack he has undertaken to date. [24755/22]
- 2022-05-18 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when persons who are non-immuno-compromised, but who are deemed high-risk with complex medical needs will become eligible for the fourth Covid vaccination booster; and when their essential service providers and carers will be eligible for the same fourth booster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25047/22]
Justice 3 questions
- 2022-05-17 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice when two persons (details supplied) who are living in Pakistan but who are Afghanistan citizens can expect a decision on their application for visas to stay with their siblings in Ireland; and the other schemes or mechanisms by which they can seek admission to the State. [24445/22]
- 2022-05-17 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice when two persons (details supplied) can expect a decision on an application for visas to come to stay with their siblings in Ireland and if there are any other scheme or mechanism which the two individuals could use to seek admission to this State. [24488/22]
- 2022-05-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if a citizenship application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [25499/22]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2022-05-17 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if a person from his Department is currently seconded to the university or third-level education sector. [22903/22]
- 2022-05-17 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of internal investigations ongoing in his Department into instances in which documents were leaked to the media. [22904/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-05-17 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if the local schools in an area can between them accommodate all pupils who are seeking a school place given that it is her responsibility to ensure same; and if she will ensure that a school placement is identified for a student (details supplied) with special needs who requires a school transfer. [24438/22]
- 2022-05-18 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the date when construction works will begin at a school (details supplied) to ensure the project is completed for the academic year commencing September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25053/22]

New lobbying 17 returns

Irish Self Catering Federation Local Government
- Eco system for Self Catering in Ireland
Ulster Community Investment Trust Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions
- Contacted T.D. to communicate community financial supports available from Community Finance Ireland
The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers Employment
- Seeking support from all TDs and Senators urging Tesco to engage with Mandate on outsourcing employment
Prosper Meath CLG Employment
- Once-Off €1000 Bonus Payment to Frontline Healthcare Workers and Concerns Around Same
Prosper Fingal CLG Employment
- Once-Off €1000 Bonus Payment to Frontline Healthcare Workers and Concerns Around Same
Home and Community Care Ireland Health
- Briefing on home care policy developments
Nursing Homes Ireland Health
- Correspondence to TDs in relation to the state of emergency in Nursing Homes regarding extreme staffing and cost pressures. In December 2021, the Department of Health published A value for money review of nursing home care costs. This explicitly presents the discrimination being applied by the State in the resourcing of nursing home resident care, which is manifesting in the state of emergency that is now presenting for private and voluntary nursing homes.
Youth Work Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Briefing for all Oireachtas members on our work with an emphasis on constituecnies with members, flyer with 3 "asks" distributed on RSE Curriculum change, youth work funding and Youth Mental Health
Oxfam Ireland Finance
- Advocacy on bringing in a Wealth Tax in Ireland
Age Action Social Protection
- Meeting to discuss older people's needs
Insurance Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions
- On behalf of members, to raise awareness of issues pertinent to the Irish motor insurance industry.
Irish League of Credit Unions Finance
- To Lobby for the League's policy objectives as set out in our Policy Objectives 2022 document
Fennell Public Affairs Limited Energy and Natural Resources
- Legislative and policy initiatives to implement Climate Action Plan and Programme for Government measures on renewable energy
Irish Cancer Society · 2 returns Health
- Cancer Treatment Delivery
- Hospital Parking Bill
Premier Lotteries Ireland Designated Activity Company Public Expenditure and Reform
- Briefing on the operation of the National Lottery and the allocation of Good Causes funding
Transparency International Ireland Public Expenditure and Reform
- Transparency International Ireland (TI Ireland) wrote to Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath sharing its concerns on the Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill 2022, which aims to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and Council on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (EU Whistleblowing Directive) into Irish Law.