Meath West — week of Mon, 23 May

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 23 May – 29 May 2022 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 47 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages

2022-05-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–71

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Strike Action by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association

2022-05-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–59

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-05-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 58–70

Voted for 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 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 3 votes · 47 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 47 total

Health 13 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the memorandum limiting the secondment length of time, ignored by his Department in terms of the secondment of the Chief Medical Officer. [25915/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if all citizens in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, have equal access to a public health nurse; the waiting time for a public health nurse in each CHO; if there is a charge for a public health nurse in each CHO for those who do not have a medical card; the cases in which the charges are imposed and not imposed, respectively; if all citizens in each CHO have equal access to community intervention teams; the waiting time for a community intervention team in each CHO; the charge to access a community intervention team; and if the charge is imposed in each CHO. [25725/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a formal authorisation process is necessary at stage one, in the transition of information from civil servants to a member of Government; the person who authorises same; if a formal authorisation process details the conditions under which the information was released to the recipient and stipulates the restrictions of its subsequent use (details supplied); and if an investigation is currently being undertaken into a matter. [25754/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if attention of the Director General of the HSE has been drawn to the hacking of computer systems from within the HSE; if such incidents have ever been brought to his attention; if he has had to authorise an independent investigation regarding the hacking of confidential private data within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25764/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of bullying complaints made by HSE employees for each of the past five years. [25765/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the person who is in charge of the interpretation and implementation of circulars or memoranda in his Department; the number of circulars or memoranda that have been ignored or not implemented by his Department over the lifetime of this Government; the location of these circulars; the penalty for the non-implementation of circulars; the reason that circular 27/2001 limiting the length of time for a secondment (details supplied) was not adhered to. [25908/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if staff at the new National Maternity Hospital will be guaranteed freedom of conscience and conscientious objection in relation to operations that end the lives of living human beings. [26295/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26340/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 806 of 10 May 2022 and 708 of 17 May 2022, if his attention has been drawn to incidents in which abortions have taken place after an unborn baby has been misdiagnosed as having a fatal condition; and if so, the number of incidents to which his attention was drawn. [26517/22]
- 2022-05-25 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 18 May 2022, if he will ensure the case of person (details supplied) will be examined to ensure they and their carer receive the fourth Covid booster at earliest opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26575/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that he has met with the CEO of the HSE since he took office. [26207/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the procurement and tendering processes for the construction of major projects such as the new National Maternity Hospital. [26208/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update on the review into homeless deaths in Dublin (details supplied); the date upon which the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21989/22]
Children 6 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in foster care who have made allegations of sexual abuse against their foster families in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [25692/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in foster care who have made allegations of sexual abuse against their foster families in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [25692/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who were removed from foster care placements based on suspicions that they were victims of sexual abuse in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [25693/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of internal case reviews conducted by Tusla in the past ten years; the number that produced a report; and if he will list these reports by title and date in tabular form. [25694/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of reviews conducted by the National Review Panel since its establishment in 2010; and the titles of each review and dates of completion in tabular form. [25695/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26332/22]
Education 5 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by her Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26334/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of applications that have been received for the scheme of reasonable accommodations at certificate examinations for the junior certificate and the leaving certificate examinations in 2022; the number of successful applications for both examinations; the number of appeals for both examinations; the number of successful and unsuccessful appeals, respectively for both examinations; the breakdown of the categories for unsuccessful applications and unsuccessful appeals, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27038/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of applications that have been received from schools and educational institutions in County Meath for the scheme of reasonable accommodations at certificate examinations for the Junior Certificate 2022 and the Leaving Certificate examinations in 2022; the number of successful applications for both examinations, respectively; the number of appeals for both examinations; the number of successful and unsuccessful appeals for both examinations, respectively; the breakdown of the categories for unsuccessful applications and unsuccessful appeals, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27039/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of applications that have been received for the scheme of reasonable accommodations at certificate examinations for the mock Junior Certificate examination 2022 and the mock Leaving Certificate examination 2022; the number of successful applications for both examinations; the number of appeals for both examinations; the number of successful and unsuccessful appeals for both examinations; if she will provide a breakdown of the categories for unsuccessful applications and unsuccessful appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27040/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of applications received from schools and educational institutions in County Meath for the scheme of reasonable accommodations at certificate examinations for the mock Junior Certificate examination 2022 and the mock Leaving Certificate examination 2022; the number of successful applications for both examinations; the number of appeals for both examinations; the number of successful and unsuccessful appeals for both examinations; if she will provide a breakdown of the categories for unsuccessful applications and unsuccessful appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27041/22]
Foreign 4 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the selection process for a recent diplomatic corps appointment (details supplied). [25905/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a recent diplomatic corps appointee (details supplied) has a diplomatic background; if they have sat diplomatic exams; and if they speak European languages other than English or Irish, as is usual in the diplomatic corps. [25906/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will address a matter related to a recent diplomatic corps appointment (details supplied). [25907/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information were leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26338/22]
Social 3 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the social welfare office in a location (details supplied) being reopened fully; and if she will meet with the relevant stakeholders. [25743/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by her Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26345/22]
- 2022-05-25 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the issue of the terms and conditions of applying for jobseeker's benefit online, which do not include the circumstances in which applicants who are still in employment but are making an application due to reduced hours of employment must declare that they are unemployed; if she will ensure that the terms and conditions will be adjusted in order that applicants who are on reduced hours of employment are not legally compromised by agreeing to such terms and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26644/22]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26331/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is monitoring the increase in the cost of fertiliser; and if so, if he will detail the percentage increase in the cost of fertiliser over the past three years. [26209/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has undertaken any study to determine the reason for the increase in the cost of fertiliser. [26210/22]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the person or body that is in charge of interpretation and implementation of memos in his Department; the number of memos that have been ignored or not implemented by his Department over the lifetime of this Government; what were these memos; and the penalty for the non-implementation of memos. [25915/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; and the nature of such leaks and investigations. [26346/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26335/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26336/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26348/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26337/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26343/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by her Department into instances in which departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26347/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26341/22]
Defence 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26333/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26339/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by her Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26342/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by her Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26344/22]