Louth — week of Mon, 12 Sept

What your Louth TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Sept – 18 Sept 2022 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 19 questions · 22 new lobbying filings

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-09-14 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 83–58

Voted for 2 Fergus O'Dowd · Peter Fitzpatrick

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

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

Erin McGreehan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

Children in Hospital Ireland Health
- Sharing Children in Hospital Ireland's policy proposals to improve supports for children in hospital and their families
Alice Public Relations Justice and Equality
- WorkEqual's campaign for workplace equality
Early Childhood Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Minister for Children's statement to the Seanad on 'Childcare'
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health
- To mark World MS Day, MS Ireland in collaboration with Novartis held an art exhibition which featured 12 original artworks created by people living with MS. A number of public representatives were invited to attend or speak at the exhibition launch.
BioMarin International Limited Health
- Rare disease policy in Ireland and EU
Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health
- Support from Oireachtas members for the NAI Patients Deserve Better advocacy campaign: calling for investment to tackle the shortage of 100 nurse specialists across neurology services in Ireland.

Ged Nash — Labour Party 1 vote · 2 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

Finance 1 question
- 2022-09-14 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of increasing the remote working from home relief from €3.20 per day to €5 per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44705/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-09-15 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if she plans to reintroduce the extended Covid leave for school staff who cannot attend work as a consequence of long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45297/22]

Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA) Health
- We sought to inform legislators of the need to ensure that a tobacco licensing system was implemented by Revenue , not HSE. We also wanted legislators to understand the very real difficulties retailers would experience if there was an attempt to increase the age of those selling tobacco products to 21 as suggested by NGO's during the PLS process.
Alice Public Relations Justice and Equality
- WorkEqual's campaign for workplace equality
Dignity4Patients Justice and Equality
- Commission of Investigation and Inquiry into Abuse by former Surgeon Michael Shine in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda 1964 - 1995
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Social Protection
- Email to inform on establishment of Vincentian MESL Research Centre at SVP
Center for Independent Living Budgetary matters
- ODG Budget lobbying day in the Oireachtas
Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health
- Support from Oireachtas members for the NAI Patients Deserve Better advocacy campaign: calling for investment to tackle the shortage of 100 nurse specialists across neurology services in Ireland.

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 · 1 question · 4 new lobbying returns

Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-09-15 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the assistance that the Government plans to give to small businesses that are struggling due to increased costs such as energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44729/22]

Cormac McKay Transport
- Grants and incentives for the encouragement of private car ownership over shared mobility
mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW) Transport
- Shared an update with Oireachtas Transport Committee members about the engagement FREE NOW has had with the Department of Transport and the National Transport Authority (NTA) on the issue of taxi supply in Ireland
DEBRA Ireland Health
- Pre-Budget Submission
NCBI Transport
- Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021