Meath West — week of Mon, 19 Sept

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 19 Sept – 25 Sept 2022 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 14 questions · 97 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-09-21 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 74–64

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

Measures to Assist with Household Bills

2022-09-21 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 59–80

Voted for 1 Johnny Guirke

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

Security of Electricity Supply

2022-09-21 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 13–6

Abstained 2 Damien English · Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

Energy Security

2022-09-21 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–65

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

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 · 14 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 14 returns

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 4 returns Environment
- Climate Action Act -The IFA Position
- Climate Action Act - Impact of Sectoral Emissions Ceiling for Agriculture
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021
- Climate Action Act - Sectoral Emissions Ceiling for Agriculture
Family Carers Ireland Budgetary matters
- Pre budget submission 2023
Irish Road Haulage Association Transport
- Road haulage sector, Brexit & Northern Ireland Protocol, Issues facing haulage industry, Budget Submission 2023
Ibec Finance
- Financial Services Ireland campaign “Financial Services in Ireland – Skills of the Future”
Irish Cancer Society · 3 returns Health
- Early detection
- Inpatient charges
- Pre-Budget Submission 2023
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers · 2 returns Housing
- Measures to encourage the retention of landlords and to the reintegration of vacant properties.
- Outlining the need for the Sellers' Legal Pack Bill 2021 to be adopted.
Muiriosa Foundation Health
- Disability Service Providers lobby Government and local public representatives to support the campaign by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers to seek their support in expediting the publication of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review in advance of finalising Budget 2023.
Mag Mell Energy Ireland Ltd. Energy and Natural Resources
- Email to Oireachtas members to share Mag Mell Energy Ireland's white paper 'Keeping Ireland's Energy Flowing' which outlines how existing physical infrastructure at the Kinsale Head Gas Field should be repurposed for the offshore importation of non-fracked liquified natural gas (LNG) using floating storage regasification units (FSRUs).

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 0 votes · 14 questions · 22 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Transport 7 questions
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted an assessment of the benefits of a rail line from Navan to Dublin. [46130/22]
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the status of the development of the Boyne greenway; and when the greenway will be built. [46284/22]
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of towns with a population of over 1,000 persons that do not have a daily commuting bus service. [46286/22]
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the grants that have been put in place to support the transition to electric vehicles. [46128/22]
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the investment in public transport per person in rural areas versus Dublin city. [46285/22]
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46129/22]
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the average number of persons who avail of rail transport in the State each day. [46131/22]
Finance 3 questions
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount his Department has collected in VAT on fuel per year in the past five years. [46330/22]
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue his Department has made through excise duties on fuel per year in the past five years. [46329/22]
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider examining the backdating of the incapacitated child tax credit; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the credit can only be awarded for four backdated years and that many have looked for services for longer than that to get their children diagnosed. [46503/22]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2022-09-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the detention of a person (details supplied); if his Department has taken any steps to intervene in the situation; if he will condemn Christian persecution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45409/22]
- 2022-09-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the detention of a person (details supplied); if his Department has taken any steps to intervene in the situation; if he will condemn persecution of Christians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45410/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the meetings that officials from his Department attended with several groups (details supplied) in the past five years in which Moore Street was discussed; if he will identify the persons who were in attendance at each of these meetings; the proposals that were suggested; and if he will release the minutes of each meeting. [46423/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-09-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the case of students (details supplied) who have been left without a school bus place. [46395/22]

New lobbying 22 returns

One Family Justice and Equality
- Oireachtas Business
Heneghan PR Housing
- Pre budget submission
Family Carers Ireland Budgetary matters
- Pre budget submission 2023
Irish Road Haulage Association Transport
- Road haulage sector, Brexit & Northern Ireland Protocol, Issues facing haulage industry, Budget Submission 2023
Gibney Communications Education and Training
- To promote the potential opportunities that exist if there is a greater focus on research and development in physics and physics-based industries in Ireland.
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED Communications
- To advocate for the establishment of an online safety commissioner with appropriate powers
Association of Insurance & Financial Brokers trading as Brokers Ireland Finance
- Pre budget submission 2023
Hanover Media Strategy Limited Transport
- Shared Pre-Budget 2023 submission to inform policy on shared transport, electrification and vehicle supply
Federation of Early Childhood Providers Children and Youth Affairs
- Submission for Budget 2023 on behalf of FECP
Marc Coleman · 3 returns Children and Youth Affairs · Economic Development and Industry · Budgetary matters
- Promoting on client behalf the case for increased funding for early childhood care
- Promoting a greater connection between foreign direct investment and Ireland's indigenous SME economy
- General thought leadership on use of public funds and economic isues
Ibec Finance
- Financial Services Ireland campaign “Financial Services in Ireland – Skills of the Future”
Pro Life Campaign Health
- Invited TDs to speak at the September 2022 March for Life
Insurance Ireland · 3 returns Banking and Financial Institutions
- On behalf of members, to raise awareness of consumer campaign launch.
- On behalf of members, to raise awareness of the outcome of European Commission investigation
- On behalf of members to lend support to the insurance reform agenda.
Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie Justice and Equality
- Co-signed a letter from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, addressed to the Ceann Comhairle, Cathaoirleach, Members of the Business Committee and cc'd to all Party Leaders, asking that the Government reconsider the practice of passing significant amounts of legislation immediately prior to the Dáil recess
Environmental Pillar Environment
- Planning and Development No. 2 Bill 2022 which became the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022
Irish Council for Civil Liberties Justice and Equality
- UK Legacy Bill
Muiriosa Foundation Health
- Disability Service Providers lobby Government and local public representatives to support the campaign by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers to seek their support in expediting the publication of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review in advance of finalising Budget 2023.
Mag Mell Energy Ireland Ltd. Energy and Natural Resources
- Meeting requests to discuss the detail of Mag Mell Energy Ireland's white paper 'Keeping Ireland's Energy Flowing' which outlines how existing physical infrastructure at the Kinsale Head Gas Field should be repurposed for the offshore importation of non-fracked liquified natural gas (LNG) using floating storage regasification units (FSRUs)