Louth — week of Mon, 17 Oct

What your Louth TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Oct – 23 Oct 2022 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 38 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-10-19 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 9–118

Voted for 1 Peter Fitzpatrick

Voted against 4 Fergus O'Dowd · 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 · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ged Nash — Labour Party 1 vote · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Defence 3 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if he has undertaken a review of the operation to evacuate Irish citizens from Kabul in Afghanistan; if a review, if any, examined the mode of transport that was required to facilitate the Army Ranger Wing trip to Afghanistan; if he is satisfied that a future purchase of enhanced airlift capabilities for the Air Corps is a necessity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51881/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence with reference to the strategic reach aircraft requirement noted in a Commission On Defence Report (details supplied), if this recommendation requires yet another aircraft type for the Air Corps with new support and operational resources or alternatively; if there are any aircraft types in service or coming into service which, if an additional airframe were to be procured, could fulfil this requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51882/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence with reference to a recent evacuation mission by the Air Corps (details supplied), if he has undertaken a review of the mission; if a review did take place, if it examined the appropriateness of the mode of transport that was utilised such as a single engine aircraft; if he is satisfied that the specified mode of transport is suitable for future evacuation missions as they may arise; if his Department is considering the purchase of alternative air operational resources that offer safer enhanced airlift capability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51883/22]
Education 3 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on the appeal made by a person in County Louth (details supplied) against the decision not to be provided school bus tickets this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51096/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on an appeal against a decision not to provide a school bus for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51669/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made in relation to the provision of a school bus ticket for a pupil (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52681/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the timeline on the payment of the €1,000 pandemic payment to eligible healthcare workers who are not employees of the HSE; the total number of workers involved; the reason for the delay in the processing of payments; if he will commit to ensuring that all eligible workers will receive payment before Christmas, 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51845/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the estimated amount that it will cost the Exchequer to bring the pay of workers in Section 39 organisations in line with public service pay agreements Building Momentum and its potential successor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48278/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the full list of payments that will qualify for the cost-of-living measures in Budget 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51591/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice the number of successful applications for the immigrant investor programme in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to the 1 October 2022; if she will provide information on the nationality of each successful applicant on the basis of the socio-economic purpose of the investment made by each investor including sports, arts and culture, housing and so on; if she will provide this information based on the counties in which each qualifying investment is located and under the aforementioned headings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51556/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to introduce a new fund for capital investment and expansion of existing enterprise centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52388/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans, if any, to introduce capital funding schemes modelled on the REDZ scheme to invest in the development and or expansion of local enterprise centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52389/22]

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 · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the Programme for Government. [45561/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [45562/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Policing Reform Implementation Programme Office based in his Department. [45563/22]
Health 3 questions
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the timeline for an inquiry into nursing home care during the Covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51614/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the range and nature of services available to Louth-based adults and children at hospitals; if there are plans to improve the diabetes service currently serving adults and children in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51615/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on any progress made on the DRIVE project to build the capacity of communities to respond more effectively to drug-related intimidation and violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51618/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on any progress made on advancing duty-of-care legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51619/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the work of her Department in tackling drug-related intimidation and reporting. [52410/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reinstating one-member arrangements and make those with less than ten members exempt from the additional audit functions; if not, if she will allow for the readjustment of a personal retirement savings account product to allow contributions from employer to employee to be exempt from USC benefit-in-kind; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52468/22]