Meath West — week of Mon, 14 Nov

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Nov – 20 Nov 2022 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-11-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 57–68

Voted for 1 Johnny Guirke

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022

2022-11-16 · 1 vote

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 120–13

Voted for 2 Damien English · Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

Retained Firefighters

2022-11-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–61

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-11-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 67–46

Voted for 1 Damien English

Did not vote 3 Aisling Dempsey · Johnny Guirke · 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 3 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Tourism 1 question
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will give consideration in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022, to include provisions to remove the broadcasting levy that is paid by independent radio stations (details supplied) until a fair and equitable scheme in which all media outlets pay towards regulation is introduced by the Media Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56824/22]

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 0 votes · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Health 9 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the definition of "rare disease" utilised by his Department and the HSE; and the number and names of the rare diseases entailed under these respective definitions provided in tabular form. [56155/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with rare disease in Ireland as of 2022, by county and by rare disease type in tabular form. [56156/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons prescribed antidepressant drugs in the State in each of the past ten years, by age, in tabular form. [56253/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons prescribed anti-anxiety drugs in the State in each of the past ten years, by age, in tabular form. [56254/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons being treated for addiction to anti-anxiety drugs in the State in each of the past ten years, by age, in tabular form. [56255/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons being treated for addiction to sleeping pills in the State in each of the past ten years, by age, in tabular form. [56256/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department's attention has been drawn to any evidence of the ability of the Covid vaccination to prevent Covid transmission. [56257/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the human rights, physical health and mental health impact assessments that were conducted on the domestic Covid passport system for entry to public establishments. [56258/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are clinically discharged but who are in hospital; the number of patients who are clinically discharged in hospital for six months or less, between six months and one year, between one year and 18 months, between 18 months and two years and for more than two years. [56374/22]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Prime Minister of Ukraine in Prague. [52972/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [52971/22]
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Europe last met. [52973/22]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if any consideration will be given to removing the broadcasting levy paid by independent radio stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57167/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the efforts that are being taken by her Department to promote the Irish language in public settings; the steps that she is taking to preserve Gaeltacht areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56215/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has conducted any recent evaluation on public sector pay rates or the minimum wage in view of rising rate of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56212/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the person or body he has met to date within the tech sector to discuss specifically the threat to Irish tech sector jobs; the person or body he has met with within companies (details supplied) to discuss saving jobs in Ireland; and the plan he has for enterprise to grow the indigenous tech sector and general enterprise sector. [56588/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the resolutions tput forward for persons living in the Robinstown and Shambo area of County Meath whose well has possibly been affected by an event (details supplied); if any solutions have been discussed regarding this issue; and if any solution taken will be carried out in consultation with the persons effected by this event. [56615/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he has received any report detailing the level of finance being given in loans by banks to builders of homes over the past ten years; and if he will detail the totals that are being lent to construction companies to build homes for each of the past five years. [56380/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has plans to ensure that families who provide the wonderful service of a foster family to children in need will be given stamps towards their pensions (details supplied). [56289/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she has been shown any evidence that MI5 is operating in the South of Ireland. [56262/22]