Meath West — week of Mon, 28 Nov

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 28 Nov – 4 Dec 2022 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 63 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-11-30 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–72

Voted for 1 Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Johnny Guirke

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022

2022-11-30 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 40–86

Voted for 1 Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Johnny Guirke

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 39–88

Voted for 1 Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Johnny Guirke

The motion · motion passed 82–44

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 0 votes · 1 question · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 1 total

Environment 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider including sports clubs and associations in the grant scheme for the installation of solar panels, which currently only includes grants for domestic and commercial users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59351/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Independent Broadcasters of Ireland Communications
- Online Safety & Media Regulation Bill - the radio broadcasting elements of the bill

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 3 votes · 62 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 62 total

Health 21 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been on a waiting list for emergency neurosurgery in each of the past five years; the length of time that people are waiting on average; the longest wait for emergency neurosurgery in each of the past five years; the number of beds which exist for neurosurgery patients in the whole country; and the number of neurosurgery operations that have been carried out in each of the past five years. [58782/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have begun chemotherapy treatment in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58977/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of new persons added to the CAMHS waiting list in each of the past five years. [58978/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently on the CAMHS waiting list by county; the longest length of time that a person has been left waiting; and the average waiting time currently. [58979/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have died while they were on the CAMHS waiting list in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58980/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that CAMHS refuses to accept referrals for children who have been known to use drugs or alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58981/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that ambulances were dispatched in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58982/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that ambulances were dispatched in each county in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [58983/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current average wait time for an ambulance in each county. [58984/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number persons who have retired from the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years and to date in 2022; and the number of new persons employed by the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [58985/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that he has met with the CEO of an organisation (details supplied) since he took office; and the dates on which these meetings took place. [58986/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who died from suspected or confirmed Covid-19 in nursing homes in the State since the start of the pandemic. [58987/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons in the country currently in receipt of home help excluding family carers. [58988/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average amount that is paid by the State to homecare agencies for one hour of care to one individual care recipient. [58989/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that ambulance drivers have reported being assaulted while on active duty in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58990/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons or families who have taken cases and issued letters of claim against the State in relation to the death of their loved one from Covid-19 in hospitals or nursing homes in the State. [58991/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to date of the cyber-attack on the HSE; the projected estimated total cost of rectifying the damage done by the attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58992/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if ambulances are being redirected to Drogheda accident and emergency from Navan, Kells and Trim areas on an informal basis (details supplied). [60138/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that both Navan and Drogheda accident and emergencies are under enormous pressure in terms of the number of patients that are attending them; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that hospital corridors and accident and emergency waiting rooms are full at the moment with patients (details supplied). [60139/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average accident and emergency waiting time in each accident and emergency in the country for the month of November 2022; the number of patients that have been placed on trolleys and chairs in each accident and emergency in the country during November 2022. [60140/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if permission was given to the HSE for a two-part closure of Navan accident and emergency; if permission was given to the HSE to redirect ambulances from Navan hospital accident and emergency to Drogheda hospital accident and emergency from mid-December 2022; his views that it would be safe to partially close Navan accident and emergency in the middle of the winter surge; and if he has asked the clinicians in Drogheda hospital for the reason that they opposed this decision. [60141/22]
Justice 15 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times that gardaí were called to scenes and incidents in emergency departments in the State in each of the past five years by county in tabular form. [58949/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total number of persons who have been fined for breaching Covid-19 travel restrictions since the start of the pandemic by county. [58950/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total amount in Euro that was collected in fines which were issued for breaches of Covid-19 restrictions in each county since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [58951/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total number of persons that were arrested for suspected fraud in the State in each of the past ten years to date in 2022. [58952/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total number of murders or suspected murders which took place in the State in each of the past ten years to date in 2022; and the breakdown by county in 2021 and 2022. [58953/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times that gardaí have been called to incidents in domestic violence shelters in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58960/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times that gardaí have been called to incidents in direct provision centres in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58961/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times the Garda armed response unit has been dispatched in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58962/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times that gardaí have been called to incidents in homeless shelters in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58963/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times that gardaí have been called to incidents involving persons entering or seeking to enter the river Corrib in Galway city in each of the past five years and to date in 2022. [58964/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount in monetary value of drugs seized by gardaí in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [59000/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the details of the way that the Garda vetting system functions; the length of time that the system goes back; and if the history of a person who was arrested but was not charged shows up on the system. [59001/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount transferred from the Criminal Assets Bureau to the public purse in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [59011/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times that gardaí have been called to incidents involving persons entering or seeking to enter the river Shannon in Limerick city in each of the past five years and to date in 2022. [59013/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she influenced the decision to rename GSOC the Office of the Police Ombudsman; her views on whether, 100 years after the formation of An Garda Síochána, the decision to delete the word gardaí from the new Ombudsman’s Office is a retrograde step in terms of heritage and the Irish language. [59081/22]
Housing 7 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times that the fire brigade has been called to incidents involving persons entering or attempting to enter the water in the River Corrib in Galway city in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58995/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of fire stations which have been closed in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; and the locations of those fire stations. [58997/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times that fire brigades have been dispatched in each county in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [58998/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage rate at which new housing starts are reducing; the steps his Department is taking to tackle the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58972/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will elaborate on his interpretation of rapid build technology being used to tackle Ireland's housing shortage. [57518/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department plays any role in the protection of buildings from demolition which are of cultural significance in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56214/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeowners who have applied for the vacant property refurbishment grant, in each county; the number of applications which have been refused; and the number which have been successful in tabular form. [58971/22]
Children 6 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times emergency services were called to incidents in direct provision centres in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58993/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will meet the residents and committee that have organised the recent protests in the East Wall area of Dublin. [59592/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to real engagement and consultations with local people before refugees and asylum seekers are placed in their community; and if he will develop a community dividend for communities to ensure that enough doctors, school places, transportation facilities, housing units and supports are in place when the population is increased significantly. [59593/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees and asylum seekers who have been located in each local authority area; the number of modular homes that have been built; and the timeframe for the delivery of same over the next few months. [59594/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of the 500 public buildings that were identified for use in the housing of refugees in April 2022 that are currently in use; and the number of the homes and rooms in private homes that were pledged for use to house refugees that have been activated. [59595/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of buildings that have been purchased by his Department in the past two years to house asylum seekers and refugees; the number of these that are currently in use; and the number of empty buildings and vacant sites that are in the ownership of or that are being rented out by his Department. [59596/22]
Social 5 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons who applied for the carer's allowance in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58970/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of times that the fuel allowance has increased since she took office. [58969/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated total amount in euro that was allegedly taken in fraudulent or suspected fraudulent pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, claims and payments. [58955/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has conducted any investigations into alleged fraud in relation to the PUP; and if so, if she will share the details of such fraud. [58956/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of fraudulent PUP made to persons which have been recouped by the State; her views on a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58957/22]
Defence 3 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of Irish peacekeepers currently serving overseas. [59002/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of new recruits to the Army in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [59003/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons who have retired from the Army in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [59004/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department intends to calculate or record the number of students from ethnic minority groups such as the Travelling community who are entering further or higher education per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58974/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department collates data on the number of students who drop out of third level education each year; and if so, if the data will be provided in tabular form. [58973/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of times that the coastguard helicopter has been deployed or dispatched to the Galway city and Galway bay area in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58996/22]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [58941/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the status of the school building projects approved for a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59673/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Independent Broadcasters of Ireland Communications
- Online Safety & Media Regulation Bill - the radio broadcasting elements of the bill