Meath West — week of Mon, 30 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 30 Jan – 5 Feb 2023 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 66 questions · 6 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2023-02-01 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 66–74

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Amendment again put: · motion failed 64–74

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–66

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021

2023-02-01 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006 to make provision for an entitlement to bereavement leave to an employee who is a bereaved parent of a child who has died a…

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A bill to amend the Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006 to make provision for an entitlement to bereavement leave to an employee who is a bereaved parent of a child who has died and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–64

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-01-31 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 73–56

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

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 5 votes · 2 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Social 1 question
- 2023-02-02 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline her plans and schedule regarding the re-opening of a new full-time, face-to-face, social welfare branch office in Castlepollard, County Westmeath, following the sudden closure of the previous branch office in 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5327/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-02-02 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the establishment of the promised inquiry on the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when he expects the inquiry will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5401/23]

New lobbying 2 returns

Irish Self Catering Federation · 2 returns Tourism
- Invitation - Buswell Hotel Meeting in Dublin, providing them with a fact sheet on Self-Catering in Ireland and an ISCF position paper
- PowerPoint presentations, press Release & Factsheet on self-catering in Ireland send to all after the meeting.

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 5 votes · 64 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 64 total

Health 18 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been a change in where patients are sent for a cardiologist outpatient appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3991/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4854/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4872/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of claims issued against the State via the State Claims Agency which relate to the deaths of persons from Covid-19, after they contracted the virus either in a hospital or nursing home. [4886/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting on a CAMHS waiting list in each county in the State; the number who have been waiting for more than a year; the number who have been waiting for more than three months; and the number of children waiting more than six months, in tabular form. [4887/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died on hospital trolleys in each of the past ten years, by hospital, in tabular form. [4888/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have left emergency departments without being seen, in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023. [4889/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have left emergency departments without being seen, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, by hospital, in tabular form. [4890/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people screened by BreastCheck in each of the past ten years. [4891/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people screened by CervicalCheck in each of the past ten years. [4892/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State in each of the past ten years, by cancer type, in tabular form. [4893/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has held any meetings or discussions either within his Department or with external experts to seek to ascertain the reason that Ireland is suffering from an increase or perceived increase in the death rate in comparison with previous years; if he will detail the dates upon which these meetings took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4894/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a rodent infestation in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5068/23]
- 2023-02-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who died from Covid-19 or with Covid-19 in nursing homes since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [5255/23]
- 2023-02-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who died from Covid-19, having contracted it while in hospital for a non-Covid related condition, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [5256/23]
- 2023-02-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who died from Covid-19 or with Covid-19 in HSE-run disability residential centres since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [5257/23]
- 2023-02-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who died from Covid-19 or with Covid-19 in HSE-run mental health residential centres since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [5258/23]
- 2023-02-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Government will investigate the causes of the large increase in the death rate in Ireland. [5446/23]
Foreign 5 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps his Department is taking to combat global Christian persecution. [4434/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his attendance at the recent British-Irish Intergovernmental conference. [4433/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the date on which he last met with the Russian Ambassador to Ireland. [58942/22]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4852/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4870/23]
Children 5 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have died while residing in direct provision centres in the State in each year since direct provision was introduced; and if he can provide details on the cause of death and age at death in each case, in tabular form. [5221/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4846/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4864/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who died while residing in direct provision centres in each year since direct provision was introduced; and the cause of death and age at death in tabular form. [5228/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who died while in State care in each year since 2011, in tabular form; and if a breakdown can be provided on the cause of death. [5229/23]
Justice 5 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4856/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4874/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of male-born prisoners who are in women's prisons in Ireland; and the details of the crimes they were convicted of. [5190/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the current wait time for citizenship applications in the State; the longest anyone has been left waiting for citizenship; the number of staff currently employed for the purposes of processing citizenship applications; the number of staff employed as of January 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5220/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who died as prisoners in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; and the cause of death, in tabular form. [5271/23]
Public 4 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of all procurement competitions in which companies owned by a person (details supplied) won contracts since 2016. [4340/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the difference between the tendered price and the actual price of delivery for each contract won by companies owned by a person (details supplied); and the final cost of each contract. [4656/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4857/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4875/23]
Housing 3 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when eligible applicants under the first home scheme for self-build properties can apply, as announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4527/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4855/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4873/23]
Education 3 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of submissions to the NCCA Junior Cycle social personal and health education curriculum consultation received from parents who disagreed with the draft specification (details supplied). [4058/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the amount spent by her Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if she will provide details in relation to this spending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4848/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of her Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4866/23]
Social 3 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of women who have been cut off the State pension (non-contributory) and QA contributory pensions in each of the past ten years (details supplied). [4259/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent by her Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if she will provide details in relation to this spending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4859/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of her Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4877/23]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will provide details in relation to this spending. [4860/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department [4878/23]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4849/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4867/23]
Environment 2 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4850/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4868/23]
Transport 2 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4862/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4880/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4851/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4869/23]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount spent by her Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if she will provide details in relation to this spending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4861/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of her Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4879/23]
Defence 2 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4847/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4865/23]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4853/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4871/23]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4845/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4863/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Invitation - Buswell Hotel Meeting in Dublin, providing them with a fact sheet on Self-Catering in Ireland and an ISCF position paper