Meath West — week of Mon, 27 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 27 Feb – 5 Mar 2023 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022

2023-03-01 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 51–74

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021

2023-03-01 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide for prohibiting discrimination on the basis of a person's social and economic disadvantaged background

full description

A bill to provide for prohibiting discrimination on the basis of a person's social and economic disadvantaged background; for those purposes to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 69–55

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

National Ambulance Service

2023-03-01 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 70–58

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

The motion · motion passed 71–59

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 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 4 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Finance 4 questions
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance how many people or companies have received write downs of more than 90% in banks in which the State has had shares, for each for the past ten years. [9730/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance how many people or companies have received write downs of more than 80% in banks in which the State has had shares, for each for the past ten years. [9731/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if the public interest directors in banks in which the State has had shares were aware of any debt write downs of more than 90% in the past ten years; if so, what actions, if any, the public interest directors took; if the public interest directors made him or his Department aware of these write downs; and if he or his Department took any action. [9732/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if the public interest directors in banks in which the State has had shares were aware of any debt write downs of more than 80% in the past ten years; if so, what actions, if any, the public interest directors took; if the public interest directors made him or his Department aware of these write downs; and if he or his Department took any action. [9733/23]
Education 4 questions
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the plans she has to support children who may feel othered because they will be removed from classes that teach gender identity ideology; and if she will provide alternative teaching for children who are removed from these classes to ensure they do not receive less education because of their adherence to the scientific understanding of gender identity. [10703/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if the teaching of gender identity ideology will be limited to specific classes, or if it will be integrated across a number of subjects or delivered across the whole of the curriculum; if it is the latter two, how children will be able to absent themselves from gender identity ideology classes without missing out on core curriculum subjects; and how parents who work full-time will be able to facilitate children absenting themselves from gender identity ideology classes. [10704/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she has taken legal advice as to the exposure to litigation of her Department where the new junior cycle SPHE curriculum on gender identity contributes to a child with psychological comorbidities being gender affirmed to a new gender without the comorbidities being identified or treated; the duty of care the school has in these situations; and the resources that will be provided to the school to ensure they can fulfil their duty of care. [10705/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if the new NCCA curriculum for the junior cycle indicates clearly to children the link between children consuming pornography and sexual violence and rape; if the new NCCA curriculum for the junior cycle will indicate the link between children consuming pornography and distorted understandings of healthy relationships, pornography addiction, distorted male and female expectations of sexual relationships and of body image; and if the new NCCA curriculum for the junior cycle will give clear ethical guidelines to children not to consume pornography while under the age of 18 years. [10706/23]
Environment 2 questions
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, report (details supplied) noting the need to reduce the national herd by 30% in order to meet climate targets; if his Department has undertaken a study to determine the impact that these proposals would have on the livelihoods of farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9816/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to recent Teagasc research (details supplied) into the sequestering of carbon on Irish farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9817/23]
Transport 2 questions
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the All-Ireland Rail Review. [9843/23]
- 2023-03-02 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport when the all-island strategic rail review will be released. [9820/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of the new dedicated State Agency for Early Learning and Care; the reason there is no place available on the new agency for provider representatives; and if he is confident that Frontier Economics will adhere to EU GDPR legislation for the duration of the review that they are undertaking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9703/23]
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is the case that 10,000 needs assessments have to be redone for children with additional needs; the current total backlog of children waiting for assessments of needs; the reason there is no reference within the report to early years education; if this means that these children within early years who need additional supports are being failed; if this will lead to early years services being unable to accept children with additional needs; when the review of AIM will be published; and if he understands that AIM is not sufficient to provide for the necessary supports for many children with additional needs. [9715/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [9812/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 8 February, 2023, if he will arrange an urgent meeting with traditional circus owners and their representatives, and officials from his Department and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (details supplied). [9595/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-02-28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department is incurring any expense in 2023 for the Covid passport application. [9736/23]