Louth — week of Mon, 6 Mar

What your Louth TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Mar – 12 Mar 2023 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 45 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

2023-03-08 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–78

Voted for 2 Imelda Munster · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Voted against 2 Fergus O'Dowd · Peter Fitzpatrick

Did not vote 4 Erin McGreehan · Ged Nash · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

High Energy Costs

2023-03-08 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 69–59

Voted for 1 Fergus O'Dowd

Voted against 3 Imelda Munster · Peter Fitzpatrick · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Did not vote 4 Erin McGreehan · Ged Nash · Joanna Byrne · Paula Butterly

The motion · motion passed 69–59

Voted for 1 Fergus O'Dowd

Voted against 3 Imelda Munster · Peter Fitzpatrick · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Did not vote 4 Erin McGreehan · Ged Nash · 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 0 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Finance 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned at the impact recent and predicted ECB interest rate rises will have on the ability of first-time buyers to afford to purchase a home and service a mortgage; if he or his officials have had discussions in relation to any policy interventions under consideration in regard to the impact of continuing rate rises on borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11263/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year additional revenue that would be raised in taxes by removing sub-minima rates of the national minimum wage for those aged under 20 years that is, applying the full adult hourly rate of the national minimum wage to all employees under 20 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12082/23]
Environment 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a specific timeline for the introduction of a windfall tax on the extraordinary profits of energy companies; what he expects the tax to raise in its first 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11261/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has received correspondence (details supplied) in relation to an issue relating to the Eircom Superannuation Scheme; if he will set out his function and intentions in relation to a proposal on a 3% increase dated from July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12069/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when a planning application for a permanent building for a school (details supplied) will be submitted; if her Department has revised the timescale for completion of this project as a result of increased construction costs; the total current estimated costs for the provision of permanent school buildings for the school; if the new school building will be delivered in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11907/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the total cost to date for the provision of temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) since the establishment of the school on its current site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11908/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on when a decision will be made by the National Transport Authority on a possible extension of the short-hop rail zone to Drogheda and Laytown train stations; if he will apprise this Deputy of his functions in relation to the adoption of potential changes to fare structures for commuters using these stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11254/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason she has delayed an extra payment of child benefit to June while other cost-of-living measures announced by her Department recently are being paid in April; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11255/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach if, in the context of the Government’s commitment to holding an inquiry/review into the State’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, he will request that the review/inquiry includes a module on the range of financial supports which were deployed to assist businesses and workers such as the temporary wage subsidy scheme and the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11262/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the Online Safety Commissioner will have any responsibility for ensuring social media companies do not allow the targeting of advertisements for conversion therapy at people. [12063/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of actions Ireland is taking on foot of the State being referred to the European Court of Justice on the 26 January 2023 to the European Commission over its failure to address the problem of polluted natural waters; if he will indicate the steps he and agencies under his aegis are taking to address issues in relation to the pollution of water courses in this jurisdiction, potentially caused by defective slurry tanks north of the border; if he has engaged with the Northern Ireland authorities on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12073/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will bring forward legislation to ban conversion therapy in Ireland; the timeline he has in place to deliver this; has drafting commenced; the measures he is planning to protect people from being targeted by ads on social media for such practises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12064/23]

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 3 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Finance 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work of the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10256/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the number of persons who have availed of the new rent tax credit since it was introduced; the number awarded the credit who provided an RTB registration number in their application compared with those who have not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10257/23]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is working on any plans to streamline form-filling for farmers on family farms as multiple State and EU agencies often ask for the same information many times each year; if GDPR is an issue in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11470/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an alternative to diquat for desiccating potatoes is being recommended for potato farmers in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11469/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider local authorities’ definition of "adequately housed" whereby grown adults still living in their parents’ home are deemed to be "adequately housed" and not included on the social housing list, and, while meeting income limits and other criteria, are forced into the private rented sector to get onto the social housing waiting lists, thereby putting more pressure on the HAP rented sector; if he will consider allowing persons in this category to get on social housing waiting lists while still living at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11317/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is guidance on the proof of income documents that are acceptable for social housing applicants who are employed in the North; if this guidance can be printed on local authorities’ social housing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11318/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what work has been done by his Department to ensure that those whose principal private residence is a mobile home on a shared services site will get the Government energy credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11248/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 28 February 2023, if he will specifically outline the efforts being made to ensure that insulin and blood glucose is, and has been, included with medical aid funded by the State to help the earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11367/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Government's response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2022. [11252/23]