Meath West — week of Mon, 20 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 20 Mar – 26 Mar 2023 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 98 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022

2023-03-22 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 to grant additional functions to the Inspectorate to examine and report to the Minister on the prevalence and standard of individual educa…

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A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 to grant additional functions to the Inspectorate to examine and report to the Minister on the prevalence and standard of individual educational plans for children with special educational needs on an annual basis; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–73

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Eviction Ban

2023-03-22 · 4 votes

A sub-amendment · motion passed 93–56

Voted for 2 Damien English · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

A sub-amendment · motion failed 72–78

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

The motion · motion passed 83–68

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

The motion · motion passed 83–68

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 · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Education 7 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm if a school project (details supplied) did in fact go out to tender, given that it was announced in May 2022 that it would go out to tender by the end of 2022; if any company was successful with its tender application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12605/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the schedule of when a school (details supplied) permanent building will start; when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12606/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the amount of capital funding that is required to complete the school (details supplied) permanent build project; if these funds will be released in 2023 in order for the build to begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12607/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if the new temporary buildings at a school (details supplied) will be ready for the school term of 2023/2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12608/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the length of time it is expected that students will spend in temporary classrooms at the school (details supplied); if there a possibility that this could become long-term alternative to the permanent build; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12609/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if any projects under her remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if she will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12623/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if she will supply a list of the 58 school projects affected by capital funding pressures by county and school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12685/23]
Health 4 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12629/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in organising a meeting with a person (details supplied) regarding the Civil Registration (Amendment) (Certificate of Life) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13306/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when all Section 39 staff working in long-term residential facilities who worked throughout Covid with many still awaiting the payment will be paid the €1,000 bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13579/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when healthcare staff working in nursing homes (details supplied) who worked throughout Covid will be paid the €1,000 bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13580/23]
Social 2 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Social Protection if any projects under her remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if she will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12633/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has given any consideration to the long-running issue of the inclusion of Tusla-approved foster carers in State pension (contributory) contributions for the entire period of being on the approved panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12689/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Taoiseach if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; and if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form [12634/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12624/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12625/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12636/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Finance if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12626/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12631/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if any projects under her remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if she will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12635/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12630/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if any projects under his remit are on hold due to capital funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12627/23]
Defence 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12622/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any projects under his remit are on hold due to capital funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects concerned, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12618/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12628/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Justice if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects concerned, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12619/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12621/23]
Rural 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any projects under her remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if she will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12632/23]

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 5 votes · 70 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 70 total

Health 16 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12271/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances and ambulance staff operational or stationed at each ambulance station in the country, by station; the average response time to ambulance call out, per ambulance station in the State, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12286/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times ambulances in each ambulance station in the country have been unable to leave hospital due to an inability to admit a patient to the emergency department, or due to the fact that an ambulance trolley was being occupied by a patient inside the hospital, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [12287/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times a patient was deceased by the time an ambulance reached them, in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station, in tabular form. [12288/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the top ten longest lengths of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance in the State in each of the past ten years. [12289/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to arrive in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [12290/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to dispatch to them, perhaps due to a lack of available ambulances, in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [12291/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if monies were used or transferred from the national maternity strategy to fund abortion services in 2019 or 2020; if so, the amount transferred, in monetary value and as a percentage of the total maternity strategy fund; the date upon which the transfer took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12309/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the national incident management system which related to termination of pregnancy in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [12310/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the State Claims Agency which related to the Health Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018 in each of the past five years, and to date in 2023; if details will be provided of the outcomes of claims taken against the State in relation to the Act; the number of claims settled or ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12311/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent on the purchasing of ventilators which either did not work or were unsuitable, during the pandemic; the name of the companies from which faulty or unsuitable ventilators were purchased; if attempts have been made to recoup the costs and get a refund; if so, if those attempts have been successful; the costs associated with those attempts, including legal costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12336/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people who detransition in Ireland each year; and the supports the health service provides to these people. [12509/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 7 March 2023, if a breakdown will be provided by the HSE to this Deputy, of spending, including set-up costs and maintenance costs, on the Covid-19 tracker, by month, in tabular form; and the number of times the app was downloaded and deleted, in each month since the start of the pandemic, in tabular form. [12851/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are taking or have taken cases against the State alleging that their unborn baby was wrongfully diagnosed and subsequently aborted; the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency; and the number of cases ongoing and the number of cases which have been settled. [13932/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in compensation by each hospital in the State for adverse incidents, medical negligence, and so on, in each of the past ten years; and if a breakdown can be provided per year, per hospital or per hospital group, in tabular form. [13933/23]
- 2023-03-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the last time that each hospital group, excluding the Saolta group (details supplied) conducted a bed capacity analysis for each hospital in the country; the findings of those analyses; the recommendations of those analyses; if he will provide details of any capacity targets that were identified in these processes; if the analyses generated a report or document; and if he will provide a copy of these reports or documents to this Deputy. [13998/23]
Children 12 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities on waiting lists for residential placements in each county in the State, in tabular form. [13934/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12263/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have applied for birth information since the introduction of the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022; the number who have been granted information; the number who have been refused; and the number for whom a decision is still pending. [12293/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of asylum seekers and refugees who are currently homeless in the State. [12303/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied minors seeking international protection who have gone missing while in the care of the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [12304/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children who have gone missing while in the care of the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; the number who were later found; and the number who remain unaccounted for. [12305/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have died in the State while seeking international protection in each of the past ten years, by cause of death, age and nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12306/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Farrelly Commission of Investigation has concluded its work; if so, the date upon which it was concluded; if not, the date upon which it will conclude; if a final report has been issued to the Government; if so, the date upon which the report issued; and the status of same. [12338/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is the intention of his Department or IPAS to house refugees or asylum seekers in buildings in Bailieboro, County Cavan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12695/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what action has been taken by his Department on a disclosure made to him by email from this Deputy's office on 18 October 2022 regarding the Garda vetting system; and if he will meet with this Deputy to discuss the content of the disclosure. [13929/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of households or families who expressed an interest in hosting Ukrainian Refugees in each of the past 13 months; and the number of families currently hosting Ukrainian refugees, in tabular form. [13930/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of families or households or property owners who have expressed an interest in hosting Ukrainian refugees but have yet to hear back from the relevant body or be contacted regarding their offer of accommodation; and if a monthly breakdown will be provided on this figure based on the dates upon which the individuals made an offer or expressed an interest in hosting refugees. [13931/23]
Education 9 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within her Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which she approved of such transfers, since she took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform was consulted prior to the transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12265/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education what research her Department has carried out on the effect on primary school children of delivering material on transgenderism in the classroom; and if education on transgenderism to primary school children would include education on concepts (details supplied). [12510/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education what the long-term outcomes are for children who have been taught at primary school-age that gender is something distinct from biology; if there are higher rates of gender transition; and if there are higher rates of gender detransition. [12511/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment uses any child development model; and if so, if she will specify which one. [12943/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if her Department has undertaken a study to determine if the increase in those failing ordinary level maths is attributable to the removal of foundation levels maths from the junior cycle. [13576/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the research she or her Department have undertaken into the impact on primary school children as young as nine or ten years of age of teaching them about what it means to be transgender [13572/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she will proceed with the Government's plan to teach primary school children about transgenderism against the wishes of parents. [13573/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the reason the building plans of many schools are being put on hold. [13574/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that four in five secondary teachers say the new junior cycle is not preparing students adequately for progression to Leaving Certificate study according to a report by an organisation (details supplied). [13575/23]
Housing 6 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12272/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money provided to local authorities for the payment of HAP and RAS in each of the past ten years, per local authority, in tabular form. [13935/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons who availed of the vacant properties refurbishment grant in each month since it was announced; and the amount of money drawn down from the scheme in each month since it was announced, in tabular form. [13936/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if businesses or local authorities can qualify for the vacant property refurbishment grant. [13937/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding drawn down by each local authority for Traveller accommodation in each of the past five years per local authority, in tabular form. [13938/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money provided by his Department to local authorities for the purpose of refurbishing vacant properties; and the amount drawn down by each local authority in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [13939/23]
Foreign 5 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12269/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has undertaken any diplomatic efforts to call for peace and a cessation of the war in Ukraine; if he has discussed Irish neutrality in the context of any such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14045/23]
- 2023-03-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will take the British Government to the European Court of Human Rights if it proceeds with the North of Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill. [13999/23]
- 2023-03-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will seek reform of Stormont to prevent the Executive being held to ransom in the future. [14000/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has considered banning an application (details supplied) from the phones of Ministers and civil servants, in line with Britain, the USA and the European Commission; if he has discussed the matter with his foreign counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14418/23]
Environment 3 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12267/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has considered banning an application (details supplied) from the phones of Ministers and civil servants, in line with Britain, the USA and the European Commission; if he has discussed the matter with any social media companies or experts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14419/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has had any engagement with representatives of a social media application (details supplied); if so, if he will detail the dates upon which such correspondence or engagements took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14420/23]
Defence 3 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12264/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the Government decision to participate in an EU battlegroup erodes Irish neutrality. [13944/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps his Department is taking to address the retention and recruitment crisis within the Defence Forces. [13943/23]
Justice 3 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice when an application by a person (details supplied) dating from February 2022 to the Afghan admission programme will finally be processed. [12239/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12273/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the action that has been taken by his Department regarding a disclosure made to him by email from this Deputy's office on 18 October 2022, regarding the Garda vetting system; and if he will meet with this Deputy to discuss the content of the disclosure. [14427/23]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [11112/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; and if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer [12277/23]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12274/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount by which the Department of Health has overpaid rent for its premises on Baggot Street; the estimated projected cost of the miscalculation of square footage over the course of the next decade; if attempts have been made to recoup the overpayments; if those attempts have been successful; the costs associated with those attempts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12335/23]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12270/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details of the third level access programme; the number of persons who have taken part in the programme in each year since it was rolled out, by third level institution, in tabular form; the number of persons from the Traveller community who took part in the course; the number of care leavers who took part; the number of homeless students who took part; the number of migrant students who took part, and so on; if quotas for certain vulnerable groups exist in the programme; if his Department has ever given consideration to a quota system where spaces in the access course are reserved for certain groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12324/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12266/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12279/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12268/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within her Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which she approved of such transfers, since she took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12278/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12276/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12262/23]
Rural 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within her Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which she approved of such transfers, since she took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12275/23]