Meath West — week of Mon, 22 May

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 22 May – 28 May 2023 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 12 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022

2023-05-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 53–66

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 3 Aisling Dempsey · Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–67

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 3 Aisling Dempsey · Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Hospital Waiting Lists

2023-05-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 67–55

Voted for 1 Damien English

Did not vote 3 Aisling Dempsey · Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

The motion · motion passed 67–55

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 · 3 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 3 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is currently implementing to reduce NCT wait times in view of the extraordinary average NCT wait times in counties Meath and Westmeath of over five months, and given that not everybody can avail of a priority booking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24487/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport in view of the fact that some NCT applicants in County Meath who booked their tests in August 2022 have only now received the test after over nine months, and have valid NCT certificates only until September 2023, a situation replicated across the State, if he will consider amending the legislation to allow the NCT certificates to be valid for twelve months from the date of testing and issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24488/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide any independent peer-reviewed scientific and/or industry-based evidence as to how the installation of a fine bubble-diffused aeration system can increase a waste-water treatment plants' physical PE load capacity by more than 20% (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Meath Youth Federation CLG Children and Youth Affairs
- Supporting new funding for the organisation

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 0 votes · 9 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 9 total

Justice 4 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of refugee and international protection applications that have been made for each of the past five years; the number of refugee and international protection applications still awaiting a first decision currently; the number of refugee and international protection applications awaiting an appeal decision; and the average and longest time for the initial decision to made and the appeal decision to be made. [24087/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders that have been made to date for each of the past five years; the number of people who have actually left the country as a result of a deportation order being issued in their name for each of the past five years; the number of people who have entered the country on false documents for the same timeframe; the number of people who have entered the country without any documents; the average success or failure rate of those who enter the country on false or no documents; and the average application processing time for these types of applicants. [24088/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if there have been any instances in each of the past five years of there being no immigration officials present at Dublin Port as passengers boarded and disembarked. [24308/23]
- 2023-05-25 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles reported stolen in each county in the State in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [25539/23]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of money that has already been spent by the shared island unit on projects under its remit, by year, to date. [24039/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of the money that has already been spent by the shared island unit in each jurisdiction on projects under its remit, by year, to date. [24041/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of the number of refugees and international protection applicants that are accommodated in each county in the State; the number of refugees and international protection applicants that are homeless, are accommodated in tents, accommodated in hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs, accommodated in direct provision, accommodated in modular homes, and accommodated in refurbished offices; and the number of refugees and international protection applicants accommodated in other accommodation categories not above listed. [24085/23]
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total cost per year of accommodation for refugees and international protection applicants; the cost on average per individual international protection applicant accommodated each year; and the cost to the State for each of the accommodations listed above for each of the past five years. [24086/23]
Rural 1 question
- 2023-05-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the €50 million community recognition fund that has been spent to date; the projects on which it was spent; and the counties in which the money was spent. [24067/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Meath Youth Federation CLG Children and Youth Affairs
- Supporting new funding for the organisation