Meath West — week of Mon, 29 May — Watch Them Work

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 29 May – 4 Jun 2023 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 32 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023

2023-05-31 · 2 votes · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to provide for abortion on request prior to foetal viability

full description

A bill to amend the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to provide for abortion on request prior to foetal viability; to abolish the 3 day waiting period for abortion on request; to allow for abortion on grounds of fatal foetal abnormality that are likely to lead to the death of the foetus either before or within a year of birth; to allow for abortion where there is a risk to the life, or of serious harm to the health, of the pregnant woman; and to decriminalise the provision of abortion.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–74

Voted for 2 Damien English · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 67–64

Voted for 1 Johnny Guirke

Voted against 2 Damien English · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Home Ownership

2023-05-31 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–65

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 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 3 votes · 32 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 32 total

Health 9 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children born either addicted to or severely affected by alcohol or drugs in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25543/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in the health service in total in 2022, and for each of the previous four years; the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in each hospital group in the same timeframe; the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in each hospital; the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in each CAMHS region; if he will detail the nature of all of the aforementioned adverse incidents; the number of health service-related claims that have been lodged with the State Claims Agency for each of the past five years; and the amount in compensation that has been paid out by the State as a result of claims lodged against the health service. [25891/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown for each of the past five years, per emergency department nationally, of the number of times people were billed for attending an emergency department without having been seen by any medical or healthcare practitioner or having received any medical care or treatment, in tabular form. [25930/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing staff who are missing for the rota for the emergency department in the Mater hospital; the number of positions within his Department that are unfilled; the length of time they have remained open for; and the steps, if any, he has taken to fill these positions. [26106/23]
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the accident and emergency department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda has been closed to new patients at any point over the past two years; if so, when it was closed; the length of time it was closed for; the reasons; and if his Department has received forms or letters of complaint from patients due to these closures. [26488/23]
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff for each community care service within HSE community services for each CHO area for each of the past five years. [26492/23]
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people waiting for each community care service within HSE community services, by each CHO area and each county, including waiting times, in tabular form. [26493/23]
- 2023-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a differential in cancer survival rates between patients diagnosed in the public and private health services in the State; and if so, if he will provide details on the differential. [25791/23]
- 2023-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who left the emergency department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, without being seen, in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25790/23]
Children 6 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied minors currently in State care; the number of unaccompanied minors who have gone missing from State care in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25792/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to reduce instances of child trafficking in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25793/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has any intention of housing refugees in a location (details supplied); if he will engage with the local community on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25746/23]
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of rehabilitation training funding allocation per school-leaver and adult service-user accessing HSE-funded training and day services, within each county, in tabular form. [26513/23]
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is now the policy that children accessing CDNT services are transferred to HSE community services if they have not been seen or have not received an appointment for services for six months; if so, the rationale for this change in policy; and if he will provide a breakdown of the number of children who have been waiting for more than six months for each specialised service, including waiting times, by each CDNT, and each county within each CDNT, in tabular form. [26490/23]
- 2023-05-31 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff for each specialised support service within each CDNT for each of the past five years. [26491/23]
Justice 6 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people arrested for fraud offences in each county in the State in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [25778/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people arrested for firearm offences or possession of firearms in each county in the State in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [25779/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people arrested for burglaries in each county in the State in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [25780/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people arrested for drug offences in each county in the State in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [25781/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the steps taken by the Government to ascertain if an asylum seeker has purposefully lost their passport or travel documents; if the aeroplane is searched for travel documents; if the asylum seeker is searched along with their luggage for the travel documents; if fingerprints are taken; and if so, if these fingerprints are cross-referenced against fingerprints taken by other EU member states that are processing asylum seekers. [26288/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if the State knows the whereabouts of all asylum seekers in Ireland; if so, the number of asylum seekers who are missing; and the number of these who are children. [26289/23]
Housing 3 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of determinations by the Residential Tenancies Board which have been appealed to both the Residential Tenancies Board and the High Court in each of the past ten years; how many of such determinations were appealed by a landlord, property owner or agent acting on behalf of the property owner; how many were appealed by a tenant; how many of any such appeals were ruled in favour of the property owner and the tenant respectively; and if he will provide a breakdown of the general categories of appeals to the Residential Tenancies Board and the High Court, in tabular form. [26077/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of complaints made to the Residential Tenancies Board regarding each approved housing body for each of the past ten years; the number of such RTB determinations that ruled in favour of the complainant; the number that ruled in favour of the approved housing body; the number of such determinations that have been appealed to both the Residential Tenancies Board and the High Court in each of the past ten years by both the complainant and the approved housing body; how many of such appeals that ruled in favour of the complainant and the approved housing body, respectively; and if he can provide a breakdown of the general categories of complaints and appeals involving each approved housing body to both the Residential Tenancies Board and the High Court, in tabular form. [26101/23]
- 2023-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has undertaken a study to determine, or if he has access to any data pertaining to, the number of homeless people in the country who are pregnant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26836/23]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number, and cost, of ongoing commissions and investigations under the remit of his Department. [22558/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [25788/23]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a person (details supplied) will receive payment and expenses in their role as chair of the consultative forum on international security policy. [25584/23]
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a breakdown in tabular form for each of the past five years the total cost and expenditure for operating each Irish Embassy abroad as incurred by his Department. [25986/23]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2023-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of spaces available on the third-level access course in each of the past five years and in the next academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25798/23]
- 2023-06-01 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has undertaken a study to determine if there is any disparity in rates of youth emigration across different graduate groups based on their area of study or qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25799/23]
Defence 1 question
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) will receive payment and expenses in their role as chair of the consultative forum on international security policy. [25585/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-05-30 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment uses a child development model; and if so, if she will name the specific model or models. [25777/23]