Meath West — week of Mon, 19 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 19 Feb – 25 Feb 2024 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 21 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023

2024-02-21 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend and extend the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 and to provide for related matters

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 56–73

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Paediatric Orthopaedic and Urology Services

2024-02-21 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–60

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

The motion · motion passed 71–61

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities

2024-02-21 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 70–60

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2024

2024-02-21 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 42–89

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

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 · 5 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 5 total

Education 4 questions
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education to indicate the availability, location and number of places in ASD units in primary schools in County Meath for the 2024-2025 academic year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7465/24]
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education to indicate the availability, location and number of places in ASD units in primary schools in County Westmeath for the 2024-2025 academic year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7466/24]
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the number of offers of funding that have been sent out for schools to install new ASD units in primary schools in County Meath for the 2024-2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7467/24]
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the number of offers of funding that have been sent out for schools to install new ASD units in primary schools in County Westmeath for the 2024-2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7468/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the initiative to establish a rail service between Navan and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7632/24]

New lobbying 1 return

Muiriosa Foundation Health
- Disability Service Providers lobby Government and local politicians to seek to reverse the recruitment moratorium imposed by Bernard Gloster, Chief Officer, HSE

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 5 votes · 16 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 16 total

Justice 6 questions
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 30 May 2023, when a response will issue from the Garda to this Deputy. [8484/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the cost of the asylum process for each of the past five years. [8512/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people issued with deportation orders in the past five years; the number of deportation orders enforced for each of the past five years; and the process in place at airports and ports to confirm whether a person has voluntarily deported. [8513/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the estimated number of people residing in Ireland illegally. [8514/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the average, total and highest cost of deportation for each of the past five years. [8515/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people arriving in Ireland without travel documents, with false travel documents or with damaged travel documents in each of the past five years; and the location of entry. [8516/24]
Taoiseach 4 questions
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will develop a national security strategy and functioning security agency to deal with future security events. [5111/24]
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [5112/24]
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [5113/24]
- 2024-02-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 23 January 2024, the precise date on which the investigation was concluded and reported to the then Taoiseach. [6506/24]
Children 4 questions
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of workers who have been moved from the location of work from the Tallaght passport office to accommodate asylum seekers. [8508/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the nature of accommodation for asylum seekers, Ukrainians and residents in direct provision in Ireland in terms of previous usage, hospitality, nursing homes, State building and so on. [8509/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what research is undertaken in relation to the cost to tourism of the use of hotels, guest houses, or bed and breakfasts to accommodate asylum seekers, Ukrainians and residents in direct provision for each of the past five years. [8510/24]
- 2024-02-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average rate being paid to accommodate asylum seekers, Ukrainians and residents in direct provision in hospitality and separately in other accommodation venues in Ireland currently; the highest rate being paid in each of these location types; and the total spend to accommodate asylum seekers in Ireland for each of the past five years. [8511/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide clarity on the residency eligibility criteria for the local authority home loan scheme for non-EEA/EU applicants where underwriters for local authorities are operating on a five-year residency requirement; to state where this five year requirement is contained in the Housing Loans Regulations S.I. No 701, and if he will examine a case (details supplied). [7488/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-02-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of unfilled positions across all Rape Crisis Centres in the country; the works that are in progress to equalise pay rates and pay scales of counsellors with their HSE counterparts; the current waiting times for women to access these services and the efforts and plans underway to meet the urgent needs of people in crisis situations in a more humane, compassionate and timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7427/24]

New lobbying 1 return

Muiriosa Foundation Health
- Disability Service Providers lobby Government and local politicians to seek to reverse the recruitment moratorium imposed by Bernard Gloster, Chief Officer, HSE