Meath West — week of Mon, 20 May

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 20 May – 26 May 2024 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 14 questions · 92 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages

2024-05-22 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 75–36

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Housing Situation

2024-05-22 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 61–49

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

The motion · motion passed 61–50

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-05-21 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 65–54

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 4 votes · 0 questions · 29 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 29 returns

Irish Council for Civil Liberties Justice and Equality
- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers Employment
- Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign
Transgender Equality Network Ireland Justice and Equality
- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
National Youth Council of Ireland Justice and Equality
- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
Age Action Justice and Equality
- Membership of Coalition Against Hate Crime (CAHC)
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 3 returns Finance · Health
- In line with Charities Institute Ireland, The ASI contacted public representatives about the impact on proposed legislation on charitable fundraising and the negative and unintended impact the new legislation would have on all charities.
- Invitation to Oireachtas members to attend an awareness raising event to mark the 30th anniversary of Alzheimer's Tea Day in Leinster House
- Email regarding new social club in Meath
Irish Cancer Society · 9 returns Education and Training · Health · Finance
- Education supports
- Public Health (SunBeds) Act 2014
- Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Cancer
- Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
- HPV Vaccination Catch-Up Programme
- Daffodil Day 2024
- Energy hardship
- Rapid access clinics
- Accessing financial products and services post-cancer diagnosis
Rare Diseases Ireland · 2 returns Health
- Get Rare Aware - Engaging with elected officials on Get Rare Aware campaign
- Meeting on reimbursement approval of orphan medicines
Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre Justice and Equality
- Crimnal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
National LGBT Federation Justice and Equality
- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences Bill 2022)
Nasc Ireland · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Social Protection
- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
- Submission regarding the amendments to the Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023 – the Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024
Doras Luimní Justice and Equality
- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
Ibec Employment
- Ibec's recommendations on care, working carers and the care sector
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm · 2 returns Health
- Accreditation of Leinster House
- Wrote to all members of the Oireachtas to ask them to pledge to implement the Joint Oireachtas Committee's final report on Autism before the end of the current parliament.
County Meath Chamber Education and Training
- Johnny Guirke TD visited the Meath Apprenticeship Expo 2024
Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations Health
- Briefing Deputy English and Deputy Guirke on a new addiction rehabilitation centre in their local constituency

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 4 votes · 14 questions · 32 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Justice 6 questions
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that applied for asylum in each of the past ten years who gained entry to the country by way of a holiday visa, a working visa or a student visa or any other visa. [22463/24]
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that applied for a holiday visa, a working visa or a student visa or any other visa for each of the past ten years; and the breakdown of the top 15 countries in each cohort. [22464/24]
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the method her Department uses to confirm that a person visiting Ireland on a holiday visa, a working visa or a student visa or any other visa has left the country. [22465/24]
- 2024-05-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of operations conducted under Operation Sonnet from 2023 to date; the number people sent back across the Border; the number of personnel working in the GNIB that have been involved in these operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23126/24]
- 2024-05-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the plans to alleviate the crisis of prisoner overcrowding for prisoners and staff where there has been a substantial increase in the prison population in all prisons countrywide, and in view of the plans for Thornton Hall to be used for IPAS, which was originally intended as a site for a new prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23343/24]
- 2024-05-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of male and female prisoners in each prison; the number of prison rooms per each prison; and the number occupying each prison room in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [23344/24]
Housing 4 questions
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses that have been purchased in each local authority where tenants had received a notice to quit in each year. [22470/24]
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses that have been purchased with the use of a local authority home loan in each local authority in each year. [22471/24]
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the core targets for each local authority in terms of house building; and the number that have been built in each local authority to date. [22472/24]
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason core targets for house building are being enforced as caps. [22483/24]
Children 2 questions
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number, county location and cost of land purchases made by the Government in order to provide accommodation for asylum seekers and people from Ukraine in each of the past ten years. [22466/24]
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of additional funding his Department has given to charities since December 2023 for the purpose of providing tents and sleeping bags to homeless asylum seekers (details supplied). [22841/24]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places for medical students in Irish universities for each of the past ten years; and how many of these are used for international students. [22467/24]
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places for student nurses in Irish universities for each of the past ten years; and how many of these are used for international students. [22469/24]

New lobbying 32 returns

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED Children and Youth Affairs
- Advocacy on Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2024
Vape Business Ireland Health
- Review of the Tobacco Products Directive and the prospects of consequent restrictions on vaping
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 2 returns EU Affairs
- Nitrates Directive/Derogation
- EU Environment Fund
Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd Health
- Engage with MEPs and Candidates for EU Elections on Cardiovascular Health Policy in EU
The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers Employment
- Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign
Family Carers Ireland Community
- Carers Means Test
Gas Networks Ireland Energy and Natural Resources
- Emails to share GNI's Policy Priorities 2024.
Irish Tax Institute Taxation
- Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach regarding the European Commission Proposals for EU Directives on BEFIT (COM (2023) 532 and Transfer Pricing (COM (2023) 529).
Pro Life Campaign Health
- Emails to certain Oireachtas members inviting them to attend or support the March for Life
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 3 returns Finance · Health
- In line with Charities Institute Ireland, The ASI contacted public representatives about the impact on proposed legislation on charitable fundraising and the negative and unintended impact the new legislation would have on all charities.
- Invitation to Oireachtas members to attend an awareness raising event to mark the 30th anniversary of Alzheimer's Tea Day in Leinster House
- Email regarding new social club in Meath
Rare Diseases Ireland · 2 returns Health
- Get Rare Aware - Engaging with elected officials on Get Rare Aware campaign
- Meeting on reimbursement approval of orphan medicines
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association Agriculture
- Aontu Ardfheis
ALONE Housing
- Housing needs of older people
Murray Energy and Natural Resources
- FEL 4/19 gas exploration licence held by Europa Oil & Gas
Nasc Ireland Social Protection
- Submission regarding the amendments to the Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023 – the Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024
Ibec · 2 returns Employment · Economic Development and Industry
- Ibec's recommendations on care, working carers and the care sector
- Regional meeting regarding policy priorities
John Gallagher Community
- Promotion of Policies of The Wheel for charity, social enterprise and community and voluntary sector
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm · 2 returns Health
- Accreditation of Leinster House
- Wrote to all members of the Oireachtas to ask them to pledge to implement the Joint Oireachtas Committee's final report on Autism before the end of the current parliament.
Insurance Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions
- On behalf of members, making proposals in relation to the review of changes in European regulation and to launch Insurance Ireland's European Election material
Vulcan Consulting Limited · 5 returns Health · Agriculture
- Rare Disease Policy
- Forestry policy and programmes
- Diabetes Policy in Ireland
- EU Pharmaceutical Strategy
- Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
Trócaire Foreign Affairs
- Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
Law Society of Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Legislative reforms and changes to the operation of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015