Meath West — week of Mon, 8 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 8 Jul – 14 Jul 2024 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 70 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2024-07-10 · 4 votes

The motion · motion passed 117–20

Voted for 2 Damien English · Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

A sub-amendment · motion failed 20–118

Voted against 2 Damien English · Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

A sub-amendment · motion failed 55–81

Voted for 1 Johnny Guirke

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 118–19

Voted for 2 Damien English · Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024

2024-07-10 · 1 vote · Govt (Health)

A bill to prohibit the sale by retail of tobacco products to persons under the age of 21 years

full description

A bill to prohibit the sale by retail of tobacco products to persons under the age of 21 years; and for those and other related purposes, to amend the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 and the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 93–45

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-07-09 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 72–59

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 6 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Education 2 questions
- 2024-07-11 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) can expect to receive approval for its building programme to progress to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30554/24]
- 2024-07-11 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the process of planning, construction and delivery of major construction projects for schools, including the approximate typical timeframes for each stage of the process [30555/24]
Rural 2 questions
- 2024-07-11 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the locations, including any new Clár areas, in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30599/24]
- 2024-07-11 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the locations, including any new Clár areas, in Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30600/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-07-09 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. [29708/24]

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 1 vote · 65 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 65 total

Health 12 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children up to the age of 18 years who died from sudden infant death syndrome or sudden unexpected death in childhood in each county in the past five years, in tabular form. [29042/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses recruited to work in each hospital in the country in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [29138/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have left their jobs in each hospital in the country in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [29139/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have lost their licence/registration number in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [29140/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in the health service in total in 2023 and for each of the previous ten years; the number of adverse incidents recorded in each hospital group in the same timeframe; the number of adverse incidents recorded in each hospital; the number of adverse incidents recorded in each CAHMS region; to detail the nature of all of the aforementioned adverse incidents; the number which required first aid, medical treatment, resulted in long-term disability or incapacity; and the number which resulted in death. [29141/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of health service-related claims that have been lodged with the State Claims Agency for each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; and the amount in compensation that has been paid out by each hospital group/CHO as a result of claims lodged against the health service, in the same period, in tabular form. [29142/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have instigated legal action against the HSE over the death of their loved ones from Covid-19 in HSE-run nursing homes or hospitals; the number of cases which are ongoing; the number which have been settled; and the total amount paid out in compensation to date. [29240/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to list the psychiatric hospitals which have closed in the State in the past thirty years; the dates on which they closed; the bed capacity of each; the locations of each; and the current ownership status of each property in question, in tabular form. [29241/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 25 April 2024, if he will investigate if there was an entitlement to the Covid pandemic payment in the case of a person (details supplied). [29242/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or in drafting responses to Parliamentary Questions.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29281/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29299/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department sought to curtail spending in order to meet the rising construction costs of the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29258/24]
Justice 8 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions. [29283/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by her Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29301/24]
- 2024-07-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who have received a conviction for drink driving, by county or Garda district, in each of the past 15 years. [30264/24]
- 2024-07-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who have received a conviction for speeding, by county or Garda district, in each of the past 15 years. [30265/24]
- 2024-07-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who have received a conviction for drug driving, by county or Garda district, in each of the past 15 years. [30266/24]
- 2024-07-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who have received a conviction for dangerous driving, by county or Garda district, in each of the past 15 years. [30267/24]
- 2024-07-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who have received a conviction for no insurance, by county or Garda district, in each of the past 15 years. [30268/24]
- 2024-07-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who have received a conviction for no tax, by county or Garda district, in each of the past 15 years. [30269/24]
Taoiseach 5 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions. [29287/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29305/24]
- 2024-07-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of staff employed in his Department’s press office in each of the past 24 months, in tabular form. [29261/24]
- 2024-07-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the timeline for the investigation into the Government’s handling of the covid-19 pandemic. [29231/24]
- 2024-07-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will list the State apologies issued by Taoisigh in the past 20 years. [29562/24]
Housing 5 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29282/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29300/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the discrepancy of the original amount confirmed and the actual amount at price of sale for homes deemed to be affordable under the Housing for All policy, in each county, for each of the last three years. [29578/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the highest, lowest and average price of homes that are deemed to be affordable under the Housing for All policy in each county for the past three years. [29597/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the airstrip at a location (details supplied) will be retained to enhance tourism, being the only official airstrip in the Boyne Valley region, and which has full planning permission as an official airstrip recognised by the Irish Aviation Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29643/24]
Children 4 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29273/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29291/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a review being conducted by Tusla (details supplied). [29845/24]
- 2024-07-10 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he is taking to retain the Bailis special care unit in Johnstown, Navan, County Meath for respite and high dependency service users for current and future need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30109/24]
Public Expenditure 3 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has ever produced guidance for State entities or agencies on the use of recruitment agencies; if his Department collects data on the number of persons recruited to work in the public sector via recruitment agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29257/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions. [29284/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29302/24]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passports which have been reported missing and stolen in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [29238/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29279/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29297/24]
Transport 3 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions. [29289/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29307/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if cash will remain as a form of payment for fares on public transport where there are plans to introduce contactless fare payments by bank card and electronic devices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29570/24]
Education 3 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education to examine a pension entitlement (details supplied). [29834/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if her Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions. [29275/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by her Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29293/24]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to parliamentary questions. [29272/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29290/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking to mitigate or reduce cattle-to-cattle TB transmission across farm boundaries where neighbouring farms with two clear herd tests can be derestricted as quickly as possible to be put on sale on the open market, and to eliminate further associated costs while restricted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29364/24]
Environment 2 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29277/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29295/24]
Defence 2 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29274/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29292/24]
Finance 2 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29278/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29296/24]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29276/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29294/24]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Media if her Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions. [29288/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by her Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29306/24]
Social 2 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions. [29286/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by her Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29304/24]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29280/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29298/24]
Rural 2 questions
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or to Parliamentary Questions. [29285/24]
- 2024-07-09 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by her Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29303/24]