Meath West — week of Mon, 14 Oct

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Oct – 20 Oct 2024 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 181 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages

2024-10-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 48–74

Voted for 1 Johnny Guirke

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–74

Voted for 1 Johnny Guirke

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 2 Aisling Dempsey · Peadar Tóibín

VAT Rate for Hospitality Sector

2024-10-16 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 54–73

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Damien English

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–52

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

The motion · motion passed 73–52

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

Finance Bill 2024

2024-10-16 · 1 vote · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

full description

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance; to make provision for supports to employers and certain businesses and for that purpose to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 and Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 74–49

Voted for 1 Damien English

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Did not vote 1 Aisling Dempsey

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-10-15 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–50

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 7 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 5 votes · 181 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 181 total

Health 33 questions
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason non-EU applicants to the HSCP MSc ultrasound programme in UCD were initially offered a place on the course with a fee exemption; the reason they were subsequently informed they must pay the non-EU fee in full after being offered a place with written confirmation of a fee exemption; if there were any terms and conditions and disclaimers provided with the course information prior to applications being submitted in relation to fees for non-EU applicants; if so, at what stage the information on course fees for non-EU applicants changed during the application process; which organisation or body was responsible for any such change in fee requirements subsequent to any course place offers; if he will consider reversing the decision for any non-EU applicants who had been informed of a fee exemption at the time of a course place offer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41483/24]
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of sonographers employed within each public hospital; the number required to provide adequate staff levels within each hospital; and the duration of any unfilled posts for sonographers within each hospital where such exists, in tabular form. [41484/24]
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the health service tests for Lyme disease for all blood transfusions; the accuracy of the test for Lyme disease in these tests; and if there is a danger that a person in receipt of a blood transfusion with Lyme disease could acquire the disease. [41547/24]
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will develop a campaign of awareness surrounding Lyme disease. [41549/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to address a matter in the emergency department of Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan (details supplied). [41701/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41718/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41736/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41754/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41773/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41791/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41809/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for ophthalmology appointments, by county; and the average wait time per county, in tabular form. [41829/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the State on the purchasing of ventilators from China which were unsuitable for use (details supplied); the amount of that cost which has been recouped by the State; the legal costs associated with attempting to recoup the costs; the total costs associated with storage of the ventilators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41830/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born with drug or alcohol addictions, by county, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41831/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE over the past fifteen years. [41832/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently in hospital despite being clinically discharged; and the details of the number who have been in hospital despite being clinically discharged for in excess of six months, one year and two years, per hospital. [41833/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer surgeries carried out in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41834/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total costs associated with the cyber attack on the health service in recent years; and the quantity and nature of material which was compromised or leaked during the attack. [41835/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments cancelled in the past five years in each hospital nationwide, in tabular form. [41836/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents reported to the National Incident Management System, by each hospital nationwide, over the past decade, in tabular form. [41837/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents reported to the National Incident Management System in each of the past ten years which resulted in death, suffering, long-term incapacity or injury, in tabular form. [41838/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cyber security staff recruited by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41839/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE or individual hospitals have engaged private companies for the purpose of debt collection from patients or former patients who have failed to pay their hospital bills; if so, the number of companies that have been engaged; the cost of the contracts; and the name of the companies. [41840/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [41841/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who left emergency departments around the country without being seen in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, by hospital, in tabular form. [41842/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average length of time people spent waiting to be seen in each emergency department in the country in 2023, in tabular form. [41843/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time in each county in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41844/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were dead by the time an ambulance arrived in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41845/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total costs associated with the Covid vaccine passports in the past five years. [41846/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost incurred in relation to the set-up and maintenance of the Covid tracker app in each of the past five years. [41847/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases taken against the State regarding the deaths of individuals from Covid-19 in hospitals or nursing homes. [41848/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of cases taken against the HSE over the alleged abortions resulting from misdiagnosis of unborn children, since the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 came into existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41870/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [42460/24]
Justice 19 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of legal cases taken against her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by her Department in relation to such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41720/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of data breaches experienced by her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41738/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total costs associated for her Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41756/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent by her Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41774/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41793/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent by her Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41811/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners currently in prison who have previously served time in prison. [41818/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of children admitted to women's refuges in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41819/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested, prosecuted, and convicted of human trafficking in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41820/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of reports of human trafficking received by An Garda Síochána in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41821/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she has undertaken to examine the rate of child trafficking in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41822/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if her Department is aware of any instances of trafficking for organ harvesting in the State over the past decade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41823/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda call-outs to instances of domestic violence in each county in the State, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [41824/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí who were assaulted while on duty in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41825/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested for fraud offences in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41826/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount of cash and assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) in each of the past 12 years; and the total amount returned to the Exchequer by the CAB in the same period. [41827/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons reported missing in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; and the number of whom are still missing. [41828/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that have sought international protection/asylum in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown can be provided on the number who were successful or unsuccessful in their applications, and the number for whom a final determination has not yet been made on their application, in tabular form. [41860/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of her Department in the past twenty years. [42465/24]
Children 17 questions
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government plans to move IPAS families currently being accommodated in a location (details supplied); and if so, if he will guarantee that prior to moving them from the facility that advance notice will be provided to the local population. [41218/24]
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department or IPAS plans to accommodate persons, other than those currently being accommodated in a location (details supplied); and if so, if any additional persons to be accommodated there will be police vetted. [41219/24]
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date upon which a hotel (details supplied) will cease to be used as accommodation for those seeking international protection; if attempts are being made to source a more suitable facility for the families currently accommodated there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41220/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the tender document for the management of the new IPAS centre at Thornton Hall was published; the number of companies that tendered for the contract; the other companies that tendered for the contract; which company tendered with the lowest price; the determining factor in the success of the IEMS winning this contract; and if a company (details supplied) was a registered company when it won this contract; and if the company or another company won any other contracts within IPAS, his Department or with the Department of Justice. [41678/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total cost of the provision of IPAS accommodation for each of the past five years; and the fees paid to the ten largest suppliers of services, construction and property in each of the past five years. [41679/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41711/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41728/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41746/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41765/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41783/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41801/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred to Tusla to date in 2024; the source of the referrals, as was provided in response to Parliamentary Question No. 570 of 1 February 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41855/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred to Tusla in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [41856/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unborn children placed on the child protection notification system by Tusla in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41857/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have died, either in State care or while known to child protection services, in each year since 2011; and if details can be provided on cause of death. [41858/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children currently residing in special emergency arrangements under Tusla; and the number of whom are separated children/unaccompanied minors. [41859/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [42455/24]
Transport 10 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41726/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41744/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41762/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41781/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41799/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41817/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the average wait time for a driving test in each test centre in the State. [41849/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total amount collected in toll charges at each toll bridge in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41850/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [42464/24]
- 2024-10-17 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the potential impact on tourism numbers of the many difficulties facing Dublin Airport in recent years, including the caps, and queues, due to staff shortages and airline strikes. [36755/24]
Taoiseach 9 questions
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [36610/24]
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [36611/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases. [41724/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches. [41742/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41760/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41779/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41797/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41815/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [41854/24]
Finance 9 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41716/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41733/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41751/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41767/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41788/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41806/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected in VAT on energy bills in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41852/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected in tax on fuel, by fuel type, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41853/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [42458/24]
Social 8 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of legal cases taken against her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by her Department in relation to such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41723/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of data breaches experienced by her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41741/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total costs associated for her Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41759/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent by her Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41777/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41796/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent by her Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41814/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance who stated that their previous employment was in agriculture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41861/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid out by her Department in pandemic unemployment overpayments as a result of fraudulent applications. [41862/24]
Agriculture 8 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity and cost of peat imported and exported in each of the past fifteen years, in tabular form. [41708/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live sheep imported to the State in each of the past ten years, by country of origin, in tabular form. [41709/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41710/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41727/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41745/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41764/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41782/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41800/24]
Further and Higher Education 8 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41735/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41753/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who sought the SUSI grant on the grounds of parental alienation in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41763/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41769/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41790/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41808/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his/her Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41869/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [42459/24]
Environment 7 questions
- 2024-10-15 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that the increase given to retired An Post pensioners in January of 2024 has still not gone into payment; the steps he has taken to ensure that these pensioners get their rise; and when the payment is expected to issue. [41087/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41715/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41732/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41750/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41772/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41787/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41805/24]
Defence 7 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41712/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41729/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41747/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41766/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41784/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41802/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [42456/24]
Public Expenditure 7 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41721/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41739/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41757/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41775/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41794/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount spent by her Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41812/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [42462/24]
Enterprise 7 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41714/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41731/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41749/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41771/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41786/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41804/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [42466/24]
Education 7 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of legal cases taken against her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by her Department in relation to such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41713/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of data breaches experienced by her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41730/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the total costs associated for her Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41748/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the amount spent by her Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41770/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41785/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the amount spent by her Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41803/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of her Department in the past twenty years. [42457/24]
Rural 7 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of legal cases taken against her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by her Department in relation to such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41722/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of data breaches experienced by her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41740/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total costs associated for her Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41758/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by her Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41776/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41795/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by her Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41813/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of her Department in the past twenty years. [42463/24]
Foreign 6 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41717/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41734/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41752/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41768/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41789/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41807/24]
Tourism 6 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of legal cases taken against her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by her Department in relation to such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41725/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of data breaches experienced by her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41743/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total costs associated for her Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41761/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount spent by her Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41780/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41798/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount spent by her Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41816/24]
Housing 6 questions
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41719/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41737/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41755/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41792/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41810/24]
- 2024-10-16 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [42461/24]