Meath West — week of Mon, 20 Jan

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 20 Jan – 26 Jan 2025 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 17 questions · 84 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

2025-01-23 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 95–77

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Taoiseach a Ainmniú (Atógáil) - Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed)

2025-01-23 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 95–76

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government

2025-01-23 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 97–72

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Aisling Dempsey — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 11 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 11 returns

Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office
Prosper Meath CLG Health
- Congratulatory letters sent to newly elected TD's in the 2024 General Election.
Ibec Energy and Natural Resources
- Measures to reduce electricity costs and boost competitiveness over the short, medium and long term
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland Foreign Affairs
- We emailed the 220 public representatives - TDs and Senators - to ask them to sign a statement - "Join UN Rapporteurs to help protect Baha'i Women in Iran."
Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited Health
- The Reduced Risk Products Association conducted analysis of Census 2022 and the results of the Healthy Ireland Survey 2024 to examine the likely implications of proposed restrictions on flavoured vapes for adult vapers including smokers who rely on vapes to quit or reduce their smoking returning to smoking, with consequent impacts on deaths from smoking. This analysis was prepared on a Dail constituency basis and sent to all members of Dáil Eireann.
Muiriosa Foundation Health
- 1 - Disability Service Providers lobby Government on the run into the General Election 2024 to highlight issues facing people with intellectual disability & familes in a campaign spearheaded by the NFVSP. 2 To lobby newly elected represenatives to ensure key disablity issues remain a prominent feature on the agenda of the upcoming programme for government from service provider perspective and the disability sector nationally.
Vulcan Consulting Limited Health
- Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
Irish Funds Industry Association CLG Economic Development and Industry
- Domestic & EU Legislative Agenda
Irish Cancer Society Health
- General Election campaign
Irish Heart Foundation Housing
- Request for emergency accommodation for service user's family
Epilepsy Ireland Health
- Contacted listed DPOs in their capacity as General Election Candidates to support EI's advocacy campaigns if elected to the next Dáil

Johnny Guirke — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 0 questions · 16 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 16 returns

SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union Employment
- Lobbying candidates in the general election to sign a pledge for the Respect at Work Campaign
Alcohol Action Ireland · 3 returns Health · Justice and Equality
- Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office
- Sale of Alcohol Bill/Intoxicating Liquor Bill
- Alcohol and crime report from AAI
The Sunbed Association Health
- Public policy on the regulation of sunbeds in Ireland
Prosper Meath CLG Health
- Congratulatory letters sent to newly elected TD's in the 2024 General Election.
Irish Cancer Society · 3 returns Health
- Radiation therapy services
- Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Cancer
- General Election campaign
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland Foreign Affairs
- We emailed the 220 public representatives - TDs and Senators - to ask them to sign a statement - "Join UN Rapporteurs to help protect Baha'i Women in Iran."
Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited Health
- The Reduced Risk Products Association conducted analysis of Census 2022 and the results of the Healthy Ireland Survey 2024 to examine the likely implications of proposed restrictions on flavoured vapes for adult vapers including smokers who rely on vapes to quit or reduce their smoking returning to smoking, with consequent impacts on deaths from smoking. This analysis was prepared on a Dail constituency basis and sent to all members of Dáil Eireann.
Muiriosa Foundation Health
- 1 - Disability Service Providers lobby Government on the run into the General Election 2024 to highlight issues facing people with intellectual disability & familes in a campaign spearheaded by the NFVSP. 2 To lobby newly elected represenatives to ensure key disablity issues remain a prominent feature on the agenda of the upcoming programme for government from service provider perspective and the disability sector nationally.
Rehab Group Budgetary matters
- Rehab's Election Manifesto sent to Political Parties and Candidates in upcoming General Election and participation in NDSA Election Hustings
Irish Funds Industry Association CLG Economic Development and Industry
- Domestic & EU Legislative Agenda
Family Carers Ireland Community
- FCI Pre- Budget Submissions
Irish Council for Civil Liberties Justice and Equality
- Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 3 votes · 17 questions · 42 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Health 9 questions
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term nursing home beds in the system for both private and public facilities in County Meath for each of the past ten years to date; if there are plans to create additional capacity with further investment in the public and private nursing home system; the current number waiting to access both public and private nursing homes in the county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46764/24]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home beds that are allocated to respite and convalescence in the system for both private and public facilities for each of the past ten years in County Meath. [46765/24]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elderly persons who could not be discharged from Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan despite being medically approved for discharge due to no suitable alternative healthcare facility being available; the longest time an elderly person or persons remained at the hospital beyond their medically approved discharge date during this same period; the average time it takes for an older person to be transferred to a nursing home or convalescence facility when medically approved to be discharged from the hospital to any such facility, in each of the past five years, in tabular form [46766/24]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the step-down facilities that exist in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46767/24]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the turnover of medical staff for each of the past five years to date at CAMHS Ashbourne, County Meath. [46780/24]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric intensive care beds at each CHI hospital; the number and medical categories of scheduled surgeries cancelled due to lack of paediatric intensive care beds; and the number of times individual surgeries have been cancelled as a result of same at each CHI hospital in the past three years to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46913/24]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders waiting to be assigned a GP by the HSE; the current wait times for these assignments, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46915/24]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the level of excess deaths that occurred in Ireland in each of the past ten years; and the details of the cases of the excess deaths for each year. [1059/25]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Government provides postmortem services for babies who have died just before birth or after they have been born; if so, the location; and if he will make these services available to citizens in the north of Ireland. [1323/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent by An Garda Síochána on consultancy services, in total, for each of the past ten years and on what the money was spent. [1061/25]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice how many Gardaí have been trained in response driving and pursuit driving for each of the past ten years and the percentage of Gardaí that are qualified to respond and pursuit drive currently. [1062/25]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if a family reunification application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [1112/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the services that are being provided by Tusla at a HSE facility at Garranes, Carrigtwohill, County Cork. [46424/24]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of any instances where home care agencies outsourced from the HSE are requesting that persons with a disability who have a live-in carer to provide food and cover other living expenses for their carer; if so, if any such policy is decided by the HSE or by the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1167/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport to detail and break down the latest projected costs made by the NTA for the construction of the Navan to Dublin rail line. [46262/24]
Education 1 question
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education to provide extra accommodation for a school (details supplied) where an application went in 12 months ago for further accommodation. [46529/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-01-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the nationality of each person currently registered as homeless in Ireland today. [1063/25]

New lobbying 42 returns

SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union Employment
- Lobbying candidates in the general election to sign a pledge for the Respect at Work Campaign
Nursing Homes Ireland · 2 returns Health
- NHI Held a Billboard Launch in October for NHI's "It's not Fair" Campaign and NHI asked TD's to come support our campaign
- Request for Meeting on Prioritising Older Person Care in the Programme for Government and congratulate the deputy on their election to Dáil Eireann. We outlined the nursing home sector faces urgent challenges that require immediate attention:Fair Deal Pricing Review, Workforce Challenges,Equal Access to Primary Care Services. Including these in the programme for Government is essential for the sustainability of the nursing home sector.
Irish League of Credit Unions Banking and Financial Institutions
- To raise awareness of our ILCU Pre-Budget submission
Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office
Volunteering Ireland Community
- General Elections Manifesto 2024
St Patrick's Mental Health Services Foreign Affairs
- A letter to political party leaders from the CEO was sent in November calling for a commitment to campaign to bring an end to the atrocities and human rights violations being perpetrated within Gaza in particular in relation to children's rights and protection of healthcare.
Veterinary Ireland Agriculture
- Communications with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister for Health, Chief Veterinary Officer, and other DPOs, regarding Veterinary Ireland concerns on the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023, and associated Statutory Instrument.
National Youth Council of Ireland · 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs
- General Election 2024 & Informing priorities for youth work
- General Election 2024 & Informing priorities for youth work
ActionAid Ireland · 2 returns Foreign Affairs
- Sharing new ActionAid research with a number of DPOs which shows that Climate finance grants from the Global North for climate-hit countries are grossly insufficient to support climate action and the necessary transitions. Climate finance grants amount to just 1/20th of the Global South public finance going to fossil fuels and industrial agriculture.
- Wrote to the Irish delegation and foreign affairs committee ahead of the IMF and World Bank annual meetings regarding the detrimental impacts on poverty, human rights and women’s rights in particular, of the international financial institutions.
Environmental Pillar Environment
- Environmental Pillar Election General Manifesto 2025
Prosper Meath CLG Health
- Congratulatory letters sent to newly elected TD's in the 2024 General Election.
Unite the Union, Ireland Region Employment
- Pay discrimination and denial of family reunification for migrant Healthcare Assistants.
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland Foreign Affairs
- We emailed the 220 public representatives - TDs and Senators - to ask them to sign a statement - "Join UN Rapporteurs to help protect Baha'i Women in Iran."
Montague Communications Ltd · 2 returns Housing · Justice and Equality
- Redress Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise chance of such defects occurring in the future.
- Reform of the Multi-Unit Development (MUD) Act
Construction Defects Alliance Housing
- Redress Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise the chances of such defects occurring in the future
Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited Health
- The Reduced Risk Products Association conducted analysis of Census 2022 and the results of the Healthy Ireland Survey 2024 to examine the likely implications of proposed restrictions on flavoured vapes for adult vapers including smokers who rely on vapes to quit or reduce their smoking returning to smoking, with consequent impacts on deaths from smoking. This analysis was prepared on a Dail constituency basis and sent to all members of Dáil Eireann.
County Meath Chamber Budgetary matters
- Meeting Pre Budget 2025
Muiriosa Foundation Health
- 1 - Disability Service Providers lobby Government on the run into the General Election 2024 to highlight issues facing people with intellectual disability & familes in a campaign spearheaded by the NFVSP. 2 To lobby newly elected represenatives to ensure key disablity issues remain a prominent feature on the agenda of the upcoming programme for government from service provider perspective and the disability sector nationally.
Rehab Group Budgetary matters
- Rehab's Election Manifesto sent to Political Parties and Candidates in upcoming General Election and participation in NDSA Election Hustings
Irish Red Cross Social Protection
- Communications in relation to the Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) Programme
Vulcan Consulting Limited · 2 returns Health
- Diabetes Policy in Ireland
- Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
Irish Tax Institute Taxation
- Tax Strategy for the Next Government - Institute submission to political parties in advance of the next General Election.
Irish Funds Industry Association CLG Economic Development and Industry
- Domestic & EU Legislative Agenda
Irish Cancer Society Health
- General Election campaign
Family Carers Ireland · 3 returns Community
- FCI Pre- Budget Submissions
- General Election
- Encourage DPO's to attend Hustings event re Carer issues held by FCI in advance of the General Election
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association Trade
- Mercosur Trade Deal
Amnesty International Ireland · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Foreign Affairs
- Communications sent to political parties' leaders on key human rights commitments across many public policy areas we call on political parties to adopt in new Programme for Government and deliver, should they form next Government
- Sharing with political party leaders new AI research finding, following 7 October 2023, Israel committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Gas Networks Ireland Energy and Natural Resources
- Shared/discussed with a number of public representatives and advisors a copy of Gas Networks Ireland's general election manifesto which includes policy change asks on security of gas supply, delivery of the hydrogen strategy and providing operational supports for biomethane producers.
Insurance Ireland · 3 returns Banking and Financial Institutions
- On behalf of members, to issue the insurance sector's priorities for the General Election and new government.
- On behalf of members, to raise awareness of issues pertinent to the Irish motor insurance industry
- On behalf of members, providing input into pensions and life assurance policy
National Women's Council of Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Public Childcare
Transparency International Ireland · 2 returns Public Expenditure and Reform
- John Devitt added his signature to a joint letter to party leaders from Irish civil society organisations involved in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) requesting deeper action on citizen engagement in the next Programme for Government.
- John Devitt wrote to party leaders, including the Taoiseach and Tanaiste, on 20 December 2024 to ask that the promotion of ethics in public office, as well as measures aimed at promoting transparency and stopping corruption are placed at the heart of the next Programme for Government.