Louth — week of Mon, 17 Mar

What your Louth TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Mar – 23 Mar 2025 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 41 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-03-19 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 84–69

Voted for 2 Erin McGreehan · Paula Butterly

Voted against 2 Ged Nash · Joanna Byrne

Did not vote 1 Ruairí Ó Murchú

Erin McGreehan — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Health 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will allocate funding for a specialist multidisciplinary functional neurological disorder clinic at St. James’s Hospital. [12329/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of category 1 incidents involving a service user that have been reported to each psychiatric unit for each year from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; the number of serious incident management team meetings that have been convened in those years; the number of reviews that have been undertaken; the requirements for a review to occur; the different types of reviews; and if all the reviews have been completed within 125 days. [12788/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí currently assigned to stations in Louth; the number of these deployed for tackling drug crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12522/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice the measures he is putting in place to tackle rural crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12521/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on each neurorehabilitation team in each RHO area; to provide information (details supplied) for each team, in tabular form; and if the team is not set up, to provide timelines on when staff will be recruited and the team established in each area. [12328/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to update the 2005 sustainable rural housing planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12530/25]

Ged Nash — Labour Party 1 vote · 23 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 23 total

Health 12 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if she will provide this Deputy with an update from the HSE on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10587/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to provide details of grant schemes available through her Department and the HSE to support frontline community-based health responders such as Irish Red Cross branches to access support for investment in equipment etc; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10598/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of people attending Dundalk Clinic for type 1 diabetes, broken down by those who have commenced treatment on pump therapy, those who have expressed an interest in pump therapy and are still on a waiting list and those who remain using insulin pens, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12110/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to report on the waiting times for appointments for existing type 1 diabetes patients and newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients at the Dundalk Clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12111/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if dose-adjustment-for-normal-eating carbohydrate counting courses are available for diabetes patients in Louth; if so, the average waiting time for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12112/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the supports available at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, for people living with type-2 diabetes; when the promised chronic disease hub will be opening there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12113/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in Louth, and specifically in Dundalk, with type 2 diabetes attending GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12114/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of hours in Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, allocated to the newly appointed endocrinologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12115/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of diabetes specialist nurses/dietitians/chiropodists/psychologists presently working in Dundalk diabetes clinic; if these posts are specifically dedicated for people with type 1 and type 2 or other types of diabetes; if they are located exclusively in Dundalk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12116/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the numbers availing of education courses on type 2 diabetes held at Dundalk Library; the numbers availing of the Living Well programme provided by public nurses in the Dundalk area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12117/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to open up a diabetes eye-screening location in the Dundalk area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12118/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if there is a community engagement programme or outreach programme for people living with diabetes in the Dundalk area; if so, the form that engagement takes; the number of people it reaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12119/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to bring the heads of a bill to Government this year to provide for a promised disregard scheme for criminal convictions obtained by men prior to the 1993 legislation that decriminalised homosexuality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10613/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of delays in the processing of family reunification visa applications for workers in the health care system on employment permits, leaving them separated from their families for extended periods of time; the measures his Department is taking to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11727/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has plans to put in place a pathway towards longer-term visas for spouses of Irish citizens who are non-EU citizens, as currently only very short-term visas are being issued in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12240/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance to provide the volume of gold or gold receivables held by the Central Bank at the end of each year since 2014, in tabular form; the value of that holding as of that year end; where the gold is currently held; the annual cost of securing the holding; the current market value of the gold holdings; when the last disposal of gold occurred; the amount sold and the price achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11723/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance to outline the value of foreign exchange reserves by Ireland as of end-2024; to provide a breakdown by currency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11724/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a proposal from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on ways to alleviate the debt levels in the approved housing bodies sector and to address concerns within the sector, regarding compliance with regulatory obligations and the financial implications of significant levels of debt, which was sent as a sanction request from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in August 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11469/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is currently considering the establishment of a separate statutory register for the category of competent architectural technologist in respect of design and assigned certifier functions under the terms of the relevant legislation; the status of a process in which his Department has been engaged since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12077/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline, given that according to the European Commission 17 large-capacity power generators were delivered to Ireland from EU stockpiles and from Denmark and Luxembourg to help with the after-effects of storm Éowyn by the air forces of Member States, including Romania, whether the Air Corps had the available capacity to fly the generators to Ireland; if the Air Corps offered to fly the generators to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11343/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the proposed omnibus legislation launched by the European Commission on February 26 2025; if he is concerned that the proposed legislation has the potential to reinforce corporate impunity, prioritising the right of large companies to make profits above human rights, environmental protections and climate action; if he will oppose the omnibus proposal at EU level and publicly commit to enacting national due diligence legislation that prioritises protecting rights and the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11347/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if her Department will investigate the reasons for administrative delays leading to apparent underpayment of teachers (details supplied); the steps her Department will take to resolve the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12012/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a hotel (details supplied), as an IPAS accommodation centre, is not currently subject to HIQA inspection; if there are plans to bring this facility under the inspection regime of HIQA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11728/25]

Joanna Byrne — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Paula Butterly — Fine Gael 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Education 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to school-secretary pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11321/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide any further State support to parents who wish to homeschool their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11963/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of Arts Council funding allocated to each county for the past two years; the groups that have had a decrease in funding, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11827/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the very welcome news that the Westgate Vision Project has been approved for Drogheda town, if he will commit to additional urban regeneration and development funding to ensure that the project is commenced as swiftly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10747/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) concerning ETB personal assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11324/25]

Ruairí Ó Murchú — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [12369/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the EU leaders' informal retreat on 3 February 2025. [12370/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the commemoration for the liberation of Auschwitz. [12371/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the planned provision of disability-specific housing to include all schemes such as second-hand acquisitions programme, housing adaptation grants funding and new builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12879/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the second-hand acquisitions programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12878/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the plans to operationalise community safety partnerships-joint policing committees; if he will advise how they will be formulated; if consideration will be given to allow joint policing committee meetings to take place while partnerships are operationalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12904/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the current Government plans to deal with the scourge of drugs and drug dealing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12903/25]