Meath West — week of Mon, 17 Mar

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Mar – 23 Mar 2025 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 73 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 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Aisling Dempsey — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Housing 2 questions
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes completed in Meath from July 2020 to the end of 2024; his expectations for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12615/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes prevented from bulk sale in Meath since May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12616/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí currently assigned to stations in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12614/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice if he will introduce a domestic violence disclosure scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12613/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to make changes to the taxation of cohabiting couples to recognise them as equal to married couples. [11730/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking in relation to the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11734/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will make provision for widows/widowers to avail of free travel at 60 years of age regardless of whether their deceased spouse had free travel or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10982/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to introduce reproductive health leave; if she will provide details of research her Department has conducted on the subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11735/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she plans to introduce a pregnancy loss certificate such as exists in England, similar to a voluntary scheme operated by hospitals that enable parents who have experienced a pregnancy loss to record and receive a certificate to provide recognition of the loss of their baby.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11733/25]

Johnny Guirke — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Health 9 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the palliative care services that are in place in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11396/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of palliative care nurses in Meath working for the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11397/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to recruit and fund the appropriate number of professionals (details supplied) to meet the demands of the increasing number of cancer patients and survivors employed in the public health service in their local communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11398/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health her views in relation to the worry and deep frustration of families and individuals in County Meath, and across rural Ireland generally, in relation to the shortage of GPs and the consequent difficulties being experienced by many patients accessing timely GP care; and her plans to remedy this situation. [11399/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the overall number of people in Meath awaiting treatment for scoliosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11400/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people below the age of 18 in Meath awaiting treatment for scoliosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11401/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE's current proposal for the transition of the emergency department at Navan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11402/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the correspondence she has had with the HSE to discuss any issue relating to any upgrading or downgrading of services at the emergency department of Navan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11403/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the pay parity of Section 39 organisations and their workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11404/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage who can qualify for the septic tank grants in the Meath local authority area given the low application success rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11412/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households in the eligible areas for septic tank grants in the Meath local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11413/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on the waiting list for occupational therapy services in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11394/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on a public waiting list to see an occupational therapist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11395/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if additional 2025 funding will be provided to Meath County Council for the repair of local and regional roads due to damage caused by recent heavy rainfall and storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11414/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers to date that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses reinstated; the number in each category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11415/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the lack of ASD classes in the coming school year in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11421/25]

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 1 vote · 48 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 48 total

Housing 14 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent by each local authority on emergency homeless accommodation in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11308/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated or drawn down by each local authority for spending on emergency homeless accommodation in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [11309/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in receipt of housing assistance payments at the end of each of the past ten years. [11310/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount paid in housing assistance payments in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [11311/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons availing of the rental accommodation scheme at the end of each of the past ten years. [11312/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount paid out under the rental accommodation scheme in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [11313/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units that have been bought by individuals or companies from outside the EU for each of the past five years, by the nationality of the companies and individuals who bought the property. [11830/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units bought by investment funds in Ireland for each of the past five years. [11831/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless mothers who gave birth in each of the past five years. [11879/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties in Ireland owned by individuals or businesses from outside the EU; and the estimated total value of these properties. [12043/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes that have been bought by individuals or businesses from outside the EU in each of the past five years; and the estimated annual value of properties which have been bought by individuals and businesses in the same timeframe. [12044/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the pressure on the Irish housing market, he will consider banning the purchase of Irish properties by individuals and businesses from outside the EU for the next five years. [12045/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units purchased by international investment funds in Ireland, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [12019/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to tackle the rate of vacancy among local authority homes across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12020/25]
Health 13 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of misread scans that have occurred in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in the past five years; if there has been an investigation into the reason these have occurred; if so, the result of that investigation; and the steps that have been taken to prevent these mistakes occurring again. [11618/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of misread scans that have occurred in each hospital in the State in the past five years; if there has been an investigation into the reason these have occurred; if so, the result of that investigation; and the steps that have been taken to prevent these mistakes occurring again. [11619/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents related to termination of pregnancy reported to the national incident management system, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025. [11852/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 reported to the State Claims Agency, in each of the past five years, and to date in 2025; the outcomes of claims taken against the State in relation to the Act; the number of claims settled or ongoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11853/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are taking or have taken cases against the State alleging that their unborn baby was wrongfully diagnosed and subsequently aborted; the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency; the number of cases ongoing; and the number of cases which have been settled. [11854/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the economic supports provided to mothers who are considering abortion because of economic reasons. [11880/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the economic supports provided to mothers by the HSE My Options. [11881/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out due to economic pressures on mothers in each of the past five years. [11882/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the resources that were provided by the HSE to facilitate the increased workload on primary care since the end of pandemic will be quantified. [13041/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were in the HSE in 2023. [13070/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were in the HSE in 2024. [13071/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the budget for home care hours in Meath for the past five years, by year; and the number of hours service this supplied. [13072/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the home care hours in Meath have reached capacity of the budget; and the number of outstanding hours have been requested and not filled to date. [13073/25]
Social 6 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to provide an additional, second rate of means-tested child benefit to the households containing the 90,000 children living in consistent poverty; and if he will consider the introduction of such a payment. [11887/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to deliver child benefit to mothers from the tenth week of pregnancy; and if he will consider the introduction of such a payment to help mothers with the cost of preparing for the arrival of children. [11888/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for the humanitarian assistance scheme received by his Department in 2025 and for each of the past five years; the total number of successful applications and unsuccessful applications this year and for each of the past five years; and the total amount distributed under the scheme in 2025 and for each of the past five years. [12274/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of PPS numbers that are still active in Ireland for people who have received deportation orders. [12973/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount in social welfare payments that have been paid out to people who have received deportation orders in each of the past five years. [12974/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) who has a shortfall on their PRSI contributions will be examined; if there are schemes they should have been entered into as a result of their circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13108/25]
Justice 4 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if he will meet with a group either in Leinster House, or the locality, in relation to a serious matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10987/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners released on temporary release within 24 hours of them being sent to prison in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [11289/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the process involved in the replacement of a Garda commissioner when a commissioner retires, or when a commissioner’s term comes to an end. [12022/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if he will list the Garda stations which have been closed, or placed on reduced opening hours, across the country, over the past ten years. [12021/25]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the European Council’s informal summit on 3 February 2025. [5806/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [5805/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [7686/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a person (details supplied) will receive a passport card, which was due on 26 February; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10610/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contribution the Government has made to the decisions by the EU to retaliate to the threatened US tariffs; the contribution the Government has had to the selection of targets for this retaliation; the selection of US bourbon manufacturers that has put the Irish whiskey sector in danger of further retaliatory tariffs from the US; and the way in which the Government has fed into, contributed or influenced these decisions. [13141/25]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 24 November 2020, the cost of scaffolding that has been positioned around the dome of the Four Courts for the past number of years. [11288/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how many official State guests have stayed overnight in Farmleigh House for each of the past 25 years. [12324/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to provide a €100 a week cap for childcare costs; and if she will consider the introduction of such a support for families. [11889/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost for the State to make an annual €3,000 childcare subvention available to mothers and fathers who choose to stay at home within the first three years of the child's life; and if she will consider the introduction of such a subvention. [11890/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance how many mortgage holders are paying an interest rate on home loans over 6% in Ireland; and if he will regulate vulture funds to prevent the issuing of such high mortgage interest rates. [12037/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 20 February 2025, when a response to the query will issue to this Deputy; and the reason no substantive response has not issued to date. [13024/25]