Meath West — week of Mon, 5 May

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 5 May – 11 May 2025 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 25 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-05-07 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 88–60

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

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

Johnny Guirke — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 12 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics and non-urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics by age group (women under age 30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-49, 50-59, 60+), including the waiting time period per age group in each specific clinic, in tabular form. [22179/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the reasons for outsourcing public patients to private radiation therapy services each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22180/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when the implementation group to progress the recommendations from the radiation therapy review will be initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22181/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to the model of care for psycho-oncology services for patients aged 0-24 years and their families to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22182/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the funding that is required on an annual basis for the model of care for psycho-oncology services for patients aged 0-24 years and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22183/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by the Ireland East Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22184/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by RCSI Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22185/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22186/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by University of Limerick Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22187/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22188/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Saolta Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22189/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Children's Health Ireland, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22190/25]

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 1 vote · 13 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 13 total

Environment 4 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if one hundred percent of Irish recyclables are processed in Ireland; if not, the percentage currently being processed. [22833/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is any other plants or countries that process recyclables from Ireland; if so, the percentage that is exported. [22835/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the body in place that checks the processing of recyclables at factory and plant level to ensure compliance with recycling regulations. [22836/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are any recyclables that cannot be processed in Ireland; if so, where or how do we deal with these products. [22837/25]
Health 4 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that planning permission for phase three of Naas Hospital for a two story over-basement extension for endoscopy, day services, oncology and physical medicine, and services planned in the basement, has expired for the second time since 21 December 2024; the reason the planning permission was allowed lapse on two occasions; the timeframe for the completion of these works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22361/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the 'family rooms' on each of the three main wards in Naas Hospital have been repurposed as ward extensions; if there are plans to reintroduce family rooms into the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22362/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of deep brain stimulation surgeries that take place each year through the HSE. [22539/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for deep brain stimulation surgery with the HSE. [22540/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders that have been revoked by his Department in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22258/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if he has taken steps to protect the safety and wellbeing of a person and others (details supplied) in Portlaoise Prison; and if he has taken steps to stop the flow of drugs into the prison. [22312/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of judicial reviews were undertaken by asylum seekers against IPAT rulings for each of the past five years; what was the cost to the state in terms of free legal aid for those taking the judicial reviews and also for those defending against these judicial reviews, for each of the past five years. [22400/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an independent review has commenced on the children’s disability network team service model; the nature of the review; who commissioned the review; the terms of reference for the review; the reason for the review; the date upon which the review commenced and is projected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22051/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service ships in day-to-day use; the number docked due to understaffing; and the current location of these ships. [17270/25]

New lobbying 1 return

The Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating Energy and Natural Resources
- The role of low carbon renewable liquid fuels in home heating and the introduction of a Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO)