Meath West — week of Mon, 19 May

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 19 May – 25 May 2025 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 24 questions · 53 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024

2025-05-21 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide that information relating to the repairability of certain products be made available and to provide for related matters

The motion · motion failed 64–77

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Aisling Dempsey

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2025

2025-05-21 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 41–101

Voted for 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Voted against 1 Aisling Dempsey

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-05-20 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 90–70

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Aisling Dempsey — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 6 questions · 16 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Agriculture 3 questions
- 2025-05-21 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the ACRES 2023 balancing payments will be issued to the remaining 1,850 farmers. [26152/25]
- 2025-05-21 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the ACRES 2024 balancing payments will be paid to the remaining 7,660 farmers. [26153/25]
- 2025-05-21 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will agree and implement a consistent and adequately resourced TB scheme, which includes a plan to manage infected wildlife. [26154/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-05-21 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline how he is honouring his commitment to defend the interests of farmers by opposing the EU Mercosur deal in its current form. [26156/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-05-21 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport his views on the delay in analysing wildlife surveys carried out during the construction of greenways, given that some were not analysed until 1.5 years after the survey took place. [26155/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-05-21 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to the implementation of the slurry storage exemption by September 2025, at the latest. [26157/25]

New lobbying 16 returns

Gaelic Players Association Sports and Recreation
- Discussion of the financial strain paced on inter-county players through playing their games
Irish Heart Foundation · 2 returns Health
- Support for a cardiovascular patient.
- Welcoming and congratulating new TDs on their election to the 34th Dáil.
Home and Community Care Ireland Health
- Meetings and briefings on general home care issues & HCCI updates
The Union of Students in Ireland Education and Training
- Lobby day email
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm Children and Youth Affairs
- a coffee morning hosted by the All-Party Oireachtas Group on Autism
College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Health
- Mental Health Bill 2024 and concerns re inability to provide treatment to all who will be involuntarily hospitalised due to current iteration.To provide descriptions using video recordings of people who had benefited from treatment under the current Mental Health Act explaining their illnesses and the necessary treatment provided in a timely manner.
Youth Work Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Annual briefing for Oireachtas members
Ibec Economic Development and Industry
- Technology Ireland "Lunch & Learn" event with Oireachtas members
GSK Health
- Immunisation policy
Irish Red Cross Budgetary matters
- Activities relating to a briefing session at Leinster House on 25/02/25, where we held a session for all TDs and Senators to present the results of a survey on the experiences of hosts under the pledged accommodation project
Irish Cancer Society Health
- Daffodil Day 2025
Horse Racing Ireland Agriculture
- Stallion Trail Invitations
Creative Retail Distribution Limited Taxation
- Email to members of the Oireachtas concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from Forvis Mazars which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.
Friends of the Earth Energy and Natural Resources
- Advocacy re Programme for Government
Flutter Entertainment PLC Finance
- Correspondence and meetings in relation to Flutter's operations

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

New lobbying 16 returns

Rockwood Consulting ULC Housing
- Requested to attend meeting of the informal IPAV Cross-Party Committee on property market reform
Irish Heart Foundation · 2 returns Health
- Support for a cardiovascular patient.
- To establish an Oireachtas Heart and Stroke Group
The Union of Students in Ireland Education and Training
- Lobby day email
College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Health
- Mental Health Bill 2024 and concerns re inability to provide treatment to all who will be involuntarily hospitalised due to current iteration.To provide descriptions using video recordings of people who had benefited from treatment under the current Mental Health Act explaining their illnesses and the necessary treatment provided in a timely manner.
Youth Work Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Annual briefing for Oireachtas members
Ibec Economic Development and Industry
- Technology Ireland "Lunch & Learn" event with Oireachtas members
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers Housing
- Sought attendance, and briefed attendees at the informal IPAV Cross-Party Committee on property market reform.
Irish Red Cross Budgetary matters
- Activities relating to a briefing session at Leinster House on 25/02/25, where we held a session for all TDs and Senators to present the results of a survey on the experiences of hosts under the pledged accommodation project
Irish Cancer Society · 5 returns Health
- Psycho-oncology
- Timely access to cancer treatment
- Radiation oncology services
- Timely access to cancer diagnostics
- Daffodil Day 2025
Horse Racing Ireland Agriculture
- Stallion Trail Invitations
Creative Retail Distribution Limited Taxation
- Email to members of the Oireachtas concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from Forvis Mazars which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 3 votes · 18 questions · 14 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Justice 5 questions
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons, and of what nationality, who have been deported in the past six years as a result of an alert on Sharing Information System, SIS, II, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25590/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to outline, by year and nationality, the number of persons who have been subject to an entry ban in line with the EU Returns Directive in the past six years, and how many bans have been issued by the Government, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25591/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times the Government has been consulted by other national authorities before granting or extending a residence permit or long-stay visa for a non-EU national refused the right of entry into or stay in another Member State, or before or after entering an alert for refusal of entry and stay on a non-EU national who is the holder of a valid residence permit or long-stay visa granted by another Member State, broken down by number and nationality, in the past six years. [25592/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the information systems that are used to determine the nationality, point of entry and background information of an individual who makes an international protection application after entering the State from the land border. [25593/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people that have availed of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme; the total cost to the State each year for the programme; the cost of the support that each refugee receives in total; and the cost on average for each person, since its inception, broken down by year and country of origin [25927/25]
Agriculture 4 questions
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the engagements he has had with farming organisations in relation to his Department's proposed measures to tackle bovine TB. [25485/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons to attain a green certificate qualification in the State in each of the past ten years. [25484/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a farmer has an option available to him or her to have blood samples taken by a registered veterinary surgeon from bovine animals that they own and are registered to the herd number where they are identified as herd keeper, and have those blood samples tested by an approved laboratory in the state for bTB; if there are any limitations preventing this course of action by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25423/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has approved any laboratories in or outside the State in which an individual farmer can have blood samples tested that have been provided by them at his or her own expense for the presence of bTB; to confirm how the approval status of these labs are made known to the farming public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25424/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-05-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to increase participation of members of the Travelling community in third level education, and to foster a more welcoming environment in universities for Travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25486/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to assist young people who grew up in State care in accessing third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25487/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [20956/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he remains committed to the New Decade New Approach agreement commitment of £1 million for an addiction centre in Derry. [25079/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces general service body armour (GSBA) that is currently in service throughout the Defence Forces, including in overseas missions, was first issued to members in 2006; if, given that these systems degrade overtime, and trials to replace the current system began in 2017, the current GSBA worn by troops overseas is safe; and when deliveries of the new proposed modular body armour system will be delivered to all serving troops domestically and on overseas missions. [25929/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 379 of 29 April 2025, when a response will issue to this Deputy from the company in question. [25928/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps his Department is taking to record and document the 'Cant' and 'Shelta' languages used by members of the Travelling community, and to preserve and protect the languages from extinction. [25584/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of hotel / hostel beds currently in use as emergency homeless accommodation, by each local authority in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25473/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-05-20 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she was aware that there are very few dentist offices that are available in Ireland to wheelchair users who have a medical card; the actions being taken to address this issue as it has come to this Deputy's attention that many are being sent to Newry for treatment, obviously this is a very long travel for people with mobility issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25547/25]

New lobbying 14 returns

Nursing Homes Ireland Health
- NHI corresponded with TD's and Ministers as a follow up regarding the negotiations for the Programme for Government and requirement to ensure express commitments onpolicy on care of the older person.
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED Children and Youth Affairs
- Advocacy on Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2025.
BioMarin International Limited Health
- Rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU.
Irish Heart Foundation Health
- Support for a cardiovascular patient.
The Union of Students in Ireland Education and Training
- Lobby day email
Psychiatric Nurses Association Health
- As you are aware the HSE imposed an embargo on recruitment in November 2023 which remained in place until July 2024. Some services were exempt from the embargo, for example disability services and several departments in the general services. The PNA strongly urged the HSE to exempt mental health services from the embargo taking into consideration the magnitude of the staffing crisis in the services and the impact on patients, families, and the wider community.
Vulcan Consulting Limited · 2 returns Agriculture · Health
- Agrochemical Policy in Ireland
- Rare Disease Policy
Age Action Employment
- Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025
Fórsa trade union Health
- Emails, letters, including letters to two Ministers, phone calls and an online meeting was organised with the aim of seeking more funding for the healthcare system, and to support unions in being consulted regarding the pay and numbers strategy in the Health Service Executive. There were discussions in relation to the then impending Pay & Numbers dispute including possible solutions with some TDs.
Irish Red Cross Budgetary matters
- Activities relating to a briefing session at Leinster House on 25/02/25, where we held a session for all TDs and Senators to present the results of a survey on the experiences of hosts under the pledged accommodation project
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association Agriculture
- INHFA President and delegates met with Minister Martin Heydon to discuss concerns with the introduction of GAEC2
Horse Racing Ireland Agriculture
- Stallion Trail Invitations
Creative Retail Distribution Limited Taxation
- Email to members of the Oireachtas concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from Forvis Mazars which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.