Meath West — week of Mon, 22 Sept — Watch Them Work

What your Meath West TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Sept – 28 Sept 2025 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 39 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Special Education School Places

2025-09-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–61

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 1 Peadar Tóibín

The motion · motion passed 76–63

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 1 Peadar Tóibín

Energy Costs

2025-09-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 76–63

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 1 Peadar Tóibín

The motion · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 1 Peadar Tóibín

Child Poverty and Homelessness

2025-09-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 1 Peadar Tóibín

The motion · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 1 Johnny Guirke

Did not vote 1 Peadar Tóibín

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-09-23 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 82–65

Voted for 1 Aisling Dempsey

Voted against 2 Johnny Guirke · Peadar Tóibín

Aisling Dempsey — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Children 2 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to progressively reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child. [50127/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to ensure that childcare facilities are delivered where needed. [50128/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he is taking to enhance the SME sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50576/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures he is taking to address the funding gap that exists for SMEs in Ireland looking for equity finance to scale up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50577/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the new child poverty target that he recently announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50586/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to significantly increase the income disregards for carer’s allowance in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50585/25]

Johnny Guirke — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Enterprise 7 questions
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports being put in place to attract new employers to County Meath and the surrounding region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50676/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans in place to create more opportunities in order that persons can work closer to home in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50677/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to ensure that rural enterprises and businesses in County Meath remain funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50678/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the procedures in place to encourage foreign direct investment into County Meath given its proximity to Dublin and transport links to cities like Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50679/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the Government is supporting food producers and agricultural businesses in County Meath to expand into export markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50680/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if consideration has been given to developing County Meath’s tourism trade as a stronger employment field given the county’s cultural and historical importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50681/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are specific zones or industrial parks planned for County Meath to accommodate growing demand from businesses and enterprises looking to relocate outside of Dublin into feeder and satellite towns in bordering counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50685/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the initiatives being developed to ensure workers in County Meath have access to upskilling opportunities in growth sectors such as green energy, technological development and science; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50682/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current number of first year, second year, third year, and fourth year apprentices who have completed the required on-the-job training for that year, but have yet to be called by Solas to undertake their block release training, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50833/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department is working with other agencies to improve transport infrastructure in County Meath, in view of the fact this is essential for enterprise growth for the county and for bordering counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50986/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which his Department is working with other agencies to improve broadband in County Meath, in view of the fact this is essential for enterprise growth for the county and for bordering counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50683/25]

Peadar Tóibín — Aontú 1 vote · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Social 7 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the time it takes to reactivate the PPS numbers for returning Irish emigrants, compared with the timescale involved in creating PPS numbers for the first time. [50294/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department’s processes in terms of purchasing Irish produce for schools under the national procurement thresholds; and to outline the economic value of Irish beef purchased by schools through his Department in the past five years. [50621/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of former An Post employees whose initial applications for pensions were refused in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51086/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the classification of employees of State and semi-State bodies (details supplied). [39838/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who qualified for the carer’s allowance, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025; and the number of persons who applied for carer’s allowance but were refused in each of those years. [49655/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who applied for job seekers allowance or job seekers benefit who listed their previous employment as agriculture, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [49654/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of delays being experienced by former An Post employees in their applications for pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51087/25]
Children 5 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the dates upon which she spoke to the CEO of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49647/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department holds any statistics on the average cost of childcare in each of the past ten years; and the steps her Department is taking to reduce the cost of childcare. [49649/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will detail the function and purpose of the National Review Panel, which conducts reviews into the deaths of children in State care. [49648/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of community disability network teams not fully staffed in the State; the number which are fully staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49650/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports offered to birth mothers of children in State care; the ways through which they are supported through the process of taking their children into care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49651/25]
Education 4 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school bus tickets issued to children nationwide for the 2025/2026 school year for which no corresponding bus service was available. [50428/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school bus tickets issued to children in County Meath for the 2025/2026 school year for which no corresponding bus service was available. [50429/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the devices purchasing framework for schools contract with a company (details supplied), if devices are being used to replace free schoolbooks in schools; the cost to parents for devices under the contract; and the way in which this meets the commitment of lowering the cost of school resources for parents. [50985/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the consultation that took place with parents prior to the issuing of the NSCE Guidelines for the Review of SNA Allocations 2025/2026; the reason support for emotional regulation or social skills have been excluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50994/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport to outline the work that has taken place to achieve the extension of the runway at Waterford airport, and to introduce commercial flights to an international carrier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50295/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of Irish produced beef the Office of Government Procurement have procured in the past five years; the plans to increase this; and if his Department has considered how EU public procurement rules can protect the use of Irish beef in public procurement. [50296/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport in view of the recent disappointing outcome of the football fund performance programme in Northern Ireland which did not award any funding to clubs in the North West, if his Department is considering any funding to help football teams upgrade their facilities through capital funding; and if this will also be open to any clubs operating in the North of Ireland who play in the Irish league. [50298/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the impending closure of an animal rehabilitation centre (details supplied); if his Department has plans for the building, stables and lands which was used by the centre given its importance to the local community as well as its regional work; and if he will work with the organisation to determine if funding will be found for the shelter to be retained and operated in Donegal. [50297/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that are in place to stop any landlords raising management charges to effectively raise the rent of their tenants outside of the RPZ mechanism. [50620/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department will take to support the creation of new jobs in County Meath; if his department holds statistics on the number of SMEs which have closed in County Meath in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49652/25]