Louth — week of Mon, 10 Nov

What your Louth TDs did this week

Mon, 10 Nov – 16 Nov 2025 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 44 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-11-12 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 80–61

Voted for 2 Erin McGreehan · Paula Butterly

Voted against 2 Ged Nash · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Did not vote 1 Joanna Byrne

Erin McGreehan — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 25 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 25 total

Health 10 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the EuroMOMO z-score for Ireland for each week from the beginning of November 2024 to the end of March 2025, in tabular form; if the table will state the z-score in respect of each week and the number of corresponding recorded deaths; if she will provide the respective figures for the corresponding period in respect of the EuroMOMO zone as a whole; whether excess deaths in Ireland were above or below this average; if she is concerned with the EuroMOMO z-score for Ireland during this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60978/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number hospitalisations per 1,000 cases of influenza in adults aged 65 and over in Ireland, alongside available comparative data for other EU member states, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60979/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to outline the current eligibility criteria for access to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices for people living with diabetes; the number of people currently waiting for a CGM device, disaggregated by age group and CHO area; the average wait time for device approval; and whether he will commit to ensuring equitable access to CGM devices for all diabetes patients who require them, including people with Type 2 diabetes, in line with best practice in other EU member states. [61704/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the reason people with Type 1 diabetes, who are clinically entitled under national guidelines to access continuous glucose monitoring devices, continue to face prolonged waiting periods; the steps currently being taken to address these delays; and the date by which she expects waiting times to be brought within acceptable clinical standards. [61705/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or the HSE has commissioned or plans to commission a health technology assessment for the use of continuous glucose monitoring devices for people living with Type 2 diabetes; if not, the rationale for the delay; and if so, to provide a timeline for commencement, completion, and implementation of findings. [61706/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether multiannual ring-fenced funding for diabetes care will be introduced in Budget 2026 to support the expansion of diabetes specialist teams in both acute and primary care settings, including clinical nurse specialists, dietitians, and diabetes educators; and to provide details of any planned workforce modelling. [61707/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development and publication of Ireland’s national diabetes strategy; the timeline for publication; the consultation process undertaken with patient groups and clinicians; and the performance indicators which will be included to ensure accountability and measurable improvement in outcomes. [61708/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to publish the total expenditure on diabetes care and diabetes-related complications in 2023 and 2024; to confirm the basis for cost calculations; and whether annual reporting on diabetes expenditure will be introduced to ensure transparency in planning and resource allocation. [61709/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the way the Health Information Bill 2024 will support the development of a national diabetes register; the expected implementation timeline; and how the register will support prevention, service planning, and early intervention for patients at risk of complications. [61710/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to support the adoption of digital and connected health technologies in diabetes management, including real-time data-sharing platforms; and the way in which equitable access will be ensured for rural and lower-income patients. [61711/25]
Defence 7 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the specific instances where the Triple Lock mechanism has prevented the deployment of Irish Defence Forces personnel in situations where the Government, the Defence Forces, and the Oireachtas were otherwise willing to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62656/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide details of any occasions since the introduction of the Triple Lock where a proposed deployment reached Cabinet approval stage but could not be advanced due to the absence of a UN Security Council mandate; and to confirm whether any such deployment was subsequently deemed critical to Ireland’s foreign policy objectives. [62657/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the commitments made by the Government during the referenda on the Nice and Lisbon Treaties regarding the preservation of Ireland’s policy of military neutrality, including the role of the Triple Lock, and to explain how the proposed removal of the Triple Lock aligns with those commitments. [62658/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the Government has obtained a clear democratic mandate from the Irish electorate to remove the Triple Lock, given that the mechanism was introduced as a political guarantee underpinning previous EU Treaty referenda; and if not, to set out the rationale for proceeding without a referendum. [62659/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to detail any proposed alternative oversight or democratic accountability mechanism that would replace the UN authorisation element of the Triple Lock; the way the Government intends to ensure that future overseas deployments remain transparent, justified, and consistent with Ireland’s longstanding policy of military neutrality. [62660/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the proposed removal of the Triple Lock is connected to commitments made to EU or NATO partners, including within the framework of PESCO or the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy. [62661/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to assess the likely impact of removing the Triple Lock on Ireland’s international reputation as a neutral, independent, and peace-focused State; and to provide any Departmental analysis or external advice received in this regard. [62662/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions taken by the HSE to fill the vacancies in the CDNTs in County Louth; the number of children on the waiting list for therapies provided by the CDNTs in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61454/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Louth that have had assessments of need outsourced by the HSE to private providers to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61455/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the specific engagement his Department has had in County Louth with local SMEs, the Local Enterprise Office Louth, and other regional stakeholders, to identify gaps in enterprise supports; if he will set out any planned additional targeted supports for SMEs in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61998/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available to SMEs in view of the increase of cost of business, especially regarding the minimum wage and auto enrolment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61997/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to support pensioners living alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62067/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to support lone parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62066/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide aggregated figures for 2018 to date on requests concerning parental child-abduction cases to non-Hague jurisdictions (details supplied); and the guidance issued by his Department to An Garda Síochána on such requests. [61757/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work done under each of the 12 actions under the Action Plan arising from the National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture. [62418/25]

Ged Nash — Labour Party 1 vote · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is concerned at the Data Protection Commissioner’s (DPC) ruling of June 2025 (details supplied) specifically in respect of the DPC’s finding and fine against the Department of Social Protection, regarding issues connected to the identification of a valid lawful basis for the Department’s processing of biometric data in connection with the registration of new public service cards; the requirement to cease processing of such data within 9 months (in the absence of the Department of Social Protection identifying such a valid lawful basis for the processing of such data); the work his Department has done with the Department of Social Protection since the ruling in order to address the issues identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61915/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering undertaking a review of retail planning and development guidelines to provide for a distinct category for certain types of stores (details supplied) that are currently classified under the scope of general retail classifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61784/25]

Joanna Byrne — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Paula Butterly — Fine Gael 1 vote · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a detailed breakdown of the ways in which Ireland’s humanitarian aid to Afghanistan is being allocated, particularly in relation to projects aimed at protecting women’s rights and promoting gender equality; the specific programmes which are being supported to counteract the Taliban’s systematic restrictions on women and girls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62082/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 6 November 2025, if he will provide an estimated timeframe for the implementation of the process to establish a link between the carbon markets of the European Union and the United Kingdom, and by extension the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, through a European Union/United Kingdom agreement linking the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) and the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), as committed to at the EU/UK Summit in May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62390/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to address the shortage of early childcare places, particularly for children between the age of 0 to two years which is preventing many parents, especially women, from returning to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60793/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the statistics for convictions under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 by county; to provide a breakdown of such convictions between juvenile and adult offenders; the figures for these convictions for the past five years, and for the previous five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61775/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider extending the scope for the free fees initiative, which caps undergraduate fees at €3000, or €2500 as of the Budget 2026, to include undergraduate courses in higher education institutions that are currently excluded from the fee cap arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62125/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of the growing number of retail outlets establishing themselves across the country which are selling products without adhering to the required regulatory guidelines; if his Department has carried out any review or assessment of compliance levels within such outlets; the enforcement measures currently in place to ensure that products offered for sale meet safety, consumer protection and public health standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60925/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will review the rule whereby older carers lose access to a full carer’s allowance payment when they reach pension age; if he will consider restoring the full payment given the evidence that reducing it to half-rate leads to financial strain and carer burnout in view of the fact that without family care, many of those cared for would require more costly institutional care funded by the State. [60794/25]

Ruairí Ó Murchú — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Children 3 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons her Department accredits for the lengthy waiting lists for assessment of needs; the progress being made in developing legislation in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61490/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement there has been with Tusla regarding child protection issues highlighted recently in the public domain (details supplied); the plans in place for a fit-for-purpose child protection system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61509/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the progress being made on the creation of the action plan to deliver the National Human Rights Strategy for People with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61510/25]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [51665/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [57036/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the interaction his Department has had with other Government Departments about plans to increase the level of supports available to entrepreneurs with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62175/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total amount of money spent on promoting County Louth as a tourist destination to date in 2025; the nature and extent of this promotion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62176/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the work being done to address the anomalies that have arisen with the wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62180/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of first-time applications for domiciliary care allowance that have been received to date in 2025, the number that were refused; the number of those that were appealed or reviewed; the number of those that had their appeal allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62179/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when, under the National Housing Strategy for Disabled Individuals 2022-2027, the National Guidelines for the Assessments and Allocations Process for Social Housing Provision for People with Disability will be made mandatory across all local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62586/25]