Louth — week of Mon, 2 Feb

What your Louth TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Feb – 8 Feb 2026 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2026-02-04 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 79–63

Voted for 2 Erin McGreehan · Paula Butterly

Voted against 3 Ged Nash · Joanna Byrne · Ruairí Ó Murchú

Erin McGreehan — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Health 5 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the measures which are being planned to implement the 2025 ESC Guidelines for Management of Cardiovascular Diseases and Pregnancy, including the establishment of pregnancy teams. [7486/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of infringements of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act recorded in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8750/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a legislative ban on sunbeds once the results of a working group report and public consultation are analysed; and the timeline of this. [8751/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health when the results of a public consultation on a potential ban on sunbeds will be made public; when the working group will submit its own report to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8752/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health her views that there is no safe limit for exposure to UV radiation from sunbeds and that using a sunbed even once increases your risk of cancer. [8753/26]
Rural 2 questions
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the local improvement scheme will open for applications this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8630/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if CLÁR will open for applications in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8631/26]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which she is developing our links with Canada; if her Department is providing to a school (details supplied) to support this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8288/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is providing any support for the International Fund for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8287/26]
Justice 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the systems in place to verify the authenticity of identity and residency documents presented by non-EU nationals seeking to work on Irish-registered fishing vessels; whether there have been cases of falsified documentation or identity fraud detected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8347/26]

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

Joanna Byrne — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 3 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on efforts made by the Government to find a solution regarding the blister pack charges facing vulnerable persons across County Louth and beyond to access packs which they previously were not charged for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7362/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the plans which are in place to ensure that vulnerable persons in County Louth will not face additional financial burdens in order to access blister packs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7363/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to confirm the number of persons in County Louth which had been receiving blister packs without charge from their pharmacy in 2025; the engagement which has taken place with these persons to explain the reason they are now facing charges; and the engagement which has taken with pharmacies in County Louth regarding these charges. [7364/26]
Justice 2 questions
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department will renew and extend the contract to use a hotel (details supplied) as an IPAS Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8841/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a citizenship application submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is working as an anaesthesiologist since March 2023. [8848/26]

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

Questions asked 1 total

Health 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure urgent access to Welireg (belzutifan) for a young adult with von Hippel–Lindau disease, in circumstances where clinicians warn that any delay risks irreversible neurological and functional decline; if compassionate or exceptional access pathways are available pending completion of national reimbursement processes; and the safeguards in place to protect patients in similar situations from avoidable and permanent harm arising from administrative delays. [7539/26]

Ruairí Ó Murchú — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Foreign 2 questions
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the recent engagement her Department and the Government has had with the European Union and the EU Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8653/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on recent engagements of her Department, and of the Government, with the government of the United States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8652/26]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach for an update on the programme for Government. [3639/26]
Rural 1 question
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the development of the new strategy to support the community and voluntary sector in Ireland for 2026-2030 and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8241/26]
Transport 1 question
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the reason active travel funding has been cut to Louth County Council in the latest funding allocation; the extent that council officials have told elected representatives that some planned schemes will not go ahead or be delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9033/26]