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TDs / Peadar Tóibín
2,463
questions asked
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174,842
words spoken in the chamber
Across 959 contributions
356
votes recorded
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341
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
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Questions asked 2,463 in all
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Contributions to debates 959 in all
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 17 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 141 | 56 |
| March 2025 | 96 | 68 |
| April 2025 | 126 | 60 |
| May 2025 | 82 | 37 |
| June 2025 | 112 | 42 |
| July 2025 | 136 | 61 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 123 | 35 |
| October 2025 | 90 | 77 |
| November 2025 | 99 | 68 |
| December 2025 | 76 | 51 |
| January 2026 | 125 | 51 |
| February 2026 | 177 | 68 |
| March 2026 | 161 | 38 |
| April 2026 | 159 | 43 |
| May 2026 | 242 | 47 |
| June 2026 | 208 | 59 |
| July 2026 | 95 | 28 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| September 2026 | 112 | 29 |
| October 2026 | 86 | 35 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 681 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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- constituency Meath West 29 November 2024 to now
- party Aontú 29 November 2024 to now
The Minister is arguing a point that nobody has made.
The Minister is arguing a point that nobody has made.
I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 1:
To delete all words after "notes that:" and substitute the following:
"— there needs to be a disciplinary process for senior civil servants for instances of repeated waste of public funds;
— accountability needs to be written into the contracts of senior civil servants; and
— there should be a Minister of State for Accountability, nominated and located within the Departm…
It opened-----
The people feel that.
The Minister of State is digging.
I want to raise another example of Government waste. The Minister for Social Protection told Aontú yesterday that there were €100 million in overpayments on the PUP payments in the Covid period. A total of 42,400 PUP overpayments were made during that period of time. Some 1,400 PUP payments were made due to fraud during that time. Due to the cyberattack, we had a specific type of fraud that happened where the identit…
Nobody argues that.
No.
You are answering a different question.
Some 42,000 overpayments; €100 million.
With safeguards.
You cannot set up payments without safeguards. That is what you are saying.
Some €100 million.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. Tá spreagadh an-tábhachtach don Ghaeilge. Is é an rud is tábhachtaí mar gheall ar chur chun cinn na Gaeilge sa todhchaí. Ba mhaith liom labhairt mar gheall ar fhear darb ainm Séamus Ó Fianghusa. Is as na Stáit Aontaithe é agus chaith sé a shaol iomlán ann. Throid sé ar son arm na Stát Aontaithe san Iaráic agus san Afganastáin. Ba as Dún na nGall a athair agus ba as a…
24. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education and disability will meet next. [5804/25]
Today, Aontú received information from Tusla showing that during the first nine months of last year 70,000 children were referred to Tusla. That means that for the whole year it is likely 94,000 children were referred to Tusla, which is the highest figure on record. It is 30,000 more children than sat the leaving certificate last year. It is equivalent to all the children in Meath and Westmeath being referred to Tusl…
In the first nine months of last year.
Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. Ar dtús, cuirim fáilte roimh an rún ó Shinn Féin. Caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil go leor oibre déanta le fada an lá ag an Teachta Ó Snodaigh mar gheall ar an teanga. Is mian liom freisin smaoineamh ar a athair, a bhí ina ghníomhaire teanga le fada an lá, a fuair bás le déanaí. Déanaim comhbhrón leis an Teachta Ó Snodaigh.
Is mian liom míle buíochas agus fáilte a ghabháil le muintir Chonradh na Gaeilge agus na gníomhairí Gaeilge eile atá thuas sa Ghailearaí as an méid oibre atá déanta acu le fada an lá, le níos mó ná 100 bliain sa tír seo. Gan iad, bheadh an teanga i bhfad níos laige timpeall na tíre gan dabht.
Is linne an Ghaeilge. Is seoid í an Ghaeilge. Tá ár n-ainmneacha agus logainmneacha scríofa i nGaeilge. Is teanga ársa í ach …
Nach bhfuil seacht nóiméad fágtha agam? Tá brón orm.
Tá 20 soicind eile de dhíth orm. Tá fadhb ann mar gheall ar na scoileanna. Tá 25% de na tuismitheoirí sa tír seo ag éileamh Gaelscolaíochta. Níl ach 6% ag fáil Gaeloideachais sa tír seo. Bíonn daoine ag caint faoi Ghaeilge éigeantach, ach leis an fhírinne a rá, tá an Béarla éigeantach ar go leor daoine. Táthar ag brú an Bhéarla síos scornaí na bpáistí sa tír seo. Ba cheart go mbeadh an Rialtas ag treisiú agus ag fás …
1. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in employment in County Meath for each of the past ten years. [4460/25]
Ar dtús, gabhaim comhghairdeachas leis an Aire Stáit ar a post nua. Is bean láidir í agus guím gach rath uirthi sa phost nua.