Results 401-420 of 1,454 for speaker:Johnny Mythen

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: I am not sure if my questions were asked while I was out of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: Professor Monahan raised the issue of student accommodation. Has UCD put any proposals to the Department? Have there been any specific requests for affordable student accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: The programme spans a wide range from farm to fork. How much emphasis does the programme put on food loss and food waste?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: I have a couple of quick questions about staff. Professor O'Mara said that 169 staff are assigned to the education programme. How many of them are full time? What is the average length of the temporary contracts given to part-time staff? Does Teagasc feel these staffing arrangements are sufficient to deliver comprehensive programmes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: Is it a chicken-and-egg situation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: Is there gender balance in the programmes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: What would Dr. Butler like to see added to the university programmes and apprenticeships ?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: I am just thinking of the IT and innovation stuff, given the amount of IT stuff farmers have to deal with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: It is massive. It is even the machinery they are bringing in with the controls and the whole thing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: Is there a timeframe for the delivery of the UCD Lyons Farm project? I know the witnesses have also been asked about funding. Is there any European funding available?

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: I thank Deputy Ó Broin and my other party colleagues for bringing this motion to the Dáil. We are all very familiar with the plight of our constituents contending with the Government's absolute failure to provide social and affordable housing on a scale that represents the true demand and that is required to fix this nation's biggest and most urgent housing emergency. It is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: According to the most recent census, the population of County Wexford reached more than 160,000 people. Wexford General Hospital has a capacity of only 280 beds. A 96-bed unit was promised and included in the capital plan. What capital has been allocated this year to progress this project? Is there projected capital to progress it in 2024? Can the Tánaiste guarantee that funding for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: 281. To ask the Minister for Health what plans are in place to secure the future of a centre (details supplied) that has announced it is to close due to inadequate annual funding from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47166/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: 282. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the announced closure of a centre (details supplied) due to inadequate annual funding from his Department, if he will intervene and ensure the centre remains operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47167/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: I do not envy the Minister his job. I know it is a tough one but we are here to represent the fishermen. In my county, prawns, mackerel and monkfish are very important to the area. It is very sustainable. It is worth about €60 million. We are talking about serious money. We must realise that this industry is a wealthy one. It is lucrative. Why are the other countries so much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: What is our position on super trawlers? I did not realise how large they were until someone described the nets being pulled behind them as being as big as Croke Park. They wipe out species. Some species might only appear once every three years, yet the super trawlers pull them in. A boat might get a phone call on the day and be told that cod or herring prices are up, and the rest of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: With respect, I am not trying to be argumentative, but how many have been boarded? If we brought one of those boats into port for a week, its owners would not be long changing their tunes because of the cost involved. Let us be honest about this. The Minister mentioned quotas, but no one, not even the SFPA, knows what these boats’ quotas are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: Not one has been boarded.

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: The Minister will be aware of the huge underfunding of the health sector in budget 2024 starting at €1.3 billion as already mentioned. In reality, the follow-on from this means there will be no additional services this year or into 2024 and there will be no moneys for future strategies. The health service is already creaking at the seams. Due to these cuts, the system has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: 548. To ask the Minister for Health if the premises for the promised new CHO 5 North Wexford CAMHS centre has been secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46316/23]