Results 521-540 of 820 for speaker:Johnny Guirke

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Oct 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 399. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan has been under resourced and understaffed in a planned manner designed to reduce services and the capabilities of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48823/21]

Energy Prices: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2021)

Johnny Guirke: People are living in fear. They are worrying whether they will have enough money to heat their homes this winter, enough electricity to turn on the lights and enough money to put fuel in the car. Household energy costs have gone through the roof. It is estimated that energy costs to homes will rise by as much as €800 this year. All these increases in energy prices are separate from...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I would like to get a commitment in writing that these services will not be downgraded during the lifetime of this Government. It would be good if the people of County Meath could get that because I think it would allay an awful lot of the fears they have. Those are genuine fears. You never see so many people come together than when it is to do with a hospital. Another reason we are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: There were rumours in August that patients who had presented to the accident and emergency unit at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, were sent to Drogheda. When I heard this, I called management at Navan hospital but I did not get a call back. I sent an email to the general manager of the hospital on 26 August and again last Friday, 24 September, but received no replies. What are we supposed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date including planned commencement date and the estimated schedule to complete the construction of a school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46249/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 628. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to appoint a clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes multidisciplinary team; his views on whether psychosocial support in diabetes care is not formally embedded as part of diabetes management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46058/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 629. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to provide a diabetes psychology resource to each community diabetes specialist team hub under the Integrated Model of Care for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease Implementation Guide; his views on whether access to psychosocial support in these teams should be made available; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 630. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to appoint a 0.5 whole-time equivalent clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes paediatric diabetes team; his views on whether psychosocial support in paediatric diabetes care should be available in each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46060/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 631. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to appoint a clinical psychologist to the diabetes multidisciplinary team in Navan Hospital or Navan primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46061/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 711. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding has been withheld from an organisation (details supplied); if he will reconsider the provision of such funding to keep the service in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46248/21]

Local Government (Amendment) (Transparency in Allocation of Funding) Bill 2021: First Stage (22 Sep 2021)

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Local Government (Amendment) (Transparency in Allocation of Funding) Bill 2021: First Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Local Government Act 1998 and provide for a statutory review of the demographics and socio-economic profile of each local authority in order to assess required funding and determine funding allocations. I welcome the opportunity to introduce this Bill which deals with a hugely important issue for all local...

Local Government (Amendment) (Transparency in Allocation of Funding) Bill 2021: First Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: This morning, RTÉ was in Enfield talking to people who are experiencing disruption to their water supply nearly every second day. This is affecting 10,000 people. Households and businesses are left with little or no water. People are at their wits' end. I raised this issue with the Tánaiste on 29 January, when he said he would contact Irish Water and get back to me, but I heard...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 954. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to clear the backlog of waiting lists to see mental health therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41424/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (27 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the employment rights an employee retains if they refuse to get a Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40265/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (27 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the employment rights that apply in cases in which an employee who is Covid-19 vaccinated is instructed to work alongside a non-vaccinated employee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40266/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (27 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 31. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the employment rights of an employer in dealing with a non-vaccinated worker who refuses to get a Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40267/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (27 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of an employer’s employment rights liability in cases in which a Covid-19 worker refuses to work beside a non-vaccinated worker on the basis that it could affect their health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40271/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (27 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an employer will be required to segregate employees in terms of those vaccinated and non-vaccinated for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40268/21]