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Response to Storm Éowyn: Motion [Private Members] (11 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: I express my sincere gratitude to the staff of our local authorities and the hardworking staff of the ESB and the emergency services who gave so much during and after Storm Éowyn. Many of these people are still cleaning up after the storm. In Meath West, community hubs played a crucial role by providing support to many. They ensured that many people in Meath who were without power...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (11 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average waiting times for driving test appointments in County Meath for each of the licence categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4707/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (11 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the current longest waiting times for driving test appointments in County Meath for each of the licence categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4708/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (11 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for increasing EV charging points in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4706/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the means test is scheduled to be scrapped for the carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4718/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 419. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are any plans to ease the criteria for someone who is unemployed, or retired, who wants to go on a Tús/CE scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4719/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 420. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasons that someone who is six months unemployed cannot be accepted onto the Tús scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4720/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 421. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the age criteria can be reviewed to go on or stay on a Tús scheme, should an individual meet the other criteria and wish to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4721/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 311. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a start date has been agreed for the commencement of remedial works on Cairn T at the Loughcrew heritage site near Oldcastle, County Meath; if he can confirm the plan and schedule for the re-opening of Cairn T to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3185/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Disadvantaged Status (5 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans, if any, to consider a school (details supplied) for the DEIS programme, similar to the national school in the same area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3179/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Disadvantaged Status (5 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of DEIS schools in County Meath; and the location and name of these schools, in tabular format. [3180/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Derelict Sites (5 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of derelict properties in Meath in the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3181/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any new programmes planned, or being implemented, in Meath to address the current level of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3182/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 828. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí in Meath as of January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3162/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (5 Feb 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 1259. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate her intentions and outline her plans to retain and upgrade services at Navan Hospital accident and emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3173/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Examination of the Drivers of Violence and Criminality: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Johnny Guirke: I thank Dr. Lambert for the presentation. I want to pick up on a couple of points. The issue of drugs arises in every town and village in the country. Young people owe drug dealers money and the dealers are going to the families looking for the money if the young people cannot pay. The issues of poverty, education and employment are central. As Dr. Lambert said, the fact we are dealing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Examination of the Drivers of Violence and Criminality: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Johnny Guirke: At present, gardaí tell us they do not have the resources to deal with street-level drug dealing. If there are more community facilities and clubs, such as boxing clubs and other sporting clubs, it will help to attract young people before they get involved. What we are doing at the moment does not seem to be working.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Johnny Guirke: I raise with the Taoiseach what is happening with housing developments around the country. The one I raise today is Bailey Hill in Navan, County Meath by Kingscroft Developments. There has been serious delay after delay when it comes to finishing the houses and giving people the keys to their new homes. Many young people and couples are in this predicament. A couple signed sale agreed in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (9 Sep 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 1490.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reasons applications have not yet opened for the promised extended AIM hours for ECCE children for the current 2024 2025 terms; can he indicate when the applications will open; consequently when the extended AIM hours will be put into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35384/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 1983.To ask the Minister for Health the reason the additional further scale point and long-service increment applied to the clinical nurse manager 2 grade was not applied to the clinical nurse-midwife specialist grade, even though the two grades were salary linked since 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30971/24]