Results 1-20 of 698 for speaker:Johnny Guirke

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (28 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 378. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government previously had a contract with a company (details supplied) to provide accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary accommodation in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23541/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (28 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 379. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government currently has a contract with a company (details supplied) to provide accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary accommodation in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23542/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (28 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 380. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government had any prior knowledge of accommodation to be provided for IPAS applicants in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23543/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (28 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 381. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government previously had a contract with a company (details supplied) to provide accommodation for IPAS applicants in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23544/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (28 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 382. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government currently has a contract with a company (details supplied) for IPAS applicants in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23545/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (28 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 383. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government currently has a contract for housing/temporary accommodation for IPAS applicants in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23546/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (28 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 384. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government had/has an agreement to have accommodation provided by a company (details supplied) in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23547/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (28 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 385. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government had any prior knowledge of accommodation to be provided for beneficiaries of temporary accommodation in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23548/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: Last Friday, 18 modular homes arrived in Coole, County Westmeath, although there is no planning permission to erect them. There are almost 100 international protection applicants on the site at the moment. Westmeath County Council has said there is no planning permission for these homes and it has issued a letter to the developer instructing it to stop works. If the homes are for...

Road Safety and Maintenance: Motion [Private Members] (15 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: I want to address the state of the regional and local roads infrastructure in Meath, as well as the danger and the expense it is causing to motorists. The roads in the county, especially those in north Meath, are in a state of neglect. This neglect has translated to a risk that constituents face every time they start their engines. They must avoid some of the worst potholes - or should I...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: I have submitted several parliamentary questions on the issue of the Loughcrew megalithic tombs, also known as the Hills of the Witch. This is a group of neolithic passage tombs near Oldcastle in County Meath. Spread over four undulating peaks the tombs date back to approximately 3000 BC. Cairn T of Loughcrew is older than the pyramids in Egypt has stood silent over the Irish landscape for...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: You have another couple of months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to indicate if there are any plans by her Department to run a pilot bus route for school transport from certain areas (details supplied) under the recently announced review of the school bus transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20742/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: I want to bring to the Tánaiste's attention the plight of 26 families who have purchased homes in Johnstown Demesne, Enfield, County Meath. It is a development by Westin Homes. In some cases deposits were paid in April 2023 and people were told the houses would be ready in August. Then they were told October, then December and then January. It is now more than one year since people...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: Uisce Éireann is a joke in a housing crisis.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: We have a housing crisis.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (1 May 2024)

Johnny Guirke: 129. 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. [19626/24]

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Johnny Guirke: Over the past few years we have witnessed a steep and relentless climb in fuel prices, a trend that has become a significant contributor to the deepening poverty among our people. It is a punishing reality that those who use the road to earn their living by car, van, tractor or lorry are met with the harsh penalty of soaring fuel costs amid an already crippling cost-of-living crisis. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (23 Apr 2024)

Johnny Guirke: I thank the Minister of State. In some cases the ratio is 30:1. I believe that is the ratio in Kilbride National School. Although the Minister of State has said she will look at it in the appeal, I was hoping she would give a commitment tonight to reverse the decision on SET hours in Kilbride. One third of schools have had their SET resources cut. However, prior to these cuts the vast...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (23 Apr 2024)

Johnny Guirke: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, for coming in to address the important issue of the reduction in special education teaching, SET, hours at Kilbride National School, Trim, County Meath and many schools across my constituency of Meath West. In response to parliamentary questions I submitted, the Department of Education stated 67% of schools saw their allocation increase or...