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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to contribute. We met Mr. Reid and others of the HSE's management on Monday. Has any decision been made by the HSE to close the ICU and high-dependency unit, HDU, beds at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan? Has any decision been made on closing the emergency department there? Is Mr. Reid conscious of the concerns of the people of Navan and Meath more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Johnny Guirke: With respect, if the HSE had been allowed to get away with starting on 30 June, it would not have addressed any of our concerns. Regarding capacity at Drogheda, what will happen in terms of waiting times if a patient does not have a GP referral? It already has thousands of self-admitted patients. Was any consideration given to making Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, a fully functioning model 3...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Johnny Guirke: Mr. Reid spoke about ambulance services. Where I live in the north of the county, someone could be waiting 90 minutes for an ambulance. If somebody has a heart attack, people there call the ambulance and the fire service because the latter will come in ten to 15 minutes. That is the kind of service we have in the north of the county. Will the HSE come back to Members before this is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I want to raise the issue of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. Following recent developments, 17 consultants wrote to the Minister for Health to voice their concerns about the potential closure of the emergency department in Navan. The stated that they would not be able to cope. They said the hospital will not be able to provide the right care for patients at the right time or in the right...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Jul 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 852. To ask the Minister for Health when the action plan for the Disability Capacity Review, which was due to be published by December 2021 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36181/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Jul 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 311. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the commonly used medication for hyperemesis, cariban, is not covered under the drug payment scheme; if there is a plan and schedule to include this drug in the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36841/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jul 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I seek an update on Enfield Community College. We have been told that the school project will go to tender later this year. Will the Tánaiste confirm that is the case? Has a framework of project management design team consultants been appointed yet? This framework would comprise architects and civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers. Has a contract notice to establish...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Sep 2022)

Johnny Guirke: In early January, the Government announced plans for a special tax-free €1,000 pandemic bonus payment for front-line workers who worked in Covid-19 environments, risking their lives and those of their families to keep the rest of us safe. Nearly nine months later, thousands of workers who are not paid directly by the HSE, such as those working in the private sector, in nursing homes,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Oct 2022)

Johnny Guirke: Centralising community welfare officers across the country and in my own county, Meath, starting on 10 October is a shocking decision, as the community welfare officer is an emergency financial lifeline for many people awaiting other social welfare payments to be approved or having to cope with sudden urgent unexpected payments not covered by available income. This will represent a...

Defective Concrete Products Levy: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2022)

Johnny Guirke: There is serious concern over this concrete block levy, with genuine fears of serious increases in house prices. Those building a home will be faced with increased costs. What the Government is doing is placing the cost of defective materials on the shoulders of people who are struggling to buy a home or who had no hand, act or part in this scandal. It was under the Government’s own...

Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I thank my colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, for bringing this motion before the House. We have known for a long time of the struggles that some households are facing when it comes to energy costs. That situation is now worse than ever given the cost-of-living crisis and the particular crisis that families and households face as electricity and gas prices continue to rise. Since the pandemic,...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I thank my colleague Deputy O'Rourke for bringing this very important motion to the Dáil floor. Our island's public transport system is staffed by tens of thousands of hard-working men and women and I acknowledge that. The 2016 census recorded 13.5% of the population as having a disability. People with a disability or those with mobility challenges all too often face barriers using...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (25 Oct 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the schedule for the commencement and completion of construction of the long-delayed college (details supplied) in view of the severe lack of school capacity in Enfield, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52956/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that Bus Éireann has issued a generalised response to only one of 24 queries in relation to school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53052/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Bus Éireann school transport section received any instructions from her Department in relation to answering queries by Deputies on the provision of school transport tickets particularly concessionary tickets; and if so, the nature of those communications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53053/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can intervene to ensure that a developing school post at a school (details supplied) is retained, in view of the fact that the loss of this post would bring class size ratios up to approximately 35:1 for this school and in view of the stated policy ambition is to reduce class size ratios to 24:1; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (25 Oct 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 641. To ask the Minister for Health when the report of the latest review of the accident and emergency and acute care facilities at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, County Meath, and associated facilities will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53110/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Oct 2022)

Johnny Guirke: The review of the accident and emergency unit and acute care in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan is complete. The people in Meath are very concerned about a review that does not include protecting and enhancing existing services or looking at what it would cost to make Navan a fully functional model 3 hospital. We keep talking about patient safety but if we invested in Navan hospital, we would...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I want to raise a few issues related to my constituency of Meath West. Thousands of residents in Trim and Rathmolyon have had their water restricted for the past 11 days and this looks set to continue throughout this week. This has caused huge distress to the people and businesses affected as they are left without running water for long periods. Irish Water communication seems to entail...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Nov 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I spent the last few weeks going around my constituency of Meath West talking to small businesses in towns and villages. The issue that kept coming up was energy costs. I was talking to butcher shops and convenience stores. These were essential workers during the pandemic. They have mostly between five and seven employees and their energy costs have gone up three to four times. The...