Results 501-520 of 860 for speaker:Johnny Guirke

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Jan 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 300. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for colorectal cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for colorectal cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3785/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Jan 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 301. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for stomach cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for stomach cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3786/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Jan 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 302. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for brain cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for brain cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3787/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Jan 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 303. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for bladder cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for bladder cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3788/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (2 Feb 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 329. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline her plans and schedule regarding the re-opening of a new full-time, face-to-face, social welfare branch office in Castlepollard, County Westmeath, following the sudden closure of the previous branch office in 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5327/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (2 Feb 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the establishment of the promised inquiry on the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when he expects the inquiry will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5401/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Feb 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I have raised the issue of the new Enfield Community College in the House on many occasions. Parents have been in touch with me who want to know when the school will start construction. Has the project gone through all stages of the architectural planning process? Has the new build gone out to tender? Has a contractor been successful as regards this tender? When will the project start...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Feb 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can outline the level of school transport services servicing a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that parts of this extended Gaeltacht area, such as the Baile Ghib area, appear to be excluded from the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6264/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Feb 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the factors taken into consideration when the school transport services to a school (details supplied) were decided upon, in view of the Government commitment to enabling education in Gaeltacht schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6265/23]

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Johnny Guirke: Sinn Féin commends the tireless work of the front-line paramedics and operational staff who keep the ambulance service running without proper support from the Government. In a National Ambulance Service plan presentation, the service stated it has an urgent need to recruit additional staff as recruitment efforts are being surpassed by service demand. Dublin Fire Brigade has said that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I wish to raise with the Taoiseach the cases of two elderly people who have contacted me over the past two days. Kitty from Trim, County Meath, is over 100 years old. Her electricity bill with Electric Ireland from 7 December 2022 to 3 February, 59 days, is €957.49 after all subsidies. I have Kitty's bill here. Her previous bill was €133.42. Her electricity usage involves a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I look after myself. I received worrying news this morning about capital funding pressures in the Department of Education and about its work programme and priorities for 2023 and beyond. I have been informed that 58 school building projects are now on hold due to capital funding pressures. We need a list of the 58 schools on that list and how long the projects will be on hold. These...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

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High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: Last week I raised the issue of massive electricity bills received by a 100-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man. Since then, horrendous stories started to pour in about excessive electricity bills and people not knowing how they will pay them. I spoke to a carer the other day. She takes care of an 89-year-old woman. When she visited that woman last week, she had a coat and a scarf on...

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I thank Deputy Tully for bringing forward this Bill. The EPSEN Act was passed in 2004 to ensure that children with additional education needs could be educated in an inclusive setting, and that all children would have the right to be educated in a mainstream school unless it would not be the best interest of the child or the effective provision of education for other children in mainstream...

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: The Joint Committee on Disability Matters has called for the commencement of the sections of the 2004 Act that confer statutory rights on the child, including commencement of the statutory entitlement to educational assessment, consequent development of a statutory individual educational plan and a detailed educational service to be implemented on foot of this plan. It is disappointing that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: A couple of weeks ago, we heard that 58 schools building projects would be delayed due to capital funding pressure. I raised the matter with the Taoiseach then and he said it would be sorted by Easter. I submitted many parliamentary questions to the Minister. The latest response two days ago stated that the schools building projects that are on hold due to capital funding pressures will be...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 130. To ask the Taoiseach if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; and if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form [12634/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 135. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12624/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12625/23]