Results 901-920 of 950 for speaker:Johnny Guirke

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (24 Sep 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 44. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the procedures in place to encourage foreign direct investment into County Meath given its proximity to Dublin and transport links to cities like Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50679/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (24 Sep 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the Government is supporting food producers and agricultural businesses in County Meath to expand into export markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50680/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Policy (24 Sep 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration has been given to developing County Meath’s tourism trade as a stronger employment field given the county’s cultural and historical importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50681/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (24 Sep 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which his Department is working with other agencies to improve broadband in County Meath, in view of the fact this is essential for enterprise growth for the county and for bordering counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50683/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Sep 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current number of first year, second year, third year, and fourth year apprentices who have completed the required on-the-job training for that year, but have yet to be called by Solas to undertake their block release training, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50833/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Johnny Guirke: The Department has written to me three times about the Oldcastle House Hotel in Oldcastle, County Meath. It is a 12-bedroom hotel. The Department has said that while it received a request with regard to accommodation, it is no longer considering it. The people who own the hotel have IPAS centres throughout the country. A meeting has been organised in Oldcastle for tomorrow night by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Johnny Guirke: I thank the Minister. What is causing a lot of hassle around the country is where section 5 exemptions from planning are used to house international protection applicants or Ukrainian applicants. We believe something needs to be done about this because it is being abused. What determines the location of an IPAS centre? Is it communication with local representatives or communities? Is it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Johnny Guirke: We feel an examination is needed because millions of euro were paid for IPAS accommodation to a company owned by man who was named by the Criminal Assets Bureau as being linked to a gangland feud. The Department of justice continued to lease accommodation from the Good People home care company, which was found to have supplied fake Garda vetting clearances to Tusla. Is that being addressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Johnny Guirke: Just to say, in any correspondence I have had with the Minister, her has been very helpful and I appreciate that. I have a couple of quick questions that I will ask together. Of those who have received voluntary deportation orders, how many have not gone home and are missing in the State? How widespread is that? What measures have been taken with people who destroy documentation? We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Johnny Guirke: That is two and half times more than the State accommodation, so it is a no-brainer to have State accommodation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Johnny Guirke: The State currently provides accommodation to 33,000 people in emergency accommodation. How do we get those numbers down?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (29 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 1055. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in County Meath still without an appropriate school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41446/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (29 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 1056. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current average class size, that is, pupil-to-teacher ratio, in primary and post-primary schools in County Meath; the corresponding figures for the latest academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41447/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (29 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 1057. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of classes in Meath that currently exceed 30 pupils; the way in which this proportion compares to national levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41448/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 1058. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school transport allocations in County Meath for September 2025; the number of pupils approved for school buses; the number of routes confirmed; the summary of outstanding applications or appeals; the steps being taken by her Department to ensure that all eligible students have safe and reliable transport arrangements in place...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 2325. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the availability of childcare places in Navan for September 2025; the number of available and waitlisted places; how this compares with demand; the steps being taken to expand capacity locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41453/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 2326. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of current staff vacancies across children's disability network teams in County Meath; the breakdown of these vacancies, by discipline; the typical waiting time for children awaiting CDNT support in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41454/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (29 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 2687. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs currently practicing in County Meath; the GP-to-population ratio for the county; how this compares with the national average and with neighbouring counties such as Louth, Kildare, and Westmeath; her Department's assessment of the impact of this disparity on patient access; the specific actions being taken to improve GP coverage in Meath;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 2688. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of both unfilled and filled adult multidisciplinary therapy posts in County Meath in 2024 and 2025, by CHO, and by occupation, in tabular form. [41444/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 2689. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within Our Lady's Hospital Navan, broken down by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41445/25]