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Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: When money is invested, the return on it is not known. That will depend on how the investment does over time. When signing up for this scheme, people will not know what they will be able to draw down on reaching pension age. Senator Rabbitte touched on the tax implications. That is the aspect people will probably look at when deciding whether to invest in the scheme. For example, if the...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: What is the effect on small businesses?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: I thank the representatives for the presentation. The ESRI has reduced its forecast for housing completions, from previous commentary, for the present year. It now expects 33,000 completions in 2025 and 37,000 in 2026, but there are considerable downside risks. What are those risks? Are they infrastructure, water, sewerage or tradespeople?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: Dr. O'Toole noted the importance of exports at this time for the Irish economy. The weaker dollar at the moment must be hurting exports. A lot of companies are probably paid in dollars. I asked this question of the Central Bank the other day and it did not seem to know. In the next year, do the witnesses have any idea whether the dollar will get weaker or stronger?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: Regarding tariffs and reciprocal tariffs, the most important thing is how they will affect the American economy. That will decide how much he will push it. Am I right in saying that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: In his opening statement Dr. O'Toole mentioned that energy prices have declined but remain at high levels. Many SMEs and individuals tell me that their energy costs have not reduced at all. We still seem to have one of the highest energy costs in Europe. Why is that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: The ESRI talks a lot about targeted measures. What does it mean by that? Are they for the less well-off in society for budgets and how the Government should spend money going forward?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the current Youth Outreach Programme operating in County Meath; if there are any plans to expand or enhance youth services in the region, particularly in underserved or rural committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39319/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of youth workers employed by her Department in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39321/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early School Leavers (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in the past five years who have left school before completing the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39322/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of educational welfare officers employed by Tusla in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39323/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of transporting special education children to school in Meath for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39324/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has undertaken a review of the primary and secondary school capacity in Navan, County Meath, to meet the rapidly growing population; if any new-school builds or extensions are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39325/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable housing units planned for construction in Navan, County Meath, in 2025 and 2026; the current status of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39327/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 727. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the delivery of the additional safe house that was promised to a refuge (details supplied); the current level of core funding and capital support provided to the refuge in 2024; if further investment is planned to meet the increasing demand for services in the county; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Mental Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 825. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department's engagement with the Department of Health regarding delays in CAMHS access and the impact on the welfare of vulnerable children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39317/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: 826. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for a service statement following completion of their assessment of needs by more than 12 months in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39318/25]

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2025: First Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: I am delighted to introduce this Bill along with my colleagues Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Mark Ward. It gives the coroner the option of recording iatrogenic suicide as a verdict. Iatrogenic is the ending of one’s own life where the effect of medical treatment undertaken by the deceased, including any prescribed medication, is the primary cause of such action. I welcome Stephanie...

Transparency for Supermarket Profits: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: The rising cost of food has been a worry for many families. Food inflation is now running at double the rate of general inflation, with many families being forced to fork out an additional €3,000 per year just to keep food on the table. The prices of the likes of meat, cheese bread and beef have skyrocketed. The cost of a pound of butter has increased by more than €1 in the...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Johnny Guirke: I thank all of the organisations that have come before the committee today for the tremendous work they do for the most vulnerable people in society and the people who need it the most. To return to the cost-of-living crisis, we saw graphs earlier on how it affected the less well-off in society. It has very little effect on the wealthy when the Government provides one-off measures in...