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Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Apr 2025)

Johnny Mythen: I thank Deputies McDonald and Ó Broin for tabling this important Bill. It simply comprises the repeal of Part 2 of the Water Services Act 2017. The Bill would protect citizens by prohibiting Uisce Éireann from introducing a customer charge for the use of water in excess of a specific threshold amount. Recent reports have flagged that the Government is intent on introducing water...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (8 Apr 2025)

Johnny Mythen: 768. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when delayed ACRES payments due to over 677 County Wexford farmers will be paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16931/25]

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Mar 2025)

Johnny Mythen: I wish both the Minister and Minister of State well in their new roles. I thank my colleagues in Sinn Féin for bringing this relevant and important Private Members' motion on the tenant in situ scheme to the floor of the House this evening. The tenant in situ scheme is a vital tool in the prevention of homelessness and has been a saviour to many families across the country. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (19 Mar 2025)

Johnny Mythen: 1625. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of HSE-owned premises, by local area, in County Wexford, which are in full use, partial use, and not in use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11366/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Mar 2025)

Johnny Mythen: There is a deep sense of frustration among section 39 workers, who are the backbone of many support services and help many individuals in need every single day. Despite their incredible dedication, they are often met with indifference by the Government. The Government claims to prioritise the protection of these vital services, but where is the action? Where is the fairness in pay and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Mar 2025)

Johnny Mythen: It is about pay parity.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Feb 2025)

Johnny Mythen: The lack of access to GP services has become a serious matter of concern for many of my constituents in County Wexford. For those patients lucky enough to have a GP, the waiting times for appointments are far too long, especially in rural areas with some waiting for up to three weeks. This needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency. What about the people who cannot get a practice to take...

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Johnny Mythen: Currently, if I apply for a driver test in my county of Wexford, I will get an invitation date for a test on 25 August 2025. I would then have to wait another three to five weeks after that for my actual test date. As of 21 January 2025, the number of applications in County Wexford was 5,643. The volume per centre is as follows: Gorey, 2,723 and Wexford, 2,920. The estimated waiting times...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Feb 2025)

Johnny Mythen: 678. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether her Department are considering using a former residential convent (details supplied) for persons seeking international protection; if so, the breakdown of the number of persons who will occupy this building, families and so on; if local persons will be consulted given the location is situated close to a...

Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (12 Feb 2025)

Johnny Mythen: I thank the Labour Party for bringing this motion before the House. I have listened attentively to the Government's claims that housing is the number one priority. Nobody seems to know when exactly this revelation appeared before them. One could argue that both Government parties have been in full control of housing for 14 years, yet they have failed to deliver both affordable and social...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Meetings (5 Feb 2025)

Johnny Mythen: 366. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to urgently seek a meeting with the CEO and the board of management of a company (details supplied) and the I.D.A. to clarify the current situation regarding the closure of the company in County Wexford; to clarify what the future holds for the 300 staff who work there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2357/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (7 Nov 2024)

Johnny Mythen: 400. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update for a claim by a person (details supplied). [45984/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Nov 2024)

Johnny Mythen: 555. To ask the Minister for Health can he confirm if one of the two promised national injury units recommended in the 2023 National Injury Review, will be located in County Carlow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45983/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (7 Nov 2024)

Johnny Mythen: 570. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a place on a college course will be provided to a person (details supplied). [45985/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Johnny Mythen: I want to get my head around some stuff here. We have probably one of the best pharmaceutical industries in the world here in Ireland. We have top class scientists. We have top class laboratory technicians. The TB programme started around 1954. It is a bacteria. One can be a little bit cynical about the pharmaceutical companies. How much does a human test cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Johnny Mythen: There are 9.89 million of them per year; that is a lot. I am not a conspiracy theorist or anything but it seems to me that from 1954 to now, we could not solve it. We did all that stuff with other bacteria like chickenpox and everything else but we cannot seem to get a vaccine in that length of time. Dr. Barrett spoke about the badgers. How is that detail gathered? Is there a specific...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Johnny Mythen: There is no argument there. On EU funding, what is the position on that and what is planned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Johnny Mythen: With all due respect, how is the Department doing that because the rate is 48% higher?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Johnny Mythen: I ask Dr. Barrett to explain a point to me as I do not really understand it. The report states 78% of the economic benefits of the bovine TB eradication programme relate to private goods while 22% accrues to public goods. Could Dr. Barrett explain what that means?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Johnny Mythen: On the last one, the Department is aligning changes to the EU animal law health law with our TB regulations. How is it aligning that? What is the progress on it?