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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Dec 2023)

Johnny Mythen: Retained firefighters provide fire and first responder emergency services 24-7 to our communities. I thank County Wexford members for their unwavering dedication to their job. Their recent industrial action has successfully led to an agreement on improved conditions, improved rosters and a guaranteed minimum incremental retention income of €18,000, along with an increase in the...

Renters: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2023)

Johnny Mythen: The recent Residential Tenancies Board report states that new rents have increased annually by 11.6% and that existing rents have risen by 5%. This represents the highest annual increase on record. The latest figures for inflation show that it is 3.6% in Ireland. The consumer price index has risen by 5.1%. Food is up by 7%. Electricity, gas and fuels are all up by 7.2%. When these costs...

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (28 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: Irish neutrality is and will be undermined by the removal of the triple lock and the changing of legislation on the dispatch of Defence Forces personnel overseas. The Government's language and U-turn on military neutrality do not keep faith with the Seville Declaration, which states that for Ireland to participate in any military operations overseas it must have authorisation by the UN...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: On behalf of farmers and the gardening industry, particularly in Wexford, I ask for an extension of the ban on green waste burning. This year's exceptionally wet summer and autumn has delayed the work in disposing of the piles of bracken and brush from ditches and so on that were saturated during the summer. I am aware that burning is allowed until 30 November. Farmers need some...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: I thank People Before Profit for bringing forward this motion. Children screaming out the names of the their dead parents, frantic fathers running with their badly wounded children wrapped in their trembling arms, mothers bereft of any emotion looking upon a maze of dead bodies wrapped in blood-soaked sheets while others search in vain for their children entombed under tonnes of rubble and...

Health Service Recruitment Freeze: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: The recent announcement by the CEO of the HSE will have an immediate and very serious repercussions on public health services. Up to 7,000 front-line posts will be withdrawn from an already overstretched workforce, one facing the real possibility of not being able to provide necessary and vital care to communities across the entire country, including County Wexford. It was obvious from...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: I was recently contacted by a woman whose husband was diagnosed with dementia and Parkinson's disease. He is just 57. His condition is deteriorating and he needs a wet room and an extra bedroom to enable him to live and be cared for in his own home. They were quoted €80,000 for these works. As the Minister of State knows, the maximum grant is only €30,000. With today's...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: Just talk to the people.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: I thank Deputy Ó Broin and my other party colleagues for bringing this motion to the Dáil. We are all very familiar with the plight of our constituents contending with the Government's absolute failure to provide social and affordable housing on a scale that represents the true demand and that is required to fix this nation's biggest and most urgent housing emergency. It is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: According to the most recent census, the population of County Wexford reached more than 160,000 people. Wexford General Hospital has a capacity of only 280 beds. A 96-bed unit was promised and included in the capital plan. What capital has been allocated this year to progress this project? Is there projected capital to progress it in 2024? Can the Tánaiste guarantee that funding for...

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: The Minister will be aware of the huge underfunding of the health sector in budget 2024 starting at €1.3 billion as already mentioned. In reality, the follow-on from this means there will be no additional services this year or into 2024 and there will be no moneys for future strategies. The health service is already creaking at the seams. Due to these cuts, the system has...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: Following yesterday's severe flooding in Midleton, Youghal and Waterford, it feels like Groundhog Day as I once again refer to the Enniscorthy flood defence scheme on the River Slaney. The scheme was rejected by the Minister for Finance but a partial phase was accepted and approved as a separate preliminary scheme, which consists of building a new bridge. This new bridge is essential to the...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: The current impasse between the Garda and the Commissioner on the rota needs to be quickly resolved. Cool heads are required on both sides. The public are worried about their communities and safety. Confidence and morale within the force have reached an all-time low. Recruitment and retention issues are causing internal problems within the force with specialist units being broken up and...

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: The Government repeatedly says it recognises that our country is going through a cost-of-living crisis and that it understands the financial difficulties families and grandparents are experiencing, yet time and time again, it votes against any measures brought forward by the Opposition - particularly those of my own party Sinn Féin - that would alleviate the high costs of childcare and...

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Johnny Mythen: I commend Deputy Doherty's motion to all Deputies across the House, especially to my fellow Deputies from County Wexford. The Minister for Finance urgently needs to reverse the planned decision to raise petrol and diesel prices in October 2023. These purposeful price increases will add to the already substantial living costs of ordinary families. Wages have stagnated, food inflation is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Sep 2023)

Johnny Mythen: As the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, is aware, industrial action is taking place as we speak across local authorities, including Wexford. There is an indefinite ban on all engagements with non-statutory political representatives. In fact, a 24-hour email ban will begin tomorrow, Friday, 22 September, and a 48-hour telephone ban begins on Tuesday, 26 September, including all media platforms. I...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)

Johnny Mythen: The mental health services are in a state of flux. The full report on CAMHS published last week laid bare the facts about threadbare services, bad governance and neglect. Many factors came to the fore, including the deterioration of services, the appalling, long waiting lists and the failure to look after our young people who are in danger and need on-the-spot protection, intervention and...

Public Dental Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2023)

Johnny Mythen: Without stating the obvious, we have a major problem in dental services nationwide. Along with others, I have raised this issue many times through parliamentary questions, the Minister's Department and local media since 2021. On the ground, dentists are not taking on any new clients, particularly those in the medical card scheme. In 2017, there were 1,700 dentists registered with the...

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Johnny Mythen: Our healthcare service is broken and not fit for purpose. It has been broken for a long time. The provision of a fully functioning healthcare service that can look after people and its staff should be a duty of care and priority for any Government worth its salt. The Government has utterly failed in this measure. The Minister referred to the years 2021 and 2022. The Irish Nurses and...

Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Johnny Mythen: Transparency, separation of powers and proper legislative scrutiny are pillars of any proper planning procedure. However, the structure of this Bill and the way the Minister introduced the Bill in the Seanad through Standing Orders will do nothing for public confidence and leaves it open to possible challenge through litigation. Even more alarming is the fact that the Minister is seeking to...