Results 461-480 of 856 for speaker:Johnny Guirke

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Johnny Guirke: Please, Minister. The Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, is hinting at him there.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Johnny Guirke: This is the story in north Meath.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Feb 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 891. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has had any engagement with a union (details supplied) in relation to the charge currently levied on the monthly monitor dosage system for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8328/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Feb 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 892. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider amending the present system in order that the fee for medical card holders in relation to the monthly monitor dosage unit will be covered by the medical card in the same manner as the fee is currently covered under the phased dosage system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8329/22]

Green Hydrogen Strategy Bill 2022: First Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Johnny Guirke: Green hydrogen offers Ireland a significant opportunity to meet our climate targets, North and South. Our island has one of the best offshore wind energy potential in the world, and if we can harness a portion of it for the production of green hydrogen, we can create thousands of jobs in rural Ireland and become exporters of this renewable energy to Europe, which will create wealth for...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Feb 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I wish to raise an issue relating to dentists, which I also bought up with the Tánaiste in November. There are 107 dentists in Meath, as listed on the government website. To my knowledge, not one of them is accepting new clients with medical cards. There are 35 in Navan, five in Trim and two in Enfield. This is for a population of 210,000. It is a serious issue. The dispute between...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Places (1 Feb 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has identified an immediate solution to the significant lack of placements for new students from the local catchment area attempting to enrol in 2022 at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4624/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that school transport is provided to other second-level schools for new students unable to obtain a placement for enrolment in a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4625/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Jan 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I thank the Minister of State for her answer. She stated that the influence of Ireland in the United States is remarkable. However, that influence does not seem to be used as best we can. That is the way Irish people overseas look at it. I know Covid has had a serious impact on the last two years but we need to get these talks with the American Administration up and running, especially...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Jan 2022)

Johnny Guirke: These issues have been going on much longer than two years and they have not been addressed.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Jan 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, for taking this matter on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs. I was very disappointed to read an article on Monday, 24 January in The Irish Timesabout the need for stronger advocacy in Washington on Irish-American issues and for Irish people living and working in the USA. The article details a statement issued by the Ancient Order of...

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2021: First Stage (25 Jan 2022)

Johnny Guirke: The EPSEN Act was passed in 2004. Almost 17 years later, we still do not have dates for when the implementation of the section relating to IEPs for children with disabilities will be implemented and made compulsory. In many schools where it has been implemented, it provides teachers and parents with the opportunity to have a practical and realistic dialogue about the student's needs and to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (25 Jan 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that time spent on a local authority social housing list is not retained when an applicant transfers to another local authority area housing list meaning that an applicant must start from the beginning again; if he will consider measures to retain time spent on the local authority housing list; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (25 Jan 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason time spent on a local authority social housing list is completely lost when income temporarily exceeds the threshold meaning an applicant must start from the very beginning again when their income returns below the threshold; if he will consider measures to retain time spent on the local authority housing list in...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Jan 2022)

Johnny Guirke: The Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022 is welcome. How many times have we heard of incompetent builders leaving homeowners paying the bill after shoddy workmanship or builders getting planning permission for housing developments and not finishing those developments or housing estates before moving on, leaving the State or local authority to foot the bill in finishing the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Natural Resources (1 Dec 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I thank the Minister of State for the response. I appreciate this is a unique situation and one that the Government will not have much experience of dealing with. Nevertheless, it is vital that we do all that we can to assist. I ask the Minister of State to engage with the Office of Public Works, which has experience in the area of flood management, in regard to the OPW offering its help...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Natural Resources (1 Dec 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for choosing this matter for debate. It is vital importance to people across my own constituency of Meath West and that of my colleague Deputy O'Rourke, Meath East. Tara Mines employs over 580 people directly and hundreds more indirectly and supports thousands of jobs across County Meath. The importance of Tara Mines to the economy of Navan and County Meath...

Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I tried over the last few days to think of new words somehow to crack through the State's deep-seated denial and awful treatment of the mother and baby homes survivors – women, girls and children who suffered horrific abuse and human rights violations in these religious prisons, one in my own constituency of Meath West, Castlepollard mother and baby home. I do not have words strong...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Nov 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place to accommodate pupils of a school (details supplied) in the short term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56936/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (23 Nov 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans and schedules in place to ensure second-level capacity in Trim, County Meath matches the primary-level capacity in order to eliminate the lack of second-level places for pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56937/21]