Results 41-60 of 164 for speaker:Johnny Guirke in 'Dáil debates'

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 May 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I want to raise housing adaptation grants for older people and people with disabilities. The grants were announced last Monday, 1 May. I heard that this was waiting on the Minister's desk for eight weeks before it was signed. The grants have increased by 2.3%. According to today's newspaper, construction costs have gone up 30%. The same paper stated that 32.5% of the housing budget was...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I thank my colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, for bringing this motion to the House. Households are struggling to keep their heads above water in this cost-of-living crisis as Government continues to prioritise the profits of energy companies over workers and families at every turn. Average gas and electricity bills have doubled over the last year to the point that the price of electricity here is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (19 Apr 2023)

Johnny Guirke: There is no social or affordable housing where I come from in rural Ireland. Evictions started to take place on 1 April and will continue right through the summer. There are 250 families facing eviction in County Meath. Where are they going? They are going to Drogheda for homeless accommodation. This has not been addressed. We need a Government that will address these issues and will...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (19 Apr 2023)

Johnny Guirke: What measures are being put in place in rural areas to prevent an increase in homelessness on foot of the Government's decision to end the ban on no-fault evictions? In my county, Meath, 319 people are in emergency accommodation, including 85 families, 87 children and 130 single people. On top of this, 250 further tenancies have been issued with notices of quit. At present, there is no...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I refer to the case of Tom and Maria Browne of Delvin, County Westmeath. Tom is 85 years old. He is a retired member of the Defence Forces and has had two strokes. His wife Maria is 73, has diabetes and is his main carer. They have rented the same house in Delvin for the past 11 years. Recently, they were served with a notice to quit. They currently pay rent of €700 a month. The...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: A family member is moving into the house.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: They are over the limit to go on that.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: A couple of weeks ago, we heard that 58 schools building projects would be delayed due to capital funding pressure. I raised the matter with the Taoiseach then and he said it would be sorted by Easter. I submitted many parliamentary questions to the Minister. The latest response two days ago stated that the schools building projects that are on hold due to capital funding pressures will be...

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: The Joint Committee on Disability Matters has called for the commencement of the sections of the 2004 Act that confer statutory rights on the child, including commencement of the statutory entitlement to educational assessment, consequent development of a statutory individual educational plan and a detailed educational service to be implemented on foot of this plan. It is disappointing that...

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I thank Deputy Tully for bringing forward this Bill. The EPSEN Act was passed in 2004 to ensure that children with additional education needs could be educated in an inclusive setting, and that all children would have the right to be educated in a mainstream school unless it would not be the best interest of the child or the effective provision of education for other children in mainstream...

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: Last week I raised the issue of massive electricity bills received by a 100-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man. Since then, horrendous stories started to pour in about excessive electricity bills and people not knowing how they will pay them. I spoke to a carer the other day. She takes care of an 89-year-old woman. When she visited that woman last week, she had a coat and a scarf on...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: When?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I look after myself. I received worrying news this morning about capital funding pressures in the Department of Education and about its work programme and priorities for 2023 and beyond. I have been informed that 58 school building projects are now on hold due to capital funding pressures. We need a list of the 58 schools on that list and how long the projects will be on hold. These...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I wish to raise with the Taoiseach the cases of two elderly people who have contacted me over the past two days. Kitty from Trim, County Meath, is over 100 years old. Her electricity bill with Electric Ireland from 7 December 2022 to 3 February, 59 days, is €957.49 after all subsidies. I have Kitty's bill here. Her previous bill was €133.42. Her electricity usage involves a...

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Johnny Guirke: Sinn Féin commends the tireless work of the front-line paramedics and operational staff who keep the ambulance service running without proper support from the Government. In a National Ambulance Service plan presentation, the service stated it has an urgent need to recruit additional staff as recruitment efforts are being surpassed by service demand. Dublin Fire Brigade has said that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Feb 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I have raised the issue of the new Enfield Community College in the House on many occasions. Parents have been in touch with me who want to know when the school will start construction. Has the project gone through all stages of the architectural planning process? Has the new build gone out to tender? Has a contractor been successful as regards this tender? When will the project start...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I was very proud to be part of a cross-party group that supported the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2022 to legislate for the right to be forgotten. It was supported by Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Labour, the Social Democrats and all parties within the House. The Bill, which will seek to revive current legislation, outlines that a person seeking access to financial services will no longer...

Current Issues Affecting the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: What is happening in Navan?

Current Issues Affecting the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: We all know the health service faces many issues from young healthcare graduates emigrating with very many not intending to come home, and more leaving Ireland because of the costs of housing and rent and the cost of living. As the Minister knows, the biggest issue in my county is the downgrading of the emergency department and ICU in Navan. Last Saturday week, there were 11 ambulances...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Emergency Departments (6 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: Why are we not looking at the option of investing in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan? There is a review that has been completed, but we have not yet received the results of it. That review never even looked into the option of investing in, protecting and enhancing services that are already in place at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. Why are we not doing that?