Results 581-600 of 786 for speaker:Johnny Guirke

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 3296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting on appointments with a therapist in the mental health services in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41274/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 3297. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting on appointments with a therapist in the mental health services in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 3298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on current waiting lists for mental health services in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41276/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (27 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 3417. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the last occasion on which a Department-wide review of all funding within his Department took place; the frequency of such reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40629/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (27 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 3447. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the last occasion on which a Department-wide review of all funding within her Department took place; the frequency of such reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40642/21]

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: The local property tax, or the tax on the roof over people's heads, was introduced eight years ago in 2013. Even people who own their home feel like they are still paying a mortgage, albeit at a lower level, and feel they are never truly finished paying for the privilege of living in their own home. The local property tax has no consideration for people's ability to pay. People are...

Ban on Rent Increases Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I commend my Sinn Féin colleague and our spokesperson on housing, Deputy Eoin Ó Broin, on bringing this Bill to the House. The Ban on Rent Increases Bill 2021 will give families and workers living in uncertain times a little comfort as they plan their finances without the fear of rent increasing. There is huge concern and a growing call for a ban on rent increases in my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding has been allocated to the relocation of a school (details supplied) to the Johnstown, Navan education campus; if so, when it is envisaged that construction may commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35828/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 374. To ask the Minister for Health the current turnaround time for applications for physiotherapist registration to an agency (details supplied); the average turnaround time in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form; the plan to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28507/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Jun 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assistant psychologists that are currently working on a voluntary capacity within HSE services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28258/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Jun 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 314. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s policy on the recruitment of assistant psychologists in an unpaid capacity by HSE services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28259/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Jun 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 448. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he plans to put in place to reduce the waiting time for dialectical behaviour therapy, a time sensitive therapy, which is currently standing at two years in the Louth-Meath HSE area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26427/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jun 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I wish to raise the issue of the spiralling cost of building materials. In the last six to eight months, the price of timber has gone up by 50% and this is to increase to 60% by 1 July. Insulation has increased by 20%, steel has increased by 20% and concrete has increased by 10% to 20%. Why are we not issuing tree felling licences in this country, which is one thing that could help? I...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (17 Jun 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 247. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current situation of and plans for the implementation of pay restoration for criminal barristers similar to that already implemented for State solicitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32659/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (17 Jun 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current position on pension provision for community employment supervisors following the recent negotiations with the relevant unions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32658/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jun 2021)

Johnny Guirke: On 28 January, I raised with the Tánaiste the question of reservoirs in Enfield, Longwood and Ballivor, County Meath, and every week since there have been water interruptions in all these villages. Even this week in Ballivor there were interruptions in the water supply three or four times, meaning the kids were going to school with uniforms being wiped down rather than washed and people...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (16 Jun 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32842/21]