Results 841-860 of 950 for speaker:Johnny Guirke

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I congratulate Joe Biden on being inaugurated today as the 46th President of the United States. As somebody who availed of a Morrison visa, I raise the issue of the thousands of undocumented Irish people in the United States. We have never had a better chance of getting these people some help, now that there is a Democratic House of Representatives, a Democratic Senate and a Democratic...

Covid-19 (Higher Education): Statements (14 Jan 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I want to bring to the attention of the Minister a number of things I came across in the past couple of months that he could, perhaps, take on board. I am the father of two children who attend third level education. I know from experience what it takes for people to put their children through education. Many families across the country struggled before the Covid-19 virus arrived to put...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (13 Jan 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 944. To ask the Minister for Health if addiction services have been transferred from Navan to Drogheda; if so, the reason for same; the number of staff and service users affected; the alternative site or service options that were considered and ruled out; the reason for same; if it is intended to return services to Navan; if so, the date for same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 1020. To ask the Minister for Health if it is safe for persons aged under 16 years and women who are pregnant to receive a vaccine for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1445/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (17 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that were incorrectly paid the pandemic unemployment payment during Covid-19 restrictions to date. [44508/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (17 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount detected which has as paid out due to fraudulent claims. [44509/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: I raise the question of poverty. There were 160,000 people who needed support from St. Vincent de Paul last year and 50,000 of those people were in food poverty. Food poverty means the most basic need is not met in this rich country, where politicians, judges and former taoisigh get regular pay rises. There is no doubt the figures will be worse this year. This is just one charity and...

Mental Health Policy: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: First, I thank all the people working in mental health services. Mental health in Ireland has always been treated like a headache, the flu or something a chemist might fix but it is a much bigger issue than that and the signs have been apparent for years. Between 2009 and 2019, we had 5,426 people, 4,370 males and 1,066 females, die as a result of suicide. In fact, one person dies every 21...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to ensure marts can operate productively should level 5 restrictions be reintroduced. [41703/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: I want to tell the Tánaiste about a young boy from Navan in County Meath called Conor Jordan, who is six years old. In November of 2016, his parents were given the news that Conor has autism. Conor has had many obstacles thrown at him but his parents, Louise and Declan, said he has made much progress since starting school. This fun-loving child makes them laugh and smile every single...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: It costs €10,000 to train a canine companion. As they do not receive any State funding, families go through the burden of trying to raise costs through GoFundMe pages. Were it not for the help of family and friends, we would see these beautiful kids growing up without a companion. I ask the Tánaiste to consider funding for the likes of My Canine Companion and other...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (3 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 130. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children formally taken into care to date in 2020, compared to 2019 in total; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40789/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: IDA Ireland (1 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 123. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the level of new investment arising from IDA-sponsored enterprises in County Westmeath in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39635/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (1 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to enact the Private Members' motion passed in November 2016 by the previous Government regarding the future of the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39638/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason teachers who are 28 weeks plus pregnant are being denied Covid-19 based health and safety leave by Medmark occupational health care for teachers on HSE advice despite the recommendations of their doctors, and the relevant medical bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39634/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (1 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 577. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the recommendations of the report of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on the reform of the family law system, published 25 October 2019, will be considered and-or implemented; the timescale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39637/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 640. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors and nurses, respectively, employed in Navan and Mullingar regional hospitals in January 2020 pre Covid and in September and October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39633/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wind Energy Generation (19 Nov 2020)

Johnny Guirke: At the wind farm construction site in the Finn Valley in Ballybofey, County Donegal, there was a large-scale bog slide recently that, as Deputy Pringle mentioned, polluted a salmon and trout river and a fish farm. This happened because of the disturbance of lands during the wind farm's construction. In south Galway, the State has incurred fines of €10.5 million, and rising, because...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wind Energy Generation (19 Nov 2020)

Johnny Guirke: We did not hear much from the Minister of State about other wind farms. I listened to the Taoiseach yesterday when he stated that the future of wind energy was offshore. I agree with him. If turbines need to be 180 m to 200 m tall, which is twice the height of the Spire in Dublin, to get the requisite wind speeds because of the low-lying nature of the lands in question, surely these...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Nov 2020)

Johnny Guirke: There is a nationwide dispute involving dentists. People with medical cards have been told that, as of 1 January, their cards will not be accepted as payment. Many of them cannot avail of dental treatment otherwise. Will the Tánaiste provide an update on the negotiations with the dentists and is the dispute close to being resolved?