Results 101-120 of 164 for speaker:Johnny Guirke in 'Dáil debates'

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I wish to raise the issue of housing owned by local authorities. Meath County Council owns approximately 3,500 houses while Westmeath County Council owns approximately 2,500. Every week we contact local authorities about doors, windows, heating, plumbing and electrical issues, and the response is that there is no maintenance grant for these works. The Government needs to put in place a...

Regional Transport Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2021)

Johnny Guirke: With the draft transport strategy for the greater Dublin area, which was announced today, the people of Meath and the surrounding counties will be disappointed by the Government again but they will not be surprised. It has been revealed that building works on the Navan rail line that we have been demanding for decades will not commence until 2031 at the earliest. Given the shambolic record...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Oct 2021)

Johnny Guirke: We knew before the pandemic that drugs had taken a hold in every town and village in the country. Over recent weeks, prominent figures in the GAA have highlighted gambling, drug use and addiction within the sport. We can be sure that these issues are not restricted to the GAA and will be evident across all sports. Will the Government work with all sporting bodies in the country to examine...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Organic Farming (21 Oct 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that were introduced in budget 2022 to support the organic sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51436/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

Johnny Guirke: We do not want to be back here every couple of months, which is what will happen if there is not a long-term solution. The people we are talking to are telling us that what is needed is for the Minister for Health to overturn the HSE decision to close Navan accident and emergency department and the ICU once and for all, and not pause it. We need the Minister to remove from the HSE policy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 92. To ask the Minister for Health if the emergency department at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan will be downgraded from 24 hours to 12 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50826/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I ask the Minister for Health if the emergency department at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan will be downgraded from a 24-hour to a 12-hour service and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I hope consultation with elected representatives includes Opposition Deputies.

Energy Prices: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2021)

Johnny Guirke: People are living in fear. They are worrying whether they will have enough money to heat their homes this winter, enough electricity to turn on the lights and enough money to put fuel in the car. Household energy costs have gone through the roof. It is estimated that energy costs to homes will rise by as much as €800 this year. All these increases in energy prices are separate from...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I would like to get a commitment in writing that these services will not be downgraded during the lifetime of this Government. It would be good if the people of County Meath could get that because I think it would allay an awful lot of the fears they have. Those are genuine fears. You never see so many people come together than when it is to do with a hospital. Another reason we are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: There were rumours in August that patients who had presented to the accident and emergency unit at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, were sent to Drogheda. When I heard this, I called management at Navan hospital but I did not get a call back. I sent an email to the general manager of the hospital on 26 August and again last Friday, 24 September, but received no replies. What are we supposed to...

Local Government (Amendment) (Transparency in Allocation of Funding) Bill 2021: First Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: It is.

Local Government (Amendment) (Transparency in Allocation of Funding) Bill 2021: First Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Local Government Act 1998 and provide for a statutory review of the demographics and socio-economic profile of each local authority in order to assess required funding and determine funding allocations. I welcome the opportunity to introduce this Bill which deals with a hugely important issue for all local...

Local Government (Amendment) (Transparency in Allocation of Funding) Bill 2021: First Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Johnny Guirke: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

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

Johnny Guirke: This morning, RTÉ was in Enfield talking to people who are experiencing disruption to their water supply nearly every second day. This is affecting 10,000 people. Households and businesses are left with little or no water. People are at their wits' end. I raised this issue with the Tánaiste on 29 January, when he said he would contact Irish Water and get back to me, but I heard...

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...

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...

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...

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Johnny Guirke: Hundreds of people have been killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza and almost a third of that number are children. There are 1,000 people wounded while 17 hospitals and clinics have been damaged or destroyed in the Gaza Strip. Its only coronavirus lab has been wrecked and water pipes serving 800,000 people have been broken. Sewerage systems inside Gaza have also been destroyed, with dozens...