Results 161-180 of 690 for speaker:Johnny Guirke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 639. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the length of time it is expected that students will spend in temporary classrooms at the school (details supplied); if there a possibility that this could become long-term alternative to the permanent build; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12609/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 642. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any projects under her remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if she will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12623/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 644. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will supply a list of the 58 school projects affected by capital funding pressures by county and school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12685/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 811. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if any projects under her remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if she will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12633/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 814. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has given any consideration to the long-running issue of the inclusion of Tusla-approved foster carers in State pension (contributory) contributions for the entire period of being on the approved panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12689/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 905. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any projects under his remit are on hold due to capital funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects concerned, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12618/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 1002. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 1057. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects concerned, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12619/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 1250. To ask the Minister for Health if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12629/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 1405. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in organising a meeting with a person (details supplied) regarding the Civil Registration (Amendment) (Certificate of Life) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13306/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 1459. To ask the Minister for Health when all Section 39 staff working in long-term residential facilities who worked throughout Covid with many still awaiting the payment will be paid the €1,000 bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13579/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 1460. To ask the Minister for Health when healthcare staff working in nursing homes (details supplied) who worked throughout Covid will be paid the €1,000 bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13580/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 1541. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12621/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (21 Mar 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 1609. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any projects under her remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if she will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12632/23]

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...