Results 81-100 of 685 for speaker:Johnny Guirke

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: IDA Ireland (15 Oct 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 94. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the level of IDA-sponsored investment in western areas of County Meath in the period 2015 to 2019, inclusive, on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30891/20]

Residential Tenancies Bill 2020: Second Stage (22 Oct 2020)

Johnny Guirke: While I welcome this Bill, it does not go far enough. The least the Minister could have done would have been to give renters some certainty over Christmas and into the new year. We all know that most landlords will not evict tenants over the Christmas period but there will be a tsunami of notices to quit in the new year, as there is every year. It will be a lot worse this year, however, as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (3 Nov 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting face-to-face psychology appointments prior to March 2020; the number of appointments conducted in the period March 2020 to August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25984/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 506. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the evidence and decision-making process employed when deciding to close gyms under level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33019/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 507. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the evidence and logic employed when deciding to close down an outdoor and controllable sport such as golf under level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33020/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2020)

Johnny Guirke: What plan has been put in place for small-time retailers who may be opening sometime soon? While we promote, tell and encourage people to shop online, most of these small-time retailers in my constituency of Meath West do not trade online. Even if they did trade online, they could not compete with the corporations and big companies. I spoke to a small retailer in Oldcastle this morning who...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: IDA Ireland (10 Nov 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 55. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if investment in County Meath through IDA sponsored enterprises will be increased ensuring more IDA backed investor visits to the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34984/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: IDA Ireland (10 Nov 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 76. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of IDA visits to counties Meath and Westmeath, respectively over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35064/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2020)

Johnny Guirke: I raise the issue of IDA Ireland site visits to my country of Meath and IDA Ireland grants. In 2018, the organisation's staff visited County Meath six times whereas they visited our neighbouring counties more than 20 times. In 2019, they visited our county three of four times and visited neighbouring counties more than 30 times. In 2014, there were zero IDA Ireland grants for Meath; 2015,...

Community Safety and Preventing Crime: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Johnny Guirke: Community policing should be at the heart of every town and village in Ireland, with gardaí walking the streets, talking to local people and aware of what is happening on the ground. As the Minister will know, our own county of Meath has the lowest number of gardaí per head of population in the country. As Deputy Catherine Murphy noted, there is one garda for every 580 people....

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?

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...

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]

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...