Results 201-220 of 681 for speaker:Johnny Guirke

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 243. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on any discussions between the HSE and his Department on improving access to services for those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62371/22]

Current Issues Affecting the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: What is happening in Navan?

Current Issues Affecting the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: We all know the health service faces many issues from young healthcare graduates emigrating with very many not intending to come home, and more leaving Ireland because of the costs of housing and rent and the cost of living. As the Minister knows, the biggest issue in my county is the downgrading of the emergency department and ICU in Navan. Last Saturday week, there were 11 ambulances...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 131. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times since taking over the health portfolio that he has engaged in person with communities in County Meath regarding the proposed downgrading of Navan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61157/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has met with the HSE, the management of Navan hospital or elected representatives for County Meath on the issue of the proposed downgrading of the hospital since receiving the review of Navan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61158/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 135. To ask the Minister for Health if he had discussions with the HSE regarding investing in and enhancing the accident and emergency services at Navan hospital as a solution to any suggested problems with the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61161/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if he can clarify the way the directive to the National Ambulance Service to redirect the bulk of its patients to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, from 12 December 2022 is not a further downgrade of the emergency department at Navan hospital on the part of the HSE while all such downgrading was supposed to be on hold pending the publication of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 137. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources have been put in place at Our Lady’s Hospital in Drogheda to take the additional patients being re-directed from Navan A&E by the National Ambulance service from 12 December 2022, given that the clinicians at Drogheda Hospital have confirmed that it does not have the resources for the existing demand; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 164. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate the number of times since receiving the review on Navan hospital emergency department he has met or discussed with the HSE, hospital management or elected representatives for County Meath the issue of the downgrading of the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61325/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (7 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the average emergency department waiting times at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61159/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (7 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the average emergency department waiting times at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61160/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Emergency Departments (6 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: Why are we not looking at the option of investing in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan? There is a review that has been completed, but we have not yet received the results of it. That review never even looked into the option of investing in, protecting and enhancing services that are already in place at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. Why are we not doing that?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Emergency Departments (6 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: Last Saturday there were chaotic scenes at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, which is one of Ireland's busiest hospitals. A total of 11 ambulances were parked outside the emergency department and could not leave because there were no beds or trolleys for the patients inside. At the same time the HSE wants to divert more ambulances from Navan to Drogheda. Some paramedics were left...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (6 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the extraordinarily long wait times for NCT tests - for example, currently six months in the test centre in Kells, County Meath, and over five months in the test centre in Mullingar, County Westmeath - if he will either put in place the resources to reduce these wait times to the original target of 25 days; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (6 Dec 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when, following a previous Labour Court finding, she intends to implement a mechanism to allow for wageincreases to the said community employment supervisor category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60241/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Johnny Guirke: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider including sports clubs and associations in the grant scheme for the installation of solar panels, which currently only includes grants for domestic and commercial users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59351/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I refer to the savage attack on two gardaí in Ballyfermot the other night. Over recent years, more than 400 gardaí, between trainee and qualified, have quit the force. Why is this? Why are there 300 fewer gardaí in the force now compared to two years ago? The Garda Representative Association president, Brendan O'Connor, was on LMFM yesterday. He spoke about a lack of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Johnny Guirke: These figures are from the end of September.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I welcome Ms Maguire, Mr. McGowan and Mr. Lynch. It is good to see them here, together with members of Kildare local authority. I congratulate them on the housing developments they have delivered upon in the past number of years. As we all know, the biggest issue in Meath is probably rents and the price of houses. The only way we can get those prices down is to build more houses. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Johnny Guirke: On direct-build numbers, is there any hope of getting that figure higher? It is hard to see how the council will tackle the number of people on the housing list. The target for 2026 is 1,350. Could that be higher if there was more funding?