Results 61-80 of 680 for speaker:Johnny Guirke

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Johnny Guirke: Distressing as it is to see, hear and read what is happening in Gaza, great credit must be given to the doctors, aid workers, photographers and camera crews who risk their lives every day to tell us these horrific stories. Without them we would not be able to call on those responsible to stop. I thank people right across the world who have come out in their millions to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (7 Nov 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 355. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a start date has been agreed for the commencement of remedial works on Cairn T, at the Loughcrew heritage site near Oldcastle, County Meath; the plan and schedule for the re-opening of Cairn T to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47709/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: Give it to someone else.

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: The underfunding of our healthcare services in budget 2024 will impact our front-line services, including in my county of Meath at Navan hospital. It is undeniable that the Government's decision to underfund the health service is reckless given the existing challenges faced by our healthcare system. The embargo imposed on recruitment for essential front-line posts will result in a shortage...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (24 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if plans are in place to extend the local hackney pilot scheme to further rural areas, in particular to areas of Westmeath, such as Clonmellon, Delvin, Raharney, which have no such service at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46349/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 392. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of Garda stations closed over the period 2013 to 2023 to date, annually, in tabular form. [46337/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 393. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of new Garda stations opened over the period 2013 to 2023 to date, annually, in tabular form. [46338/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: Workers at Tara Mines on the jobseeker's allowance are at risk of losing a day's pay due to the fact they are getting a €65 retainer from the company. At the time they were laid off, the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, signed a statutory instrument to allow them to receive the €65 plus the full jobseeker's allowance. That statutory instrument had a 13-week...

Funding for Persons with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: Recently, I received a letter from Mr. Andrew Smith from Athboy, County Meath. Andrew is a 40-year-old man who is currently facing a severe challenge in his life. He has bravely spoken about his condition and how living in a nursing home at his age is having a detrimental effect on his mental health. At 17 years old, Andrew was diagnosed with Friedreich's ataxia, a degenerative disease...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: Unfortunately, the situation at Boliden Tara Mines has not changed since the decision was made to enter into care and maintenance in June this year. Approximately 650 workers were temporarily laid off by management and the duration of those temporary lay-offs is undetermined at present. Has the Government been engaging with the management of Tara Mines to ensure it does all in its power to...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: The heading on the Meath Chronicleagain this week is that Garda numbers in Meath have dropped. I am deeply concerned about the lack of gardaí in County Meath. It is a matter of huge concern that in the year 2023, we find ourselves grappling with a situation where there is only one garda for 712 people, compared with the national average of one garda per 371. Gardaí are the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I want to raise the circumstances of people who signed contracts to purchase houses in Ring Fort housing development in Rathmolyon in County Meath, in some cases three years ago. Ring Fort is a development of 16 houses which is 99% complete. Some of these houses were purchased under the help to buy scheme. The development was financed by Home Building Finance Ireland, HBFI. The contractor...

Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (27 Sep 2023)

Johnny Guirke: I want to raise the issue of the 5,500 year-old passage tombs at the top of Sliabh na Callaigh, Loughcrew, Oldcastle, County Meath. Cairn T has been closed to the public since 2018. Immediate action should have been taken but it was not. My fears are that Cairn T will collapse before action is taken, making it harder to reopen to the public. It is currently propped up with an acro-jack....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Harbours and Piers (27 Sep 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can give an undertaking that a marina (details supplied) will not be given a commercial licence until such time as it has been regulated through a lease or encroachment licence with Waterways Ireland and planning permission from Westmeath County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41782/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (27 Sep 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can give an undertaking that all dealings with any unauthorised development coming under Waterways Ireland jurisdiction regarding the regularising of the said development will be done in an open and transparent manner and that no funding will be provided by Waterways Ireland to any unauthorised developers; and if he...

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Johnny Guirke: We need to see action from this Government as soon as possible on the cost of fuel and the cost of living. Sinn Féin has constantly raised this issue here in the Dáil. All this Government is doing is driving people into poverty. Does the Government actually realise what people are going through during this cost-of-living crisis? The rising cost of fuel is not an isolated issue;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (20 Sep 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 789. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a progress update on the plan to provide supports to the forgotten farmers; if he can now provide a definite schedule for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40635/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (13 Jul 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 659. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to an application by Meath County Council in February 2023, for capital funding for the new addiction centre project in Navan, County Meath (details supplied), the current status of this application; the schedule for a decision on this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34817/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Jul 2023)

Johnny Guirke: Over 400 people a year are dying from drug addiction, and 40% of them are women. Tabor House Trust in Navan, County Meath, is involved in a proposal for a secondary addiction centre for women called Misneach, or courage, which it plans to develop on the Slane Road in Navan. The new centre, which will cater for 48 women in recovery from addiction per year, will change the lives of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (28 Jun 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can outline what meetings, if any, took place between a company (details supplied), Government Ministers and a trade union following the revelation on 11 May 2023 that the company was experiencing difficult trading conditions; if so, the general substance of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the...