Results 281-300 of 1,238 for speaker:Johnny Mythen

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 1095. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Covid-19 supports available for the charter boat industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10219/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (24 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 1096. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has made an attempt to negotiate a quota for Irish fishers to catch bluefin tuna in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10221/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Development (24 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 1097. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of all capital investment in each individual Irish fishing port for the period January 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10222/21]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I appreciate the opportunity to speak to the amendments. I will begin with an obvious observation. People have reached the pinnacle of their patience and are getting angry with the Government's messaging. When they witness people heading off on holiday, like the incident last week when a convoy of camper vans headed off from Rosslare Europort, while the majority of people are restricted...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 204. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to replace the preschool services in areas (details supplied); and the preschool services that will be provided or made available in both areas for children with psychical and intellectual disabilities . [10954/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 246. To ask the Minister for Health the policy for the communication of extension of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10602/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 247. To ask the Minister for Health the consultation that was carried out with psychologists and other mental health professionals to develop a communications policy for Covid-19 and the delivery of Covid-19 restriction extensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10603/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (3 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the accreditation level that special needs assistants will receive upon completion of the national training programme certificate in inclusive school support in UCD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11448/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 834. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for neuropsychological assessments in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11449/21]

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: The purpose of this Bill is to establish the LDA under primary legislation, which, as we know, has been established as an interim entity since September 2018. The LDA is tasked with managing public lands and delivering social rental and affordable homes. However, on examination, as they say, the devil is in the detail. There are several serious anomalies with the Bill before us today....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (4 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons who applied for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number who were successful by county council that operated the scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12384/21]

Civil Registration (Right of Adoptees to Information) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I thank both my colleague Deputy Funchion for her hard work in bringing the Bill forward and all those people who fought for their natural birth right to access their own birth certificate when set against the cruel backdrop of cover-up and distortion of their personal information. We can bury a lot of things, but we cannot...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (10 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: The Minister knows that the communities completely united against the North-South interconnector. We could be talking about it in another 18 years if we do not look at the option of undergrounding. The communities are furious with EirGrid, which led fancy public relations and marketing campaigns while ignoring the concerns of the communities and the people involved. There must be a new...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 352. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the exclusion of marine tourism from all Covid-19 aid schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13173/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Éireann (10 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the policy of Bus Éireann contracts will be examined in relation to the automatic retirement of drivers when they reach 70 years of age (details supplied); if the retirement age of drivers will be extended to 75 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12769/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (10 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 650. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of and timeline regarding the introduction of the additional three weeks of parental leave; when parents can expect to avail of this support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13064/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 840. To ask the Minister for Health the oversight and complaint mechanism available to families for reporting non-compliance with nursing home visiting guidelines during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12879/21]

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

Johnny Mythen: As the Tánaiste is aware, IVF treatment is provided through private practice. I have been contacted by couples in Wexford who are very concerned about this issue. We know that the most precious resource in any country is its children. We know that one in four couples struggles to start a family. However, IVF costs at least €5,000 and up to €9,000 with add-ons, which...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I thank the four organisations for coming along. It is heart-rending to hear them all. Outside of Dublin, we know many of the publicans, hoteliers and so on personally. We meet them and their families every day. They play hurling and football. They support most of the hurling and football teams and all sorts of activities in communities. It is a real eye-opener today to hear them all,...

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Johnny Mythen: When adopted, this Bill will extend the entitlements to parental leave to each parent of a qualifying child from two to five weeks, which would at least bring us up to the average European level. Like most Deputies, I wholeheartedly welcome this change as I have been contacted by many constituents regarding just how important this leave is for them. The campaign slogan, #EveryWeekCounts,...