Results 1-20 of 293 for speaker:Johnny Guirke in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (3 Jun 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 835. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a detailed schedule available on the roll-out of the national broadband plan by county; if activity is taking place to achieve this schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9422/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (3 Jun 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 969. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a waiver on toll road charges on the M3 until the end of 2020 as a support to businesses in the north midlands reliant on road transport for recovery of their trading position and also as a relief to the many employees that will be using this route to commute to their employment in Dublin; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (3 Jun 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 1244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the overall national percentage of local authority housing currently vacant, awaiting refurbishment, reallocation or other reasons; the average time vacant; the breakdown by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9421/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (9 Jun 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance if the office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman has experienced a significant increase in complaints received during the Covid-19 pandemic period; the approximate year on year increase or decrease respectively; the financial sectors experiencing the largest number of complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10337/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Jun 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 677. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures to be put in place to extend the Covid-19 reliefs duration to professions such as self-employed photographers and videographers and so on likely to be the in the last sections to return to normal employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10336/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 Jun 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a definitive date has been set for students who are unhappy with the grades they receive through the predictive grading system to sit the written version of the examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10985/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (16 Jun 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 596. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will be taking to prioritise cancer screening services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10986/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Jun 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 616. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will be taking to ensure PPE is made available to essential healthcare support organisations, such as an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11073/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (30 Jun 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 630. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will make a roadmap available indicating the plans in place to roll out vehicle charging points to small and medium-sized rural towns aside from large urban centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13331/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 888. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he plans to put in place to control the excess rent requirement in view of increased rents, leading to increasingly unaffordable excess rent payable by renters within the HAP system. [13330/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (30 Jun 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 919. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she plans to put in place to protect the language and culture of Gaeltacht areas in view of decisions by An Bord Pleanála to allow planning permission for relatively large-scale housing developments in Gaeltacht areas without a requirement for occupants to speak the language or embrace the local culture; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (7 Jul 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of commercial rates valuation appeals awaiting a result in each of the years 2017 to 2019; the average waiting time for such appeals; the measures he plans to put in place to alleviate the situation in view of such a high backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14360/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Jul 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his policy on restrictions on planning for one-off housing in rural areas and the impact it will have on rural populations and communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14362/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 345. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an official travel restriction will be considered to allow persons to avail of their travel insurance in view of the strong advice from NPHET against non-essential foreign travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14361/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (14 Jul 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if regulations will be amended to allow small public service vehicles, SPSVs, taxis and hackneys to pass the required SPSV suitability tests in view of the fact that Covid-19 guidelines provide for Perspex screens between drivers of such vehicles and their passengers in order to prevent their insurance being voided; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (14 Jul 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 279. To ask the Minister for Finance if banks have continued to accrue interest on accounts availing of the Covid-19 repayment holiday period without an obligation to do so; the measures he plans to take to motivate and incentivise banks to reimburse such interest to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15880/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (14 Jul 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 313. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Revenue Commissioners are issuing letters to many SMEs which claimed the Covid-19 restart grants informing them that their business accounts will be audited; the reason for such actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15881/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (21 Jul 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 715. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with cancer by HSE region each month since January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17083/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (21 Jul 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 716. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons receiving chemotherapy each month between January 2019 and June 2020, in tabular form. [17084/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (21 Jul 2020)

Johnny Guirke: 717. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer patients finishing active treatment each month since January 2019, in tabular form. [17085/20]