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Tue, 28 May 2024
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International Protection
Johnny Guirke
378. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government previously had a contract with a company (details supplied) to provide accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary accommodation in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23541/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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International Protection
Johnny Guirke
379. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government currently has a contract with a company (details supplied) to provide accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary accommodation in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23542/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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International Protection
Johnny Guirke
380. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government had any prior knowledge of accommodation to be provided for IPAS applicants in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23543/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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International Protection
Johnny Guirke
381. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government previously had a contract with a company (details supplied) to provide accommodation for IPAS applicants in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23544/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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International Protection
Johnny Guirke
382. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government currently has a contract with a company (details supplied) for IPAS applicants in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23545/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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International Protection
Johnny Guirke
383. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government currently has a contract for housing/temporary accommodation for IPAS applicants in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23546/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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International Protection
Johnny Guirke
384. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government had/has an agreement to have accommodation provided by a company (details supplied) in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23547/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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International Protection
Johnny Guirke
385. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government had any prior knowledge of accommodation to be provided for beneficiaries of temporary accommodation in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23548/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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School Transport
Johnny Guirke
225. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education to indicate if there are any plans by her Department to run a pilot bus route for school transport from certain areas (details supplied) under the recently announced review of the school bus transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20742/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Heritage Sites
Johnny Guirke
129. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery 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; if he can confirm the plan and schedule for the re-opening of Cairn T to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19626/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Johnny Guirke
308. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if she can explain the serious cut to the special education teacher allocation hours in a school (details supplied), based on high standardised assessment results achieved by the school overall, despite increasing enrolment numbers and no reduction in students with additional education requirements, and risking the positive outcomes that the school has achieved in this area to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16317/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health and Safety
Johnny Guirke
156. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health what current process is in place in salons, and other relevant establishments, to ensure those under the age of eighteen are prohibited from using sunbeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15601/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health and Safety
Johnny Guirke
157. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health what enforcement measures are currently in place to ensure relevant traders comply with the Sunbed Notification Regulations 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15602/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health and Safety
Johnny Guirke
158. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of enforcement officers working to ensure compliance with the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15603/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health and Safety
Johnny Guirke
159. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to outline any plans to review and evaluate the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014, ten years on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15604/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health and Safety
Johnny Guirke
160. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of violations of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15605/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Health and Safety
Johnny Guirke
161. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health what independent testing or maintenance checks take place on publicly available sunbeds (in salons, or other relevant establishments); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15606/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Johnny Guirke
349. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if she can indicate a definite schedule for when a permanent build project (details supplied) will start construction; when it is scheduled for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11566/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Johnny Guirke
350. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education to indicate if the construction of a school (details supplied) will be completed and the school operational for the 2025 / 2026 school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11567/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Agriculture Supports
Johnny Guirke
1009. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked 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 provide a definite schedule for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12298/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Public Sector Pay
Johnny Guirke
1452. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when funding will be released to fund the agreed pay increase to Section 39 workers funded by the HSE (details supplied) including the backdated element of the pay deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12687/24]
Thu, 7 Mar 2024
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Home Care Packages
Johnny Guirke
349. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people that were on the waiting list for homecare packages in County Meath, at the end of each year from 2015 to 2023, in tabular form. [11239/24]
Thu, 7 Mar 2024
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Home Care Packages
Johnny Guirke
350. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people that were on the waiting list for homecare packages in County Westmeath, at the end of each year from 2015 to 2023, in tabular form. [11240/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
727. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10467/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
728. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by RCSI Hospital Group within 10 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10468/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
729. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Saolta Hospital Group within 10 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10469/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
730. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by University of Limerick Hospital Group within 10 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10470/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
731. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Ireland East Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10471/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
732. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group within 10 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10472/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
733. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10480/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
734. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by RCSI Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10481/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
735. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Saolta Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10482/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
736. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by University of Limerick Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10483/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
737. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Ireland East Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10484/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Johnny Guirke
738. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10485/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Nursing Education
Johnny Guirke
750. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the reason student nurses subsistence payments of €500 per year promised for 2023 onwards, have still not been received leaving a current shortfall of €1,000 per student and leading to additional financial pressure for these students; if there is a current schedule to provide these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10617/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Rail Network
Johnny Guirke
168. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the initiative to establish a rail service between Navan and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7632/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Johnny Guirke
260. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education to indicate the availability, location and number of places in ASD units in primary schools in County Meath for the 2024-2025 academic year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7465/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Johnny Guirke
261. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education to indicate the availability, location and number of places in ASD units in primary schools in County Westmeath for the 2024-2025 academic year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7466/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Johnny Guirke
262. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the number of offers of funding that have been sent out for schools to install new ASD units in primary schools in County Meath for the 2024-2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7467/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Johnny Guirke
263. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the number of offers of funding that have been sent out for schools to install new ASD units in primary schools in County Westmeath for the 2024-2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7468/24]
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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Health Services
Johnny Guirke
582. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current number of GP doctors in County Meath; the current average number of people per GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6285/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Insurance Industry
Johnny Guirke
215. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Finance if he can outline in detail the external review process of Insurance Ireland's Code of Practice due to take place in January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4723/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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State Examinations
Johnny Guirke
250. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education what specific supports or allowances are in place for those with cancer-related cognitive changes, also referred to as brain fog or chemo brain, while sitting State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4725/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Vaccination Programme
Johnny Guirke
358. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to outline the plan to continue with the Laura Brennan HPV catch-up vaccination programme beyond December 2023; the next steps for the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4700/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Johnny Guirke
277. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to add autism spectrum disorder or ASD units, and approve an additional ASD class for a school (details supplied) to meet the significantly increased demand in the catchment area. [2468/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Health Services Staff
Johnny Guirke
498. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any plans are in place to replace, or to find a temporary replacement for, the psychologist currently on long-term maternity leave from a centre (details supplied). [2467/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Hospital Facilities
Johnny Guirke
16. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on transformation plans at Our Lady's Hospital Navan; if he will reverse the stated policy that commits to closing the accident and emergency department at Navan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2086/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Care Services
Johnny Guirke
38. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that day services at IWA, formerly An Castan, Commons Road, Navan, County Meath have been cut from five days to three days; if he will outline his plans to urgently reverse this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2087/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Heritage Sites
Johnny Guirke
405. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery 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. [1778/24]