Results 301-320 of 8,553 for speaker:Mattie McGrath in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mortality Rates (23 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 763. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the level of excess deaths currently being experienced in Ireland; if his Department has carried out an investigation into the trends and causes for the level of excess deaths; if not, if he will order an enquiry into the level, trends and causes of the excess deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24273/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Deaths (23 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 774. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sudden deaths reported in 2021, 2022 and quarter 1 of 2023; the number of strokes and heart attacks reported in the same periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24317/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (23 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 775. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the National Children’s Hospital; when the project is due to be completed; the current cost of the project; the estimated final cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24322/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (16 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 385. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the full level of Exchequer funding provided to a sporting organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22433/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (11 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the policies and procedures that are in place and apply across the Government to ensure that senior civil servants are accountable for the management of public expenditure. [19920/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Vacant Properties (11 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 59. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will assign a taskforce to deal with vacancy rates in Clonmel town; the efforts being made to support small and medium-sized rural towns that are suffering huge levels of closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22370/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (10 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the location of the 17 high-collision locations in County Tipperary; the steps that have and will be taken to improve safety at these locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21942/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (10 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of people waiting for a driving test in the country and per county; the number of driving testers currently employed; and the average waiting time for a test. [21974/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (10 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if grant funding is available from the State for the removal of asbestos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21893/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (10 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the local authority home loan; and the number of applications across each county versus the number of approvals. [22001/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 609. To ask the Minister for Health if the special leave with pay for healthcare workers who got Covid will be extended beyond June; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21391/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (3 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make available the available data the NPWS is using to inform decisions on the review of the Open Seasons Order and transparency as to who the stakeholders are NPWS is engaging with as part of this public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20486/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (3 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that both he and the Firearms Expert Committee immediately engage and consult with a group (details supplied) in a meaningful way and to appoint a representative from the group to the Firearms Expert Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20437/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (3 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give assurances that any proposals brought forward by the Firearms Expert Committee will be backed by publicly available data and that all impacted parties will have a voice in the final decisions being made, including the actual firearms owners and those who will be most impacted by increased restrictions; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 345. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth where a family is extremely dissatisfied with the manner in which they have been dealt with by Tusla, the avenue available to them to have a full review of their case, have a new social worker assigned to their case and raise concerns about the level of undue intrusion and requirements placed on the family; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (26 Apr 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the ancillary services grant for the running of schools that is scheduled for payment in April 2023 is now being delayed until June 2023 (details supplied). [19659/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Apr 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to immediately review planning guidelines to permit planning permission for log cabins as a means to relieve pressure on housing demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18942/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (25 Apr 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 387. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if international protection applicants have their records checked for criminal convictions; if so, the databases they are checked against; the countries that take part in those databases; how long the process takes; the process if an international protection applicant is found to have a criminal conviction; if they are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (30 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Ukrainian nationals, who may have lost their own documentation, who have been granted Irish citizenship since the beginning of the Russian invasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16026/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (30 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a Ukrainian national who has arrived in Ireland and has lost all ID documentation due to the Russian invasion can apply for and legitimately obtain Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16028/23]