Results 21-40 of 19,849 for speaker:Mattie McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider the request for additional leadership and management support staff to be allocated for the 2024-25 school year for a school in County Tipperary (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22646/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on an application for additional accommodation made by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary to provide adequate SET teaching and learning classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22647/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 439. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number in the international protection system awaiting either a decision on their international protection application or their application for leave to remain; the number who have been granted status either international protection or leave to remain; the number who have received a deportation order; the number who did...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (21 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 440. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of the number of deportation orders that have been issued in each year since 2020, and in each month of 2024; the number that have been actioned directly by the State in these years and these months; the location of those immigrants who have received a deportation order that has not been actioned to date;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Domestic Pets (21 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of engagement his Department has had with efforts to relocate pets; if his Department has assisted international protection applicants in a similar manner; to provide a full breakdown of the costs involved, broken down on a monthly basis; the contract provider or cost of Departmental staff resources engaged to deliver...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Domestic Pets (21 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department on measures to control potential risks associated with bringing pets or animals belonging to beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine to Ireland since the opening of the conflict in 2022 to date, broken down on a monthly basis, including a breakdown of the costs and the number and type...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 504. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is planned for international protection applicants to be accommodated at a site (details supplied); if so, the expected date of arrival for the applicants; the duration of their stay; if transportation will be available for the applicants considering the rural location; if children will be staying at the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 520. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a detailed breakdown of the daily costs associated with goods and services, to include per-night accommodation cost, meals costs, any diem costs and daily allowances, provided to persons who have claimed asylum or international protection in Ireland, but have not yet had their applications reviewed...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 521. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the current number of international protection applicants who are currently in IPAS accommodation awaiting either a decision on their international protection application or their application for leave to remain; the number who had been granted status either international protection or...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Universal healthcare is a healthcare system in which all residents of a particular country or region are assured access to healthcare. That is currently a pipe dream in this country, unfortunately. Our health system is broken, and I do not know what it is going to take to fix it. How are we getting the most basic things like providing our citizens with a decent level of healthcare so...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Going back to Clonmel again, this is a situation with water. We are in a very perilous situation as I said earlier, with outages on a daily or definitely on a weekly basis. Businesses have no certainty and nor do householders. We have a lovely supply in Poulavanogue in rural Clonmel, with rivers supplying from the mountain. Irish Water is hellbent on disconnecting and decommissioning that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Yes. It is not needed.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: It has apologised for it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Why do you not bring them back?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: He apologised for it. Why do you not bring them back?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Why do you not bring them back?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: There are considerable issues facing the once thriving market town of Clonmel, with huge levels of vacancy and dereliction. There are water outages on a weekly, and sometimes daily, basis and there are concerning levels of open drug taking and drug dealing on the main streets of our town. There is, unfortunately, an unsavoury atmosphere to be felt in the town centre. I do not say this...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: So do I.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I acknowledge there are good things happening in Clonmel and we have had great ambassadors, such as the late Frank Patterson and Mick Dell. Clonmel men are known all over the world. However, the town lost its borough council under Fine Gael. It lost Kickham Barracks, which was a major blow. It lost the mental health services at St. Michael's psychiatric unit. The biggest loss of all was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update with respect to a student (details supplied) in County Cork who is receiving school transport under the scheme for children with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22268/24]