Results 81-100 of 136 for speaker:Séamus McGrath

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (20 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I welcome the Government’s commitment. One particular group to whom I have committed to being a strong voice in the House is those prospective purchasers who find themselves falling between the supports. They are those individuals, couples and families who are outside the social housing income limits. Their income is over those limits so they do not qualify for social housing....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the income eligibility rule for social housing support, which assesses income over an average of the past 12 months, as discretion should be allowed to account for significant changes to income, such as the loss of a job or a medical issue. [12533/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline plans for the further rollout of body camera equipment for members of An Garda Síochána. [12525/25]

Report of the Housing Commission: Statements (Resumed) (19 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister for being here for the debate. We have already spoken at length since the formation of this Dáil about the housing crisis. We all accept that the one thing we can all agree on is that it is a very acute crisis. Certainly, it is a crisis that has deepened in recent years and we must find solutions to it. We will agree that whatever about individual measures,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (19 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 400. To ask the Minister for Finance to examine the case for a review of the rules governing insurance premiums (details supplied). [11216/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (19 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 649. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position regarding a redress scheme for victims of historical child sexual abuse in Primary and Secondary schools; if a similar approach will be adopted for victims of abuse in Primary and Secondary Schools to that of the previous redress scheme for victims of abuse in Industrial and Reformatory schools as the Government has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 702. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with Bus Éireann on the rule that drivers on school transport must be under 70 years of age (details supplied). [11967/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 761. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on plans to reform the school transport system, particularly the eligibility criteria and likely timeframe for the implementation of changes. [12639/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (19 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 813. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider changes to the grant scheme available for upgrading septic tanks (details supplied). [11997/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (19 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 1066. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the Bereaved Partner’s Pension Bill; and when he anticipates the pension will be available to eligible applicants. [12360/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (19 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 1597. To ask the Minister for Health if she will investigate the case of a patient (details supplied) of the mental health service who has been accommodated in an emergency homeless hostel for a prolonged period. [11182/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (19 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 1655. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter raised by a person (details supplied) in Cork city in relation to type 1 diabetics who have been refused CGMs based on a prior incorrect diagnosis of type 2 will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11448/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (6 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 241. To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards in place to address increasing insurance costs across a number of different products, including motor, home and business insurance; the level of oversight that exists on insurance companies; and if he will provide details of the increased premium costs, in percentage terms, in recent years across a number of the main insurance products....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (6 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will update the current policy for providing funding to schools for the installation of solar panels to allow for ground-based panels as well as roof-mounted panels (details supplied). [10435/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (5 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome the fact that the process is under review and that it is being considered in the wider context. The Minister of State mentioned that 200,000 applications are being processed per annum, which is a huge volume. I acknowledge the great work done by the staff of the passport service. We all value our Irish passport. It is our most important document...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (5 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister of State for being here. At the outset, I acknowledge the great work done by the passport service and the staff. By and large, they provide a very good service. I wish to raise an issue relating to how passports are processed, and in particular, the verification with An Garda Síochána. All in this House are aware that the Passport Office contacts Garda...

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (4 Mar 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I very much welcome this debate on the significant issue of community policing and community safety. It was a prominent issue for many people in my constituency before the recent general election. I wish the Minister the very best in his role. It is a difficult role and one that involves many demands. Safety, and giving people a sense of safety, is something we as a Government must...

Disability: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I, too, wish the Ministers of State well in their roles. It is not an easy task, as I think we all accept. The Taoiseach is on record as saying that disability services will be the defining issue for this Government. I think it will be. We all faced a general election recently, and I would not say I was surprised by the extent to which the issue of disabilities, services and lack...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Feb 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I want to raise the shortage of GP places. We all appreciate the severe pressure the health service is under. A good robust system of primary care is critical to alleviate pressure on hospitals, particularly at emergency departments. In Cork South-Central, the area both I and the Taoiseach represent, there is a significant shortage of GP places. Many families and individuals are finding...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Feb 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 24. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [7771/25]