Results 11,841-11,860 of 22,424 for speaker:Finian McGrath
- Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak to this very important motion. I wish the new Minister of State well and congratulate him on his new portfolio. I thank all the Deputies who contributed to this very important two-day debate on disability matters. It is important to keep this issue on the political agenda and we have a long way to go to ensure all our citizens can be treated...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: 42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider sending Irish election observers to the forthcoming referendum on possible Scottish independence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31868/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: 43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if certain applicants for Ireland’s election roster submitted curriculum vitae and obtained marks as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31869/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the name of each person that took part in Ireland’s international election monitoring since the beginning of 2013 and the cost of each trip involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31872/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: 98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 14 November 2013, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the option of further review is not published in the section 15 and 16 freedom of information manual of the Commission for Public Service Appointments nor are details to be found on its website; if he or the commission has...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: 204. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that contractors have been engaged to work in ORAC dealing with refugee determination matters rather than using civil servants; if she will detail the way these contractors were selected and appointed; if she will provide the payments made in respect of these contractors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31866/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: 205. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made on the public consultation on the appointment of judges; if she will arrange for submissions to be published on her Department’s website; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31867/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: 297. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31985/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Draft Commission of Investigation (Mr. Ronan MacLochlainn) Order 2014: Motion (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: I strongly support the proposal to approve a commission of investigation into the shooting of Ronan MacLochlainn in May 1998. All human life is valuable and I offer my sympathy to Mr. MacLochlainn's family and everyone else involved. It is also a sad case for the gardaí involved from a professional and personal point of view. Is it correct that the commission is a response to the fact...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Draft Commission of Investigation (Mr. Ronan MacLochlainn) Order 2014: Motion (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: Was there a failure of process at the time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Draft Commission of Investigation (Mr. Ronan MacLochlainn) Order 2014: Motion (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: The Minister mentioned in her submission that it would be deemed an effective investigation under Article 2 of the convention.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Draft Commission of Investigation (Mr. Ronan MacLochlainn) Order 2014: Motion (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: Will the allegations of excessive force be dealt with in a comprehensive manner by the commission of investigation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Draft Commission of Investigation (Mr. Ronan MacLochlainn) Order 2014: Motion (16 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: Is the family or the partner alleging that Ronan MacLochlainn could have been arrested rather than shot? Is that part of the brief or the allegation? Is it an allegation in any way?
- Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: The Israelis will never accept a two-state solution.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: He should call him in.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: Call in the ambassador.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: The Tánaiste is eroding our foreign policy.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: An independent foreign policy.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: I apologise.
- Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Finian McGrath: Bring back Deputy Costello. He would not have let this happen.