Results 101-120 of 136 for speaker:Séamus McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (29 Apr 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 841. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the possible funding options for a secondary school in County Cork (details supplied) to carry essential roof replacement works to its sports hall. [19134/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Apr 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 1024. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an application for funding to install another prefab to facilitate a second junior infants class in September at a school (details supplied). [20674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 1326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the number of successful applications for the Croi Conaithe cities scheme in 2024; the amount of funding approved to successful applicants in the same year; the number of apartments involved in the successful schemes in 2024; and the number of applications to date in 2025; and how many have been approved to date...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 1327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the total number of residential development applications with An Bord Pleanála at present; the number of residential units involved in total in these applications, including all applications, including one-off houses and applications for multiple units; and the average period of time since these residential...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (29 Apr 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 1534. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the fees to apply for Irish citizenship to make them relative to the length of time people have lived here (details supplied). [18961/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 1874. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide some funding to an organisation (details supplied) providing essential services for those with brain injuries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19989/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 1876. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider reviewing the national childcare scheme to allow for some flexibility in the operation of the scheme, particularly in relation to the hours children are required to stay at a facility (details supplied). [20070/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Apr 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 1986. To ask the Minister for Health how many cataract surgeries have taken place in Cork county in the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and the target number for 2025; the current waiting list for such surgery in Cork county; and the up-to-date average waiting period for patients to receive treatment. [18547/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ambulance Service (29 Apr 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 2166. To ask the Minister for Health if she will engage with the HSE and the National Ambulance Service on the withdrawal of ambulance vehicles from advance paramedics–educational officers and resource managers (details supplied). [19581/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 2188. To ask the Minister for Health to engage with the HSE on the pause in recruitment for positions of physician associate; the number of students the HSE funded to partake in a qualifying course; and the amount of funding spent on students who have not yet taken up employment, due to the pause in recruitment. [19630/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 May 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects contract signing and commencement of construction for the M28 project. [22668/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 May 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy will be reviewed. [22669/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (8 May 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 170. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Naval Service personnel at the year-end in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and his plans to step up recruitment in the coming period, specifically referring to recruitment targets. [17826/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (13 May 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [24049/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (13 May 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank the Taoiseach for his report on NESC. He made reference to its important report on compact growth. As we know, development within urban boundaries is a far more sustainable form of development, with access to key infrastructure, services and utilities. It lends itself more to public transport use and active travel use. It is a far more environmental and sustainable form of...

Driving Test Wait Times: Statements (14 May 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister of State for facilitating this debate. I have heard him debating the topic in the Dáil previously and I appreciate he gets the severity of the problem. It is difficult to understand how we are still in this position. Over two years ago, in my previous role as councillor, I had a motion on delays in driving tests. At the time I got a response from the RSA which...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Séamus McGrath: That is generous.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Séamus McGrath: When the Comptroller and Auditor General highlights an issue in his report, such as a data breach or a procurement concern, is it only highlighted in the report or does he refer it to other bodies such as the Data Protection Commission or is it up to them to pick up on the highlighted issue? Does his office flag it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Does the same apply to procurement issues? The Comptroller and Auditor General would not necessarily refer them to the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. It would be highlighted in the report. Does it go anywhere beyond that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Séamus McGrath: That is great. On the €6.5 million in the account without any interest, I presume the argument is that it may be needed on demand and so on, but it does not seem to be a good use or good treasury management that it was not earning some degree of interest. I am sure there are financial products out there where you can have money on demand and still receive some interest, so I think...