Results 13,781-13,800 of 22,424 for speaker:Finian McGrath
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Motion to Recommit (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: It was a political stunt.
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Motion to Recommit (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: It is a political stunt.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26643/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: 106. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide support in respect of a new company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26637/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of wheelchairs in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26641/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: 224. To ask the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the waiting list for St. Michael's House services in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26642/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26638/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26640/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: 263. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 490 of 19 May 2015 and 9 of 11 June 2015, if he will release the contents of the letter dated 29 April 2015 which was sent to his Department by the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development on the implementation of the Leader programme. [26639/15]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Charities Regulatory Authority: Chairman-Designate (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: I welcome Mr. Hopkins and wish him well in his future role as chair of the Charities Regulatory Authority. In his submission, Mr. Hopkins said that he was very involved in the voluntary sector, particularly the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. In respect of his activities with the society in Tallaght, was his role full or part-time and did it just deal with financial issues?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Charities Regulatory Authority: Chairman-Designate (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: The reason I went in that direction was because I think it very important that those who work in the charities sector have front-line experience rather a purely bureaucratic role. This is one of the problems we have had over the past ten or 15 years in respect of charities. People working in that sector do not necessarily have front-line experience. Mr. Hopkins knows that charities have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Charities Regulatory Authority: Chairman-Designate (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: In his submission, Mr. Hopkins said there are 8,000 charities. Will there be ten additional members of staff or is that the total number?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Charities Regulatory Authority: Chairman-Designate (1 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: There are 8,000 charities. One of Mr. Hopkins's short-term objectives is to commence receipt of annual reports and accounts from registered charities and to continue broad engagement with stakeholders in respect of accounting and reporting guidelines. Does he think this is enough and that he will have the resources to deal effectively with it? Again, because of our experiences with the...
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: Why are they ringing us?
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: The Tánaiste should go and listen at the banking inquiry.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: It is a serious issue. This is outrageous.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: Yes, it is outrageous.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: It is being bulldozed through the House.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Noise Pollution (2 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding noise pollution from a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26788/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (2 Jul 2015)
Finian McGrath: 193. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the United States of America is still interfering in the affairs of Cuba, despite claims that there are normalised relations; if he will raise this concern with the United Nations and with the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26789/15]