Results 17,081-17,100 of 20,825 for speaker:Mattie McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 275. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18893/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 290. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18896/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18891/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 434. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18888/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 445. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18901/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18900/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that retired civil servants who are in receipt of a Civil Service pension are not entitled to a living-alone allowance; the reason this is the only group of pensioners not entitled to a living-alone allowance; if she will review the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17750/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 525. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the disparity between the levels of refusals for the domiciliary care allowance by age group; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that applications for those aged 11 to 16 years have a refusal rate of 43% in 2021 and 35% in 2020 compared to a refusal rate for children aged 0 to5 years of 21% in 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 543. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18895/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18889/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 634. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18892/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 891. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18890/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 950. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18902/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 993. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18894/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome Councillor Frankie Daly, from Limerick, and his guests to the Visitors Gallery. It is nice to see guests back here again. Irish electricity prices are the fourth most expensive in the EU. They are 23% above the EU average. Only Germany, Denmark and Belgium beat us. It is price gouging and it is a despicable attack on all our citizens, who feel hopeless and hapless....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: A three-card trick.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I salute all the ESB crews and acknowledge their hard work, especially during storms or outages. Where is the Commission for Regulation of Utilities? What is its role? Is there just a fancy brass plaque on the wall, posh sheets and a board of members of a quango? It is standing idly by. It is useless, toothless and fruitless. That is what they are. The Tánaiste said "if it sees...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: A great job. A special job for him.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Well, I question it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his advice but I question it.