Results 401-420 of 629 for speaker:Séamus McGrath
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025) Séamus McGrath: Therefore the role changed in the overall responsibility.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025) Séamus McGrath: Okay. We are tight for time. I will switch back to the gallery. What is the room that was initially intended to accommodate the X-ray machine being used for now? Who made the decision that was more of a priority over and above making the machine operational?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025) Séamus McGrath: Okay. I know it was touched on earlier but why did it take seven years for the gallery to make the decision to order the cabinet to accommodate the machine?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025) Séamus McGrath: But it took seven years to carry out those checks and reviews?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025) Séamus McGrath: Yes, I know. I am caught for time. The last point I would like to make is that this is as an organisation that is funded by the Exchequer to the tune of 78%. I do not think the argument stacks up that the additional cost will not fall back on the Exchequer. From an accounting point of view, it may well be coming from the gallery's own resources, but, ultimately, there is an opportunity...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025) Séamus McGrath: And that was not foreseen at an earlier stage.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (29 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved over the past five years; the number of applicants associated with these claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27764/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (29 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance his views of current levels of investment from credit unions into the approved housing bodies fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27763/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (29 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: 91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a full update on the proposed main flood scheme at Ballinhassig, County Cork; the current stage of the project; and to provide clarification on the remaining stages and estimated timelines. [27808/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Access (29 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: 190. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position on the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. [27341/25]
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Appeals (27 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I welcome some of the reply regarding some of the improvements already in train. I very much welcome that the Minister, Deputy Calleary, has met the appeals team and additional staff are now being employed, bringing the total number of staff to 64. This is certainly welcome. With regard to the new appeals regulations, there are positive...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Appeals (27 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister of State for taking this Topical Issue. I refer to the long period people have to wait for a social welfare appeal to be decided. As the Minister of State knows, this places huge stress on individuals and families who are waiting for decisions to be made. Invalidity pensions, domiciliary care allowance and carer's allowance are some of the applications subject to very...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: I thank the witnesses from the Central Bank and the ESRI for their opening statements, which give a good snapshot of their position on the housing situation at present. Both organisations' predictions for delivery in 2025 are similar, at in or around the 35,000 mark. There is a distinction in terms of 2026, with the Central Bank forecasting a figure of 44,000 and the ESRI saying 37,000...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: I must ask Dr. O'Toole to speed up as my time is limited.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: The ESRI is making allowances for the high number of commencements in 2023-24.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: Dr. Kelly mentioned downward pressures. Is it fair to say he is not overly confident regarding the predicted outturn for this year and he feels there are pressures coming on that figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: Is it fair to say the high number of commencements are probably the largest input into the Central Bank's predictions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: In regard to financing, Dr. Kelly made reference to an additional €7 billion. The figure the Department of Finance has put out is that to get to 50,000, we need financing of approximately €20 billion. The State is putting up €7 billion. Will the Central Bank witnesses explain where they are coming from with the additional €7 billion? I ask the witnesses to be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: I will go to the ESRI next as my time is tight. On the commentary regarding the rental market, Dr. O'Toole put it quite starkly in referring to a trade-off between protecting existing tenants and creating a conducive investment environment. Does he see any wriggle room around that or is it a stark choice between protecting affordability for current tenants versus what needs to be done to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Séamus McGrath: The trade-off is a fact. Is there no formula we can come up with that creates protection for tenants and creates an environment that can attract investment?