Results 541-560 of 1,061 for speaker:Séamus McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the long term plans for the Cork Passport Office; and if it is intended to provide additional services at the office. [38236/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Community Development Projects (10 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to consider additional funding supports for community and voluntary organisations to assist with regular running costs, such as utility bills and so on, considering that the vast majority of current grant schemes are for capital works or the purchase of items. [38238/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 202. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of properties in the possession of the OPW that are currently vacant-disused, setting out the vacancy period, such as, less than six months, less than 12 months, and so on, in tabular form. [38517/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (10 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will be allocating additional funding for the roll-out of public CCTV systems nationally, as while issues around data management seem to be largely addressed, much-needed new CCTV schemes in towns and cities will not be rolled out unless funding is made available for local authorities. [38513/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Pay (9 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate his response. Unfortunately, it has not addressed the core issue I raised regarding the handful of organisations that have not been brought into the tent in respect of the pay agreements. To elaborate further, prior to 2010, a section 39 block grant funded St. Luke's Home in Cork. Since then, it has had a number of different sources of funding,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Pay (9 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister of State for being here to take this matter. I raise an issue in respect of certain organisations across the country and particularly their staff and workers, who have not benefited from the pay agreements of recent years. They are former section 39 organisations. I acknowledge that many of the section 39 organisations have benefited but there is a cohort out there...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister for being present for the debate and I welcome the opportunity to speak on this provision. Picking up on the Minister of State, Deputy Healy Rae, I also welcome these proposals. They are very sensible. Keeping planning permission alive is a practical and simple measure but an essential one and I commend the Minister on bringing it forward. It is estimated in Dublin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: The Cathaoirleach's directions are duly noted. I thank the Minister, Deputy Browne, the Ministers of State, Deputies O'Sullivan and Cummins, and the officials from the Department for coming in. I have a number of questions. I will ask three initially. I hope I will have time to come back in with the others. I thank the Minister for his opening statement, which was very informative. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: When does the Minister hope to publish the over the shop incentive scheme that is in the programme for Government? The Minister is well aware of the effectiveness of the tenant in situ scheme in preventing homelessness. Will there be additional funding allocated for the scheme this year, given that many local authorities have financial difficulties? When will the Minister give local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: One of my colleagues mentioned the Land Development Agency and the new approach the Minister is taking with it. Could he elaborate on where specifically he sees the agency going in terms of increasing the delivery of housing? I am thinking specifically of private sites. They should have a significant role to play in enabling those sites to be developed, not necessarily by the State but by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Agreed. I thank the Minister. I have two final questions. Housing was obviously a major issue during the election, but one of the issues that came up a lot was housing for the elderly and appropriate options being available for people who want to downsize from traditional family homes with three or four bedrooms to something suitable. Many people told me they would be open to it, but the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I do not want to raise anything new. I will raise one issue with the Minister of State, Deputy O'Sullivan, to reiterate one point. I thank the Minister for his responses in respect of elderly housing options. I totally agree with him that it should be on a voluntary basis. The reality, however, is those options are not there for people. We have to be quite prescriptive as a Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Far left, and I know it.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 323. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected in 2023 and 2024 from the vacant homes tax. [37187/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 328. To ask the Minister for Finance if he would amend the rules governing the residential zoned land tax to exclude the period where an active planning application or appeal is underway on a given site.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37286/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the new Owenabue Educate Together primary school for Carrigaline, County Cork; the stage this project is currently at; and the remaining stages and estimated timeline for construction. [37290/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 516. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will significantly increase the mortgage allowance scheme for those vacating a social house with a view to purchasing a property, as creating a strong incentive should free up additional social housing units. [37291/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (8 Jul 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 592. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department or any body under its aegis has any estimate of the value of unclaimed private pension assets in Ireland; if he outline what happens to such funds; if he will outline the current tracing system in place to ensure that deferred scheme members receive the pension they are entitled to; if he has any plans to...