Results 7,441-7,460 of 20,872 for speaker:Mattie McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (12 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 703. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the regulations for the specific parking on local authority owned property of so-called touring caravans under the Traveller specific accommodation scheme; when the policy and regulations were introduced; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11768/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: The programme for Government is strong in its commitment on rural regeneration. Thurles is famed for the founding fathers of the GAA, the trip to Semple and the matches. Now An Post, which has become a quango, has unilaterally decided to move the post office from the square in Thurles, an iconic location near Hayes hotel, out to a shopping centre. That is killing the centre of the town, as...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: There is promised legislation to rejuvenate towns. The Department of Deputy Michael Ring has given funding for Liberty Square of over €1.5 million. Last Monday evening I saw them painting a new sign on the post office. They are spending €6 million on new signage in post offices yet Angus Laverty said on radio last week that this one is being moved in six weeks' time. This is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: The Tánaiste should not wash its hands of it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: IDA Ireland Site Visits (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I very much welcome the fact that there is foreign direct investment in Clonmel and south Tipperary. They are great companies providing great employment and spin-off activity. As I said, 2017 was a very good year for the IDA in the south east, with a significant deficit reduced by almost 200 jobs. The number of IDA-supported jobs increased by 10.9% in the south east, an impressive...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: IDA Ireland Site Visits (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I know the Minister's constituency quite well. It is similar to Tipperary with regard to employment. Worryingly, of the 3,530 jobs announced in the IDA's 2018 mid-year performance update relating to 21 publicly announced projects, out of a total of 139 projects, no project was expected to generate employment in the south east. A year and a half ago, statistics from the EUROSTAT yearbook...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: IDA Ireland Site Visits (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the visits by the IDA to County Tipperary and each county from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11390/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: IDA Ireland Site Visits (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: How many visits has the IDA made to County Tipperary in comparison with other counties from 2016 to date? According to the findings of the South East Economic Monitor, IDA supported jobs are among the highest paid in the country, with 75% of all such jobs having incomes in excess of €35,000. While 8.8% of the population resides in the south-east, just 5.4% of all IDA supported...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 163. To ask the Minister for Health if the demand by a union (details supplied) for parity of pay for its members within the flexibility available to him under the terms of the public sector pay agreement will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7515/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the demand of a union (details supplied) for parity of pay for its members within the flexibility available to him under the terms of the Public Sector Pay Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7365/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address concerns related to the election observation roster maintained by Irish Aid (details supplied); the way in which Irish Aid promotes support for disability among election observers which is mandated by both the European Union and the OSCE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11193/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Exemptions (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications made to the State Examination Commission for reasonable accommodations; the number of applications that have been refused; the nature of the accommodations granted for both junior cycle and leaving certificate examinations in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11195/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times the critical incident policy has been implemented in schools in counties Tipperary, Cork, Laois and Offaly since 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11196/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of the use of prefabricated units in primary and post-primary schools in counties Tipperary, Cork, Laois and Offaly since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11197/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications by primary and post-primary schools in counties Tipperary, Cork, Laois and Offaly under the prefab replacement initiative that are being assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11198/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with the work and report of the independent review group examining the role of voluntary organisations, such as remuneration for members, expense and allowances, drafting and publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11102/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 249. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the cost-benefit analysis of the national broadband plan; if the cost-benefit analysis has been updated recently; the projected cost of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11099/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an assessment has been conducted with respect to the implications for capital expenditure projects in view of the cost overruns associated with the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7366/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (5 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address concerns that Irish passport holders who travelled to engage in combat or support for the so-called Islamic State, or Daesh, will be permitted to return to the State; if he has raised security concerns regarding such proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10392/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (5 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will revoke the citizenship of Irish passport holders or citizens who engaged in combat or other support for so-called Islamic State or Daesh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10393/19]