Results 7,661-7,680 of 22,424 for speaker:Finian McGrath

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (28 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: Deputy Durkan started the row.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Provision (28 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: 5. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to support facilities for child care in the Darndale and Belcamp area of Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3213/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Provision (28 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: I ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline for me supports for child care in the Darndale and Belcamp areas of Dublin Bay North. I ask that he support child care services that are a great example of good practice in this area. We have quality staff there and amazing local community support, and I ask and urge the Minister to ensure that the child care facilities in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Poverty (28 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: I acknowledge that the Minister accepted the reality when he appeared at the United Nations meeting on child poverty. We need to focus on poorer children as a sector of society that is consistently living with severe disadvantage. Digging deeper, we can see the figures are not huge and we should be able to have a good crack at ending the problem. There are 138,000 children living in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Poverty (28 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: The Minister is not listening. I would not get carried away with the connection between poverty and jobs. We know there are many low-paid workers in the State who must use social welfare payments such as family income supplement for support. There are many poor people who have jobs but still need support. The Minister has missed the point with respect to poverty. Does the Minister...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency Investigations (28 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: I would also like to wish Sandra all the best for the future. I hope everything works out well in the end for her. The best of luck to her.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Poverty (28 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: 3. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures in place to assist children living in poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3278/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Poverty (28 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: I wish to ask the Minister which measures he intends to put in place to assist children who are living in poverty. As the Minister knows very well, poverty rates have rocketed. We now have a very serious situation in which 37% of people suffer from deprivation in our society. We must target those children - there are between 138,000 and 193,000 of them - living in consistent poverty and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Traveller Community (28 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: 11. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs what is being done for Traveller children in our society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3215/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (28 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: 128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 17 November 2015, if he will investigate a matter (details supplied) regarding a wage increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3540/16]

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: People are afraid to attend accident and emergency departments.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: There will be more cuts after the election.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: Hiding.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: 39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to support a matter (details supplied) regarding social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3375/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (27 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to end discrimination of older women when applying for the State pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3376/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to support a matter concerning invalidity pensions (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3377/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to support a matter (details supplied) regarding carer's allowance in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3378/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbour Authorities Properties (27 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: 86. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to support a matter concerning Howth Harbour (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3364/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland Issues (27 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: 109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3371/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (27 Jan 2016)

Finian McGrath: 110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality why voluntary workers need separate Garda Síochána vetting for each organisation in which they are involved, given the length of time it takes for vetting and increasing duplication of work for An Garda Síochána; if she will develop a more efficient and volunteer-friendly policy; and if she will make a statement on the...