Results 61-80 of 498 for speaker:Séamus McGrath
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: It was just the on-call commitment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: They were doing their Monday to Friday work, and then doing additional overtime on Saturday. Okay, it was just the on-call commitment. I just wanted to clarify that. I thank the witnesses.
- Middle East: Statements (2 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister for being here to facilitate the debate on the Middle East. All of us in the House can agree on how horrified we are by what we are seeing on our televisions day in, day out in terms of the atrocities that are taking place in the Middle East. The massacre of human life is absolutely atrocious. A number of years ago we would not have expected to witness this in the year...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an appeal for a child (details supplied) for the home-based summer programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36384/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: 237. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive psychological services through CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36289/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: 261. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive support services of speech therapy, occupational therapy and psychology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36466/25]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: I thank the witnesses from Uisce Éireann and ESB Networks for being here today. I endorse what the Chair said about the work done by staff of both organisations during the recent storm and previous storms and extreme weather events. Their work is much appreciated. Please pass on our thanks to the staff. I will start with Uisce Éireann. The organisation's strategic funding plan...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: Is that ask entirely of the Government? In other words, there is no self-funding involved in the capital plan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: Okay, so the ask from Government is for an additional €2 billion per annum.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: I apologise for rushing but the clock is against me. I want to turn to Dublin for a moment. We hear a lot of commentary about water supply and wastewater treatment in Dublin being on the brink. How bad is the situation in Dublin? How much more housing supply could Uisce Éireann cater for right now in Dublin?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: I just want an approximate figure, to get a sense of where we are regarding the Dublin region.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: If there is a particularly dry spell, it will present a lot of difficulties.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: So we are potentially never too far away from water restrictions, for example.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: As regards wastewater, there may be a period of particularly heavy rain, for example. I know the systems are not entirely separate. We are not too far away from overcapacity there in terms of potentially having to release into the sea or whatever.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: I have one more question to Uisce Éireann. I will probably have to come back to ESB Networks in the second round. As regards Uisce Éireann's engagement with various stakeholders, public representatives, local authorities, developers and so on, with respect, we hear a lot of criticism in terms of Uisce Éireann being a difficult organisation to engage with. Developers, for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: Yes. The Deputy should give the officials a chance to reply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: Okay Deputy, I just want to give a quick reply opportunity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: Okay, we have to move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)
Séamus McGrath: Deputy Butterly is next.