Results 61-80 of 1,061 for speaker:Séamus McGrath

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Vacancy and Dereliction: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: That is a good way to end this discussion and I will steal that line. Let us see it as an opportunity rather than an intractable problem. Can we agree on that? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Vacancy and Dereliction: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank everyone for being with us. We could spend the entire night discussing this topic and people's passion about this issue came across. I think we all agree that we need to do an awful lot more about both vacancy and dereliction, and I will add the underutilisation of buildings because it is a significant part of this. We will keep the conversation going. We, as a committee, will do...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on changing the process used by the passport office to verify a Garda witness (details supplied). [56821/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (21 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 586. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions regarding the offence of poisoning or endangerment under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 where the suspected criminal act was drink spiking in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the number of investigations carried out by An Garda Síochána where the suspected...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (21 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 748. To ask the Minister for Health when the Medtronic Simplera device will be provided to a Type 1 Diabetes patient (details supplied) who already uses a continuous glucose monitoring system under the long-term illness plan. [56595/25]

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank Mr. Herrick and Dr. Elliott for being with us today. I apologise for missing a good part of the committee but, unfortunately, it clashes with the Committee of Public Accounts. I want to pick up on a few points. Looking at the opening statement, and I appreciate the frankness and honesty of it, it refers to the tenth anniversary of the Carrickmines incident and states that issues...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Is it fair to say there is more discussion and more acceptance of issues? They are discussed more openly than they would have been in the past but, at the same time, this is not translating into measurable outcomes as Mr. Herrick says. This is where the breakdown occurs. Is it fair to say that funding of various programmes targeted towards these issues relating to the Traveller community...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Are the 31 local authorities drawing down the full amount or thereabouts at this point? Mr. Herrick is saying there is an improvement.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I think that would be helpful.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: It would be good to get this information because they have a responsibility to draw down the funding, use it wisely and try to improve outcomes. With regard to the housing crisis the country faces, it is fair to say it probably affects the Traveller community more acutely, in the sense that prior to the housing crisis there were always issues with accommodation and standards of...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Mr. Herrick referred to the national strategy earlier. The Government as a whole is responsible for that, but what Department does it sit with specifically? Which one has ultimate responsibility?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: All of the key Departments. I am not putting words in Mr. Herrick mouth's, but is he somewhat critical of the implementation process in terms of the key recommendations and so on?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: There is commonality there.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: What is the timeline for the review mechanism?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Some assessment done.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: The committee has an important role in discussing those progress reports as well. It is something to consider in our work programme.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Attention was drawn to non-compliance by the LDA on the procurement side of things. I note that in the explanatory note it is to carry out a review this year. Could we seek an update after that review? Would that be appropriate?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank everyone for being here. Like the Leas-Chathaoirleach, I thank Mr. Gloster for his opening statement. It was very clear, plain and honest, which I appreciate. Much of the issue of the unprocured products has been covered, so I will not dwell on it. Some €5 million to €7 million is effectively the estimated amount of irrecuperable money. Could that figure possibly...