Results 12,681-12,700 of 20,894 for speaker:Mattie McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 281. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the global media reports which have highlighted that global financial institutions (details supplied) have publicly admitted to setting aside billions of dollars in reserves to cover losses arises from the collapse in oil prices and the impact that it is having on the associated loans advanced for energy exploration; his views on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 282. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request a report from the Central Bank regarding the impact from a global meltdown on loans associated with the oil and energy sector; if he or his Department have engaged in discussions with the European Central Bank, the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority or the European Systemic Risk Board on this topic;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the role of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in helping to protect consumers from the impact of market manipulation in the global price of oil; if he has discussed this issue with his Government colleagues; his views on the impact of these actions on businesses and consumers; if he will seek to raise the matter with his...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 475. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department has recovered, due to the implementation of Social Protection fraud prevention measures, in the past three years; if it is possible to receive a breakdown of same, in tabular form across the spectrum of Social Protection payment types, and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13159/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 669. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the withdrawal of funding for sequential and bilateral cochlear implants at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the funding he has allocated to the cochlear implant programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12742/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 698. To ask the Minister for Health to address concerns that the proposed new national children's hospital is already experiencing significant budgetary costs in excess of what was originally envisaged; and the means by which he will ensure that such costs will not continue to spiral out of control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13186/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 699. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the position regarding the allocation of step down bed facilities at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13187/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 700. To ask the Minister for Health to address concerns relating to the lack of regulatory or statutory protections surrounding experimentation on human embryos here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13188/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Regulation (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 701. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to protect against the unlawful purchasing or sale of illegal medicines online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13189/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 702. To ask the Minister for Health if any single organisation or business has a contract with the Health Service Executive to carry out vehicle clamping on the grounds of public hospitals; if so, the cost of such a contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13190/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 922. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to meet with persons (details supplied) who have concerns about the treatment they received in respect of foster arrangements made by Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12743/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 926. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are sufficiently robust appeal measures to protect parents/guardians from actions taken by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; for details of the measures; her views on the ability of Tusla to investigate its own actions where complaints have been made which are reasonable or warranted; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 927. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total budgetary allocation Tusla received from her Department in the past four years; the names of all organisations/bodies/institutions and so on which are assisting Tusla with funding or have assisted Tusla with funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13179/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Referendum (31 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 928. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to address concerns that the outcome of the children's referendum has led to an increasing lack of accountability for organisations such as Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13180/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support a motion in Dáil Éireann declaring the activities of the so-called "Islamic State" in Syria and the Middle East as a genocide against the Christian population and other religious and secular minorities, following similar declarations by the House of Commons in the United Kingdom and by the House of...

Order of Business (25 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Page 97 of the programme for Government contains many aspirations regarding Garda resources and policing. A very unsavoury incident happened in Corofin, County Clare, last week, and such distasteful incidents occur regularly. Members of An Garda Síochána accompanied men in balaclavas and an agent of a sheriff-----

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Mattie McGrath: -----in an unmarked car with the number plates blocked out.

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Mattie McGrath: It is relevant to the legislation set out in the programme for Government.

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Mattie McGrath: The legislation to strengthen the role of An Garda Síochána. The incident in question certainly is not strengthening the role of the An Garda Síochána but, rather, constitutes a waste of Garda time. It was a very unsavoury incident, and such incidents are taking place.

Order of Business (25 May 2016)

Mattie McGrath: No. We want to strengthen and support An Garda Síochána, which I always seek to do, but not when gardaí accompany masked men in a car belonging to an agent of the sheriff, with the number plates blocked out and no tax or NCT certificate displayed on the windscreen. It was a car similar to that used in the gangland crimes committed in Dublin. That was disgusting and...