Results 121-140 of 1,061 for speaker:Séamus McGrath

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

Séamus McGrath: I have a question on the pay scales. How many of these 24,000 people earn more than €200,000?

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

Séamus McGrath: Mr. Mulvany does not have the information to hand.

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

Séamus McGrath: I thank Mr. Mulvany. To be a little bit more parochial, I want to speak about Cork and the plans for a new elective hospital there. It is very important, as an elective hospital is needed in Cork, given the huge demand on the current hospital network and the increasing population. There is a lot of frustration with the delays in progressing the project. I got a reply from the HSE, which...

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

Séamus McGrath: There are infrastructural issues.

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

Séamus McGrath: I would like to press Mr. Gloster a little on what he means by "planning ready". I have seen some commentary that there were delays with progression to planning. Are we looking at a planning application being lodged in the next six months or 12 months?

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

Séamus McGrath: There are issues with access.

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

Séamus McGrath: That is good. I thank Mr. Gloster.

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

Séamus McGrath: The witnesses were to get figures in relation to management pay scales and-----

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

Séamus McGrath: Could we get an estimate of non-medical individuals? Is that possible?

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

Séamus McGrath: That is what I would like to know. We do not have any indication of that now.

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

Séamus McGrath: I appreciate that. We have no indication of the quantity of that.

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

Séamus McGrath: This is in terms of managing the structure-----

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

Séamus McGrath: I understand. It is the number of people on particular levels as well that I am interested in. Some of this is perception perhaps, but it is important we are transparent about it.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved since 1 July 2020, by county; the number of applicants associated with these claims; the number of claims by homebuyers excluding self-builds, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56403/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (16 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: 206. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of rent tax credit claims made in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56404/25]

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank the Minister of State for facilitating this debate. Obviously, I roundly welcome the Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025. It sets out to do something very simple which is to increase the statutory borrowing limit for the Housing Finance Agency, which is critically important, from €12 billion to €13.5 billion. Last year, in 2024, that limit was increased from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Multiple Unit Developments: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I thank the Chair. I thank all of the witnesses from the various groups for coming before us. Judging by the Chair's introduction, they are all wearing a few hats. I thank them for submitting their opening statement, which outlines the key issues. I will get straight to the point because time is tight. OMCs are the first key issue highlighted in the opening statement. Reference is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Multiple Unit Developments: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I ask Mr. Montague to give an estimate because he has obviously done a lot of work on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Multiple Unit Developments: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Séamus McGrath: I am sorry for interrupting.