Results 61-80 of 677 for garda speaker:Michael McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (8 Mar 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...significant administrative sanctions as well as other measures; - launch of a databank for new entrants by the Central Bank of Ireland; - establishment of an Insurance Fraud Coordination Office within the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau; - publication, by the Central Bank, of the third National Claims Information Database (NCID) report on private motor insurance, and the two NCID...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (8 Mar 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...for a functional Board with a quorum of three needed for any appeal hearing. Two other candidates were recently nominated by the Minister for Health. All five candidates have now successfully completed Garda Vetting. I had hoped that I could finalise these appointments and recommence the work of DDMBA in the next few weeks. However, the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) has recently...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (7 Mar 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...fraud or the compensation paid by payment service providers and payment institutions to victims of authorised push payment fraud. The provisional crime statistics for 2022, released by An Garda Síochána, note that technology based fraud, including phishing, account takeover, card not present, online shopping fraud, which increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Bodies (7 Mar 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...a functional Board with a quorum of three needed for any appeal hearing. Two other candidates were recently nominated by the Minister for Health. All five candidates have now successfully completed Garda Vetting. I had hoped that I could finalise these appointments and recommence the work of DDMBA in the next few weeks. However, the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) has recently...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (7 Mar 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...a functional Board with a quorum of three needed for any appeal hearing. Two other candidates were recently nominated by the Minister for Health. All five candidates have now successfully completed Garda Vetting. I had hoped that I could finalise these appointments and recommence the work of DDMBA in the next few weeks. However, the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) has recently...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (7 Mar 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...a functional Board with a quorum of three needed for any appeal hearing. Two other candidates were recently nominated by the Minister for Health. All five candidates have now successfully completed Garda Vetting. I had hoped that I could finalise these appointments and recommence the work of DDMBA in the next few weeks. However, the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) has recently...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (28 Feb 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...for a functional Board with a quorum of three needed for any appeal hearing. Two other candidates were recently nominated by the Minister for Health. All five candidates have now successfully completed Garda Vetting. I had hoped that I could finalise these appointments and recommence the work of DDMBA in the next few weeks, but unfortunately the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH)...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Driver Licences (21 Feb 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...a functional Board with a quorum of three needed for any appeal hearing. Two other candidates were recently nominated by the Minister for Health. All five candidates have now successfully completed Garda Vetting. I had hoped that I could finalise these appointments and recommence the work of DDMBA in the next few weeks, but unfortunately the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) have...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...to those who are directly impacted. I am anxious to see progress now quickly in getting the disabled drivers medical board of appeal back up and running. I do believe that we are almost there. Garda vetting for all five candidates has recently been completed. All have been nominated by the Minister for Health and Department officials are in the process of finalising the details so that...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...with members and start to function within weeks. That is my understanding, and I will do whatever needs to be done to make sure that happens. The people who are being appointed have now been Garda vetted. That is welcome progress. The question of what this or a future scheme might look like is not one I can answer until I see the report which the working group of the Minister, Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (1 Feb 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...a functional Board with a quorum of three needed for any appeal hearing. Two other candidates were recently nominated by the Minister for Health. All five candidates have now successfully completed Garda Vetting. My officials are currently in the process of finalising details, so that I can appoint the five members to the Board. I am hopeful that the new Board will be up and running in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (31 Jan 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...identification marks does not lend itself to the introduction of such an arrangement. The existing identification mark is integral to the operations of a number of agencies apart from Revenue, including An Garda Síochána, the Department of Transport, the Road Safety Authority, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Any change to the existing specification could only be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies (31 Jan 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...for a functional Board with a quorum of three needed for any appeal hearing. Two other candidates were recently nominated by the Minister for Health. All five candidates have now successfully completed Garda Vetting. My officials are currently in the process of finalising details, so that I can appoint the five members to the Board. I am hopeful that the new Board will be up and running...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disability Services (25 Jan 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...insufficient suitable candidates arising from the first campaign, a second round was issued with a closing date of 5th July 2022. From these, three suitable candidates have successfully completed Garda vetting. Five members are legislatively required for a functional Board with a quorum of three needed for any appeal hearing. Two other candidates have recently been deemed suitable and are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Jan 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...insufficient suitable candidates arising from the first campaign, a second round was issued with a closing date of 5 July 2022. From these, three suitable candidates have successfully completed Garda vetting. Five members are legislatively required for a functional board, with a quorum of three needed for any appeal hearing. Two other candidates have recently been deemed suitable and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Jan 2023)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Deputy. I reassure her that the Minister for Health has made the appointment of the five members of the board of appeal. Garda vetting is being completed and that is why I am hopeful. I understand the board will be up and running in the next few weeks. Assessments for the primary medical certificate by the HSE are continuing to take place. I acknowledge that there are a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (18 Jan 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...insufficient suitable candidates arising from the first campaign, a second round was issued with a closing date of 5th July 2022. From these, three suitable candidates have successfully completed Garda vetting. Five members are legislatively required for a functional Board with a quorum of three needed for any appeal hearing. Two other candidates have very recently been deemed suitable and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (18 Jan 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...technologies to inform its risk focused deployment of resources. The smuggling of tobacco products has a transnational and cross border dimension and, in addition to Revenue’s ongoing cooperation with An Garda Síochána in this area, I am advised that Revenue also works closely with its counterparts in other jurisdictions including colleagues in Northern Ireland through...

Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Dec 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...action. It has provided for increases in social assistance payments; reforms in the health sector including for Sláintecare; more teaching, special needs assistant, SNA, and special education teaching posts; and additional gardaí and Garda civil staff. It also facilitated enhanced capital funding under the national development plan, with a focus on housing, climate action and...

Estimates for Public Services 2022 (30 Nov 2022)

Michael McGrath: I move the following Supplementary Estimates: Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Supplementary Estimate) That a supplementary sum not exceeding €78,971,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2022, for the salaries and expenses of the Garda Síochána, including pensions, etc.; for the...