Séamus McGrath
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Fianna Fáil · Cork South-Central · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 387 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 169 debate contributions
- 466 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Cork South-Central 2024-11-29 to present
- party Fianna Fáil 2024-11-29 to present
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2025-12-10 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [65887/25]
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2025-12-09 · to Finance
26. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on the take up of the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64226/25]
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2025-12-09 · to Finance
52. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to progressively increase the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64225/25]
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2025-12-09 · to Education
419. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application under the emergency works scheme to facilitate disability accessibility works to a sports hall in a school (details supplied) will be reviewed. [69767/25]
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2025-12-04 · to Finance
235. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason that since August 2025, a person on a defined benefit pension can no longer exercise a buy-out bond option if they are above the normal retirement age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68687/25]
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2025-12-02 · to Education
227. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the redress scheme for survivors of historical child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools. [67454/25]
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2025-12-02 · to Education
255. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth when assistive technology will be provided to a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67653/25]
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2025-11-27 · to Foreign
27. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland is working to support Belarus civil society and the democratic opposition in exile; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66601/25]
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2025-11-27 · to Agriculture
105. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tests his Department’s laboratories have carried out for suspected HPAI H5N1 since 1 September 2025; and, of these tests, the number that were positive for HPAI H5N1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66460/25]
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2025-11-27 · to Agriculture
130. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his work in relation to the negotiations for the Common Agricultural Policy post 2027; if he has had meetings with his ministerial counter parts in other EU member states on the matter; if he has had meetings with the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66461/25]
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2025-11-26 · to Health
295. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours for older people provided in Cork South Lee in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the target for 2025; the number provided to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66399/25]
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2025-11-25 · to Housing
4. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures he will be taking to support first-time buyers under Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030; if he will be reviewing the terms and qualifying criteria of existing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66122/25]
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2025-11-25 · to Housing
24. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for the announcement of changes to the vacant property refurbishment grant, including the new proposals for the over the shop scheme. [65499/25]
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2025-11-25 · to Education
366. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a school (details supplied) for additional special needs assistants. [65329/25]
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2025-11-19 · to Education
150. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the proposed works for a primary school (details supplied) in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64343/25]
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2025-11-18 · to Transport
87. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to examine the transportation connectivity to Cork Airport, and the way in which this can be enhanced by sustainable investment, in view of the request from the airport for a 24-hour bus service to be introduced as soon as possible. [63383/25]
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2025-11-13 · to Enterprise
8. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to review the work visa arrangements for individuals in high demand roles, such as in the STEM area, in particular, the rule that an employer must employ at least 50 percent of non-national workers from the EEA.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62148/25]
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2025-11-13 · to Education
265. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the appeal to retain a teacher at a school in County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62433/25]
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2025-11-13 · to Education
277. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a new primary school for Carrigaline, County Cork (details supplied); the stage this project is currently at; the remaining stages; and estimated timeline for construction.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62512/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Transport
328. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if the process of exchanging a persons’ foreign driver’s licence (Belgian) for an Irish licence will be expedited at their local NDLS without having to leave the paper licence with the office, as they require to have their licence with them at all times for car hire for their work abroad and business travel. [61638/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Housing
643. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if in relation to a matter (details supplied) he will report on the nature of the issue arising; when it is expected to be resolved; the immediate alternative measures being put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62258/25]
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2025-11-06 · to Defence
27. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the specific actions being undertaken to defend Ireland's maritime and undersea infrastructure. [60235/25]
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2025-11-05 · to Public Expenditure
14. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the main flood scheme for Ballinhassig, County Cork. [60150/25]
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2025-11-04 · to Climate
172. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the statutory bodies that are responsible for regulating and enforcing compliance with building and electrical safety requirements for the installation of microgenerators in domestic housing developments and for ensuring that such installations are correctly notified to ESB Networks. [58320/25]
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2025-11-04 · to Climate
173. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the respective roles of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, ESB Networks, Safe Electric and local building control authorities in regulating and enforcing compliance with building and electrical safety requirements for the installation of microgenerators in domestic housing developments; and the escalation or redress mechanisms available to homeowners where instances of non-compliance by developers are identified. [58321/25]