What they're asking about 910 questions asked · 22 departments

• Health 293 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the status of redress to patients of psychiatric hospitals who feel they have an historic claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44188/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to report on any professional understanding that exists around the treatment options of ‘multiple monitored ECT’, the use of sodium amytal in such treatments, and any likely adverse events in such use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44189/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health in regard to patients who have suffered trauma as a result of psychiatric institutional sectioning and treatment, what supports exist in the health system to support them in terms of counselling, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44190/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is fair that an applicant for the long-term illness scheme diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (initially incorrectly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes through no fault of their own) was deemed ineligible for consideration under the scheme as they were not diagnosed with type 1 ‘from the outset’ (details supplied); if he will commit to having his Department thoroughly review the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41279/24]
  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of addiction detox beds allocated in Munster and Leinster, respectively; the location of each and any associated care providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40794/24]
  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to provide the resourcing number of healthcare staff related to addiction detox bed units in Munster and Leinster, by each centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40795/24]
  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will itemise the budget resourcing provided through his Department to addiction detoxification; the average bed availability in Munster and Leinster, respectively over the past 12-months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40796/24]
  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to provide a report on the availability and specialist use of dermoscopy across the model 4 hospital network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40797/24]
  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to provide a report on the number of consultant dermatologists working within the model for hospital network, by each hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40798/24]
  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the training procedures that are in place for the use of dermoscopy as a clinical diagnostic within the model four hospital network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40799/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1921 of 9 September 2024, if the response will be reviewed given the matters raised were not fully addressed (details supplied) in relation to stroke-service resourcing at University Hospital Waterford; his position in terms of proposed future additional clinical and capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36440/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the proposed development timelines to the provision of a new surgical hub at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); his Department’s target end date for the award of a construction tender for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33917/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of two consultant emergency positions recommended by the HIQA report of acute hospital activity at UHW in 2022; the reason for the ongoing delay to progress these positions; the reason note of these two positions approval cannot be found in the terms of the Consultant Applications Advisory Committee; if he is aware of the continuing lack of WTE emergency consultants at UHW being presently six WTEs as opposed to the staffing levels at all other model 4 hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33918/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if the Taoiseach has been in communication with him on an issue (details supplied); if he has conferred with the lead person in relation to same; if he is aware that service expansion which was recommended by the national lead at this hospital for stroke services has been refused budget approval for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33919/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the total number of additional positions that University Hospital Waterford will be awarded authority to recruit or replace as part of the proposed service expansion allowed, outside of staffing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33920/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the total complement of orthodontic dentists in the public system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35190/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant orthodontic dental positions in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35191/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic dental positions open and being recruited. [35207/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of juvenile patients on the orthodontic dental waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35208/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of a dedicated/funded physiotherapy or occupational therapy post to acute stroke in University Hospital Waterford (UHW) (details supplied); the additional resourcing that is available to the UHW stroke unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35885/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 21 May 2024, when a response will issue in relation to the question (details supplied). [26869/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the current situation in Waterford city and county regarding the lack of respite facilities; if he is aware that currently St. Patrick's care facility has only one bed available (details supplied); if he is aware that families in the Waterford area have been informed that they will only be given one week’s respite; if he agrees that this is not acceptable; to confirm what plans his Department has in place to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25364/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of new positions to be filled as part of a new seven-day service delivery at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); the stage recruitment is at; the final deadline proposed to achieve the full recruitment number; the target date to begin the seven-day service; if he will confirm that funding has been authorised and released to University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21660/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health how a new cardiac day ward at University Hospital Waterford is proposed to be delivered (details supplied); where it will be located; where the project plan exists on a capital or estates project list; the stage recruitment is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21661/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the present status of the HSE estates development of business case and associated tender developments with respect to a new operating theatre in Kilcrene, County Kilkenny to support the Waterford and South east orthopaedic activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15380/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to provide contract timelines for the build and development of the new operating theatre in Kilcrene, County Kilkenny to service outreach, orthopaedic surgery from UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15381/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to a recent Parliamentary Question, the explanation of ‘restricted procedure for works contractor’ protocol (details supplied); what differentiates it from an ‘unrestricted procedure’; the key criteria for making this distinction; the way and the reason it should be implemented in the opinion of his Department or the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12341/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to a recent Parliamentary Question, if he will provide an explanation of this framework (details supplied) to include all of its sub-components and what core groupings in his Department have management over this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12342/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 31 January 2024, the reason no electroencephalographic machine is available in University Hospital Waterford; what plans are in place or under discussion to provide such a machine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12948/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to confirm how a person who is correctly registered with PHECC, and holds the correct qualifications required to become employed as a paramedic within the Irish National Ambulance Service could have been rejected following four separate applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9944/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to detail in tabular form the staff compliment assigned to cardiology services in University Hospital Waterford listing the last six quarters by individual specialty and number of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10108/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to detail any retirements or personnel reassigned from the cardiac service in UHW in the past 18 months; if such posts have been replaced; if the hospital has permission during the health recruitment freeze to backfill any vacant positions occurring as a result of retirement or reassignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10110/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in publishing the Nolan Report considering its genesis began in 2016 (details supplied); the core years analysis which the report bases its findings on; what account of additional population increase and additional cardiac procedures activity at UHW as a result of the second cath lab opening is being considered within the context of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10111/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the date by which the Nolan Report into national cardiac care will be published; if the report will be offered in advance of national publication to stakeholders and political representatives in order that the findings may be independently assessed before being publicly announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10112/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking regarding the provision of a dedicated diabetes care unit at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4962/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of dedicated whole-time equivalents of consultant endocrinologists, dietitians, advanced nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, staff nurses, podiatrists and administrative support posts currently dedicated to the outpatient adult diabetes clinic in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4963/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking regarding the recruitment of a dedicated diabetes physiologist for people with Type 1 diabetes in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4969/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to ensure that the HSE has the necessary funding to recruit and support the minimum number of staff, at University Hospital Waterford, required to manage the diabetes unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4971/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if University Hospital Waterford, as a model 4 hospital, has contingency plans in place for the staffing of the diabetes unit to ensure adequate cover in the event of staff illness or leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4973/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of adults attending UHW with type 1 diabetes who have requested insulin pump therapy, and when those patients can expect to avail of this diabetes technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4974/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who are awaiting an appointment to see an endocrinologist over the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4975/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have started the new insulin pump, in all hospitals within the RCSI Hospital Group, aged between 0-17 years and those aged 18 years or older, for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4982/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health when the Sláintecare project on the development of a national diabetes register will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4983/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through the University Hospital Waterford accident and emergency or the acute medical assessment units due to diabetic ketoacidosis in people aged between 0-17 years and those aged 18 years or older in each of the years 2017 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4985/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the ten highest risks on the risk register maintained, by each of the hospital groups in respect of each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4355/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff members required to sufficiently staff a neurology department within a model 4 Irish hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4373/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he could confirm in tabular form per hospital how many temporary consultants in model 4 hospitals are currently "pending compliance clearance"; how long this process usually takes to complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4374/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if there is an electroencephalographic machine in University Hospital Waterford. [4375/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if, due to the shortage of blood stocks in Irish hospitals, there are any plans within his Department to have full-time blood donation clinics in Ireland; if his Department is considering if the donation of blood could be incentivised in some way, perhaps in the form of vouchers and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4376/24]
  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 3 October 2023, if he is comfortable with the governance approach in raised therein, if he can further clarify who undertakes performance appraisals and signs off on any expense claims in relation to the executive roles in the SSWHG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4042/24]
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• Further and Higher Education 138 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the public private partnership bundle 2 will be completed before the completion of the current National Development Plan 2018-2027. [42793/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the provisional supply and demand analysis for purpose-built student accommodation and private rented accommodation with respect to the catchment of each technological university and College, in tabular form. [42794/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an overall assessment of the likelihood of a borrowing framework for the technological sector to be in place before March 2025. [42795/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline his Department's planned allocations to capital developments at South East Technological University over the next 12 months and beyond. [42796/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details on the process that decides approval for the provision of new or additional pharmacy faculties and course development; and if new courses will be approved in the technological sector before March 2025. [42797/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether new lecturing and research contracts for faculty working in the technological university sector will be in place before March 2025. [42798/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the annual payments in respect of the loans provided to IT Tralee and Waterford IT since the loan was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42799/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the capital expenditure within each of the technological universities since their creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42802/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the public funding with respect to each of the universities, technological universities and colleges for the provision of new-build student accommodation; the number of units; the public contribution and the timeline for their completion, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42803/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for his and his Department’s assessment of the feasibility of the South East Technological University, Strategic Plan, Connecting for Impact 2023-2028, given that €350 million of capital funding is required between 2023 and 2028 to realise the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42804/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a meeting request has been received by his Office from a group representative of south east Oireachtas members in relation to SETU; and the date and time appointed for such a meeting. [40252/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Environmental Protection Agency has announced it has awarded research grants of €14.3 million for 33 new research projects; if he will outline in tabular form the funding awards to individual third level and/or scientific gateway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8042/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Government's position on approving the PPP engineering building at SETU campus Waterford and agreeing contracts to immediate construction understanding that this project was separated from a batch one proposal in 2020 which are now completed, understanding that this project was first planning approved in 2011 with present planning permission to expire in coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5917/24]
  • 2024-02-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 31 January 2024, to outline the research and research processes that underpin this reply, particularly the general sentiment that recruitment, rather than applications in the TU sector is positive since their individual inception and the specific explanatory rationale for the recent decline proffered. [5941/24]
  • 2024-02-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 31 January 2024, and the technological sector advancement fund referenced therein which is purported to provide €50 million to continue to assist new technological universities in their post-establishment phase; the amount of disbursed monies from this fund; the precise total funds amount approved to each TU to date, in tabular form; will the Minister comment as to where exceptionalism is being demonstrated by him and his Department in terms of this funding disbursement to recognise the unique deficit the southeast region suffers given that it has no National University institution to support third level delivery unlike the other regions of the country; his plans to further enforce exceptional funding to the southeast region because of this known deficit and regional imbalance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5942/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide all disbursements of moneys from his Department, national research bodies or HEA, by year and by funding stream, to include but not limited to State grant, fee income, research funding and grants, capital investments, PPP payments, ad-hoc disbursements, and the various transformational funding schemes, in respect of each of the technological universities since 2020, in tabular form. [4356/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail a timeline and schedule of pre-procurement and procurement activities, including any costs defrayed in respect of the three PPP projects contemplated at SETU Waterford since 2005. [4357/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional college places, by higher level institution, provided in each of the areas in medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary since 2020, in tabular form. [4358/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a statement on the original projected costs and now envisaged final total cost in respect of the Cork School of Music and Cork Maritime College. [4359/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a statement on the general decline in student numbers across the technological university sector since the sector was established. [4360/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to explain the nature of the slow and painstaking work in studying and developing of a borrowing framework by his Department for the technological sector. [4361/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail the annual payments in respect of the loans provided to IT Tralee and Waterford IT since the loan was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4362/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail the progress of new lecturing and research contracts for faculty working in the technological university sector in light of the OECD Report entitled 'A Review of Technological University Academic Career Paths, Contracts and Organisation in Ireland'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4512/24]
  • 2024-01-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline his Department's planned allocations to capital developments at South East Technological University over the next 12 months and beyond (details supplied). [46934/23]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department’s processes that consider the value for money question understanding that in 2017 a project build (details supplied) was estimated at less than €50 million, in 2021 it was estimated to cost close to €90 million and today the engineering block build is estimated to be costing over €100 million; if, given that this project cost has moved over €50 million from the last Programme for Government and over €20 million in the lifetime of this Government’s programme, he will outline how the delay process to funding this long-awaited capital programme demonstrates the decision delay has proven ‘beneficial in value’ to the State capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56390/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total quantum of Department funding provided to MTU to develop a new 1,200-seater arena; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51998/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how he intends to differentiate future capital funding to ensure that SETU receives the combined capital streams that are presently divided in other regions between the National University and the technological university where each region obviously derives greater benefit from the quantum of funding combined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51999/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 18 October 2023, to provide a detail of the date of each decision gate, the project budget at each decision gate, the overall cost of any completed projects and the overall financial disbursement from voted expenditure from the Department in respect of each completed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48251/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to advise what cut-off date is being discussed within his Department to end formal consideration of the phase two PPP capital delivery including the proposed engineering building to the WIT campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48252/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science understanding that design plans have been obviously completed considering formal negotiation of PPP delivery of engineering building to WIT campus and understanding that the PPP process appears unable to be fulfilled, the other pathways his Department is reviewing in order to separate this construction and tender for direct build; how advanced any such discussions are; the timeline to separate and tender this building for construction award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48253/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the ongoing process that decides approval for the provision of pharmacy and veterinary faculties and course development (details supplied); the reason for the delay in providing approval to these applications; if he will commit to providing an end-date by which a decision will be concluded and publicly communicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48254/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a framework for the university sector to develop student accommodation will be agreed; the quantum of capital funding his Department plans to make available to the technological university sector, and specifically SETU, to advance student accommodation builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48255/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of higher education in the southeast region, given that unlike other regions, there is no National University; how this deficit in regional higher level provision is being considered by his Department with respect to the development of SETU; the actions he has taken to date and the funding provision he has made available that demonstrates his and his Departments understanding of this exceptional situation in terms of trying to stem the southeast brain drain and its consequent economic impacts on families and the wider south east economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48256/23]
  • 2023-10-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the significant lack of parking availability at the Waterford campus of South East Technological University with students who are commuting by day having their cars clamped for parking on the access roads around the Waterford Campus; if he will provide a hardcore area for overflow parking at this site to alleviate the present parking issues given that he has declared that the former Waterford Crystal site purchase is almost complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45558/23]
  • 2023-10-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will make funding available to South East Technological University to provide overflow parking for Waterford campus students, given the general understanding that capital developments through public procurement will take some years to deliver student accommodation and teaching buildings on the newly acquired Waterford Crystal site; when this funding can be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45559/23]
  • 2023-10-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1008 of 21 March 2023, if his Department can provide a copy of any response issued; if none issued, to provide an update on when further information may issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45627/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the numbers by college/course location attendance that comprise the reported 21% dropout rate figure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42769/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a timeline for when the engineering building in Waterford will be sanctioned (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42770/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science where the legal ownership status of the designated SETU land purchase of 20.3 acres of the old Waterford crystal site stand; the present legal status regarding the ownership of this site; if due diligence is still ongoing; the possible delays that could be preventing the transfer of the site, given it was originally highlighted for sale in 2017 and was mentioned on the record of Dáil Éireann as an acquisition target by the Taoiseach in 2020 (details supplied); the further impediments that remain to legally transfer the site; the timeline to resolve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22520/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding the announcement of a construction tender award for the long-awaited PPP funded engineering building block to the old Waterford IT campus and given the statement by the Taoiseach (details supplied), his views on a calendar date for this tender award to be achieved; if he will give a guaranteed date for the award of this construction contract, given that this project is now over five years overdue based on the last commitment from the previous Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22521/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department carries out any economic or value for money evaluation in respect of the annual €1 million bill for the two Cork PPP projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12717/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail the arrangements with respect to the €5 million in emergency funding provided to IT Tralee in 2019/2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12718/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail the impact of rising interest rates on the borrowing of our university sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12719/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 25 May 2016, in respect of 100 major capital projects listed, to identify which projects proceeded and which have not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12720/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the various procurement stages in respect of the acquisition of Premier House by the Institute of Technology Tallaght, now TUD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12721/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a detailed explanation of the processes, milestones and timelines for releasing ring-fenced funding in his Department in respect of the compulsory purchase order being contemplated by Wexford Council for the acquisition of lands for a higher education campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12722/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail capital expenditure within each of the technological universities since their creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12725/23]
  • 2023-02-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to significantly expand and incentivise the construction of student accommodation in Waterford, given the designation of Waterford as a university city and that no additional student accommodation in Waterford was targeted over the eight years of the national student accommodation strategy 2016-24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60073/22]
  • 2022-12-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the activity that is being considered by his Department and the local authority to target vacant buildings in terms of providing additional student accommodation places in Waterford city given the student accommodation deficit in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60074/22]
  • 2022-11-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount of remuneration increase proposed to PhDs during this academic year and in the years to follow 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55979/22]
  • …and 88 more questions on Further and Higher Education
• Transport 78 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 7 February 2024, if his Department makes a formal distinction between receipt of a digital document and a physical document. [42807/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport to detail the long term planning in respect of the N25/M25 road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42808/24]
  • 2024-10-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport his position on the business plan now reported on by his Department on the funding application to develop the Waterford Airport runway extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41978/24]
  • 2024-10-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the cost-benefit analysis that has been done by his Department to identify economic benefit of passenger jet aviation into each region of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41977/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 2 October 2024, if he will provide a response to the question in relation to whether a private consortium other than that in Waterford has sought co-funding from his Department for the aviation sector (details supplied); if so, the evaluation process undertaken to establish business case approval; if not, the expertise that exists in his Department to evaluate value for money where the applicant is looking only for part of the investment required but is also obliged to completely fund the project to a conclusion and then claim any Department funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40303/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the technical financial analysis in full detail that has delayed a Department review of the Waterford airport business case, with the understanding that private equity commitment is provided for over half the project cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39392/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport with regard to the Waterford airport business case funding request, if he can confirm whether the full costs capital works schedule must be borne by the airport investors to a completed project on which the Government then agrees to refund an agreed grant amount as part of those incurred costs, or whether the process requested envisages grant drawdown as the project schedule rolls out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39393/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the names of other projects approved for capital support in excess of €1 million in the last ten years, where the private sector was contributing at a minimum 50% of the funding required; and in such cases if he will outline the exact timeframes by start and end date and the business plan review processes that were required to arrive at a formal Department decision; the number of those funding requests that were denied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39394/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport to examine the scheduled Bus Éireann service from Waterford to Rosslare Ferry, which is scheduled to arrive at Rosslare Port five minutes after the Ferry sails, without offering any opportunity for passengers to present 30 minutes prior to departure, as required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38789/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport is his Department is aware of the advertising of possible fast-track Irish licence applications (details supplied); if his Department is aware of the website and any of the claims that it makes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36297/24]
  • 2024-07-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will make a feasibility study public (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28400/24]
  • 2024-05-29 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the key policy achievements realised and new initiatives taken by his Department to date and during 2024 in relation to regional aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24240/24]
  • 2024-05-29 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an outline of the spending in aviation in his Department to date and during 2024; to provide an account of any overspend or underspend noted by his Department in this Government programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24241/24]
  • 2024-05-29 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the main sectors of analysis his Department is applying to the present Waterford airport runway extension review; the number of similar reviews using the same analysis template that have taken place in his Department over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24242/24]
  • 2024-05-29 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline, regarding the Waterford airport runway extension business review, the way in which the exposure of the Exchequer being capped at maximum €12 million liability is captured in the present review report; to detail any other projects reviewed by his Department requesting Government funding where a similar ‘costs cap guarantee’ was provided to Government; how this cost benefit is weighted in terms of the overall review report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24243/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the concerns raised regarding traffic controls adjacent to a national school (details supplied); if he will acknowledge the obvious dangers that exist, given there is no on-street parking available for school pick-up and drop-off, which is causing both parking congestion at the roadside and visibility issues for traffic circulating through; if he will require the local authority to install speed ramps adjacent to the school area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22236/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the provisions being made to reopen the public school transport office, currently located on the fourth floor of Plunkett train station in Waterford (details supplied); if he will enquire as to whether provisions are being made to have this public office reopened to visitors, or if the Covid restrictions will remain in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21253/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm the present status of the proposed tunnel project being proposed at Dublin Airport; if he will outline the procurement stage of the project; the envisaged capital allocation required to complete it; the timelines surrounding the project proposal; whether or not this project has been approved for capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21254/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm whether any contacts have taken place within his Department with respect to the possible acquisition of land in County Wicklow for a future designated airport capable of passenger jet traffic; the engagement, if any, that has taken place between Department officials and any possible promoters of such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21255/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the status of Metro North, including the latest timelines to approval and tender award for initial construction; if he will outline the total projected project cost; if he concurs with recent NTA published material indicating a September 2024 start date for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21256/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise, beyond a train Metrolink service connecting Dublin Airport to the Dublin city area, what other options have been explored recently in his Department or with outside agencies or private specialists in terms of looking at alternate proposals to increase connectivity between the airport and the city; if his Department has looked at the latest transport infrastructure being used in Asia to connect airports and urban areas, some of which includes articulated buses rotating at short intervals; what activity is ongoing in his Department to consider other transport options to comparatively price against the Metro North project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21257/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport his views on Kilkenny railway station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21258/24]
  • 2024-02-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport further to the tender application for the national SAR service from a company (details supplied), whereby a transfer of undertakings, operations protocol or transition plan document of up to 8,000 steps was submitted to the Department, if the Department will make public this transition plan, or at least share it with regional TDs, who would like to understand the processes and implementations required in their individual regions so as to ensure a seamless and uninterrupted helicopter rescue programme as the contract moves from the incumbent to the new operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8302/24]
  • 2024-02-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport further to previous parliamentary responses from the Department to me, where a company (details supplied) had signalled its willingness to abide by TUPE legislation which it was presumed would secure all present existing positions under the present search and rescue programme, but the company has not indicated that it is to be ‘bound’ and willing to adhere fully to the principles of TUPE legislation if he will outline how this issue was assessed during the tender process; how the Department intends to ensure that TUPE legislation is fully adhered to in terms of the existing job security and transfer into the new search and rescue programme; what sanctions the Department can initiate against the company where TUPE employment requirements and protections are breached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8303/24]
  • 2024-02-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport regarding the present regulatory framework that guides search and rescue flight operations, where companies are required to have fully employed nominated post holders embedded in operations activity at all times and any failure to provide nominated post holders in place would mean the service is in breach of its Operational Air Certification and should cease operating immediately, what actions Department officials intend to take regarding a company (details supplied) that has communicated its intent not to secure the existing employment of the present nominated post holders into the new contract programme; what the Department's position is in relation to this obvious breach of TUPE obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8304/24]
  • 2024-02-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport given that a company (details supplied) has signalled its intention not to continue the employment of nominated post holders presently working in the search and rescue programme and assuming that such highly skilled operational people may likely seek immediate employment elsewhere, the Department's plan to ensure new qualified nominated post holder personnel are provided to the existing SAR helicopter bases so that no interruption to flight operations can occur given the absence of such post holders, understanding that operating without such would invalidate the operational air certificate requiring immediate suspension of flight operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8305/24]
  • 2024-02-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport in light of growing public concern regarding the in-depth review analysis which was undertaken by the Department in formulating its opinion to award a new search and rescue tender, if he will outline what companies provided expert advice to the Department on all the aspects of the possible appointment of a new provider; what research was undertaken within his Department prior to new contracts discussion to scope out all possible problem areas; what executive functions within his Department were involved in formulating both the tender specification and its award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8306/24]
  • 2024-02-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline what specific expertise his Department had in-house to fully explore all aspects of a search and rescue contract award, where such expertise was deemed lacking; if he will provide the names of the consultants and all consultant companies that contributed to the required understandings to allow the Department finalise a tender award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8307/24]
  • 2024-02-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will reiterate for the public record that it is his and his Department's understanding that no interruption to any helicopter rescue service in the country will occur because of the ongoing transitioning arrangements between the existing and the new service provider; if he will advise which officials in his Department have been tasked with managing this responsibility; what activities have such appointed been undertaking to date to ensure continuing compliance across all SAR operations; what monitoring operations are they currently undertaking to guard against any potential service interruption; what is their previous experience and proven skill set in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8308/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 17 October 2023, if Transport Infrastructure Ireland has responded to the initial information request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6579/24]
  • 2024-02-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide his Department’s approved budget figures for the purposes of road maintenance and new road developments infrastructure outlined by individual region totals over the past four years of Government; if he will clarify how regional equity is demonstrated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5918/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he could provide an annual breakdown of the total cost incurred to date of the Metrolink North project; to detail the measures put in place to ensure costs are moderated and controlled; if he can offer a forward-looking statement on envisaged expenditure in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4964/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he could please outline the key policy achievements realised and new initiatives taken by his Department in Waterford during 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4967/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the business case for the Waterford Airport runway extension (details supplied) within his Department; if the Department has had sight of same; if so, the reason he has not been included in reviewing it to date, understanding the extremely tight construction timelines pertaining to the project; the expected timeframe he envisages his Department will require to arrive at a recommendation of the project; if he will the give a guaranteed timeline so that the proposal can begin construction this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5489/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if the DAA is contemplating spending over €250 million on a tunnel at Dublin Airport for a handful of vehicles per hour; if so, if this project has received approval through the public spending code; and what public money including EIB borrowing has been made available to DAA since 2020. [4353/24]
  • 2023-11-30 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans to upgrade the R680-682 Junction at Butlerstown, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53180/23]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport how many aircraft are retained or are on standby at Dublin Airport for medivac duty; the number of medivac missions each aircraft made in the past three years and from which base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51996/23]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport to detail the latest costs total under consideration by his Department for the construction of the Dungarvan to Mallow greenway; within these costs outline if he will highlight the variance cost percentages being offered for issues such as construction inflation, environmental impact assessments and planning delays due to judicial appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44743/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport as the Minister is aware of the new national SAR contract awarded to a company (details supplied) in recent days, if he will confirm that the takeover of the contract by the company will be subject to TUPE (transfer undertakings and protecting employment) legislation and will therefore guarantee that the present employment roles and remuneration will be observed within the new contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38313/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport as part of the newly awarded SAR contract if he will confirm that the company (details supplied) will not seek to introduce aeronautical agency or temporary recruitment measures in an effort to renegotiate, existing remuneration and staffing levels at the Waterford R117 base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38314/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that as part of the new SAR contract (details supplied), that the existing servicing and maintenance teams based at Waterford Regional Airport will remain employed at this facility into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38315/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if, assuming he is very much aware of the import and export benefit opportunity that has been developed as a result of the Ballina rail corridor that connects through Waterford Port, he can outline his Department’s position on developing a Ballina-type railhead in perhaps the Kildare area to connect to Waterford Port, which would counter increasing traffic congestion in the capital and have a positive impact on national freight distribution sustainability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29764/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a timeframe in relation to the yet-to-be-published data relating to the proposed Irish rail review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29766/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify how his Department is carrying a nearly €100 million underspend in the first three months of the year; if there have been projects postponed or delayed which has led to the underspend; if so, if he will list those projects affected; if he will outline how he and his Department plan to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29769/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm what progress has been made in relation to the reduction of waiting times for those waiting to be tested, following the announcement of the addition of 75 new testers earlier in the year; when he envisages the current average wait of 21 weeks will be significantly reduced, and to what level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29768/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the funding allocated to the N24-N25 project for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29767/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his Department’s position regarding an upgrade investment for the N24 Waterford to Limerick road; when such investment might happen; the scale of investment under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29765/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the new contract with a company (details supplied) for the provision of aviation search-and-rescue services, specifically helicopter 117, if the helicopter’s heavy lifting capacity, operational capacity and time on-scene will remain the same as that of the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter presently in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28160/23]
  • 2023-05-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the National Development Plan expenditure envisaged by his Department; the road projects that are being considered in terms of upgrading the N24 and N25 roads (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22060/23]
  • 2022-10-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will allow registered company owners to pay commercial rates of motor tax on certain vehicles (details supplied) once they can demonstrate a genuine need within their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49804/22]
  • …and 28 more questions on Transport
• Finance 60 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is aware of unplanned downtimes on the Revenue ‘ ROS system at this time of the year, with peak filings; if filing deadlines will be appropriately extended for agents and tax payers in the event of any downtimes on ROS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44026/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance to outline the exit tax collected on ETFs in the past five years, in tabular form; the relative prevailing tax rate for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44251/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance to outline the exit tax collected on ETFs, specifically related two taxpayers reporting under the self-assessment scheme over the past five years, in tabular form; the relative prevailing tax rate for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44252/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance his views in relation to investment funds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44253/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance to detail any information on the role of the 213 FY2022 ISIF investments in advancing balanced regional development, and a broad commentary on whether the fund’s Irish investments have an over 30% concentration in Dublin and thus work against current policy aspirations towards balanced regional development. [42805/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance with respect to the 42,454 jobs supported by ISIF investments in FY2022, to detail the basis for this calculation, the nature of the jobs and locations. [42806/24]
  • 2024-10-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the maximum threshold of investment in prize bonds and apply some preferential rate of tax treatment in order that such a savings fund could be accessed in the future to provide nursing care support where needed as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40793/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the Revenue Commissioners’ IT issues with the filing of personal income tax returns for 2023, which have been ongoing since 12 June 2024, and the consequent delay in issuing assessments that are urgently needed for mortgage and SUSI grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29086/24]
  • 2024-07-04 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance to provide, in tabular form, a regional and county breakdown of the number of businesses who remain non-compliant with the debt warehousing scheme; if he has any concerns as to a disproportionate effect in terms of rural and regional economic fallout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23236/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the details of the latest understandings regarding the number of businesses and the outstanding debt that remains within the debt warehousing scheme that relate to businesses that have still not engaged with revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23235/24]
  • 2024-04-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the changes that are being considered to the debt warehousing scheme to support private businesses availing of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5746/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the banking sector (details supplied) and request it to provide a status report regarding the offer to provide a 'gambling block' to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15047/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish the timeframe provided by the financial institutions required to deliver gambling block security to their online platforms (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15048/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered changes to the recognition of mortgage applicants to meet repayment costs - at present many private tenants are paying significant monthly rental costs yet there does not appear to be clear guidance in terms of financial institutions accepting these payments as proof of a tenant's ability to pay a future mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11653/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered making changes to the required 10% deposit ask of new first-time buyers understanding that many are in rental situations requiring more onerous rent repayment then that would be required in the event of a mortgage repayment and as such, tenants are disadvantaged in their ability to save up to a 10% deposit requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11654/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he is familiar with the practice of fraudulently registering vehicles within the state in order to reclaim monies under the VRT repayment scheme (details supplied); the number of vehicles fraudulently registered within the State in this way; what advances have been made in detecting these fraudulent registrations; how many prosecutions have taken place in this time period per year since 1997, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6259/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the reason HVO is unable to be competitive against kerosene in terms of fuel substitution; the reason HVO is not classified as a biofuel in the Finance Act; the reason it cannot trade BOC certs as it can do with the transport fuels obligation scheme; the reason it is not supported in any subsidy as in, for example, being funded by carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6580/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to further expand the inheritance thresholds in the next budget, particularly where it relates to the estates of single individuals; if he would acknowledge that single people with no children are at a particular disadvantage while estate planning given that their estate will likely be gifted to those in the ‘stranger in blood’ bracket, and therefore a large portion of their estate will be eroded by Inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4966/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the expected date for the publication of the Central Bank NCID (National Claims Information Database) Employers' Liability, Public Liability and Commercial Property Insurance Report 2022 in view of the delay in publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4772/24]
  • 2023-10-26 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the number of determinations arrived at for the years 2020 to 2022, by each individual tax appeals commissioner. [47173/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the steps she and her Department are taking to pressure insurance companies to pass on savings, following the publication of an article (details supplied) outlining how the implementation of judicial guidelines has caused a slump in the number of personal injury cases being taken to the courts; if she will consider supporting a windfall tax gain on insurance companies that are failing to pass on considerable savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43836/23]
  • 2023-10-04 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is reviewing any support package for the farm tillage sector, understanding the importance of the sector and the decimation to many farm family incomes as a result of the worst harvest losses in living memory for many in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42857/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance for a breakdown by the Appeals Commissioner of the total number of determinations arrived at by the Tax Appeals Commission for the years 2020 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39986/23]
  • 2023-07-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he intends increasing the income tax exemption of €36,000 for a married couple over 65 years of age (details supplied) ( €18,000 single person), given the proposed increase in the old age pension will push many retired people over the exemption limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33848/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he can explain the reason the main banks are not paying any interest on deposit accounts held on behalf of ordinary citizens, despite the increase in revenue resulting from the higher interest rates being paid on these deposits by the European Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22371/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the initiatives his Department is considering in terms of tax measures to stimulate access to investment capital given that access to start-up and scaling finance is now the biggest challenge facing the micro and SME communities, as shown in recent surveys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21804/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy scheme mortgages drawn down in Waterford and nationally in two years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12355/23]
  • 2023-03-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the plans of his Department with regard to new taxation policies to stem the exodus of private landlords from the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11590/23]
  • 2023-03-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance how long the Government expects to be in a position to maintain some level of cost-of-living supports; to what level he envisages inflation rates would need to be reduced to before these supports will no longer be necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11666/23]
  • 2023-03-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the strategy and timeline his Department has in relation to reducing Ireland’s national debt given that, according to the Department’s own report on public finances, it currently has one of the highest per capita debt burdens in the world, being noted as €226 billion at the end of quarter 4, 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11668/23]
  • 2023-03-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is currently considering measures to reintroduce mortgage interest relief, given the sharp compounded rises in mortgage interest rates that many families are facing at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11669/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the total number of determinations arrived each year at by the Tax Appeals Commission for the years 2020 to 2022; the detail of the findings arrived at for each case as to whether they found in favour of or against the taxpayer concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63662/22]
  • 2022-11-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the additional energy rebates or energy tax considerations that the Government is considering to apply to the SME sector in order to retain jobs and businesses over the coming six months given the significant energy cost difficulties facing many SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53736/22]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55596/22]
  • 2022-09-29 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will allow owners of registered companies to purchase certain vehicles (details supplied) once they can demonstrate a genuine need within their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47659/22]
  • 2022-06-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the steps that he and his Department are taking to provide further consumer choice to the Irish retail banking sector particularly with the exit of two banks (details supplied) from the domestic market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31004/22]
  • 2022-06-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the concerns that he may have regarding recent reports that Ireland’s domestic economy has contracted by 1% quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of the year; the steps that he and his Department are taking to ensure rising inflation does not spiral beyond manageable levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31006/22]
  • 2022-06-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the way that he and his Department plan to address the new challenges such as supply chain issues and inflation highlighted in the recently published progress report on the 2021 Economic Recovery Plan which also confirmed that employment levels have exceeded pre-pandemic levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31007/22]
  • 2022-06-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance his views that the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development global tax agreement which Ireland recently signed up to may be in trouble; if he is concerned that policymakers in both parts of the US and parts of Europe are already finding it difficult to comply with the agreement which is expected to be implemented in Ireland in 2023 and could result in Ireland’s corporate tax rate rising from 12.5% to 15% in line with over 130 countries worldwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31009/22]
  • 2022-06-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has been engaged in the licensing and development of further banking services through the post office network utilising its approximately 900 retail outlets given that the network has signalled for a number of years its declining revenue horizon which resulted in the Government recently committing €30 million over three years to support same. [31005/22]
  • 2022-06-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of additional specific income tax rebates for families placing their children in the care of registered providers given that childcare costs are placing significant burdens particularly on young and middle-income families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31033/22]
  • 2022-06-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to combat the exodus of small and accidental landlords from the private rented sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31034/22]
  • 2022-06-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the extension of the 9% tax rate applying to hospitality sector given the significant headwinds faced by the sector in terms of rising energy costs and the running out of Covid employment supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31035/22]
  • 2022-02-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance further to correspondence from a person (details supplied), the tax recommendations he is proposing with respect to fixed-rate pensions, which in many cases have fallen in value significantly, versus the cost of living since they were awarded; if he will make a specific alteration to the tax treatment of such pensions in order that they may track and reflect the present consumer price index rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10015/22]
  • 2021-10-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the reason Ireland has remained an outlier to date in adopting legislation (details supplied); the reason the Revenue Commissioners and customs and excise departments have signalled an inability to adopt rebates or new pricing controls for a period of years if such an order should be passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51462/21]
  • 2021-10-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a Departmental analysis of the possible cost in taxes foregone in implementing EU Structures Directive 2020/1151 in relation to excise rebates to small scale producers of cider and other fermented beverages; if his Department can also provide an analysis in overall market terms of the value of taxes presently derived from this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51463/21]
  • 2021-07-13 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarity in relation to the way his Department recognises cohabiting couples (details supplied); his views on whether this is a serious inconsistency in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37549/21]
  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for general insurance licences that were made to the Central Bank from 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23231/21]
  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for general insurance licences awarded by the Central Bank from 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23232/21]
  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for general insurance licences that were abandoned and or withdrawn by applicants from 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23233/21]
  • …and 10 more questions on Finance
• Agriculture 46 questions

  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Land Commission records (details supplied) will be digitised and made available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21801/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 23 January, if the total sitka area planted for the period 2010 to 2023 of 39,791.78 ha includes open space or a bio area which would reduce the actual planted sitka area by a further 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6108/24]
  • 2024-01-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail, in tabular form, the net area of Sitka Spruce afforestation in Ireland each year from 2010 to 2023 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2573/24]
  • 2024-01-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm the number of afforestation licences on hand within his Department yet to be issued; the number of afforestation licences issued in 2023 and the weekly number of afforestation licences his Department estimates will issue for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2574/24]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 760, 740, 744, 748, 754, 772, 773, 776 and 778 of 20 September 2023, to detail in a giant chart type format the timelines for the payment of a form 2 grant and first premium at the farmer rate of premium for forestry plantations which pass the form two inspection in each of the months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December 2023 taking into account the need to be an approved participant in BISS in the same year and all other factors now involved in qualification for the farmer rate of premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49322/23]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that under the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing scheme that Alder is eligible in ADB, the specific sections of the scheme document being 1.6 and 1.7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49323/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 740, 744, 748, 754, 760, 772, 773, 776 and 778 of 20 September 2023, the reason that the farmer definition, as defined by his Department, only applies to the afforestation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42149/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 740, 744, 748, 754, 760, 772, 773, 776 and 778 of 20 September 2023, in stating that “my Department currently does not have the figures available for the number of new farmers for 2023, these figures will not be known until the Department make final approvals In November 2023” if he will commit to answering the original question once the figures are known in November (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42150/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, section 6.8, to clarify and detail the percentage of persons who commenced farming in 2023, who are recognised as carrying out a farming activity by his Department, who will qualify as a farmer for farmer rate of premiums under the forestry programme 2023 to 2027, in 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027, in tabular form, particularly given the requirement to be a member of BISS or BPS for the previous four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39892/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing schemes are currently available to applicants about to commence afforestation projects who without such supports are at a serious financial disadvantage; if he will agree to providing the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing scheme grant retrospectively for applicants who erect tree shelters during the afforestation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39981/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, specifically section 6.8, is this definition of a farmer confined to the afforestation programme only or does it apply to any other schemes or conditionality across his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39984/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information on recent media reports that a possible dairy retirement and reduction scheme may be introduced in 2024; if he will outline the broad thrust of such a scheme; if he will provide any clarification as to the breadth of ambition within his Department to deliver dairy farm retirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22522/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences that have been issued during the term of the Government; the number of afforestation licences currently in the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63822/22]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the overhead and margin percentage used by the forest service of his Department in the afforestation grant rates for the next forestry programme, as recently published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58728/22]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date he expects to publish his forestry licensing plan for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58729/22]
  • 2022-11-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the actual output versus the phased projected monthly plan for licence and scheme approvals in his Department's plan for October 2022 for Coillte felling, private felling, roads, afforestation, Ash dieback RUS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56598/22]
  • 2022-11-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the number of ecologists involved in processing the 11 afforestation licences on week four of October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56599/22]
  • 2022-10-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is acceptable that the details of the next forestry programme are not yet known to stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52733/22]
  • 2022-10-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he intends to address the delay in announcing details of the next forestry programme in order that forestry companies can start selling the next package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52734/22]
  • 2022-05-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials have conformed to the consultation principles and guidance as published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in November 2016 in regard to the consultation on the CAP Strategic Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22790/22]
  • 2022-05-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation (details supplied) recommends increasing afforestation rates to 16,000 hectares annually; if so, the reason for these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22791/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average length of time it took to process the Coillte felling licences issued by his Department since 1 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17745/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average length of time it took to process the private felling licences issued by his Department since 1 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17746/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of Coillte felling licences issued out of the total number felling licences issued since 1 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17747/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the most recent forecasts by an organisation (details supplied) made for the private sector for 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17748/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that are being considered for fertiliser supply over the summer season considering the finite quantities that are available in the country at present and the present lack of international manufacture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17784/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes that are being proposed to solar panel application grants for farm building roofs; if his attention has been drawn to the problems of securing feedback tariffs from the ESB to ensure a viable regeneration proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17786/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers now signed to the new organics scheme; the amount of funding on average that is receivable by participating farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17787/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his understanding of the present activities being undertaken at Waterford Institute of Technology farm research into multi-seed pastureland development; if his attention has been drawn to the five years of pilot schemes ongoing at Waterford Institute of Technology and the results; if he has plans in seeing multi-seed pastureland developed in a bid to reduce nitrogen supplementation for the dairy industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17788/22]
  • 2022-03-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a developing pastureland project incorporating multi-seed sward analysis research being undertaken at Waterford Institute of Technology; if he has considered allocating specific funding from his Department to this greenhouse gas reduction initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10483/22]
  • 2022-03-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of imports of roundwood from the UK in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12260/22]
  • 2022-02-24 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason more felling licences are being issued to Coillte than to the private sector since the start of 2022 despite the significant backlog of private licences awaiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10649/22]
  • 2022-02-24 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to significantly increase the number of afforestation licences being issued which is directly related to encouraging more farm forestry uptake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10650/22]
  • 2022-02-24 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the overall private sector forestry applications made in 2021, broken down by afforestation, thinning, roads and felling licences; the waiting list per category as per December 2021, in tabular form; the new targets his Department has set for 2022 in the same category areas; the way performance in 2022 is performing against profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10651/22]
  • 2021-12-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department is now requiring a habitat map to be prepared by an independent ecologist at the applicant's expense before it will assess afforestation applications; his views on whether this should be completed by a Departmental forestry ecologist at his Department’s expense given that the forestry service has and is taking on additional ecologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60011/21]
  • 2021-12-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation and felling licences granted in the past twelve months; the details of those licenses granted to any public body such as Coillte or other; the number awarded to private land holders and farmers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60012/21]
  • 2021-12-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the metric by which forest road licence applications are conjoined with or take account of felling or afforestation licenses pending given neither activity can be undertaken without a forest road licence to access the timber or the planting site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60013/21]
  • 2021-12-02 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences processed for the months of August, September and October 2021, in tabular form; the breakdown including felling, road access and afforestation applications; the percentage that have licences processed to the public and private sector owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59615/21]
  • 2021-10-12 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of whole-time equivalent persons assigned to wildlife management within the district veterinary office in Waterford tasked to manage all aspects of the TB eradication scheme, in particular the management of wild badger numbers; the changes plus or minus within that recruitment resource number over the past five years; his views on whether the scheme is adequately resourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49375/21]
  • 2021-10-12 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the veterinary resources that are made available by his Department to the managing of the TB eradication scheme which manages badger monitoring, vaccination and culling operations to inhibit the spread of the disease; if these are resourced personnel Department employees or in the service outsourced; the level of badger culling activity per year that has taken place in the country by badger number over the past five years up to the present month; the percentage of overall badger population that this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49376/21]
  • 2021-07-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine her views on supporting agri-food development in rural and regional Ireland as a building block to sustainable community development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27886/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the implementation of a new BEAM scheme (details supplied) given predicted oversupply of beef product in the meat sector here due to international factors relating to Covid-19 restrictions and increased output in the dairy sector here as pursued by Teagasc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19966/21]
  • 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider legalisation calling for an immediate and outright ban on the importation of non-native bee species to help protect Ireland’s native stock of honeybees, reduce the risks of pest species and to reduce the risk of hybridisation due to mating of non-native and native species (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15351/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Dunmore East Harbour will be added to the list of designated approved ports for UK registered vessels to land fish in Ireland in view of the fact the Dunmore East has fish processing facilities and fishery protection officers on site and also given its proximity to sudden fishing grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3970/21]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of project, department or body responsible for delivering project, county, NUTS3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost in tabular form. [34184/20]
  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stakeholders in the beef industry he will be engaging with, aside from the beef taskforce, to ensure the best possible supports are put in place in view of the announcement on 25 June 2020 of €50 million to be made available for beef finishing farms; the estimated level of support which will be made available to each individual applicant; the potential qualifying criteria that will be applied; when he expects to be in a position to apply to the EU for the necessary state aid approval under the Covid-19 temporary state aid framework; when he expects to be in a position to formally roll out the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13922/20]
• Justice 43 questions

  • 2024-10-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice in view of the fact that the Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act was passed in 2021, if the offence of perjury has yet been codified under the Courts Service’s criminal case tracking system; the number of offences have been prosecuted in the courts since enactment; whether this marks an increase in prosecutions for perjury before the courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42262/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the steps, if any, her Department has taken to prepare for any potential riots/civil unrest that could potentially occur in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34294/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the inclusion of counsellor notes in court trial proceedings (details supplied). [34896/24]
  • 2024-02-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the latest departmental activities in terms of the management of international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8329/24]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for temporary protection received in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, listed by country of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49423/23]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of deportation orders issued in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, listed by country of origin; the number of deportation orders that were actually enforced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49424/23]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the current average processing time for international protection applications; of the applications received in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, the percentage which progress to residency permission; the percentage which are refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49425/23]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice given that International protection applicants can request permission to enter the labour market if their IP application has not been completed within five months, if she will outline, in tabular form, the percentage of IP applicants that have achieved employment status in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of these applicants who are still awaiting a decision on their IP applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49426/23]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice what steps are being taken by her Department to prevent the destruction of passport documents following embarkation from the country of origin and arrival at border control on Irish shores; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49427/23]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of international protection applicants, listed by country of origin, who passed through Irish border control without passport documentation in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49428/23]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if there are any plans to improve the immigration controls at Irish ports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49429/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice to review a hardship case (details supplied) of a person whose travel plans faced significant disruption because of the sudden decision of the Department of Justice to implement a visa requirement for Bolivian nationals travelling to Ireland, effective 12 September 2023; if she will assess this particular situation and determine whether any exceptions or alternative solutions can be provided to mitigate the hardship faced by individuals caught unaware of this sudden change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40644/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice to provide in tabular form the total amount of moneys allocated by her Department to Muintír Na Tíre over the past five years; to provide a breakdown by annual year and by individual county allocation of the dispersed budget per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38535/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice to outline any allocation of funding to Muintír Na Tíre over the past five years, which derived from capital seizures through the proceeds of crime legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38539/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown in tabular form for the total amount of spending for the past five years recorded by Muintír Na Tíre to support community alert schemes, the report to provide a breakdown by county for each of the five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38540/23]
  • 2023-05-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on community alert schemes in Waterford, following his visit there (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22004/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if the legal assessment of economic models has been completed with respect to a report (details supplied) into insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21387/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if he will confirm when an independent report (details supplied) into insurance reform will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21388/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the reason persons who are in the State on student visas are allowed to work on a casual or part-time basis, but are not allowed to become self-employed and work on a casual or part-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20829/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum applications made nationally in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12359/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the countries of origin of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland in the past two years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12360/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum seekers given leave to remain and the number of family members awarded joint family visas in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12362/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum applicants refused leave to remain in the past two years; their country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12363/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders issued, the number of deportations carried out and the countries to which the failed applicants were repatriated, in the past two years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12365/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the communication activities and the form in which his Department engaged in 2022 that specifically targeted Albanian and Georgian nationals to draw their attention to the Irish asylum programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63601/22]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the protocols that apply to Albanian and Georgian citizens who register for refugee protection in Ireland understanding that no conflicts are presently ongoing in those countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63602/22]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new applications for asylum status from Georgian and Albanian migrants in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63603/22]
  • 2022-12-06 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if occupiers' liability insurance legislation will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas before the end of 2022. [53879/22]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the veracity that exists to anecdotal claims made statements by members of the public that suggest up to 40% of asylum seekers destroy or refuse to hand over their passports to passport control on arrival in Ireland; the exact protocol for qualifying and identifying genuine refugees and asylum seekers on presentation into Ireland; if Ireland is seeing deliberate and intended migration from the UK through Northern Ireland ports of persons travelling who are presenting here for refugee and asylum status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54037/22]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to recent media, TV recordings of arrangement and incitement proceedings has clearly identified investigating Gardaí in numerous minutes of television and on-screen video coverage, while at the same time, defendants are allowed to cover their faces (details supplied). [46655/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if Ireland will be offering any addition forensic support through the National Forensic Laboratory for the investigation into the extrajudicial killings in Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19356/22]
  • 2021-09-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if she will address a series of matters in relation to fees provided to criminal barristers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43414/21]
  • 2021-07-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the data that was contained on a memory device (details supplied); if there was video imagery contained therein; the steps that have been taken to recover the lost information; if the original information is still safely protected within her Department's hard drives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36835/21]
  • 2021-07-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the communication her Department has had with the Garda Commissioner in respect of the unanswered 999 calls which were largely in relation to domestic violence reports; her views on whether this could potentially point to a significant attitude with respect to domestic abuse within An Garda Síochána; the assurances the Commissioner has offered with a view to remediation in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36840/21]
  • 2021-07-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the impact the proposed changes and regularisation of the direct provision scheme will have on persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36837/21]
  • 2021-07-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if she has been provided with any communications or interim reports in relation alleged Garda activity irregularities in Dunmore East, County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36839/21]
  • 2021-07-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if the appointment of a person (details supplied) to an inquiry is effective from 1 July 2021; the timelines indicated that would be required to oversee the inquiry; if the person will be conducting a desktop analysis of the previous work; if not, if it will be in addition to previous work; if additional terms of reference are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36836/21]
  • 2021-03-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of armed robbery cases reported to An Garda Síochána within the Waterford Garda division in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021. [15987/21]
  • 2021-03-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new marked Garda vehicles allocated to the Waterford Garda division in 2019 and 2020; the breakdown by type of vehicle; the number of marked Garda vehicles withdrawn from the division during the same periods; and the breakdown of vehicle type and the year of initial registration. [15988/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons availing of direct provision; the number from this cohort who have applications for refugee or asylum status; the present application period averages to a finding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3679/21]
  • 2020-11-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the revision of the asylum appeals process in view of the recent attacks in France and Austria; if her Department considered an additional background information required for those making applications; if she considered the motivating factors to such radicalisation such as a lack of integration initiatives including adequate employment, education and social inclusion opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34906/20]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of project, Department or body responsible for delivering project, county, NUTS3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost in tabular form. [34186/20]
  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the refusal of an application by investors (details supplied) under the immigrant investor programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21320/20]
• Housing 39 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the definition and conceptualisation of balanced regional development currently used to interpret and deliver the Programme for Government. [42814/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the accommodation recognition payment is taken into account when calculating the differential rent of a tenant in receipt of the housing assistance payment from a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35764/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available for persons in the following situation (details supplied). [22380/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make contact with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to a vacant centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21259/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider forming an expert working group for national monuments (details supplied) given all structures recognised after 1888 are not considered as monuments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21800/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage within the pending review of national planning framework, if he has considered the impact of present required density guidelines and how, in a city such as Waterford, they are proving to be a disincentive to the provision of public and private housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11651/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered what new statutory guidelines will be enforced with respect to planning appeals to An Bord Pleanála; if he is aware that some private planning appeals are taking over two years to receive a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11652/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered making changes to the criteria which allows for observations and planning objections to be made to local authorities, often from people who have questionable impact personally from developments proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11655/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what review has taken place in terms of the bureaucracy that surrounds access to utilities such as water and wastewater connections; whether the Minister is concerned at the difficulty developers experience in trying to communicate and negotiate with these State utilities; whether he has considered any new initiatives to provide transparency in such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11656/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage where the development of new housing schemes using modular building methods have already taken place in Munster; the scale and costs associated with homes supplied by this method; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11657/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his Department's policy regarding the registration through the planning process of short-term letting properties often used as short-term summer accommodation (details supplied); his Department's position with respect to validating registrations of short-term accommodation through the planning process; if such a requirement is beyond what the compilation of a register requires; the cognisance his Department is taking with respect to its advocating rent pressure zone status to counties Waterford, Kilkenny and Limerick with the obvious impacts to future reduction of short-term letting accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12337/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planners recruited by the Land Development Agency from An Bord Pleanála; if he acknowledges that recruiting staff from the already overstretched An Bord Pleanála only undermines further the Government's planning strategy and exacerbates current waiting times; if there are any plans to outsource recruitment to avoid reducing the staffing levels at An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4928/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he could provide details relating to the Cork Event Centre; the estimated costs of constructing the Cork Event Centre during the project timeline; an annualised breakdown of actual direct costs or grant aid supplied in respect of this project; a timeline of the project’s advancement through the public spending code, or similar key milestones; the current estimated final cost to the exchequer and the current estimated opening date; detail of any negotiations and lobbying by Cork City Council, other interested parties and his Department with respect to the delivery of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4965/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the statistical measures and controls used across Government Departments to ensure balanced regional development, and that the four largest cities outside Dublin grow at the twice the rate of the capital. [4968/24]
  • 2023-09-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority void housing units for the cities Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford recycled per annum within each 12-month period for the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40827/23]
  • 2023-09-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost and average turnaround time of local authority void housing units for the cities Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford per annum within each 12-month period for the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40828/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding section 254 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021, what right of appeal will exist under the Draft Planning and Development Bill 2022 in relation to telecom and communication masts, which presently appear to be planning-exempt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17970/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with respect to the new communications masts that are becoming apparent around Waterford city, what safeguards are being built into the planning Acts to ensure that there are no negative health effects on people located in the areas adjacent to these masts. [17997/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless people on the housing list in Waterford and nationally, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12340/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes completed in the past two years in Waterford and nationally, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12350/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes, broken down by houses and apartments, respectively completed in Waterford and nationally in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12351/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 5 July 2022, if he will provide a dated record from each local authority nationwide of the number of product inspections done of concrete block, to include chemical and composition analysis to identify both the aggregate mix and the concentration of cement concentration in blocks analysed as part of such tests over the past two years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1905/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a detailed listing from each local authority of the number of site inspections carried out in quarries within each local authority area that are providing aggregate for concrete block production for the past two years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1906/23]
  • 2022-12-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the investigations or steps he is taking to consider the pricing differences between the cost of building materials in Europe and in the United Kingdom as opposed to those pertaining in Ireland at present (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60115/22]
  • 2022-12-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that he is taking to address the significant delay issues in terms of house building companies securing engagement and agreement from Irish Water in domestic water supply and wastewater connection agreements which is delaying approved planning developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60116/22]
  • 2022-12-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status that should apply to a castle structure (details supplied) which forms part of a private landholding; the State funding that is available without requiring private contributions to provide refurbishment works to protect the existing structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60118/22]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will agree to review the guidelines preventing those tenants living in part V properties from purchasing their homes under the local government tenant purchase schemes; his views on whether tenants who are living in these properties over ten years should be afforded the opportunity to buy their homes regardless of the original specified class of house they reside in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54919/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of customer names and valuation dates in respect of valuations undertaken by the State Valuation Office from 2011 to 2021 for Higher Education Authority-funded higher education institutions. [45480/22]
  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline in respect of the ongoing issue of pyrite and other contaminants appearing in cement and concrete blocks (details supplied), the enforcement measures that are taking place, directed by his Department, to ensure continuous and rigorous inspection of concrete block and cement product being offered to the Irish market to ensure they meet the latest building standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36209/22]
  • 2022-06-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the ownership of the multi-storey car park adjacent to Michael Street, Waterford is with Waterford local authority. [29256/22]
  • 2022-05-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the planning requirements that are in place in terms of solar farm development with respect to environmental impact studies and environmental impact assessments; if such studies are required for the granting of planning permission for solar or wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23712/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the derogations that are proposed to farmers that have habitually used heather and gorse mountain burning as a means of regenerating new growth for sheep grazing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17785/22]
  • 2022-03-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the latest timelines for the development of a functioning maritime area regulatory authority agency; his plans in place regarding its location and development of build infrastructure to house it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10484/22]
  • 2021-10-12 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the detail of the process which describes the testing and analysis of concrete block and poured concrete cement mix in Ireland today; the regulation standards such products are required to meet; the independent analysis and testing that is mandated by his Department; the way in which results are monitored and collated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49774/21]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage , further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 28 September, the details of both the approved application and the pre-applications that are currently being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48152/21]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a foreshore application by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48153/21]
  • 2021-09-28 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of foreshore licence applications that are currently in progress or pending relating to wind energy development in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44218/21]
  • 2021-07-13 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the Departmental planning that is in place to provide grant support to first-time buyers to purchase second hand property; the reason second hand property is not being funded given the undersupply of available family homes and the large amount of vacant property available in towns and villages that is suitable for renovation to deliver a new home; if funding is being ringfenced to promote an initiative to bring this property back into habitable use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37356/21]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of project, Department or body responsible for delivering project, county, NUTS3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost in tabular form. [34189/20]
• Education 38 questions

  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the significant school transport issues affecting secondary school students in Ardmore, County Waterford attending a school (details supplied); if she will request her Department to review these school transport issues with a view to providing a transport service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35211/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if there is any requirement for teachers to train or upskill in how to identify children in their classrooms with ASD or ADHD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22555/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 7 February 2024, what criteria is actually examined and referenced with respect to this individual case; the depth of analysis that was entered into in terms of examining this claim; if previous employers and employment situations were examined to see how they correspond with known criteria referenced; if the public school system in the UAE is recognised as a corresponding platform to the Irish school system; if it not, when and how was such analysis made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12946/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 7 February 2024, given the apparent lack of recognition to experience increments raised in in relation to teaching work undertaken in private school settings in the UAE, if and how this policy is communicated to Irish persons who may take up temporary residence and work in this country in the private school sector and may be at economic disadvantage if returning to an educational teaching post in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12947/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if she is considering giving incremental credit to teachers who have worked abroad for a number of years and have now returned to work in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6258/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if she will formally respond to the specific issues raised in relation to the situation of a teacher (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5262/24]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if the bus route number D689 could be extended by approximately 167 metres to include to include four other households on this route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39016/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education in relation to the cycle to work scheme, which is a tax incentive to encourage employees to cycle to work, if her Department currently offers this scheme to its employees; if she will confirm the reason a substitute SNA employed by her Department might not be entitled to avail of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20610/23]
  • 2023-03-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if she will review the project details for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14282/23]
  • 2022-06-30 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the present procurement schedule and timelines for a new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34954/22]
  • 2022-06-30 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education her views on the latest Ombudsman’s report which details that her Department is trying to react to issues rather than pre-plan and that better strategic planning for places for children with special educational needs is required going forward; the new planning being carried out to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34960/22]
  • 2022-06-30 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education her views on the latest report from the Ombudsman for Children's office, which suggested her Department is failing children with special educational needs regarding the provision of suitable school places, (details supplied); the new plans that are being put into place to address the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34956/22]
  • 2022-06-30 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has put plans in place to review the contract process in relation to school building works and the contracts that support them given the increasing difficulty in trying to get a private builders to agree to the fixed terms and the lack of flexibility which is leaving many contracts not applied for or with pricing that is returning that is far in excess of what was anticipated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34959/22]
  • 2022-06-30 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the meetings that are taking place with bus and coach providers in relation to school transport; the steps that her Department is considering to provide additional supports to fuel pricing which is threatening many bus services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34958/22]
  • 2022-06-30 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the details of her Department's position with respect to new school places for Ukrainian refugee children; the way the school transport system is being examined to ensure it caters effectively for these students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34957/22]
  • 2022-06-30 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education her views on whether her Department should reconsider its policy of grouping build projects under one single project management contract given the increasing difficulties within the building sector and regarding the management of new-build contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34955/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the way two post-primary school students who have moved to Waterford city recently could be left without available school places (details supplied); the way in which these children are to access education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63091/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if clarity will be provided with regard to antigen testing in schools and the way it is to be implemented within the school setting; if antigen testing will be used within both primary and secondary settings; the current protocol for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57036/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department is taking to prioritise reducing construction costs and timescales into the future given the expansive school programme within the revised National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57041/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the position in relation to the availability of substitute teaching; her plans to allow retired teachers return in a substitution capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57039/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the detail of the agreement reached with representatives of school secretaries; the way and when these new arrangements will be implemented; if they will be retrospective; if they will apply to all school secretaries; if there are further agreements to be reached in relation to issues such as pension entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57040/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that all school bus capacity including special education transport will return to 100%, in relation to the return to full school bus capacity; the position in relation to getting full capacity reinstated; the length of time this process will take; if all eligible children will be accommodated going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57038/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the process in relation to the return of testing and tracing within the education system and the way that will impact on the school environment both in primary and secondary educational facilities; if testing and tracing will be reinstated for those who are close contacts of positive cases within the school environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57037/21]
  • 2021-07-13 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the latest policy position regarding the provision of mixed-use toilet facilities given the Design Guide for Sanitary Facilities SDG 02-06 in relation to the use of mixed-sex toilets in new-build schools and retrofitting older schools (details supplied); the latest policy position her Department is pursuing regarding mixed toilets; her plans to safeguard facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37266/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if consideration has been given to implementing a predicted-grades leaving certificate examination based on continuing assessment in each subject (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3685/21]
  • 2020-12-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if the administration day currently allowed per week to teaching principals will be maintained into 2021; if there is a provision within the education service plan to support same going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40021/20]
  • 2020-12-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if teachers who were recruited between 2014 and 2017 on lower pay contracts will have their salaries adjusted to match those of their peers; if funding has been allotted for same within the education service plan; if so, when the pay disparity will cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40022/20]
  • 2020-12-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if the difficulties facing the school transport system under the current circumstances will be acknowledged; if she is satisfied that the public school transport system is running as planned and that all Covid-19 protocols required of transport providers are being adhered to; if the additional payments sought by bus operators for cleaning and sanitising have been agreed and sanctioned by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40126/20]
  • 2020-12-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the placement numbers for special needs assistants and special education needs organisers, SENOs, prior to and following the announcement of the recently announced investment in new placement numbers in schools (details supplied) by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40127/20]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of project, department or body responsible for delivering project, county, NUTS3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost in tabular form. [34183/20]
  • 2020-10-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if she has reviewed the case of a student (details supplied) who was downgraded in four subjects from her teacher grades as opposed to all of her class peers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25942/20]
  • 2020-09-24 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the status of the contracts of private bus operators with respect to public service obligation agreements through Bus Éireann; if contracts have been renewed and agreed with operators; if consideration has been given to supporting private operators running private bus services which may have to reduce to 50% capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25993/20]
  • 2020-09-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education her views on whether the leaving certificate class of 2020 are by no means the only leaving certificate students who will be directly affected by loss of class time and alterations and non-completion of their curriculum (details supplied); her further views on whether the incoming sixth class due to take their exams in 2021 will also be directly affected; the measures being taken by her Department to alleviate the concerns of the incoming sixth class students; her plans to return these students to a fully-functional educational environment in which they can complete all aspects of their subjects be it oral or written; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24701/20]
  • 2020-09-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the weight being borne in school bags by primary and secondary pupils (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24825/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position on an extension at a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in permitting the school to proceed to tender; if the application will be progressed as speedily as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10587/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on whether to run the July provision programmes to accommodate students with special needs; if his attention has been drawn to the impact on children with complex conditions such as autism, intellectual disabilities and special needs (details supplied); if he is considering opening schools to enable school-based programmes to run in conjunction with programmes in home-based settings; the particular online supports in place for affected students to maintain routine and learning over the summer months; his plans to extend the pilot scheme which has operated in four second-level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10723/20]
  • 2020-06-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that recently took their HPAT exams; his views on whether these exams took place in and around the time of the pre-examinations those students with an ambition to study medicine would have focused more on the HPAT than the pre-leaving certificate; his further views on whether these students are now at a distinct disadvantage in view of the recent announcement that their calculated grades will be partially based on those pre-results; his plans to provide equity for these students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10093/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if parents and the public will be assured in relation to the full competence of the 2020 graduating classes from the colleges of education in view of the truncated school year and the consequent unfinished school placements with student teachers; his views on whether there will be repercussions for these students when they seek admittance to the Teaching Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5920/20]
• Enterprise 27 questions

  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the main supports to the SME sector his Department is proposing, including additions to the increased cost of business scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23223/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will acknowledge the continuing momentum around artificial intelligence generation has the potential to create seismic challenges for both the public and private business sectors; if he is considering any developments around specific agency development to support public and private sector navigation of these challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23238/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views regarding his Department's activity with respect to the national training fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23237/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the application rates his Department has seen in relation to the ICOB scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23234/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he would acknowledge that a large number of SMEs in Ireland are struggling to meet demand because they cannot recruit or retain employees with the necessary skillsets within Ireland; to confirm the number of overseas employees over the past five years who have been recruited in managerial and customer facing rolls, in tabular form; the plans his Department has to work with SMEs to alleviate these difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23262/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has any concerns regarding the costs trajectory on business as a result of the proposed roadmap for increasing minimum annual remuneration thresholds for employment permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23261/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that need to be taken to complete a ICOB scheme application given that the MyCoCo programme timed them out and shut down (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21555/24]
  • 2024-02-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Minister has highlighted developing policy to approve new modular construction design technologies that could be deployed in Ireland; if he will outline progress in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5749/24]
  • 2024-02-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment position regarding the continuing decline in Irish overall exports over the past two years; what evaluation his Department is doing to understand any and what may be the main drivers of this export drop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5745/24]
  • 2024-02-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is aware of the significant pressures facing business in the restaurant and hospitality sector; the steps his Department is taking to address the challenges now being experienced in these sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5747/24]
  • 2024-02-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the recent round of collective bargaining has agreed a significant increase in wages across the public service sector which will guide private sector remuneration also; the reason the relative difference in average pay disparity between public sector remuneration versus SME sector remuneration in Ireland is now among the widest in the European union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5748/24]
  • 2023-06-29 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of SME credit advanced in previous credit guaranteed schemes in the past 12-months, by county and sector; what that quantum of funding is, in relation to the previous year's allocation; the variance estimated in relation to the proposed new credit guaranteed SME scheme to be announced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31681/23]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline any expanded scope that is being offered to Enterprise Ireland to provide financial support to indigenous industries that are facing energy cost increases that are more than twice the Government's €10,000 per month support package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53737/22]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any plans to consider sector-specific additional support in view of the continuing energy price inflation for the SME sector. [53878/22]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if assurances will be given that his Departmental officials will engage in the setting up of the southeast economic forum similar to the western development commission. [53880/22]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the location in which medium-sized SMEs can access additional grants to offset energy bills that far exceed the €10,000 monthly grant. [53881/22]
  • 2022-07-12 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department contributes to a special incentive or other support as a cost offset to the carbon generating activities of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37976/22]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will clarify the substance of the initiatives in relation to the Action Plan on Insurance Reform (details supplied); the number of doctors that have completed the clinical education referenced to date; if that education is now standardised training at CPD level and specified in the personal commission reports from which this recommendation was taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47588/21]
  • 2021-09-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered introducing a points-based system for the entry into the country and naturalisation of skilled workers and their families similar to that in place in Australia and now being considered by the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36838/21]
  • 2021-06-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of job coaches currently employed with specific responsibility for enabling disabled persons access the labour market; the number of job coaches employed; the cost for the relevant Department or State agency to recruit a job coach; the amount allocated for his Department to spend on job coaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32556/21]
  • 2021-06-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for continuing subvention of the travel agent sector given the extraordinary challenges ongoing (details supplied); the supports that will be offered to a sector suffering a continuing 80% to 90% revenue reduction as a result of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32165/21]
  • 2021-03-24 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available under the Covid-19 business aid scheme for those without commercial rates contributions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14046/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that coiled steel exports to mainland UK, EU and outside the EU have to go through the only two main decoiling lines in the island of Ireland in Lisburn in Northern Ireland (details supplied); the tariff situation for Irish manufacturing sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3689/21]
  • 2020-11-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the decision to categorise greeting cards as non-essential services in the level 5 Covid-19 lockdown will be reversed (details supplied); if greeting cards will be restored to the list of essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36990/20]
  • 2020-11-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which he plans to increase investment and private risk capital access for domestic enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34668/20]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a derogation of the standing sanction of mandatory audit of accounts for two years to SME businesses that fail to file their annual returns to the Companies Registration Office on time has been considered for those companies that had to file for 31 October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33754/20]
  • 2020-09-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his further plans to engage with the liquidators appointed to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25052/20]
• Tourism 23 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a schedule of each swimming pool in receipt of public funding since 2020. [42789/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a schedule of each swimming pool in that is open to the public in the State. [42790/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to detail the administrative processes under the current public spending code that would operate in respect of any potential acquisition of Rory Gallagher’s Fender Stratocaster. [42809/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if digitisation has commenced on the first census of the new Irish State, which will have its centenary in 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21802/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total printing expenditure per annum over the past five years of all Government-sponsored reviews and reports which were translated into Irish and published, broken down by Department and year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21703/24]
  • 2024-05-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total printing expenditure per annum over the past five years of all Government-sponsored reviews and reports, broken down by Department and year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20991/24]
  • 2024-05-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expenditure in each of the individual Gaeltacht areas provided by her Department from 2018 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20518/24]
  • 2024-05-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expenditure in each of the individual Gaeltacht areas approved by her Department from 2018 to 2023 and to date in 2024 by Údarás Na Gaeltachta, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20519/24]
  • 2024-05-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expenditure by Údarás na Gaeltachta in each of the individual Gaeltacht areas from 2018 to 2023 and to date in 2024, and the individual expenditure headings to which this spending was allocated within each individual Gaeltacht area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20520/24]
  • 2024-05-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a detailed charter of Údarás na Gaeltachta in terms of its mission statement, its governance structure, and the responsibilities and KPIs to which it is tasked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20521/24]
  • 2024-05-02 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can provide the precise amount of funding, in tabular form, which has been provided to Waterford over the past six years by Údarás na Gaeltachta; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20023/24]
  • 2024-05-02 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how Údarás na Gaeltachta decide where and how their funding is allocated and; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20024/24]
  • 2024-05-02 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what the key performance indicators are for Údarás na Gaeltachta; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20025/24]
  • 2024-05-02 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of the situation in an area (details supplied) where the village is about to lose its only post office which is integral to the vibrancy of the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20026/24]
  • 2024-04-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the scope for increasing the funding for recommendations made within the Report of the Future of Media Commission; and when funding relating to these proposals will be rolled out to media organisations nationwide, given that the local and European elections and the first directly elected mayor election in Limerick will take place at the start of June 2024. [17014/24]
  • 2024-04-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding her Department is making available in Waterford and the south east for festival supports in 2024. [17015/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide the current application status of a funding request from an organisation (details supplied) to support hosting of the world rally championships in Ireland on a three-year programme event; to confirm that Government will commit to €15 million funding in total, based on a €5 million support payment per year on a three-year contract basis; if he will acknowledge that a decision needs to be provided within the next ten days in order to ensure Ireland remains a contender for these rally slots. [14607/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of a submission and if she supports a proposed initiative by an organisation (details supplied); if so, when an official statement will be made confirming the €15 million in support funding, as requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12300/24]
  • 2023-02-28 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if it is true that a complete shutdown is being proposed for the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History in order to carry out building conservation works; if so, if she will detail the timelines involved; the contingencies being made to possibly keep parts of the museum open while works are ongoing; if a plan is being developed for the movement of artifacts to a new temporary location if the closure is to extend into a period of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9537/23]
  • 2023-02-28 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will confirm which portion of the Natural History Museum is closing for renovations; the length of time it will be closed for; if the exhibits will be moved to another building for public viewing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9559/23]
  • 2021-06-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to lobby for an extension to employment supports for the tourism and hospitality sector post the reopening of the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27882/21]
  • 2021-03-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the additional funding her Department expects to provide to Sport Ireland to assist high-performance athletes in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15990/21]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of project, Department or body responsible for delivering project, county, NUTS3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost in tabular form. [34188/20]
• Public Expenditure 21 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason the balanced regional development agenda is mainly advanced in the National Development Plan through the highly concentrated and remote NUTS2 regional assemblies, rather than the more regionally engaged NUTS3 assemblies; the evaluations that have been undertaken of the 2015 streamlining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42810/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 26 October 2023, to provide a detailed schedule, as complete as his Department has available to it, in tabular form, of capital projects at each stage of delivery from commencement to completion and evaluation in the south east of Ireland since the formation of the 33rd Dáil. [42811/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are any plans or projects within his Department to improve the level of detail made public with respect to capital expenditure in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42812/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail the NUTS3 regional economic evaluation and analysis his Department uses in its evaluations. [42813/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail the game-changing projects being envisaged, conceived, conceptualise and planned for the coming years to deliver economic growth in the south east of Ireland. [42815/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide the outlined business case, the initial proposed costings and a final costings report for a new bicycle shelter to facilitate storage of 18 bicycles, at a cost of over €330,000, supplied to Leinster House recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35548/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, in respect of the reported cost of €330,000 to provide a bicycle shelter at Leinster House for storage of 18 bicycles, he will outline the cost-benefit analysis that was conducted prior to the granting of this funding award; the tender process that was used; the number of contractors that were invited to tender; the value-for-money basis on which the project was approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35549/24]
  • 2024-07-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how the Ireland 2040 aspiration for doubling the growth of Waterford has been operationalised in capital spending over the life of this Government; the amount of the €44 billion voted expenditure has been invested in Waterford and the NUTS 3 southeast region in quantum of money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30133/24]
  • 2024-07-10 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the changes that have been implemented by his Department to establish strategic funding across the regions; how this process is managed and measured; to provide quantum details of such funding over the life of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30134/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of complementary admissions being issued each year at the Custom House visitor centre (details supplied); when the visitor centre will be properly operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22283/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress made on sourcing a cash safe for the Custom House visitor centre (details supplied); the number of complementary visitors admitted over the past five years; his views on whether this issue should be relatively easy to rectify; when the visitor centre will receive the long awaited cash safe that will enable it to process cash payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22292/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on security at this country's largest tourism sites (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21262/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW's regional architects office located on Catherine Street, Waterford (details supplied) will be given desk space in the nearby Government buildings with a view to releasing the property on Catherine Street to add to other city initiative potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21799/24]
  • 2023-10-26 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline where the balanced regional spend to the south east has been accomplished since the formation of the Thirty-third Dáil (details supplied). [46935/23]
  • 2023-05-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform as the new Chair of the Project Ireland 2040 Delivery Board, the processes and procedures he hopes to implement that will speak to a fair allocation of national capital monies to individual regions and populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22059/23]
  • 2023-05-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there has been any update or review of the national capital tracker to provide greater transparency in terms of projects status, development timelines and associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22057/23]
  • 2023-05-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what input his Department has in terms of ongoing HSE capital allocations, given the new attention on capital budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22061/23]
  • 2023-05-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform with respect to the national capital tracker, if his Department plans to provide an annual comparative analysis of annual spend by project and sector with respect to regional population benefit and cumulative capital spend in that region and sector over the previous three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22058/23]
  • 2023-05-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the departmental capital tracker plan outlining any improvements that have increased visibility on funding timelines and project completions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11589/23]
  • 2023-05-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if details on capital commitments, by county and region will be given during the framing process of budget 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21803/23]
  • 2023-02-28 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will confirm which portion of the Natural History Museum is closing for renovations; the length of time it will be closed for; if the exhibits will be moved to another building for public viewing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9558/23]
• Public 21 questions

  • 2022-05-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail the release schedule for the Government’s capital tracker initiative, past and planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27427/22]
  • 2022-05-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list in tabular form all projects currently under way in the five cities in the State as reported in the myProjectIreland resource, and-or live capital tracker; if he will detail the reliability and up-to-dateness of the data presented in these resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27428/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to review the guidelines issued by the Office of Government Procurement to Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2279/22]
  • 2021-06-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of positions remaining unfilled by clerical officer, executive officer and higher executive officer level in the Civil Service in County Waterford; if his attention has been drawn to the impediment to the swift filling of these positions in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32555/21]
  • 2021-06-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expenditure and personnel headcount of the Office of Public Works by county and NUTS3 region in each of the past five years in tabular form; his views on whether there is a balanced spread across regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29497/21]
  • 2021-06-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific location, purpose, county, NUTS3 region and cost of completed land acquisitions undertaken or supported by the Office of Public Works by county and NUTS3 region in each of the past five years. [29498/21]
  • 2021-06-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the schedule of each project, the description and funding that has been implemented under final review or completed in the south-east NUTS3 region under the Ireland 2040 campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29499/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of scheme pension entitlements for community employment supervisors; the position regarding same; the timeline for a decision to resolve this longstanding issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19587/21]
  • 2021-01-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that the agreed top-level appointments code of practice of the Office of the Commission for Public Servant Appointments was followed in the recent advertisement for the role of Secretary General of the Department of Health. [2182/21]
  • 2021-01-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Secretary General of his Department or a person who reports to the Secretary General is part of the top-level appointments committee that undertook the competition for the role of Secretary General of the Department of Health. [2183/21]
  • 2021-01-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants on the Secretary General grade; the number on the grade that are in receipt of additional emoluments from the public purse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2101/21]
  • 2021-01-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants recruited through the Top Level Appointments Committee that are in receipt of additional pension rights; the extent of the public liability in respect of such rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2102/21]
  • 2021-01-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the stage at which his attention was drawn to the fact that the existing Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform would be interested in the position of Secretary General of the Department of Health ; if, in advance of appointing them to the interim position, he requested that if they were appointed to the role on a permanent basis that they might waive the salary increase and increase to their pension arising therefrom in the public interest given their role as head of the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2103/21]
  • 2021-01-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the increase in salary of 50% proposed in respect of the Secretary General of the Department of Health will not apply to any other Department including his own when a successor to the Secretary General is appointed and that assistant secretary and lower grades of the Department of Health will also not be the subject of grade elevation now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2104/21]
  • 2021-01-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the precise costs including pension accrual benefits to the State of the three categories of persons being appointed to the role after the existing competition, that is, a person with no prior public service, a person who joined the Civil Service for the first time after 2013 and a person with the same salary and pension entitlements as the new acting secretary general of the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2105/21]
  • 2020-11-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount given to NGOs by Ireland in 2019; the relative percentage of national income and expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35632/20]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016, by name of project, Department or body responsible for delivering the project, county, NUTS3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost, in tabular form. [33581/20]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to establish oversight and conditionality measures to ensure well managed and effective expenditure of the July 2020 stimulus funding; if this will include stakeholder oversight groups at sectoral levels, with the involvement of trade unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33583/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the learning that has occurred from Covid-19 planning; and the measures that can be implemented into the future regarding public policy planning from recent experience gained. [17332/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider implementing a policy to allow an organisation (details supplied) to have a seat on the Labour Employer Economic Forum, LEEF; the steps he can take to remedy the lack of access for small and medium enterprises, SMEs, to Department of Finance officials in view of recent statements by representatives of SMEs at the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15821/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views as to whether the procurement process is fit for purpose for the battle against Covid-19, Brexit and other international economic challenges. [17333/20]
• Environment 19 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a schedule of public funding provided to each local authority in respect of each year since 2020. [42792/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason An Rinn in County Waterford is not included in the national broadband plan; the steps that can be taken by families and businesses in An Rinn that wish to access high-speed data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22926/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in view of the lack of national broadband access in An Rinn, County Waterford, if he will advise alternative providers that can possibly provide a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22927/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if Ireland has purchased the gas storage ship it announced in 2023 which customers were told that they would be paying for through their household bills; if, given that Ireland has apparently less than two years' supply of gas left and this ship was intended for reserves, the ship has been purchased; if customers have begun paying for it; to provide a status update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21263/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the 'public warning system' which enables mobile phone operators in Ireland to send warnings to the public via text message on behalf of the Government before or during large-scale public emergencies or when there is danger to life; if, given that it is EU law that every State operates a warning system to alert citizens to a national emergency, he will respond regarding an announcement around this in 2023; what progress has been made with respect to any implementation; to provide a timeline for the completion of this emergency service fully tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21264/24]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the proposed workings of the new bottle and can deposit return initiative; where vending machines will be situated to collect the returns and pay out the redemption deposit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37830/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if research has been conducted to understand whether the proposed policy in relation to the bottle and can deposit retention scheme will favour large brand retailers as opposed to small owner operator businesses which will likely not have the financial capacity to contribute to purchase and maintenance of redemption vending machines; what concerns this gives rise to within his Department in terms of competitive advantage favouring the large scale multiples; how his Department proposes to level the playing field in terms of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37831/23]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address a long-running broadband infrastructure problem (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42287/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he expects that pylons will be erected and wind energy generated in a maritime area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19379/22]
  • 2022-03-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is an average wait time for a contractor to be appointed in circumstances in which approval has been granted under the warmer homes scheme; if these wait times are consistent throughout the country; if the case of a person (details supplied) in this regard will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11266/22]
  • 2022-02-24 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the increases in funding that have been given to the National Cyber Security Centre, NCSC, over the past 12 months; his views on the way the centre has improved Ireland's defence against cyberattacks on State infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10521/22]
  • 2022-02-24 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the new rolling timelines for the provision of the national broadband plan; the steps that are now being introduced to ensure no further slippage to the schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10482/22]
  • 2022-02-24 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the increases in funding that have been given to the National Cyber Security Centre over the past 12 months; his views on whether this has improved Ireland's defence to cyberattack on State infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10481/22]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the additional commercial concerns that can compete in the farm plastics recycling market place and receive access to the levy contributions as would be required in terms of open competition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48405/21]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the initiatives his Department is taking in terms of improving the recycling rates of farm plastics (details supplied); the access to levy payments that has been offered to private contractors to provide alternative collection opportunities on and off-farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48406/21]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on concerns regarding issues of restricted competition or his Department’s support for a possible monopoly situation in the management of farm plastic recycling given that it appears that his Department has only licensed one entity for this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48407/21]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the evaluations that have been carried out on licensed farm plastic film recycling sites in view of actions against a facility (details supplied); the location and licensing status of these sites; the storage capacity these sites are currently using or exceeding; the environmental protections and analysis that have been carried out in the past year with respect to these other sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48408/21]
  • 2021-09-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position in relation to the national broadband roll-out; the delays encountered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44217/21]
  • 2021-06-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the present viability of the post office network; the steps that will be taken to support the viability of rural post offices which are a vital component in regional towns and villages; the further steps he will take to encourage the Department of Finance to provide public service obligation supports to the existing post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27883/21]
• Children 17 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that parents should take in order to apply for a refund of private assessment fees paid, to avoid the long HSE assessment waiting lists to have their child assessed for special needs. [31053/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the legislation will be enacted to reimburse parents who have to pay private practitioners to assess their children for special needs, in order to bypass long HSE primary care psychology or CAMHS waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22551/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the outline specifications his Department is using to assess properties, namely, the minimum number of beds, the threshold costs per bed on offer, the ratio of bathrooms to beds, the requirements to mixed or single gender use and the offered duration of contract from inception (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21265/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, given that there appears to be a renewed emphasis on the possible suitability of individual housing units to be considered for IPAS accommodation, he will outline what the minimum number of refugee spaces his Department will consider for contract accommodation; the specific considerations his Department is applying when reviewing such property offers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21266/24]
  • 2024-04-16 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a person in Waterford (details supplied) is finding it impossible to access a vital service here; if he agrees that it is the responsibility of his Department to provide such services; if he will now instruct his Department to devise a plan of care where the person's needs are taken care of as swiftly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16262/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is happy with the current standard of childcare in Ireland; if he believes we are doing enough to ensure the protection of children, given that in 2021 a newborn baby was allowed to stay in the care of two heroin addict parents, the baby did not survive past seven weeks and nobody was held accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4372/24]
  • 2023-12-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline any new strategy development in his Department that deals with foster children and the challenges facing foster parents, particularly in relation to social security entitlements with respect to pension contributions (details supplied). [55037/23]
  • 2023-12-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to ensure the child trafficking is not occurring where refugee families and adolescents are presenting for international protection in Ireland. [55038/23]
  • 2023-10-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the revised capital ceilings under the National Development Plan for his Department given the transfer of specialist disability services to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, in tabular form. [45919/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure the provision of additional crèche and childcare facilities in Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39058/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider increasing the funding for HSE disability services in Budget 2024, as the service is completely underfunded at the moment (details supplied). [36366/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of funding presently being provided to UHW and to CHO5 to provide a community neuro-rehabilitation team (details supplied); the number of whole-time equivalent positions and the specialisation of each, between acute hospital service and community service, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13477/23]
  • 2022-12-01 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the activities that his Department has engaged in to deliver additional accommodation opportunities for those recently migrating to Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60117/22]
  • 2022-06-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans that he has in place to support the early childhood care sector given the significant costs that childcare businesses are experiencing and the difficulties in recruitment and retention due to low wages; the way he intends to create additional space in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31032/22]
  • 2021-07-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if ongoing funding being provided will not be reduced in any way to those who have had to raise their prices in view of the increasing costs profile occurring in early years childcare which is forcing some private providers to increase their charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37063/21]
  • 2021-05-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline details of the funding programme to increase access to sensory rooms and special needs assistant supports being considered over the life of the 33rd Dáil for preschool children; and the amount of funding that has been allocated under capital plans to date. [28744/21]
  • 2021-05-11 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made by his Department on the implementation of the Workplace Relations Commission agreement of September 2020 between a union (details supplied) and city and county childcare committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23751/21]
• Social 16 questions

  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has any plans to extend the part-time job incentive beyond the current 12-month eligibility period (details supplied); if there is currently any discretion in the local offices to have the period extended; if she will acknowledge that where employers do not offer additional hours following the end of the part-time job incentive payments it can be difficult for people to manage on the reduced income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41278/24]
  • 2024-05-30 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in relation to the recent Supreme Court findings (details supplied) concerning the right of the bereaved partner to receive social welfare entitlements after the death of their loved one and in support of their family obligations, she will provide an update as to the specific steps the Government is taking to recognise such rights in new or amended legislation; when such legislation or amendments will be tabled; when other single-parent families to whom this judgement is relevant can expect recognition by the Department of Social Protection as to their access to State support as outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24480/24]
  • 2024-04-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update as to when a school (details supplied) will be included in the new programme of national school meals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18644/24]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will acknowledge the enormous amount of care being provided voluntarily by family members at home for relatives in need of very high levels of care; if she will acknowledge that if this voluntary home care were not available and responsibility transferred to the State, this would put a huge financial burden on the State; if she will acknowledge that a large number of voluntary carers are not eligible to apply for carer’s allowance as they do not satisfy the means test limit under the current legislation; and if she will consider abolishing the means test. [36457/23]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that persons on disability benefit were excluded from receiving the once-off payment of €500 cost-of-living measure announced in budget 2023; if she will consider including them in this payment; the other benefits that recipients were excluded from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58946/22]
  • 2022-10-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she and her Department have plans to revert the contribution eligibility criteria for the State pension (contributory) to pre-2012 band rates; if she will request her Department to review the numerous applications made by a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who, through no fault of their own, falls outside the eligibility criteria currently set out for both the contributory and non-contributory pension; if she will outline in detail the reason that their years spent as a home carer are not being taken into consideration in this instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52813/22]
  • 2022-09-21 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a person cannot use their electricity allowance on their gas bill where it is a small amount against a significant gas bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46180/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection if previous Northern Ireland pension contributions made in the UK qualify or are recognised as contributions in the Republic of Ireland for assessment of old age pension entitlements, given the proposal to amend the number of contributions required to be eligible for a full old age pension in Ireland and the passing of Brexit legislation in the United Kingdom; if she will advise that previous pre-Brexit UK contributions will be recognised in Ireland and the processes required for a resident in Ireland to make an application for a contributory pension on this basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42368/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that her Department is taking to regularising a pensions issue, one-member pensions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40361/22]
  • 2022-07-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps her Department is planning to offset September back-to-school costs, given they are just around the corner. [38907/22]
  • 2022-07-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection the present status of the public dental treatment programme; and the steps that she is taking to ensure that persons are getting access to the scheme. [38908/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to extend the living alone allowance to persons who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment. [19334/22]
  • 2021-07-13 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide clarity in relation to the way her Department recognises cohabiting couples (details supplied); her views on whether this is a serious inconsistency in the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37550/21]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection the planning and timing schedules for the establishment of a commission on pensions; her views on ensuring the independence of those appointed to the commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30961/20]
  • 2020-09-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is regretful that the Government has failed to legislate for the areas examined by the Duffy-Cahill report in view of the difficulties being faced by workers of a company (details supplied); her plans to conduct a thorough review of the report; if so, when the review will commence; when legislation will be brought forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25051/20]
  • 2020-09-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department currently liaises with the Department of Community and Rural Development and the Islands in terms of the recruitment of community employment workers by rural community groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24436/20]
• Foreign 8 questions

  • 2023-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the ongoing discussions regarding possible changes to the Brexit protocol that can assist the movement of goods between the island of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. [4793/23]
  • 2023-01-31 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the backlog of paper application passports and timelines to resolving the ongoing application delays in processing same. [4794/23]
  • 2022-01-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the economy in Northern Ireland has been the best performing since the inception of Brexit given its ability to benefit from unhindered access to three markets (details supplied); his further views on whether the economic benefits of the present trade deal to the economy of Northern Ireland have been communicated effectively to persons in Northern Ireland; the specific steps that have been taken by his Department to promote this message to the Northern Irish audience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3850/22]
  • 2022-01-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the successes and benefits of the Reconciliation Fund; if the projects that have been identified to promote reconciliation and help to create better understanding and relations between persons and traditions on the island of Ireland and between Ireland and Britain have been successful; the way he can reconcile the potential successes of these projects with the continuing talk of Brexit and a future Border poll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3854/22]
  • 2022-01-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the up-to-date position regarding the issuing of new passports given the improving travel outlook and the existing delays in passport applications and renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3853/22]
  • 2022-01-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the Back for Business programme is restricted to a final 50 applicants given that participants on the 2021 programme more than tripled their combined workforce and more than doubled their turnover during the six-month cycle of the programme (details supplied); his views on whether participation in such a successful programme should be made available to a larger number of applicants; the learnings that are being taken and implemented into other domestic enterprise and job creation networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3852/22]
  • 2022-01-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the continuing travel restrictions pertaining to Europe and United States of America; his further views on the continuing requirements to provide Covid certificates in the near future; his views on whether Irish citizens may soon be able to dispense with vaccine certificates for foreign travel in the event of a further weakening of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3855/22]
  • 2022-01-27 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the continued massing of Russian troops on the border of Ukraine is a cause for real concern (details supplied); if his Department and the Government has a role to play as interlocuter or mediator between Russia and European interests; if Ireland’s ambassadorial team has considered adopting such an initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3851/22]
• Defence 7 questions

  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the St. Bricin's military hospital in Stoneybatter, which is currently lying idle, could be readied in case of emergency or surge capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21260/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department would consider increasing the size of the 'bambi buckets', the collapsible bags that hang from a helicopter assisting with firefighting and so on (details supplied); if he will provide an update on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21261/24]
  • 2023-11-28 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence in relation to the announcement of the Government intention to purchase a new Government jet capable of 3,500 miles range, if he will outline the number of approved entities on the requisite tenders short list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51997/23]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Defence his Department’s latest resource plans across the Irish Defence Forces given the crisis in Ukraine and Ireland’s well stated military deficiencies in terms of home Island defence; the actions that have been agreed to in the interim and prior to any delays in awaiting recommendations from pending Defence Forces Commission recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20454/22]
  • 2020-11-12 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Defence if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35847/20]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of project, department or body responsible for delivering project, county, NUTS 3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost in tabular form. [34187/20]
  • 2020-10-22 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Defence if he has considered the possibility of the Air Corps providing helicopter air sea rescue services as part of a national tender soon to be published; if his attention has been drawn to the proposed costs of €70 million per annum; if he has considered either solely or in discussion with the Department of Transport, the capital assets required or those available to the Defence Forces to commit to such a proposal; if a cost benefit analysis been considered by his Department or of the Department of Transport to allow the Army and Air Corps services engage on such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32094/20]
• Rural 6 questions

  • 2023-09-26 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the present and proposed spending in outdoor recreation measures in relation to Waterford city and county; and what future projects are under consideration by her Department. [41578/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider any initiatives by her Department to support rural and community security and home living, such as disbursements to text alert and home security areas. [41579/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will direct her Department to investigate registration issues in respect of a specific dog breeding establishment (details supplied) to ascertain whether unlicensed activity is being undertaken at same; the sanctions and enforcement her Department may be considering in respect of the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63786/22]
  • 2021-05-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the key initiatives she is taking or has taken in the past 12 months to support just transition in rural and community developments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27885/21]
  • 2021-05-25 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of community hubs and hot desks that have been supported and developed through funding by her Department over the past 12 months; the usage activity within such hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27884/21]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of project, department or body responsible for delivering project, county, NUTS3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost in tabular form. [34190/20]
• Business 5 questions

  • 2020-07-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the timeline for the appointment of the SME recovery task force; if relevant small and local business representative bodies will be consulted in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16216/20]
  • 2020-07-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the July stimulus package provides for the appointment of the SME task force; if the task force will include small and local business representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16217/20]
  • 2020-07-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the July stimulus package; if relevant small and local business representative bodies will be consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16218/20]
  • 2020-07-15 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures he plans to introduce as part of the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16219/20]
  • 2020-07-14 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits to Waterford city and county in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15822/20]
• Community 3 questions

  • 2020-09-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if she will consider introducing a code of standardisation of road and pathway signage that must be used by community groups and local residents associations in view of the many different signs and sign designs across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24438/20]
  • 2020-09-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if her Department has considered setting up rural information pods and lectures in the community to facilitate adult learning within the rural environment in relation to issues such as job seeking, heritage, the environment and sustainability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24439/20]
  • 2020-09-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the steps being taken by her Department to provide additional funding to both enhance existing hubs in view of the fact that remote working is now becoming the new normal for persons both in the public and private sectors, and that this is likely to be the norm for some time; if funding for additional hubs across rural Ireland will be provided; if this will be a vital step; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24435/20]
• Taoiseach 1 question

  • 2023-10-24 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Taoiseach if he will direct that an organisation (details supplied) be invited to become a participatory member of the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF); and if so, when an invitation might be forthcoming. [46575/23]
• Media 1 question

  • 2020-09-17 Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if her Department has a strategy in relation to bringing the arts back in a social distanced manner to the rural community; if so, her plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24437/20]