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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: We held a remembrance event in Waterford on Saturday to mark the recent passing of Brendan Cummins, someone who I recommended to the Taoiseach to the board of SETU. Brendan was a global CEO of Ciba-Geigy for many years and a board member of two companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, but it was his civic work in Waterford he will be most remembered for, especially his outstanding...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I sometimes get bemused when I am making these statements because I wonder do I see different evidence from what the Taoiseach does when he responds to me. I would make the point here that the Taoiseach has raised the issues of SETU and what is happening. I point out to the Taoiseach that there has been no delivery on the promises that were given there, be it the courses, the teaching...

Dentistry Services: Motion (22 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I welcome the motion, which is constructive and timely considering the present challenging trajectory of dental service provision in Ireland. Dental services are a subject that comes up repeatedly in constituency offices around the country. That is no surprise, given our increasing population and the declining investment in State-supported expenditure to dental schemes and care. The...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Does the Minister of State have an opinion on the ability of businesses, particularly more established ones, to work with the local enterprise offices, LEOs? It is quite normal, as he well knows, for people in the start-up space to deal with the LEOs, but is not something a lot of businesses in the SME space consider once they have been up and running a number of years because they feel they...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 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]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports available for persons in the following situation (details supplied). [22380/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (21 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 516. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (16 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (16 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure 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]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (16 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure 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...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I had the pleasure of visiting Cappoquin a number of times in the last few months to review the funding there from the rural regeneration and development fund, RRDF, which is progressing very well. I thank the Minister for that and also thank her for the recent grant of funding to Ardmore. Does the Department of Rural and Community Development have any oversight of rural supports for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (15 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I welcome our guests this morning it is very timely to have representatives of three of the leading agencies that integrate with government. They will have a pretty important position to use their learning to influence the Government. I am more interested in high-level policy than the individual activities. We could spend all day talking about how AI cuts across all the different things. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (15 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: When the witnesses are engaging with the Government, as I am sure they will from time to time, it is very important that the Government looks at the tax situation and how we can incentivise investment. That is going to be the biggest problem for small businesses to invest in the platforms and technology.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (15 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: The universal translator

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (15 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (15 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I ask Ms O'Meara to include us in any developments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (15 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: This meeting has been hugely beneficial. A lot of the talk has been about the execution of this. Deputy Stanton and I are also concerned about the national policy. I think that we do want to take advantage of this, and be at the vanguard of it, but that will require the assistance of the Government. I am concerned that often the Government and Departments tend to stand back and see what...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I wish to share time with Deputy Tóibín.