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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the witnesses. I find myself reflecting on what Mr. David Thompson said in asking what kind of society or world we are developing. Some of what has been described is quite harrowing and all of us are exposed to it on different platforms at different times. Service companies are being used to insulate Facebook and others from the full responsibility of the effects of the employment,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: We do need to get the employers in to hear what their responses are and what they are planning in terms of what we have heard today.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I first want to associate myself with the remarks that the Tánaiste has made just now on the treatment of the Palestinian people by the Israeli Government. The commitments made to our national recovery include one of the largest tranches of capital investment ever announced in the State. Some €10 billion is to be spent on capital projects this year with Government projections...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I would be quite happy to sit in on Cabinet meetings to see whether not being at the Cabinet table has an influence. I believe reporting from Departments is inadequate for the House to discharge fully its responsibilities of budgetary oversight. The Government needs to do more in demonstrating equitable investment decision making and providing the evidence that supports it. I point out to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 450. To ask the Minister for Health if an indicative date will be provided for the approved opening of amusement parks nationwide; and the reason amusement parks remain closed while other outdoor attractions such as zoos, pet farms, heritage sites and play parks have been given permission to reopen. [25385/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: The Taoiseach shares my regret at the decision by An Taisce to object to and appeal the planning permission for a continental cheese factory at Belview, near Waterford, a move that is damaging the economy of the south east. 3 o’clock In An Taisce's observations, it does not query the water treatment on site but, rather, it appears to be signalling its ideological resistance to...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I am happy to take part in this debate, not only on affordable housing but on the crisis in housing. There is a crisis in terms of supply, affordability, sustainability, planning and the long-term economic effects of housing policy as it is operating at present. In terms of supply issues, other speakers have referred to the ability to develop land but I am not sure they understand the real...

Water and Wastewater Treatment Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I thank all Members of the House and all political parties this morning for supporting this motion, and the Government for agreeing to accept it. 12 o’clock Will the Ministers of State, Deputies Noonan and Peter Burke, and the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, facilitate a meeting with the Regional Group further to this motion where we might be given an unvarnished and unbiased...

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I congratulate the Minister of State for progressing this legislation which was a commitment in the programme for Government. It is very welcome, particularly for rural communities, farm families and people with businesses. The fair deal scheme has been successful, very important and vital in providing community care settings for people. As the Minister of State knows, the scheme has been...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (25 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 17. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (25 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 48. To ask 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]

Independent Beef Regulator: Motion [Private Members] (26 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I welcome the debate. Everybody in the House agrees it is time to see more transparency in terms of understanding our agrifood sector overall and the challenges facing primary producers in particular and also understanding how what we make finds its way to end markets and the supply chain considerations in that regard. There is a need for a significant review and analysis of the agrifood...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 4. To ask 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]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: My question relates to the funding of sensory rooms and special needs assistants in the disability sector, especially at preschool and school levels. I know it is a Government commitment but will the Minister outline his plans for the life of the 33rd Dáil and any capital allocations that have been approved to date?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I know the Minister is more than aware of the challenges being faced every day in the education sector. I point out again the significant delays in getting psychological evaluations for children. Large schools might have only two slots in a year. These are schools with up to 600 students. I have no wish to ascribe a proportion to this as there are teachers who can do that, but it is a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: May I flag one more project with the Minister? I refer to a new disability centre at John's Hill, Waterford. It has been developed in conjunction with a support group, Touching Hearts. It was announced some months ago that this project was going to be approved under the capital allocations. Families in Waterford who are, at present, accessing services in John Street in Waterford are being...

Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion (27 May 2021)

Matt Shanahan: Public health has introduced many measures on Covid-19 since the start of the outbreak. Many measures were called for by medical professionals before public health or the Government reacted. Masks are a case in point together, as was the early adoption of testing and tracing. Mandatory hotel quarantine was requested for a considerable period of time. I am glad, as the Minister and...

Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Shanahan: The Bill speaks not just to fairness and transparency, but also to equitable justice and national competitiveness. It is an attempt to hold insurance companies to account, in the first instance, and associated intermediaries, in the second. The legislation calls for significant data available from the Central Bank to be provided in a clear format so we can assess the insurance reform...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 277. To ask 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]