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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (4 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 363. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 30 September 2021, the status of both service areas; if he will expedite resources for the expansion of cardiac cath lab hours activity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53807/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (4 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 364. To ask the Minister for Health if the new outpatient development is being actively planned for at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); if it is a recognised and required capital infrastructure project agreed by the management of the Southwest Hospital Group; if funding is ring-fenced for this project; the status of the design and build tender and the derogation for planning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Mr. Gilvarry and the other members of the council. In his statement Mr. Gilvarry has spoken about the renewed focus on productivity and I wonder whether, in the context of the programme for Government, the NCPC has looked at the productivity of our Civil Service. We will have protests outside the Dáil later today regarding forestry, and it looks like the five-year forestry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: Mr. Gilvarry mentioned a bulletin relating to Civil Service productivity. He may not wish to comment before this committee, but he will have to look at specific matters like what is happening currently with the forestry sections. We have put in extra resources in the past year and yet the time it takes to complete the licensing process is lengthening. We are not even dealing with the...

Rising Costs and Supply Security for Fuel and Energy: Motion [Private Members] (10 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Rural Independent Group for tabling the motion and exercising this debate. It is important we recognise the increased difficulties that are arising for our population as part of our new climate action policies and the fluctuations occurring in international energy prices. Indeed, further motor fuel, electricity and gas price increases are on the way, and we may yet have also to...

Finance (European Stability Mechanism and Single Resolution Fund) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: As a member of the Regional Group, I would like our group to be associated with the comments of the previous speaker, Deputy Devlin, in respect of Mr. Currie. The purpose of the Bill is to ratify amendments to the European Stability Mechanism and the introduction of the common backstop to the Single Resolution Fund. The policy paper suggests that the agreement represents a significant...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: During Leaders' Questions on 19 October, I questioned the Taoiseach on his commitment to deliver 24-7 cardiac care in the south-east region. He informed me then that recruitment was taking place to expand hours, that money was being provided, that service expansion was happening and that the service could build towards operating on a 24-7 basis. Further to responses to parliamentary...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: The last recruitment was in 2018.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: Not for this service.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: The Taoiseach does not need to check it.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I welcome the Minister back to the House and I congratulate her on the new addition to her family. The members of the Regional Group of Independent Deputies will be supporting this Bill. We will all probably remember that not very many years ago, the then Minister, Senator McDowell, suggested when he was in Government that Ireland should have a café culture and society. Little did...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new borrowing framework for the Technological University for the South East Ireland will allow and include borrowing to support capital developments in both teaching buildings and systems and student accommodation units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new Technological University for the South East Ireland will be the only third-level designated institution in the region; if the proposed capital funding programme to support the new technological university development will not be capped to the same conditions as others designated under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the increased salary costs to be incurred by the Carlow teaching body as part of the semesterisation process with technological university designation now on the horizon for the Technological University for the South East Ireland; the projected increases or decreases his Department is guiding to this cost over the next five...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the further duties required of a consultancy firm (details supplied); the agreed tender costs associated with the contract for its duration to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55920/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 508. To ask the Minister for Health the reason adults attending University Hospital Waterford from County Waterford, south County Kilkenny, south County Tipperary and County Wexford for type 1 diabetes care have not had access to a diabetic nurse specialist since 4 October 2021 and are being told via an answer phone message to contact their GP or local accident and emergency department; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 509. To ask the Minister for Health the reason University Hospital Waterford, a regional category 4 hospital with a HSE denoted patient catchment of 520,000 persons, is the only hospital in the country operating without a diabetes specialist nurse at present as the only available clinical nurse specialist has been on leave since early October 2021 without a designated replacement and with no...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 510. To ask the Minister for Health regarding diabetes services at University Hospital Waterford, when the existing diabetic nurse specialist presently on call is expected back to work; the procedures in place to ensure that when a nursing specialist is on holiday leave or on extended leave the support protocol the hospital employs to cover patient queries and issues regarding ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 513. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the current CORU processes for approving Irish citizen UK registered healthcare professionals to have their UK credentials and work experience recognised for the purposes of joining the Irish healthcare system (details supplied); if he is satisfied with the level of online support offered to applicants; if he condones a six to 12 month...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 514. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the fact that immigrant or citizen healthcare workers returning to Ireland with a view to working in the Irish healthcare system may have to wait up to 12 months to have their qualifications recognised and approved by CORU and during such time while resident in the State have no opportunity to claim jobseeker’s allowance given...