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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in carrying out of a cost-benefit analysis in relation to the expansion of the footprint of Waterford Institute of Technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21505/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 809. To ask the Taoiseach and 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 975. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 1208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the oversight or review bodies that were involved in ascertaining the value of land (details supplied) prior to purchase; the individual activities undertaken by these bodies in terms of cost-benefit analysis, independent land price review and adherence to college strategic funding plans; the degree of variance that existed between these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Land Issues (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 1210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of land (details supplied) on a mean average price per acre applicable to capital acquisitions in the university and IT sector over the past three years; if he will be extending approvals to other new technological universities to pay up to such a rate for new land acquisitions; if he plans to make transparent reimbursement to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Expenditure Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 1211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of capital public expenditure at the National University of Galway campus and all capital public expenditures at Galway and Mayo Institute of Technology over the past 10 years; the individual projects supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20627/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Land Issues (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 1212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in approving funding to purchase a landholding (details supplied) in County Waterford to expand the Waterford institute of Technology and South East Technological University footprint on which sale negotiations with WIT began in March 2021 with a sale agreement in principle reached in September 2021; the reason for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 1242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 1781. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the current age restriction for the FreeStyle Libre with immediate effect following a survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20906/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 1782. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the current impasse that seems to be preventing the undertaking of a health technology assessment for the FreeStyle Libre or offer a different process to enable this to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20907/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 1825. To ask the Minister for Health if a schedule of each emergency transfer request will be provided detailing the time of ambulance service request raised at St. Luke's Hospital; the time of clinical handover to the ambulance team in the hospital; the time of clinical handover at St. James's Hospital for each request made distinguishing between echo and delta responses in each of the years...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 1826. To ask the Minister for Health if a schedule of each emergency transfer request to the National Ambulance Service from Wexford General Hospital to St. James's Hospital Dublin will be provided detailing the time of ambulance service request raised at Wexford General Hospital; the time of clinical handover to the ambulance team in Wexford General Hospital; the time of clinical handover at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (26 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 1827. To ask the Minister for Health if a schedule of each emergency transfer request to the National Ambulance Service from University Hospital Waterford to Cork University Hospital will be provided detailing the time of the ambulance service request raised at University Hospital Waterford; the time of clinical hand over to ambulance team in University Hospital Waterford; the time of...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (4 May 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I, like other members I am sure, want to see a sick pay scheme implemented. The Minister of State pointed out that employers are paying for this, which is the truth of it. In some of the preamble to the Bill he tried to give credence to the difficulty out there and he mentioned the social partnership. I wish to raise two matters. One is something I asked before and raised in the Dáil...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (4 May 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I would support a more robust review process in that regard. The Minister of State will see a significant change in the SME environment this year. Many companies have already availed of Government supports in terms of debt warehousing and so on. I have spoken to many businesses, particularly in the manufacturing sector. They are facing significant headwinds and none is making money....

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (4 May 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I wish to follow on from Deputy Bruton's point on balance. I said at meetings of this committee before that I have a slight problem at times with some of the narration on employers. I believe it was Deputy Paul Murphy who said it is the employees who are creating all the wealth. Employers have to put the structures together for productivity to happen. There is a balance to be struck. I...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (4 May 2022)

Matt Shanahan: It is only right the Minister should have flexibility. We are talking about balance. We are talking about the ability of businesses to change direction and change tack. It would be sending probably an incorrect signal to business saying that we are putting in some ratcheting system that, regardless, will move on. I will not be supporting this amendment. The tone from Government is...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (4 May 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I have some sympathy with what is trying to be done in the Bill. This speaks to low-paid workers, and Deputy O Ríordáin has highlighted the fact there is no opportunity for them. They have to pay to get medical certificates. This is a problem. On the other hand, we have the problem with the employer. Small employers have to pay 70% of the rate and probably have to find...