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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 Dec 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 283. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (1 Dec 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the guests for coming. The Minister of State has outlined the importance of TBESS. Hopefully it will give the supports required but it needs to get out there quickly. The Minister of State mentioned the retail space and a significant number of small SMEs are badly caught at the moment. As they are finding it very difficult, anything the Government can do to expedite moneys under...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: May I make two observations?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: The Dublin Chamber of Commerce has sent around a report today which would make good reading with regard to employee problems experienced. As for the EI allocation of moneys of €52 million, I suggest it needs to be significantly looked at. There will be many small tranches of money within that. It suggests approximately 500 companies could be impacted. There is an ongoing difficulty...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: May I come in there? I think the issue may be with the registration paperwork. There are nurses and, in particular, care assistants, coming into the State under employee permits who are waiting six to eight months to have their paperwork approved before they can be taken on by the HSE, even though they have the permits to come here. It seems daft, and nurses are ending up operating as...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Matt Shanahan: Last week we had the visit of President von der Leyen. She gave an inspirational speech in which she highlighted the importance of Ireland's voice in Europe. She said that when Ireland speaks Europe listens. Last week the CEO of Ryanair came before the transport committee and outlined that if implemented the open skies European policy would deliver an emissions dividend of 20% to the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2022)

Matt Shanahan: We are at an inflection point for this Government. Given that the Tánaiste is about to rotate away from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, I ask him for his reflections on the programme for Government commitments to deliver on insurance reform. What changes have been made? What does the Tánaiste feel has and has not worked? What should the next Minister perhaps...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2022)

Matt Shanahan: We need the occupiers' liability legislation enacted as soon as possible. As the Tánaiste well knows, the costs are not coming down in the commercial insurance sector as well as had been hoped. That remains a significant problem. We are not seeing the arrival of new competition in the sector. In that respect, there is talk of buying groups being formed, whereby industry sectors come...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Dec 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I brought the issue of hospital and cardiac care in Waterford to the Dáil a number of times and I am glad to report the second cath lab is more or less completed. There is a commissioning phase to be completed over the next eight to ten weeks. The efforts of University Hospital Waterford should be recognised. It is now the stand-out hospital in the country in having the lowest trolley...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (6 Dec 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if occupiers' liability insurance legislation will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas before the end of 2022. [53879/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I welcome Mr. O'Leary and Mr. Wilson. I had business dealings with Mr. O'Leary over 20 years ago which he will hardly remember but he has not lost any of his forthrightness in the interim.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: Mr. Wilson knows I was on the Covid-19 committee and we certainly lobbied hard for the aviation sector and I am a big supporter of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I noted Mr. O'Leary's comments on the aspirations of Ryanair to continue to develop the short-haul sector and that Ireland represents 8% of the company's overall dynamic at the moment. With respect to Waterford Airport expansion, of which I have obviously been a strong supporter, I note his comments. I do not think it is helpful at this time to have a debate about where the funding for that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: It will come down to the commercial realities on the ground and we will have to wait and see where all of that goes. There is significant private investment and the taxpayer is not going to be on the hook for major money. As the taxpayer has certainly put major money into other aspects of regional aviation and nothing into Waterford, what is going in there will be a drop in the ocean to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: Let me refer to two companies. The first, a large Dublin company owned by a European concern, has been engaged in ethanol production. It has been trying to do blending for several years. The other company is in County Laois. It has a plastics-to-fuel blending business. I was involved with it for several years. I wish it luck. I would like to put the delegates in touch with those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I am not a member of this committee, but it would be good if there were to be a revisiting of what has been outlined regarding this ETS and perhaps getting representatives in from the DAA. That organisation will certainly not go for it and it needs to be interrogated. Perhaps Ryanair might give some of the economic research it has done to the committee. It is the same in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: Quite successfully. I thank Mr. O'Leary.

Climate Action Plan 2023: Statements (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Shanahan: I am glad to participate in the debate. I took careful note of the opening statement of the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and the stretching targets that he highlighted in the climate action plan. I have some questions about certain sectors. I will go through some of them and the Minister of State might reply to me in writing. I will first consider the transport sector and the adoption...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Chair and welcome the people who are supporters and those who are medically connected with St. Brigid's. I have come to show my support for a facility which I would not say I know very well, but about which I know quite a bit. As has been alluded to, it was doing an excellent job in Carrick-on-Suir and dealing with a wide hinterland. I am not sure that was well understood by...