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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Minister. It is good that we can have a dignified debate on immigration. Many of us recognise the positives of inward migration, particularly into areas like our health sector. Ireland is not a racist country but there is no doubt that there is some racism in it. This is largely because of the perception rather than the reality. I am glad to hear the Minister talk about an...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: As I said, perception is often the reality for many people. One of the problems that we have had with the whole discussion on the IPO is the lack of information. I ask the Minister and her Department to consider a comprehensive public information campaign that clearly outlines the policies, management aspects and resources that the Government is bringing to bear on this problem. That would...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Maybe a public campaign would be a way to get those facts across to people.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 650. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Environmental Protection Agency has announced it has awarded research grants of €14.3 million for 33 new research projects; if he will outline in tabular form the funding awards to individual third level and/or scientific gateway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8042/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the tender application for the national SAR service from a company (details supplied), whereby a transfer of undertakings, operations protocol or transition plan document of up to 8,000 steps was submitted to the Department, if the Department will make public this transition plan, or at least share it with regional TDs, who...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to previous parliamentary responses from the Department to me, where a company (details supplied) had signalled its willingness to abide by TUPE legislation which it was presumed would secure all present existing positions under the present search and rescue programme, but the company has not indicated that it is to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the present regulatory framework that guides search and rescue flight operations, where companies are required to have fully employed nominated post holders embedded in operations activity at all times and any failure to provide nominated post holders in place would mean the service is in breach of its Operational Air...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given that a company (details supplied) has signalled its intention not to continue the employment of nominated post holders presently working in the search and rescue programme and assuming that such highly skilled operational people may likely seek immediate employment elsewhere, the Department's plan to ensure new qualified nominated...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in light of growing public concern regarding the in-depth review analysis which was undertaken by the Department in formulating its opinion to award a new search and rescue tender, if he will outline what companies provided expert advice to the Department on all the aspects of the possible appointment of a new provider; what research...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline what specific expertise his Department had in-house to fully explore all aspects of a search and rescue contract award, where such expertise was deemed lacking; if he will provide the names of the consultants and all consultant companies that contributed to the required understandings to allow the Department finalise...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reiterate for the public record that it is his and his Department's understanding that no interruption to any helicopter rescue service in the country will occur because of the ongoing transitioning arrangements between the existing and the new service provider; if he will advise which officials in his Department have been...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Former Deputies John Deasy, Paudie Coffey, Pat Deering, Phil Hogan, Liam Twomey and Michael D'Arcy and Deputies Paul Kehoe and John Paul Phelan all are or have been Fine Gael TDs from the south east. All have either fallen or are on the precipice. Fine Gael, remarkably, won 50% of the 14 seats in the 2011 general election in the south east of Ireland. Once this Dáil has been...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: The Minister obviously did not listen to me if he said I did not listen to him. If the Minister wishes to talk about commitment to the south east, he might put on the Dáil record now if the Government is prepared to endorse the €350 million project plan issued by the SETU president. This would be something like a game-changer. Is the Minister prepared to announce the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: It is still sitting in a public private partnership, which has still not been approved. Perhaps the Minister might approve that. Perhaps he might like to go down to the hospital and explain why it was cut out of the €650 million in capital funding given to the other eight model 4 hospitals last year. Perhaps he might answer the question of why in a decade that hospital received just...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: The Government did not do much for SETU.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I have to be there to make sure they are announced.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: They are easy to count.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: With respect, I am not taking credit. I pointed out to the Minister that it was the least funded and it remains the least funded.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Those are walkways, not roads.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht (Atógáil) - Questions on Policy or Legislation (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I have heard the Minister speak many times about his ambitions for South East Technological University but I remind him these cannot be realised without money. As the Minister knows, the president of the institution, Professor Campbell, produced a strategic plan in September that calls for €350 million in capital investment over five years. Along with this, she needs changes to the...