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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (9 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 570. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide the current application status of a funding request from an organisation (details supplied) to support hosting of the world rally championships in Ireland on a three-year programme event; to confirm that Government will commit to €15 million funding in total, based on a €5 million support payment per...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (9 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 1602. To ask the Minister for Health the present status of the HSE estates development of business case and associated tender developments with respect to a new operating theatre in Kilcrene, County Kilkenny to support the Waterford and South east orthopaedic activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15380/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (9 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 1603. To ask the Minister for Health to provide contract timelines for the build and development of the new operating theatre in Kilcrene, County Kilkenny to service outreach, orthopaedic surgery from UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15381/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (10 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 33. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes that are being considered to the debt warehousing scheme to support private businesses availing of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5746/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I raise the plight of the Gaeltacht community in Waterford, An Rinn and the whole parish. The GP services have closed recently. The refurbished Garda station is now shuttered and the gardaí have been transferred. There are no gardaí there and now the post office is to close. An existing retailer in An Rinn is looking into a post office contract and was asked to contribute...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (16 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 568. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a person in Waterford (details supplied) is finding it impossible to access a vital service here; if he agrees that it is the responsibility of his Department to provide such services; if he will now instruct his Department to devise a plan of care where the person's needs are taken care of as...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: In the past decade, we have seen more cars on the roads and more younger drivers. In addition, those younger drivers are driving more powerful cars because it is no longer possible to insure older cars. This is an issue the Government should examine. Years ago, parents could buy their children a banger in which they could not go over 30 km/h or 40 km/h. Now they can get into a modern car...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I do not propose to use the full time allotted to me. My colleague, Deputy Naughten, is the Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development, and the Islands, and he will speak for 20 minutes later. He has a lot more detail than I have. Automatic enrolment seeks to address the present position of a pension coverage gap and will apply to all employees...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Media Sector (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 4. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the scope for increasing the funding for recommendations made within the Report of the Future of Media Commission; and when funding from these proposals will be rolled out to media organisations nationwide, given that the local and European elections and the first directly-elected mayor election in Limerick will take place at the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Media Sector (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: My question relates to the scope for increasing funding for recommendations from the Report of the Future of Media Commission. When will funding be rolled out, given we have future elections on the horizon, not least the local elections and the directly-elected mayoral elections coming up in the June this year?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Media Sector (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: The Future of Media Commission report was a welcome step in safeguarding the public interest in journalism and media in Ireland. We have never probably had a more important time to promote and fund quality journalism, especially with the proliferation of misinformation and disinformation across the Internet. It is needed to address the severe threats that we are seeing from these multiple...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Media Sector (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: My local radio station, WLR FM, is offering media training for five voluntary groups across Waterford in the coming weeks. WLR FM has been running a broadcasting course for up-and-coming journalists in Waterford for the past 25 years or so. It is the type of initiative we need to see more funding for. Given that we have elections on the horizon, we need to look at the scope for increased...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. Similar to previous Fianna Fáil Cork leader, senior hurling politics is a game the Tánaiste plays well. First the ball, but if unsuccessful then the player. This is not about me but it is about a critical life-saving service for 600,000 people with whom the Government is playing politics. Consider for instance that having...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: There you go again, Tánaiste.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I hope in the future, when the Tánaiste comes in and starts quoting statistics, that he will refer to money rather than percentages. I remind him that University Hospital Waterford, which has one of the largest patient catchments in the country, has the lowest funding and lowest numbers of staff and beds of all model 4 hospitals in the country. It is a case of taking a hospital that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: The seven-day service is not there.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Staff numbers are still among the lowest in the country.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: It is the lowest resourced model 4 hospital.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Correct.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Publish the national report on it.