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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (3 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 587. To ask the Minister for Health if, given the recent media revelations regarding various benefit in-kind payments allocated to senior public-funded roles including the reimbursement of motor car BIK, he can give undertakings that the chief executive roles of hospital groups are not receiving any such like or additional benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42228/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (3 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 726. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the numbers by college/course location attendance that comprise the reported 21% dropout rate figure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42769/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (3 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 727. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a timeline for when the engineering building in Waterford will be sanctioned (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42770/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 621. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider any initiatives by her Department to support rural and community security and home living, such as disbursements to text alert and home security areas. [41579/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (21 Sep 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority void housing units for the cities Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford recycled per annum within each 12-month period for the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40827/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (21 Sep 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost and average turnaround time of local authority void housing units for the cities Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford per annum within each 12-month period for the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40828/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance for a breakdown by the Appeals Commissioner of the total number of determinations arrived at by the Tax Appeals Commission for the years 2020 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39986/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Visa Applications (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 716. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to review a hardship case (details supplied) of a person whose travel plans faced significant disruption because of the sudden decision of the Department of Justice to implement a visa requirement for Bolivian nationals travelling to Ireland, effective 12 September 2023; if she will assess this particular situation and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 758. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, section 6.8, to clarify and detail the percentage of persons who commenced farming in 2023, who are recognised as carrying out a farming activity by his Department, who will qualify as a farmer for farmer rate of premiums under the forestry programme 2023 to 2027, in 2024,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 760. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, specifically section 6.8, is this definition of a farmer confined to the afforestation programme only or does it apply to any other schemes or conditionality across his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39984/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 759. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing schemes are currently available to applicants about to commence afforestation projects who without such supports are at a serious financial disadvantage; if he will agree to providing the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing scheme grant retrospectively for applicants who erect...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Jul 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends increasing the income tax exemption of €36,000 for a married couple over 65 years of age (details supplied) ( €18,000 single person), given the proposed increase in the old age pension will push many retired people over the exemption limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33848/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (29 Jun 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 206. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of SME credit advanced in previous credit guaranteed schemes in the past 12-months, by county and sector; what that quantum of funding is, in relation to the previous year's allocation; the variance estimated in relation to the proposed new credit guaranteed SME scheme to be announced, in tabular form; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (27 Jun 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 633. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to having his Department conduct a review of the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); if he will request his Department to re-examine an application; his views on whether the long-term illness scheme which is governed by the Health Act 1970, is long overdue a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30579/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Jun 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm what progress has been made in relation to the reduction of waiting times for those waiting to be tested, following the announcement of the addition of 75 new testers earlier in the year; when he envisages the current average wait of 21 weeks will be significantly reduced, and to what level; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (22 Jun 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the funding allocated to the N24-N25 project for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29767/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (22 Jun 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his Department’s position regarding an upgrade investment for the N24 Waterford to Limerick road; when such investment might happen; the scale of investment under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29765/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Expenditure Programme (20 Jun 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 642. To ask the Minister for Health to list the project expenditure and total annual quantum of capital expenditure with associated and relevant capital project name and reference details under the expenditure heading of acute, community health, mental health and each and any other relevant capital expenditure heading with details thereof on the campus in Cork University Hospital, Galway...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (13 Jun 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the new contract with a company (details supplied) for the provision of aviation search-and-rescue services, specifically helicopter 117, if the helicopter’s heavy lifting capacity, operational capacity and time on-scene will remain the same as that of the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter presently in use; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (30 May 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 724. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department presentations at the nine acute model 4 hospitals in the country for the month of April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26038/23]