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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: Staff resourcing was a problem in the private and public sectors and possibly still is. I am aware of a number of nurses with foreign citizenship who are trying to get work here, and there are nursing homes that wish to recruit them, but they cannot get movement through the Department. Is there a crossover with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on trying to fast-track some of...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: Absolutely and I strongly agree.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Professor Kelleher and Ms Doherty.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (Resumed) (16 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Chairman. I thank our guests for attending, particularly those who have been with us a number of times. All of us welcomed the expert panel's report but it contains many recommendations and thresholds that need to be met in the future and the first question that would arise in anybody's mind is the level of sourcing that will be required. The Deputy who preceded me spoke about...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (Resumed) (16 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I referred in the earlier session to the question of ensuring there are adequate isolation facilities in place in nursing homes. Under the new regulations, nursing homes are required to maintain an isolation space in readiness for a Covid outbreak. I understand that the supports the Department were offering in this regard were based on capitation grants for public rather than private...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (15 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 725. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the cath lab at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23707/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 865. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the previous three-day diagnostic angiogram service at University Hospital Waterford which was being provided by the mobile cath lab now removed from the hospital; the extent of the present angiogram waiting list; the proposed resumption of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24187/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (9 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans or funding to support for ongoing education at Waterford Institute of Technology in view of the decision by the college to provide nearly all learning remotely due to the inability in capital facilities to provide social distancing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22599/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the funding requirement for a new X-ray machine for the Waterford Institute of Technology SEAM Technology gateway will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22598/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response (9 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I thank both our guests. Like Deputy Durkan, I do not have any legal background, so I will ask a few general questions. The steps the Government has taken in recent months have been intended to fight a pandemic, as was the case in every other country. In Ireland specifically, we were also trying to prevent our hospitals from being overrun. We do not have the capacity of countries like the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response (9 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Lord Sumption. I will speak to Dr. Buquicchio on the issue of air travel. Ireland's dependence on international access was highlighted. I know there are probably different protocols but is there anything within Dr. Buquicchio's office that can describe a European protocol for aviation to which Ireland might ultimately be obliged to adhere? We have most stringent airline protocols...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response (9 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: My thanks to our guests today. I will go back to the point raised some moments ago on the powers of gardaí. The main tenet coming across from the submissions is that we must have robust constitutional oversight, albeit some of the recommendations were probably not well understood early on. The issue of house parties occupied a good portion of time in the national media yesterday,...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response (9 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I agree with Deputy Boyd Barrett in terms of the comments about direct provision centres. Has the Law Society of Ireland or any of the other legal people represented at the committee looked at trying to short-circuit the asylum process? One of the problems we have is that there are several people in the country who have been here for a long stay and who are trying to have their status...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response (9 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Dr. Kenny.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme (8 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 902. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the refusal of an application by investors (details supplied) under the immigrant investor programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21320/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (8 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 971. To ask the Minister for Health the testing regimes that are under consideration for airport arrivals here (details supplied); when testing will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21221/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (8 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 1257. To ask the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the announced procurement schedule for contract award for the building of a new cath lab for University Hospital Waterford; the reason for the OGP review lasting four months in the process in view of the fact that project was announced in September 2018; the reason the design specification to tender announcement has taken over two years;...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Review of the Reopening of Schools (2 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I thank our guests for attending. I reiterate the point other members made, namely, that the country is very appreciative of the efforts of schools boards, teachers, managers and the unions in trying to get the schools reopened. Now that they are reopening, it is absolutely vital that we do everything possible to try to keep them open and functioning. I wish to bring up a point that came...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Review of the Reopening of Schools (2 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Mr. Boyle. I wish to speak to two points. One is the digital divide that was highlighted earlier. The TUI in particular mentioned access to broadband. At the moment schools are providing laptops many students. Why does there have to an interactive element? If there is a difficulty with accessing the Internet for learning why not put programmes onto those laptops so students can...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Review of the Reopening of Schools (2 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: It is possible to purchase new small tablets for as little as €40 to €50 and surely schools, school management and the unions need to be looking at solutions here. It is impossible to believe that we are not going to have school closures over the course of the year and we need to be facilitating students. I have just one more thing-----