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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I do not mean to be adversarial, but I will point out two pieces of data. First, the recent CSO figures show that the discretionary spend in the south east is 40% behind the east coast. I think that would equate to a difference. The level of job creation might be good, and the quality of the jobs is good. Second, and the Minister has said this himself, is the need for the university. I...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: The modular home development was the last piece.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: The Minister spoke about the innovation centre in County Offaly. I made the point that a number of companies have tried to engage with the Department to bring in modular homes, but the standards approval process for their products is taking so long that they have just decided to look elsewhere. One company in particular, which is very large, spent a bit of time here scoping out the Irish...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Chair, and I thank the Minister and the officials for attending. I am under a little bit of pressure as I will be speaking in the House shortly. I thank the officials for coming here. I did not realise that there were so many - eight officials. It is very impressive. On that point, the Minister has covered a huge brief here today. I would welcome at some point engaging with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the DAA is contemplating spending over €250 million on a tunnel at Dublin Airport for a handful of vehicles per hour; if so, if this project has received approval through the public spending code; and what public money including EIB borrowing has been made available to DAA since 2020. [4353/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is happy with the current standard of childcare in Ireland; if he believes we are doing enough to ensure the protection of children, given that in 2021 a newborn baby was allowed to stay in the care of two heroin addict parents, the baby did not survive past seven weeks and nobody was held accountable;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 145. To ask the Minister for Health the ten highest risks on the risk register maintained, by each of the hospital groups in respect of each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4355/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff members required to sufficiently staff a neurology department within a model 4 Irish hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4373/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 152. To ask the Minister for Health if he could confirm in tabular form per hospital how many temporary consultants in model 4 hospitals are currently "pending compliance clearance"; how long this process usually takes to complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4374/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 153. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an electroencephalographic machine in University Hospital Waterford. [4375/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 154. To ask the Minister for Health if, due to the shortage of blood stocks in Irish hospitals, there are any plans within his Department to have full-time blood donation clinics in Ireland; if his Department is considering if the donation of blood could be incentivised in some way, perhaps in the form of vouchers and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4376/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail a timeline and schedule of pre-procurement and procurement activities, including any costs defrayed in respect of the three PPP projects contemplated at SETU Waterford since 2005. [4357/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional college places, by higher level institution, provided in each of the areas in medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary since 2020, in tabular form. [4358/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a statement on the original projected costs and now envisaged final total cost in respect of the Cork School of Music and Cork Maritime College. [4359/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a statement on the general decline in student numbers across the technological university sector since the sector was established. [4360/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the nature of the slow and painstaking work in studying and developing of a borrowing framework by his Department for the technological sector. [4361/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the annual payments in respect of the loans provided to IT Tralee and Waterford IT since the loan was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4362/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the progress of new lecturing and research contracts for faculty working in the technological university sector in light of the OECD Report entitled 'A Review of Technological University Academic Career Paths, Contracts and Organisation in Ireland'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4512/24]

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I am someone who speaks frequently in this House on the issues of equity and fairness and the fair distribution of Exchequer funding to support all citizens and residents of our country. Regarding the issue of migration, I might refer people to the health sector, which I know well and frequently reference. I would challenge anyone who is blind to the participation and invaluable...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Can the Taoiseach update the House on the proposed Waterford orbital bridge? It is to be located downstream of the city in the vicinity of May Park, Ardkeen and University Hospital Waterford, UHW. As he will doubtless not have forgotten, the region has been waiting for more than a decade to advance this last vital piece of the outer ring road of the city. A number of regional priorities...