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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: I want to discuss the idea of supports. The commission has said that it recommends where wages should fall but it is up to the Government to determine policy. What do our guests think of the funding announced by the Government in terms of a derogation of rates for small businesses? How will that impact on small businesses that do not pay rates? I ask because they would have no credit to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Mr. Courtney for his reply. As I have mentioned, the commission needs to look at regional analyses in terms of the recommendations it gives to the Government. I have highlighted the disparity in disposable spending between the south east and the Border and midlands, versus the east coast. Unfortunately, a lot of the employers, the heavy-hitting policymakers and those who are able...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: Please forward any current information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: I return for a moment to the idea of a national median wage as opposed to a sectoral median wage. For example, in the pharmaceutical sector, the median wage would be far different to that of a courier company. How will the Low Pay Commission's research in the future reflect that? We have such a strong foreign direct investment component in the economy at present. It is probably skewing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: As I have said at this committee a number of times, I do not think that SME participation is wide enough on that. I would like to see participation by the Irish Small and Medium Employers, ISME, which I think represents a greater number and probably a greater range of very small businesses, particularly microbusinesses. The commission has considered the matter but I am not sure it has...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 223. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the revised capital ceilings under the National Development Plan for his Department given the transfer of specialist disability services to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, in tabular form. [45919/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 242. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed explanation of the processes, milestones and timelines that led to the recently released tender for Cork University Hospital Clinical Medical School; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45626/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 243. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed timeline of the recent tender for Cork University Hospital clinical medical school progress through the public spending code and associated processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45631/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 275. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed explanation of the processes, milestones and timelines that led to the recently released HSE tender for Cork University Hospital Clinical Medical School; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45661/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 276. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the source of funding for the recently released tender for Cork University Hospital Clinical Medical School; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45662/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the significant lack of parking availability at the Waterford campus of South East Technological University with students who are commuting by day having their cars clamped for parking on the access roads around the Waterford Campus; if he will provide a hardcore area for overflow parking at this site to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make funding available to South East Technological University to provide overflow parking for Waterford campus students, given the general understanding that capital developments through public procurement will take some years to deliver student accommodation and teaching buildings on the newly acquired Waterford Crystal site; when...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1008 of 21 March 2023, if his Department can provide a copy of any response issued; if none issued, to provide an update on when further information may issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45627/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (17 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: 121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to detail the latest costs total under consideration by his Department for the construction of the Dungarvan to Mallow greenway; within these costs outline if he will highlight the variance cost percentages being offered for issues such as construction inflation, environmental impact assessments and planning delays due to judicial...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: On Sunday, 8 October, two days before the budget, a HSE tender issued to build a new €18 million medical clinical school on the grounds of CUH. The tender close-out date is just four weeks. I can find no reference to this development in the records of the House.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: It is a new clinical medical school at CUH. I cannot see where the project was presented to the Dáil and where it was debated, scrutinised or approved by the House. University College Cork, UCC, informed us through the Irish Examinerthat the development is for "anticipated" needs, not pressing or present needs. South East Technological University, SETU, is awaiting the outcomes of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: Two days before the budget.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: This is on the campus of CUH.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: No. I am criticising the fact that there is nothing comparable in Waterford.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: Will the Taoiseach expand on the basis of benefiting University Hospital Waterford?