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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: My question relates to the fair and transparent distribution of moneys State-wide. I point out that the south east has 9% of the population. Where can we see €900 million within the Government's capital tracker? We cannot see it. The dashboard is useless in terms of showing where money is being spent. In the lifetime of this Dáil, the university sector in Cork has received...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (8 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 298. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55596/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will agree to review the guidelines preventing those tenants living in part V properties from purchasing their homes under the local government tenant purchase schemes; his views on whether tenants who are living in these properties over ten years should be afforded the opportunity to buy their homes regardless of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (8 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 831. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of medical students currently enrolled in the six medical schools in Ireland for the most recent five-year period, segmented to clearly outline the number of Irish students only and to clearly delineate by gender in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55602/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 Nov 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 947. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the Government has not called for the extension of Medical Device Directive certificates until the notified body capacity is resolved, to maintain patient access to vital medtech that are already safely in use in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54332/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline any expanded scope that is being offered to Enterprise Ireland to provide financial support to indigenous industries that are facing energy cost increases that are more than twice the Government's €10,000 per month support package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53737/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: It is good to see the three Ministers with responsibility for enterprise here this morning to take questions. My question relates to any expanded scope that is being offered to Enterprise Ireland to support indigenous industries financially, particularly those facing energy bills that are well outside the proposed additional increase of €10,000 in energy supports.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: There is an urgent need for financial supports across the SME trading sector. I have raised previously with the Tánaiste the need for specific sectoral supports. I highlight the food processing sector, which is in real trouble, and food retailers. I recently wrote to finance Ministers regarding a south-east food processing company whose monthly bill has gone from €8,000 to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Tánaiste. I welcome the news of the Ukraine enterprise crisis scheme. I hope the company to which I referred will be able to access funding under the scheme. There are incredible challenges right across the business and SME sectors, particularly for companies such as food processors which are using large amounts of gas or electricity and whose business model has been...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any plans to consider sector-specific additional support in view of the continuing energy price inflation for the SME sector. [53878/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 41. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the location in which medium-sized SMEs can access additional grants to offset energy bills that far exceed the €10,000 monthly grant. [53881/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Policy (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if assurances will be given that his Departmental officials will engage in the setting up of the southeast economic forum similar to the western development commission. [53880/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the veracity that exists to anecdotal claims made statements by members of the public that suggest up to 40% of asylum seekers destroy or refuse to hand over their passports to passport control on arrival in Ireland; the exact protocol for qualifying and identifying genuine refugees and asylum seekers on presentation into...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: Exceptional times require exceptional measures, and there is no doubt we are living through exceptional times. As for exceptional measures, it looks as though the Dáil has to afford exceptional powers to the Minister, given the Bill seeks to disapply the Planning and Development Act. This is necessary safeguarding legislation to protect against unwarranted development and citizens'...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I will be tabling an amendment on Report Stage relating to a review process. I am not quite sure to which section it relates.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I count 51 days to the end of the Taoiseach's premiership. Many commitments were made to Waterford and the south east in that time but one is paramount, namely, 24-7 cardiac care. We are just weeks away from a formal handover of the second cath lab in Waterford and we have no bed allocation other than the existing allocation within the hospital to service that cath lab. In essence, we are...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: It is no good without beds.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: Be factual. You cannot run a service.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: We are still asking.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: You cannot run a service without beds. The patients need beds.