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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 923. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers now signed to the new organics scheme; the amount of funding on average that is receivable by participating farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17787/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 924. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his understanding of the present activities being undertaken at Waterford Institute of Technology farm research into multi-seed pastureland development; if his attention has been drawn to the five years of pilot schemes ongoing at Waterford Institute of Technology and the results; if he has plans in seeing multi-seed pastureland...

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I will read an excerpt from The Irish Timesfrom Wednesday, 16 February 2022, in which the Taoiseach said, "The process of relocating the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) has gone on for 'far too long'." He went on to say, "major health projects need to be delivered 'much more quickly' than they are at present." He added, "It’s not acceptable...". Further to that, he told the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (31 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a developing pastureland project incorporating multi-seed sward analysis research being undertaken at Waterford Institute of Technology; if he has considered allocating specific funding from his Department to this greenhouse gas reduction initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: The Minister of State has said the Bill is designed to create more sustainable patterns of production and consumption that will minimise waste to significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. He stated that waste and resource use are minimised in a circular economy and the use and value of products and materials is maintained for as long as possible. When a product has reached the end...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: I thank our guests. The legislation is timely. We are all aware of the significant problems that have existed in the insurance industry, particularly those faced by small and medium-sized businesses. Runaway insurance claims and personal injuries claims, in particular, have become a scourge in business. Anything that can be a bulwark against them has to be welcomed. Let me make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: Through the Chairman, I would like to raise one more matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: Where claims have been made, if a claim is proceeding to court, it is nearly in the insurance company's interests to settle on the steps of the court rather than to go in, litigate it and ultimately be awarded the costs against it. How is this process going to change that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: We may be going back over ground that has just been discussed. Do we have an established book of quantum at this stage that is agreed by all parties, by PIAB and the courts? I know we have injury guidelines but I think there is still work being done on the book of quantum. That brings me on to a point I already made. Where we have the attachment of other conditions, such as anxiety,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: My time is up and I thank the witnesses and the Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's policy with regard to uncertainty with fuel prices leading to very difficult trading conditions for private operators in which volatility in prices cannot be offset by operators increasing fares at this time due to competition from State service providers which may lead to a reduction of private operations; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's understanding that passenger numbers for private bus operators has not recovered to anything near pre-pandemic levels with many operating at 60% or less of pre-pandemic levels and with the prospect of the current direct award contract scheme ceasing at the end of March 2022, which will severely impact on the viability...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the way the proposal to grant 20% fare reduction to persons availing of PSO services is grossly unfair to private operators and will impact dramatically on the viability of services, the way that it will result in much needed transport services terminating due to the inability of operators to provide services...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has decided that the youth card travel scheme, which will offer a 50% fare reduction to 18 to 23-year olds, will not be available to commercial bus operators until a time into the future to be determined by the National Transport Authority; if he has considered the way the exclusion of the commercial bus operators from this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that commercial bus operators are currently operating in a direct award contract with the National Transport Authority and that the Authority is provided with monthly reports detailing revenue and passenger numbers which is overseen by a company (details supplied) in which submissions to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the real-life example of inequity in the proposed policy system regarding bus transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14925/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 932. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that University Hospital Waterford continues to remain the most significantly underfunded model four hospital in the country versus its peers; the reason for the significant disparity in whole-time equivalent positions compared to bed ratios at the hospital versus peer model four hospitals has not been addressed; the reason capital budgets to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (22 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 933. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for the elective outpatients department and the 12-bed day ward at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); the status of the final health planner report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14370/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 934. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he failed to respond or accede to a request (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14371/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (22 Mar 2022)

Matt Shanahan: 1066. To ask the Minister for Health when the emergency department task force last met given the present difficulties with hospital overcrowding; if an organisation (details supplied) has called for such a meeting; the latest initiatives to be considered by the next emergency task force meeting; the measures that are being introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14947/22]