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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: The Taoiseach may that when Deputy Micheál Martin was first nominated for Taoiseach, I said I would not support the nomination as a protest against the lack of 24-7 cardiac care. I did say I looked forward to engaging with the Government in a programme that showed equity and transparency at its core. The south east has 11% of this nation’s population. I challenge the...

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Sinn Féin for the opportunity to debate further the issues in our health service, which at this stage are legion. The planned HSE funding freeze is worrying. I am inclined to agree with my esteemed colleague, Deputy Canney, that the rationale is that Government is trying to put some manners on runaway HSE budgets. Anybody who has spent any time working in or around the...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: The bust following the Celtic tiger era should have taught many of us the importance of budgeting and living within our means. This applies also to the management of our national finances. I said on budget day that I felt I needed to stand up and question the wisdom of breaking the fiscal rules in developing budget 2024, not least when the level of pre-windfall corporation tax means that in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: I have written to the Secretary General of the Department of Health three times this year requesting a meeting to discuss the issues affecting University Hospital Waterford, UHW. The Secretary General has proved himself good value for his €292,000 annual salary. He declined to meet me, but responded by saying that he was aware of the issues I wanted to raise. In such circumstances,...

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: I do not want to come into this Chamber and suggest that our health service provision is a mess, but clearly some things are not working and need to be changed. I acknowledge the many people in the service who are doing extraordinary work. I also commend the ongoing development of our community and primary health sectors. These are fundamental to relieving pressure on our acute hospital...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: I convey my support to the people of east Cork and west Waterford who have been impacted by flooding. I thank the rescue services and council workers, particularly in Tallow, Lismore, Dungarvan and Clashmore. The Blackwater Valley will probably flood over the next couple of days. I ask that the Government give a clear signal to the local authorities that necessary funding will be provided....

Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: Strategically, the land of Palestine has had a tumultuous history. It is the recognised birthplace for both Judaism and Christianity but in the past 1,000 years it has been home to Christians, Jews, Romans and a multitude of warring tribes. It was ruled by the Ottomans for 402 years until 1918 and in 1948 the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution recommending the partition of Palestine...

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?

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: Before I start, I mark the passing of Ollie Cleary, a past mayor of Waterford and somebody who campaigned tirelessly for 20 years for the South East Technological University, SETU. It is show time all over again. I feel as though somebody should stand up and question the wisdom of breaking the fiscal rules in developing this budget, particularly given how without the windfall corporation...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: The latest Central Statistics Office, CSO, data show a massive discrepancy in disposable income between Dublin and the south west versus the Border areas, the midlands and the south east. In fact, for Dublin and the south west, the figures are 20% and 4% above the average, respectively, while the figure for the south east and the midlands is minus 20%. There is a 40% difference, therefore,...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: Am I done? I thought we had more time.

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: The debate is to finish at 12 noon.

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Chair. I want to speak about Garda transfers. Gardaí have been waiting for many years for transfers with not a hope of getting one. This is why we see early retirements. It is something the Minister has to look at. We need radical action and this is what the vote represents. It is frustration among rank-and-file gardaí. It is a communications issue with governance...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh in our parliamentary service for helping us with the motion, and I thank the line Minister, Deputy McEntee, for being in attendance for the entirety of the debate. That does not happen often and, as such, we note the Minister's attendance and thank her for it. As we know, it has been 100 years since the foundation of An Garda Síochána. It is a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Sep 2023)

Matt Shanahan: On behalf of my colleagues in the Regional Group, including Deputy Berry, who is a retired commandant, and on my own behalf, we would like to be associated with the very positive comments about the joint task force's security operation yesterday. The Government has built up expectations that South East Technological University, SETU, will meet the south-east region's need for university...