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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (4 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the monetary value of the latest approved budget expenditure construction costs completed to date at the national children's hospital; the number of invoices and overall valuation of same which are in dispute between client and contractor; the present scheduled completion date of works; the expected final costs of the construction phase; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (4 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the approved number of whole-time equivalent of diabetic nurses and diabetic nurse specialists at present on site at University Hospital Waterford in addition to diabetic nurses engaged through community provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53805/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (4 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 362. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the oversight in relation to signage at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied) will be addressed as soon as possible in the interests of patient communications; if he will provide a target date for the addition and completion of such branding at the main gate of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (4 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 363. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 30 September 2021, the status of both service areas; if he will expedite resources for the expansion of cardiac cath lab hours activity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53807/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (4 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 364. To ask the Minister for Health if the new outpatient development is being actively planned for at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); if it is a recognised and required capital infrastructure project agreed by the management of the Southwest Hospital Group; if funding is ring-fenced for this project; the status of the design and build tender and the derogation for planning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Mr. Gilvarry and the other members of the council. In his statement Mr. Gilvarry has spoken about the renewed focus on productivity and I wonder whether, in the context of the programme for Government, the NCPC has looked at the productivity of our Civil Service. We will have protests outside the Dáil later today regarding forestry, and it looks like the five-year forestry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: Mr. Gilvarry mentioned a bulletin relating to Civil Service productivity. He may not wish to comment before this committee, but he will have to look at specific matters like what is happening currently with the forestry sections. We have put in extra resources in the past year and yet the time it takes to complete the licensing process is lengthening. We are not even dealing with the...

Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: The extension of emergency health legislation is a serious matter and so too is our progression through the Covid pandemic, with all of its associated challenges. At present we know there are approximately 3,500 healthcare workers and professionals out of work, which in itself is putting a burden on our community and hospitals. We know that 40% of those in hospital are doubly vaccinated,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (2 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 813. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of each emergency transfer request detailing the time of ambulance service request raised at St. Luke's Hospital; the time of clinical handover to the ambulance team in St. Luke's Hospital; the time of clinical handover at St. James's Hospital for each request made in each of the years in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (2 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 814. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of each emergency transfer request to the National Ambulance Service from Wexford General Hospital to St. James's Hospital detailing the time of ambulance service request raised at Wexford General; the time of clinical handover to the ambulance team in Wexford and the time of clinical handover at St. James's for each request...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (2 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 815. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of each emergency transfer request to the National Ambulance Service University from University Hospital Waterford to Cork University Hospital detailing the time of ambulance service request raised at Waterford; the time of clinical hand over to ambulance team in Waterford and the time of clinical hand over at Cork for each...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 893. To ask the Minister for Health the dietitian and nutritionist appointments made within the Waterford and Wexford mental health services; the number of these positions that are currently filled in the Waterford and Wexford mental health services; the number of patients that are currently cared for under the services; his views on whether the service provided in the south east is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (2 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 919. To ask the Minister for Health if the skills specialty required and being interviewed for in relation to the present ongoing recruitment of a consultant cardiology resource at University Hospital Waterford is that of a qualified interventional cardiologist; the full and actual printed job specification title without condensing and description that has been used to advertise this post in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 1082. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to commence the booster immunisation roll-out for healthcare workers across the front-line healthcare services given it has been approved by the WHO and many countries across Europe have already begun boosting the vaccinations of their front line medical staff; the reason for the delay in a decision being made to date; his views on whether it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to address the committee. I thank also the witnesses attending from the Department. We are discussing a number of themes, including shipping, the aviation sector and the transport sector. First, regarding shipping, Mr. Burke has highlighted that the infrastructural points being talked about and some of the carbon levies, for want of a better word,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Matt Shanahan: If I could come back to that last point where Mr. Burke said the officials are liaising with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, he has correctly highlighted we need ports designated to carry out this wind infrastructure. My understanding is there is much work taking place on the UK mainland and that people are looking at the possibility of doing some of this in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Matt Shanahan: Are the officials looking at anything to do with biomass in terms of these other thematic structures they have spoken about? Surely there is a place within all that for biomass in the country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Matt Shanahan: Okay. I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Chair and share his reticence. I am not a member of the committee so I will not be deliberating on this. However, Deputy Lowry will do so. I would like to make a couple of points. I share the concerns of the Chair. We need to remember that Ireland is not joined to the European Continent. We are divorced now to all intents and purposes from the UK. The climate policy that is...