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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Between Ireland and the Palestinian Territories: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Mr. Ó hAinmhire but the problem I am pointing to, and I class myself as somebody who is reasonably well informed, is that I am not necessarily going to land on the Sadaka website. I am talking about some kind of larger scale or very targeted communications to try to put these inequities out there and highlight them to people, even by getting simple messages about the ratios of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Between Ireland and the Palestinian Territories: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I have made the point and do not have an answer for what I am asking. I am just trying to highlight it. Mr. Lovatt is correct that the public is far ahead of the politics on this but it is a question of trying to create the pressure that will force politicians to follow.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: The Regional Group noted its disquiet this morning at the Business Committee, in particular on the guillotining of the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill. I echo what other Deputies have said. I know we are in the run-in to the recess, but this is extremely important legislation and the Regional Group has done a lot to try to promote screening using antigen testing. We will not have any time...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I do not think anybody would argue that there is a need for a children's hospital but I doubt anybody would agree that we need to spend close to €2 billion providing it. Our country has paid a high price for repeatedly stuffing up its finances. Our methods of oversight are not up to the task and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, as good as it is, is no match for the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: On behalf of the Regional Group, I welcome Deputy Bacik. I am sure she will make a fine contribution to this Dáil. I have a strange request to make of the Taoiseach. I ask him to please consider pausing the development of the national maternity hospital at St. Vincent's University Hospital and of the Cork elective hospital until we have appropriate project management budgeting and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 271. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarity in relation to the way his Department recognises cohabiting couples (details supplied); his views on whether this is a serious inconsistency in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37549/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Departmental planning that is in place to provide grant support to first-time buyers to purchase second hand property; the reason second hand property is not being funded given the undersupply of available family homes and the large amount of vacant property available in towns and villages that is suitable for renovation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (13 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the latest policy position regarding the provision of mixed-use toilet facilities given the Design Guide for Sanitary Facilities SDG 02-06 in relation to the use of mixed-sex toilets in new-build schools and retrofitting older schools (details supplied); the latest policy position her Department is pursuing regarding mixed toilets; her plans...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (13 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 458. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide clarity in relation to the way her Department recognises cohabiting couples (details supplied); her views on whether this is a serious inconsistency in the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37550/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Data Protection (8 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the data that was contained on a memory device (details supplied); if there was video imagery contained therein; the steps that have been taken to recover the lost information; if the original information is still safely protected within her Department's hard drives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36835/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Data Protection (8 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: My question relates to a universal serial bus, USB, data device that was lost by an official in the Department of Justice. It relates to the Kenneally abuse case in Waterford. Was there video imagery on that device? Does the Minister of State know what personal data was on it? What efforts have been made to recover it? Is the original information still safely stored within the Department?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Data Protection (8 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: The country is still grappling with the effects of a cyberattack and, therefore, I do not know how it can be said that encryption on a stick is adequate. It is also regrettable that the Department did not liaise with the victims in the Kenneally case who had to read about this loss of data in the national press without having been consulted. That is an oversight that should not happen...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Data Protection (8 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I want to remind the House about the scale of this investigation. The Kenneally case will turn out to be one of the most prolific paedophile cases in the country. The convictions were secured on sample charges. Five individuals have come forward but I am sure many people who have been impacted have decided not to come forward. The State has a duty of care with respect to ensuring that as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the communication her Department has had with the Garda Commissioner in respect of the unanswered 999 calls which were largely in relation to domestic violence reports; her views on whether this could potentially point to a significant attitude with respect to domestic abuse within An Garda Síochána; the assurances...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the impact the proposed changes and regularisation of the direct provision scheme will have on persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36837/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has been provided with any communications or interim reports in relation alleged Garda activity irregularities in Dunmore East, County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36839/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 272. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if ongoing funding being provided will not be reduced in any way to those who have had to raise their prices in view of the increasing costs profile occurring in early years childcare which is forcing some private providers to increase their charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37063/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (8 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 300. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the appointment of a person (details supplied) to an inquiry is effective from 1 July 2021; the timelines indicated that would be required to oversee the inquiry; if the person will be conducting a desktop analysis of the previous work; if not, if it will be in addition to previous work; if additional terms of reference...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (7 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: The last time I spoke on this issue during a Private Members' motion I pointed out that too often the State, through its policymakers, can tell us the cost of everything but the value of nothing. The retention and resourcing of the regional and rural post office network is more than just a commercial consideration in terms of Government policy. It is a demonstration of actions being louder...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Retail Sector: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: I thank our guests for participating in this meeting. There has been a great deal of discussion about where the retail sector is, but I wish to discuss the technology revolution that we are experiencing, the consumer shift and how we will address this matter through national policy. We are talking about supports for retailers at a time when there is Government policy that actively promotes...