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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Implementation of Duffy Cahill Report: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: Okay.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response Final Report: Motion (19 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: The Covid special committee did a lot of good work. I pay special thanks to the Chairman, Deputy McNamara, and the secretariat. I would also like to highlight my colleagues on the committee who were elevated to office, including the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Butler, and the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley. I am not...

Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I am happy to be here to speak on what is a silent epidemic. It has been prevalent in Ireland not just recently but for many generations. When we speak about domestic violence, we need to contextualise it to a degree. It includes abusive relationships, taking many different forms. Included are the physical abuse of hitting, pushing, denying medical care, emotional abuse, manipulation,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme (19 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of investments applied for and approved by the Revenue Commissioners since the beginning of 2015 in the EIS, SCS and SURE investment incentive schemes in tabular form; if he is satisfied with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37490/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: The new contract for air search and rescue services is to be tendered in the next 12 to 18 months. It is currently serviced by a ten-year contract with CHC which includes provision of patient transfers from University Hospital Waterford. The contract is estimated to cost between €70 million and €80 million per annum, €700 million to €800 million over the ten-year...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Taoiseach and note that we met recently to discuss this issue. There has been much talk about a diffused model for the south-east technological university. National policy has been to consolidate services, and that was the logic behind having DIT in Grangegorman and UCD in Belfield. There is no model on earth, however, of a multi-campus diffused university working. It is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Taoiseach and the Government for supporting the north quays project in Waterford. It is a transformative project for the whole of the south east and it might - I say "might" - just be the turning point our region has been waiting for. As the Taoiseach is well aware, the south east is home to just under 10% of our country's population and it has fallen behind the rest of the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (18 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Tánaiste and his officials from the Department here today. We are in unprecedented times, without a shadow of a doubt. If I may, I will jump around on a few of the different issues before I address some of the aspects of the report. The leisure and hospitality sectors have been particularly badly hit and are wondering if they will be able to open over Christmas....

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (18 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: Will the Tánaiste respond to my query on the SEAM technology gateway?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (18 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: It is the South Eastern Applied Materials gateway in WIT.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (18 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: It is great that the Department is spending money, but we need to look forward as well. One area the Department might look at is companies' preparation of business plans. I am particularly thinking of applications for e-tenders and to Enterprise Ireland. It is very difficult to put applications for Enterprise Ireland together, particularly for small enterprises. They do get help with...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (18 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: It does not appear to be supported by logic. I think we should do something to send a message to our older people, who are more used to writing. I refer also to vaccine deployment. We have to look ahead and hope that we will see steps on this soon. The Pfizer vaccine must be stored at -80°C. There are huge technical challenges in storing and distributing it safely, as well as a...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (18 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: On the matter of social pay bargaining, could we look at trying to get some representatives of SMEs into LEEF to have representation there? They do not have representation. I know IBEC is there but it represents the much higher end of SMEs. There is nobody there to represent the smaller enterprises and employers. Maybe it could involve ISME.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (18 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I know. I am talking about a representative specifically for the SME community. I am not saying that Chambers Ireland does not reflect the problems of SMEs, but there could be someone who really understands them and could speak for those people.

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 169. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if the decision to categorise greeting cards as non-essential services in the level 5 Covid-19 lockdown will be reversed (details supplied); if greeting cards will be restored to the list of essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36990/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 252. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme will be adjusted to include business sectors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36307/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (17 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 842. To ask the Minister for Health if the cath lab suite at University Hospital Waterford will be open to primary PCI admittance; if the lab will be open to primary patient referral from the NAS during the additional opening hours; if the planned workload will include PCI and other device procedures and not be restricted to diagnostic activity only (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (17 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 843. To ask the Minister for Health if the technical specification at the planned second cath lab department at University Hospital Waterford ensures that it is a fully capable interventional facility with the same specification as the remodified cath laboratory at the hospital in order to offer full substitution to the existing lab in the event of breakdown; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Funding (17 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 844. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resource funding has been made available through SSWHG to the cardiac team at University Hospital Waterford in order to carry out a full panoply of interventional procedures including primary and elective PCI during the additional soon-to-be-announced scheduled hours (details supplied); if the primary PCI service will be notified as available...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (12 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: 233. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35847/20]