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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Former Deputies John Deasy, Paudie Coffey, Pat Deering, Phil Hogan, Liam Twomey and Michael D'Arcy and Deputies Paul Kehoe and John Paul Phelan all are or have been Fine Gael TDs from the south east. All have either fallen or are on the precipice. Fine Gael, remarkably, won 50% of the 14 seats in the 2011 general election in the south east of Ireland. Once this Dáil has been...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Minister. It is good that we can have a dignified debate on immigration. Many of us recognise the positives of inward migration, particularly into areas like our health sector. Ireland is not a racist country but there is no doubt that there is some racism in it. This is largely because of the perception rather than the reality. I am glad to hear the Minister talk about an...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: As I said, perception is often the reality for many people. One of the problems that we have had with the whole discussion on the IPO is the lack of information. I ask the Minister and her Department to consider a comprehensive public information campaign that clearly outlines the policies, management aspects and resources that the Government is bringing to bear on this problem. That would...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Maybe a public campaign would be a way to get those facts across to people.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the latest departmental activities in terms of the management of international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8329/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Will the Minister provide an update on the management of international protection activities within her Department?

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I will divert slightly from the debate and ask a question. How does independent politics work for citizens in this House? As regards the provisions the Minister has put forward in this Bill, the value of it will become eminently clear. Social welfare assessment schemes used to take into account any and all revenues when considering applications for social welfare, working family...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: It appears that the enthusiasm the Taoiseach recently expressed to me in this House about investing in Waterford Airport is not supported by his two Government partners. The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, received the airport's business case on 13 December and signed a parliamentary question response to me on 11 January stating that. Despite his amnesia around that matter, he has let it be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Mr. O'Rourke and his team are very welcome. I congratulate him on his appointment and wish him the very best. Like many others, I am aware of his career. He should be congratulated on his influence on Irish tax policy through many years. I hope his influence on Government strategy will continue in future. We can all accept that Ireland internationally is ticking a lot of boxes for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Not so much the 15-minute city but I am glad that Mr. O'Rourke referenced a couple of areas that I will ask him to take a look at, and maybe go back to the Government on and one area concerns South East Technological University. He might not be aware that Waterford Institute of Technology, WIT, was the top performing institute of technology in the country, which garnered the largest amount...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Mr. O'Rourke for that. I also want to put on his radar the issue of connectivity. There has been no investment in the N24 and N25, which are the two roads out of the region, in nearly 30 years. Again, these are strategic infrastructure pieces that I am sure Mr. O'Rourke will address at some point as part of the strategy, theme and focus of IDA Ireland. At present, we seek...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Mr. O'Rourke.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the tender application for the national SAR service from a company (details supplied), whereby a transfer of undertakings, operations protocol or transition plan document of up to 8,000 steps was submitted to the Department, if the Department will make public this transition plan, or at least share it with regional TDs, who...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to previous parliamentary responses from the Department to me, where a company (details supplied) had signalled its willingness to abide by TUPE legislation which it was presumed would secure all present existing positions under the present search and rescue programme, but the company has not indicated that it is to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the present regulatory framework that guides search and rescue flight operations, where companies are required to have fully employed nominated post holders embedded in operations activity at all times and any failure to provide nominated post holders in place would mean the service is in breach of its Operational Air...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given that a company (details supplied) has signalled its intention not to continue the employment of nominated post holders presently working in the search and rescue programme and assuming that such highly skilled operational people may likely seek immediate employment elsewhere, the Department's plan to ensure new qualified nominated...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in light of growing public concern regarding the in-depth review analysis which was undertaken by the Department in formulating its opinion to award a new search and rescue tender, if he will outline what companies provided expert advice to the Department on all the aspects of the possible appointment of a new provider; what research...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline what specific expertise his Department had in-house to fully explore all aspects of a search and rescue contract award, where such expertise was deemed lacking; if he will provide the names of the consultants and all consultant companies that contributed to the required understandings to allow the Department finalise...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transfer of Undertakings (21 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reiterate for the public record that it is his and his Department's understanding that no interruption to any helicopter rescue service in the country will occur because of the ongoing transitioning arrangements between the existing and the new service provider; if he will advise which officials in his Department have been...