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Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: My apologies, I have just come from a committee so I am not going to take eight minutes but I will lay out some points. First, I pay tribute to Deputy Kenny. He has been the foremost voice in the Chamber since his arrival here in looking for a revised drug strategy from the Government. I would not question in anyway his bona fides, which stand large and tall, regarding his concern for...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Is it the most high-level one?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: With respect, what I am talking about doing is forming something by statute, not through informal groupings, stakeholders and businesspeople. I think that was correctly identified-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: One of the Minister's predecessors, Michael Noonan, put that position in play very effectively, as did Enda Kenny. I do not see why we could not have that architecture in place when it was good enough for the western region, which is a disadvantaged region, and when we are one of the poorest performing regions in the country at the moment. I fail to see why that would be a problem and why...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I am afraid the statistics would support the contention that it is.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I do not mean to be adversarial, but I will point out two pieces of data. First, the recent CSO figures show that the discretionary spend in the south east is 40% behind the east coast. I think that would equate to a difference. The level of job creation might be good, and the quality of the jobs is good. Second, and the Minister has said this himself, is the need for the university. I...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: The modular home development was the last piece.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: The Minister spoke about the innovation centre in County Offaly. I made the point that a number of companies have tried to engage with the Department to bring in modular homes, but the standards approval process for their products is taking so long that they have just decided to look elsewhere. One company in particular, which is very large, spent a bit of time here scoping out the Irish...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Chair, and I thank the Minister and the officials for attending. I am under a little bit of pressure as I will be speaking in the House shortly. I thank the officials for coming here. I did not realise that there were so many - eight officials. It is very impressive. On that point, the Minister has covered a huge brief here today. I would welcome at some point engaging with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the DAA is contemplating spending over €250 million on a tunnel at Dublin Airport for a handful of vehicles per hour; if so, if this project has received approval through the public spending code; and what public money including EIB borrowing has been made available to DAA since 2020. [4353/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is happy with the current standard of childcare in Ireland; if he believes we are doing enough to ensure the protection of children, given that in 2021 a newborn baby was allowed to stay in the care of two heroin addict parents, the baby did not survive past seven weeks and nobody was held accountable;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 145. To ask the Minister for Health the ten highest risks on the risk register maintained, by each of the hospital groups in respect of each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4355/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff members required to sufficiently staff a neurology department within a model 4 Irish hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4373/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 152. To ask the Minister for Health if he could confirm in tabular form per hospital how many temporary consultants in model 4 hospitals are currently "pending compliance clearance"; how long this process usually takes to complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4374/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 153. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an electroencephalographic machine in University Hospital Waterford. [4375/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 154. To ask the Minister for Health if, due to the shortage of blood stocks in Irish hospitals, there are any plans within his Department to have full-time blood donation clinics in Ireland; if his Department is considering if the donation of blood could be incentivised in some way, perhaps in the form of vouchers and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4376/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail a timeline and schedule of pre-procurement and procurement activities, including any costs defrayed in respect of the three PPP projects contemplated at SETU Waterford since 2005. [4357/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional college places, by higher level institution, provided in each of the areas in medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary since 2020, in tabular form. [4358/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (31 Jan 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a statement on the original projected costs and now envisaged final total cost in respect of the Cork School of Music and Cork Maritime College. [4359/24]