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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I thank our guests. I acknowledge Mr. Tom Hogan and Mr. Jimmy Kelly in the Gallery, who both have a significant legacy in the form of Waterford Crystal. Mr. O'Connor and I have spoken a couple of times previously, and I thank Mr. Glanzer for his early start this morning in New York. I am from Waterford, in case our guests have not guessed that, and I have had an interest in this area for...

South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan for Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (10 Oct 2024)

Matt Shanahan: .... I am a fan of wind. We need it, and we certainly need offshore wind development. I was in Germany two years ago with a delegation and we met with members of the German parliament. Their need to develop hydrogen is real and there are obvious benefits to Ireland taking part and being able to supply the electricity for that hydrogen generation. However, the discussion today is about...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I concur with my two colleagues. The Bill before us today may be progressive, but again, we are tinkering around the edges regarding the whole issue of construction in this country. As I have said in this House before - others have said it too - at some point we are probably going to have to call the issue of housebuilding in this country a crisis. It has to be treated like a crisis....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)

Matt Shanahan: ...critical service and a matter of life and death for the 600,000 people in the south east who rely on University Hospital Waterford. We have seen the tragic consequences of this unmet need through stories like that of Tom Power and Una McDermott, and the data exposed by the "RTÉ Investigates" team. An entire community marched in protest. Some 22,000 people took to the streets of...

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Matt Shanahan: First, I commend Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh, our Regional Group parliamentary assistant, for her help. The Regional Group previously brought forward a motion on these issues in February. We continue to press for the rights of family carers and for carers to be formally and properly recognised for the value, contribution and intrinsic good they offer our State. Would the Minister of State...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Blackspots: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I want to make a point that has probably been made a number of times already. The welfare trap and the reliance on welfare is now juxtaposed with the cost of employment. The entry-level costs of employment for an employer taking on somebody, regardless of what role the person is in, means that person has to return value to the employer. That is going to be difficult with people who have a...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I thank Dr. Ó Concubhair for that. Mr. Glynn might like to come in here as well. My concern relates to drug dependence. I worked in a business in the healthcare space that involved regulated opioids and I have seen the addictive nature of those drugs. How are we to stop recreational drug users embarking on a pathway to a range of different drugs? Vaping might be an example. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Better Care, Better Business Report: IBEC (19 Jun 2024)

Matt Shanahan: ...average age of carers is also a problem, because it falls on the further end. These are people that are generally past their 40s, most are in their 60s and therefore are people who probably want to give up work themselves and not be taking it on. IBEC is trying to keep people connected to the workforce while many of them are already looking for the exit door to their own retirement....

Committee on Drugs Use: Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the witnesses and congratulate all of them for their participation and all they have done. They have done a great body of work and practised great diligence in coming to their recommendations. I will synopsise what I have taken from it. Decriminalisation for personal use is high on the agenda. There is also a health-led approach, with greater political and policy supports required...

Committee on Drugs Use: Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the guests. I will go to Dr. Ivers for a moment please. Will she just speak about the kind of success rates she sees in terms of treating people with addiction, trying to get them through the system, the recovery rates, and any concerns she has about the rise of harder drugs particularly the likes of fentanyl and crystal meth, which is already here but the question is where it is...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: ...and wish him the best of luck in his position. I will speak on affordable housing and housing in general. We have an affordability issue across the board. There is no doubt we have entered into a very different period in the past five to seven years, particularly post-pandemic, as regards the economic and regulatory environment and sustainability and affordability. A large number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Role and Operation of the Health and Safety Authority: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I thank the Chair and guests. I am old enough to have worked in a number of different sectors. I remember when the HSA came on board it was not always seen as a welcome introduction into the workplace. It does important work, however. The figures speak for themselves, in terms of improvement across the economy in the protection of workers. Some of my colleagues have touched on points I...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: This motion seeks that the Government would scrap plans to increase the price of petrol and diesel on 1 August and yet again on 9 October. It also seeks to reverse the price increase that took place on 1 April. The main rationale to the motion is to recognise fuel prices have risen by more than 30% in the past three years and to recognise the significant and pronounced negative effect this...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Media Sector (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: The Future of Media Commission report was a welcome step in safeguarding the public interest in journalism and media in Ireland. We have never probably had a more important time to promote and fund quality journalism, especially with the proliferation of misinformation and disinformation across the Internet. It is needed to address the severe threats that we are seeing from these multiple...

Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)

Matt Shanahan: ...Whitmore, for tabling this motion. One of the first words in the motion is "humanitarian". It is important that we remember that this should be at the centre of whatever policy we are trying to enact here. The Government's responses and actions not only frame the national attitude to potential immigration but also underline the competency or otherwise of the State services to...

EU Talent Pool: Motion (28 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I will not delay the House. I will just make a few observations. If there is an opportunity for Ireland to opt into this process and have some influence on it, then that is what we should do. The Minister of State himself pointed out that we have been issuing 31,000 work permits. I think he will be aware of what I am going to say, but changes in the work permit scheme are coming and these...

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...

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...

Paediatric Orthopaedic and Urology Services: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I welcome those who are here in the Gallery. It is telling that they feel they have to bring their children to this Chamber to try to get their message across. I remember when Deputy Simon Harris was Minister for Health, we were talking about a task force for scoliosis and spina bifida. I think that is eight years ago at this stage. It tells you the progress we are making. I am someone...

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I want to ask the Minister a couple of questions. I do not want to get into the debate on quotas because, unfortunately, they are what they are and they have done tremendous damage to the overall viability of a large Irish fishing fleet now or into the future. In the Minister's report, I would think that he is talking about the idea of sustainability and growth. To the fishermen I speak...