1035. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the updated status of the vascular surgical consultant position at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); if this post has been recognised and approved by the Consultant Applications Advisory Committee; if not, the status of any such application required from the South West Hospital Group management to the Committee; the timeline for such an application; if the post has been approved; the timelines that are envisaged for filling the post; the status of the interview panel being put in place and the requisite advertising of the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37953/22]
1034. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who required in hospital treatment for foot complications and lower-limb amputations in South Tipperary Hospital over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37952/22]
1033. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who required in hospital treatment for foot complications and lower-limb amputations in St. Luke's General Hospital over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37951/22]
1032. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who required in-hospital treatment for foot complications and lower-limb amputations in University Hospital Waterford over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37949/22]
973. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to dental care (details supplied); if he will review contract terms for provision of public dental services in Waterford; the steps being taken to provide dental care to medical card holders in the Waterford city area, some of which are waiting in extreme pain and duress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37809/22]
221. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department contributes to a special incentive or other support as a cost offset to the carbon generating activities of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37976/22]
208. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline in respect of the ongoing issue of pyrite and other contaminants appearing in cement and concrete blocks (details supplied), the enforcement measures that are taking place, directed by his Department, to ensure continuous and rigorous inspection of concrete block and cement product being offered to the Irish market to ensure they meet the latest building standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36209/22]
179. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education her views on whether her Department should reconsider its policy of grouping build projects under one single project management contract given the increasing difficulties within the building sector and regarding the management of new-build contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34955/22]
90. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the details of her Department's position with respect to new school places for Ukrainian refugee children; the way the school transport system is being examined to ensure it caters effectively for these students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34957/22]
85. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the meetings that are taking place with bus and coach providers in relation to school transport; the steps that her Department is considering to provide additional supports to fuel pricing which is threatening many bus services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34958/22]
32. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has put plans in place to review the contract process in relation to school building works and the contracts that support them given the increasing difficulty in trying to get a private builders to agree to the fixed terms and the lack of flexibility which is leaving many contracts not applied for or with pricing that is returning that is far in excess of what was anticipated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34959/22]
29. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education her views on the latest report from the Ombudsman for Children's office, which suggested her Department is failing children with special educational needs regarding the provision of suitable school places, (details supplied); the new plans that are being put into place to address the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34956/22]
24. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education her views on the latest Ombudsman’s report which details that her Department is trying to react to issues rather than pre-plan and that better strategic planning for places for children with special educational needs is required going forward; the new planning being carried out to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34960/22]
4. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the present procurement schedule and timelines for a new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34954/22]
783. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 721 of 31 May 2022, if he will publish any communications between his Department and the clinical leads in the national heart programme, NHP, (details supplied) that make reference to the elongated transfer times being suffered by University Hospital Waterford ST-elevation myocardial infarction, STEMI, heart attack patient transfers; if the NHP will publish their preferred latest transfer protocol timelines with reference to European and US transfer standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32259/22]
186. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has been engaged in the licensing and development of further banking services through the post office network utilising its approximately 900 retail outlets given that the network has signalled for a number of years its declining revenue horizon which resulted in the Government recently committing €30 million over three years to support same. [31005/22]
56. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance his views that the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development global tax agreement which Ireland recently signed up to may be in trouble; if he is concerned that policymakers in both parts of the US and parts of Europe are already finding it difficult to comply with the agreement which is expected to be implemented in Ireland in 2023 and could result in Ireland’s corporate tax rate rising from 12.5% to 15% in line with over 130 countries worldwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31009/22]
30. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the way that he and his Department plan to address the new challenges such as supply chain issues and inflation highlighted in the recently published progress report on the 2021 Economic Recovery Plan which also confirmed that employment levels have exceeded pre-pandemic levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31007/22]
17. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the concerns that he may have regarding recent reports that Ireland’s domestic economy has contracted by 1% quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of the year; the steps that he and his Department are taking to ensure rising inflation does not spiral beyond manageable levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31006/22]
2. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the steps that he and his Department are taking to provide further consumer choice to the Irish retail banking sector particularly with the exit of two banks (details supplied) from the domestic market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31004/22]
228. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1825, 1826 and 1827 of 26 April 2022 based on the ambulance data provided the number of patients transferred from each of the hospitals listed whose primary medical transfer requirement was for the treatment for any cardiac issue in tabular form; the data to be segmented per hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31270/22]
158. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans that he has in place to support the early childhood care sector given the significant costs that childcare businesses are experiencing and the difficulties in recruitment and retention due to low wages; the way he intends to create additional space in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31032/22]
17. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the extension of the 9% tax rate applying to hospitality sector given the significant headwinds faced by the sector in terms of rising energy costs and the running out of Covid employment supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31035/22]
16. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to combat the exodus of small and accidental landlords from the private rented sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31034/22]
15. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of additional specific income tax rebates for families placing their children in the care of registered providers given that childcare costs are placing significant burdens particularly on young and middle-income families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31033/22]
1776. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 668 of 31 May 2022, if the national designation for a hospital is not a policy matter and it does not rely on standards, specifications or custom and practice established by his Department; and if it is entirely a service matter that is made by the HSE or by bodies under the remit of same. [30298/22]
1472. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the present status of the University Hospital Waterford ARCHUS report (details supplied); if he will confirm that Waterford service activity will be separately detailed across every service offered in the Waterford report as distinct to having data combined into a group activity report; when he will make such report available to the southeast-based Members of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29350/22]
492. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the ownership of the multi-storey car park adjacent to Michael Street, Waterford is with Waterford local authority. [29256/22]
130. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if Government supports or the lack of suitable supports contributed in any way to the recent delays experienced at Dublin Airport due to staff shortages; if his attention has been drawn to any reason that the DAA did not avail of the Government-funded employment schemes which were expanded during the Covid-19 pandemic; if his Department engaged with the DAA in relation to its move to offer many redundancies which resulted in these staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31008/22]
779. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on a recruitment-process query at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied). [28094/22]
778. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of positions for the 24 whole-time staff for the second catheterisation laboratory in University Hospital Waterford approved by the South/Southwest Hospital Group in November 2021 that have been recruited already; their specialty; the start dates that have been listed in their contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28093/22]
777. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the expected number of additional speech and language therapists who will be hired in Waterford city and county, outlining between community and hospital positions; the timeframe for this; if he will outline the recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28092/22]
776. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists who are currently employed by the HSE in University Hospital Waterford and in community services in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28091/22]
722. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the difference between the way that a heart attack or cardiac arrest patient attending the National Maternity Hospital needs to arrive at ICU within 20 minutes (details supplied); the way that this patient category differs from a patient in University Hospital Waterford suffering a heart attack given that the Cath laboratory suite is closed and evidenced transfer times to Cork can take upwards of three hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27758/22]
721. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1849 to 1851, inclusive, of 26 April 2022, if he will publish the communications between his Department and the clinical leads in the acute coronary syndrome programme that make reference to the elongated transfer times being experienced by University Hospital Waterford for STEMI heart attack patient transfers; if the preferred latest transfer protocol timelines of an organisation (details supplied) will be published with reference to European and United States transfer standards also; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27757/22]
720. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the date for receipt of a report (details supplied); if a date will be provided for a subsequent meeting with members of the Houses of the Oireachtas from the south east which was promised by him at meeting on 29 March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27756/22]
719. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the receipt of a report (details supplied); if he will guarantee a date for the report to be reviewed by his Department and for its recommendations to be discussed with Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas from County Waterford as part of the commitment given by him and another person at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27755/22]
718. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1849 to 1851, inclusive, of 26 April 2022, the present status of the Herity report that was compiled in 2016 advising that a transfer window of 90 minutes was possible between hospitals in Cork and Waterford given the transfer time referred to in the response; if this standard has been dispensed with as having relevance to the treatment of STEMI heart attack for patients in the south-east when the Waterford Cath laboratory suite is closed given the new evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27754/22]
717. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health Further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1849, 1850 and 1851 of 26 April 2022, the communications that have taken place between his Department and the steering leads compiling the Nolan Report in relation to the future configuration of cardiac care services; if the three year transfer times have been fully communicated to the authors of the report; if they have been advised that these transfers relate to a number of stemi heart attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27753/22]
716. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1849 to 1851, inclusive, of 26 April 2022, if his Department made contact with the clinical leadership in the acute coronary syndrome programme to examine the proportion of cardiac STEMI transfers and the possible implications to health outcomes given these delays (details supplied); if his Department considered the potential of State risk to medical injury claims through the courts as a result of not providing full-time service access at University Hospital Waterford which could significantly reduce the transfer times and by extension reduce the times to receipt of optimal PCI treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27752/22]
715. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1849 to 1851, inclusive, of 26 April 2022, if his Department made contact with the clinical leadership in the acute coronary syndrome programme to examine the proportion of cardiac STEMI transfers and the possible implications to health outcomes given these delays (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27751/22]
714. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1849 to 1851, inclusive, of 26 April 2022, if his Department requested the HSE to comment on the way that these transfers (details supplied) align with clinical treatment protocols; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27750/22]
668. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health what precisely distinguishes a national hospital from another or any other form of hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27426/22]
536. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to recommence borrowing at South East Technological University formerly Waterford Institute of Technology after having been instructed by the Higher Education Authority to cease borrowing in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27433/22]
535. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the plans to give effect to the borrowing framework contained in the Technological University Act, 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27432/22]
534. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of all current ongoing capital projects, by institution, commencement date, approximate value and purpose for all Higher Education Authority-funded, higher education institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27431/22]
533. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the prioritisation exercise for capital expenditure and capital project approval process for all Higher Education Authority-funded higher education institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27430/22]
532. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of all of the current borrowings of all Higher Education Authority-funded higher education institutions in Ireland; the original value and date of the loans; the purpose of each loan; the repayment schedules, interest rates and the lenders in each case; the nature of any State guarantee or underwriting of each loan in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27429/22]
186. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list in tabular form all projects currently under way in the five cities in the State as reported in the myProjectIreland resource, and-or live capital tracker; if he will detail the reliability and up-to-dateness of the data presented in these resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27428/22]
185. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail the release schedule for the Government’s capital tracker initiative, past and planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27427/22]