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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2023
146. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the number of determinations arrived at for the years 2020 to 2022, by each individual tax appeals commissioner. [47173/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2023
17. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline where the balanced regional spend to the south east has been accomplished since the formation of the Thirty-third Dáil (details supplied). [46935/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2023
622. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms that are in place to administer conflicts of interest for hospital group CEOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46687/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2023
621. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the oversight mechanism for approving hospital group CEO expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46686/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2023
620. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if any of the hospital group CEOs hold other remunerated positions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46685/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2023
619. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the financial rewards his Department is planning to give to the budget of University Hospital Waterford in recognition for the five months' additional capacity management this hospital delivered while the emergency department of Wexford Hospital was closed due to fire damage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46684/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2023
618. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to detail the full service acute hospitals budget allocated at the beginning of 2023 to each of the nine ‘model 4’ hospitals nationally; the indicative and individual forecast overspend being guided by his Department for each of these hospitals up to 31 December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46683/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2023
118. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Taoiseach if he will direct that an organisation (details supplied) be invited to become a participatory member of the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF); and if so, when an invitation might be forthcoming. [46575/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2023
294. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1008 of 21 March 2023, if his Department can provide a copy of any response issued; if none issued, to provide an update on when further information may issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45627/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2023
293. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will make funding available to South East Technological University to provide overflow parking for Waterford campus students, given the general understanding that capital developments through public procurement will take some years to deliver student accommodation and teaching buildings on the newly acquired Waterford Crystal site; when this funding can be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45559/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2023
292. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the significant lack of parking availability at the Waterford campus of South East Technological University with students who are commuting by day having their cars clamped for parking on the access roads around the Waterford Campus; if he will provide a hardcore area for overflow parking at this site to alleviate the present parking issues given that he has declared that the former Waterford Crystal site purchase is almost complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45558/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2023
276. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to detail the source of funding for the recently released tender for Cork University Hospital Clinical Medical School; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45662/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2023
275. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed explanation of the processes, milestones and timelines that led to the recently released HSE tender for Cork University Hospital Clinical Medical School; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45661/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2023
243. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed timeline of the recent tender for Cork University Hospital clinical medical school progress through the public spending code and associated processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45631/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2023
242. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed explanation of the processes, milestones and timelines that led to the recently released tender for Cork University Hospital Clinical Medical School; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45626/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2023
223. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the revised capital ceilings under the National Development Plan for his Department given the transfer of specialist disability services to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, in tabular form. [45919/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2023
121. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport to detail the latest costs total under consideration by his Department for the construction of the Dungarvan to Mallow greenway; within these costs outline if he will highlight the variance cost percentages being offered for issues such as construction inflation, environmental impact assessments and planning delays due to judicial appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44743/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2023
482. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the status of a HSE tender (details supplied); if he will give a guarantee that the Waterford surgical hub will be nominated first to be constructed and awarded the highest priority, given the high level of surgical activity at University Hospital, Waterford and in its subsidiary unit in Kilcrene, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43565/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2023
116. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the steps she and her Department are taking to pressure insurance companies to pass on savings, following the publication of an article (details supplied) outlining how the implementation of judicial guidelines has caused a slump in the number of personal injury cases being taken to the courts; if she will consider supporting a windfall tax gain on insurance companies that are failing to pass on considerable savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43836/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2023
93. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is reviewing any support package for the farm tillage sector, understanding the importance of the sector and the decimation to many farm family incomes as a result of the worst harvest losses in living memory for many in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42857/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
727. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a timeline for when the engineering building in Waterford will be sanctioned (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42770/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
726. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the numbers by college/course location attendance that comprise the reported 21% dropout rate figure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42769/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
587. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if, given the recent media revelations regarding various benefit in-kind payments allocated to senior public-funded roles including the reimbursement of motor car BIK, he can give undertakings that the chief executive roles of hospital groups are not receiving any such like or additional benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42228/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
586. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if, given that the advisory board of Southwest Hospital Group has been disbanded for some time, he can outline what oversight and governance is in place at SSWHG to decide performance and remuneration parameters applying to the executive management, roles and functions; if he is comfortable that relevant governance is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42227/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
585. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to outline his Department's position on CEOs of hospital groups undertaking other paid work activity or employment; if there are any limits or disbarments to additional earning activity outside of recognised group CEO activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42226/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
584. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to detail, in tabular form, the remuneration packages in place for each of the hospital group CEOs presently in position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42225/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
462. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 740, 744, 748, 754, 760, 772, 773, 776 and 778 of 20 September 2023, in stating that “my Department currently does not have the figures available for the number of new farmers for 2023, these figures will not be known until the Department make final approvals In November 2023” if he will commit to answering the original question once the figures are known in November (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42150/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
461. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 740, 744, 748, 754, 760, 772, 773, 776 and 778 of 20 September 2023, the reason that the farmer definition, as defined by his Department, only applies to the afforestation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42149/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2023
621. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider any initiatives by her Department to support rural and community security and home living, such as disbursements to text alert and home security areas. [41579/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2023
49. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the present and proposed spending in outdoor recreation measures in relation to Waterford city and county; and what future projects are under consideration by her Department. [41578/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 September 2023
186. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost and average turnaround time of local authority void housing units for the cities Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford per annum within each 12-month period for the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40828/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 September 2023
185. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority void housing units for the cities Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford recycled per annum within each 12-month period for the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40827/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2023
760. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, specifically section 6.8, is this definition of a farmer confined to the afforestation programme only or does it apply to any other schemes or conditionality across his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39984/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2023
759. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing schemes are currently available to applicants about to commence afforestation projects who without such supports are at a serious financial disadvantage; if he will agree to providing the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing scheme grant retrospectively for applicants who erect tree shelters during the afforestation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39981/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2023
758. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, section 6.8, to clarify and detail the percentage of persons who commenced farming in 2023, who are recognised as carrying out a farming activity by his Department, who will qualify as a farmer for farmer rate of premiums under the forestry programme 2023 to 2027, in 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027, in tabular form, particularly given the requirement to be a member of BISS or BPS for the previous four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39892/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2023
716. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice to review a hardship case (details supplied) of a person whose travel plans faced significant disruption because of the sudden decision of the Department of Justice to implement a visa requirement for Bolivian nationals travelling to Ireland, effective 12 September 2023; if she will assess this particular situation and determine whether any exceptions or alternative solutions can be provided to mitigate the hardship faced by individuals caught unaware of this sudden change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40644/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2023
155. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance for a breakdown by the Appeals Commissioner of the total number of determinations arrived at by the Tax Appeals Commission for the years 2020 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39986/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1636. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if his Department is currently considering including Saxenda (which is now recognised as a valuable medication in the treatment of obesity) to the drugs payment scheme for non-diabetic patients; if there are currently any plans to widen the prescription basis of Saxenda to medical card holders with a BMI over 35 as a preventative medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37811/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1612. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he plans to provide funding in budget 2024 to fund the provision of the glucose monitoring device Dexcom G7 to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37681/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1574. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health what robustness he has been advised of in terms of national CAMHS ICT systems and the ability of same to provide accurate data reporting, including the revision process of patient data in terms of age and domicile residence and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37582/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1573. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to outline his confidence in the ICT systems and networks that allow the national and satellite CAMHS units to carry out their patient communications and follow-up functions effectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37581/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1572. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to provide an outline of the degree of integration between CAMHS services and the other HSE interfaces that exist across the HSE network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37580/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1571. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of legal cases in progress, or pending, in relation to GDPR breaches with respect to the national CAMHS service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37579/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1522. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health given the timelines already highlighted in previous Parliamentary Question regarding surgical hubs development in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway, the reason the design specification, obviously expedited for the Galway project, was not given as a construction template for the other three projects so that these could be expedited along with the Galway based project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37268/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1521. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to provide an explanation of the following procurement process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37267/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1520. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the appropriate staff complement has been authorised or is in place to provide the required level of cover over the proposed seven day 12 hour schedule at University Hospital, Waterford (details supplied); if he will also confirm that once operational, the catheterisation laboratory suite will be noted for seven day semi-referral under the acute coronary syndrome programme; if he will further confirm that the national ambulance service will also be immediately updated of the change in status as soon as it happens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37266/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1514. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to the timelines already highlighted in previous a Parliamentary Question regarding the development of surgical hubs in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway, the reason the design specification expedited for the Galway project was not given as a construction template for the other three projects in order that these could be expedited along with the Galway-based project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37239/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1513. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation of a procurement process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37238/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1512. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health In a recent visit to University Hospital Waterford if he will give a public commitment to seven days x 12 hours per day accessibility for emergency procedures in the UHW cath lab suite to begin in September 2023; if the appropriate staff compliment has been authorized or is in place to provide the required level of cover over the proposed seven day 12-hour schedule; if once operational the cath lab suite will be noted for seven-day semi-referral under the acute coronary syndrome programme; if the National Ambulance Service will also be immediately updated of the change in status as soon as it happens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37237/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1511. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the official policy position in relation to State supported IVF treatment; the criteria for access to IVF support funding; the range and breadth of the funding possible; the number of possible cycles that can be supported; the constraints or restrictions to State supported IVF in relation to income, age, gender bias, biological donor, underlying or pre-existing illness and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37236/23]