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Thu, 11 Feb 2021
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Matt Shanahan
262. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 749 of 3 February 2021, the basis or agreed service schedule on which this decision was made (details supplied); if the specification of the new laboratory is equal in all capital equipment to the recently refurbished main cath lab at UHW; the status of new and additional cardiologist appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7532/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Higher Education Institutions
Matt Shanahan
546. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the allocation to each of the 23 higher education institutions in respect of the fund announced on 22 January 2021 to assist students with disabilities; the computational method used to determine allocations in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5872/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Trade Strategy
Matt Shanahan
10. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that coiled steel exports to mainland UK, EU and outside the EU have to go through the only two main decoiling lines in the island of Ireland in Lisburn in Northern Ireland (details supplied); the tariff situation for Irish manufacturing sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3689/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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State Examinations
Matt Shanahan
444. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if consideration has been given to implementing a predicted-grades leaving certificate examination based on continuing assessment in each subject (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3685/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Direct Provision System
Matt Shanahan
626. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons availing of direct provision; the number from this cohort who have applications for refugee or asylum status; the present application period averages to a finding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3679/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Ports Policy
Matt Shanahan
895. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Dunmore East Harbour will be added to the list of designated approved ports for UK registered vessels to land fish in Ireland in view of the fact the Dunmore East has fish processing facilities and fishery protection officers on site and also given its proximity to sudden fishing grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3970/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Public Appointments Service
Matt Shanahan
166. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that the agreed top-level appointments code of practice of the Office of the Commission for Public Servant Appointments was followed in the recent advertisement for the role of Secretary General of the Department of Health. [2182/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Public Appointments Service
Matt Shanahan
167. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Secretary General of his Department or a person who reports to the Secretary General is part of the top-level appointments committee that undertook the competition for the role of Secretary General of the Department of Health. [2183/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Shanahan
454. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will communicate the need for the provision of sanitiser and-or hand detergent at the entrance to stores to remain in place (details supplied); the steps he will take to mandate this practice be provided at open retail stores, garage forecourts and convenience stores; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2228/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Matt Shanahan
481. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will review the priority of carers in terms of ranking status in receiving vaccines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2296/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Shanahan
483. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE secured sufficient supply of liquid oxygen and bottled oxygen to ensure that hospitals continue to have adequate reserves of same to cover increases in gas requirements for long-term ventilated patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2298/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Civil Service
Matt Shanahan
85. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants on the Secretary General grade; the number on the grade that are in receipt of additional emoluments from the public purse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2101/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Civil Service
Matt Shanahan
86. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants recruited through the Top Level Appointments Committee that are in receipt of additional pension rights; the extent of the public liability in respect of such rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2102/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Secretaries General
Matt Shanahan
87. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the stage at which his attention was drawn to the fact that the existing Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform would be interested in the position of Secretary General of the Department of Health ; if, in advance of appointing them to the interim position, he requested that if they were appointed to the role on a permanent basis that they might waive the salary increase and increase to their pension arising therefrom in the public interest given their role as head of the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2103/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Secretaries General
Matt Shanahan
88. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the increase in salary of 50% proposed in respect of the Secretary General of the Department of Health will not apply to any other Department including his own when a successor to the Secretary General is appointed and that assistant secretary and lower grades of the Department of Health will also not be the subject of grade elevation now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2104/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Civil Service
Matt Shanahan
89. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the precise costs including pension accrual benefits to the State of the three categories of persons being appointed to the role after the existing competition, that is, a person with no prior public service, a person who joined the Civil Service for the first time after 2013 and a person with the same salary and pension entitlements as the new acting secretary general of the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2105/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Shanahan
1015. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the clinical protocols observed that required the South/Southwest Hospital Group to provide vaccination to front-line staff in its Cork city-based elective only hospitals some with no Covid-19 patients, while deferring vaccination to front-line staff in the second largest acute hospital in the group, University Hospital Waterford, in addition to acute settings in University Hospital Kerry and South Tipperary General Hospital, all with Covid-19 cases; the transparent equitable analysis the hospital group will be offering in a real time and ongoing basis to demonstrate fair allocation of vaccine resources and roll-out among the hospital group concerned and HSE South community sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1398/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Hospital Facilities
Matt Shanahan
1016. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the remaining timeline and steps outstanding to a grant of build tender award given that the Tánaiste has confirmed that the main contractor tenders along with sub-contract tenders for mechanical and electrical works have been received by the capital procurements office regarding a build tender award of new cathlab at University Hospital Waterford; the completion date for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1399/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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National Children's Hospital
Matt Shanahan
1042. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding approved fire rating and retardant specifications to exterior cladding being fitted to the national children’s hospital build; if the fire rated specifications of same will be published considering concerns regarding exterior cladding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1603/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Shanahan
1043. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has been in any new discussions regarding possible new surge capacity requirements from the private hospitals network; the present surge plan in HSE run hospitals; if all private consultants will be awarded temporary work approvals from the HSE if private hospital capacity is utilised again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1604/21]