Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Diabetes Strategy

Matt Shanahan

775. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health when the resumption of normal diabetes reviews in hospitals and primary care settings will take place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25181/20]

Hospital Services

Matt Shanahan

830. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the reason an OCG review of a capital approval for a new cath lab in UHW given in September 2018 should now be required (details supplied); the reason it should take four months to review such a proposal; the reason the project could not be fast tracked considering the capital expenditure has been ringfenced for over 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25472/20]

Road Signage

Matt Shanahan

10. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if she will consider introducing a code of standardisation of road and pathway signage that must be used by community groups and local residents associations in view of the many different signs and sign designs across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24438/20]

Adult Education Provision

Matt Shanahan

12. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if her Department has considered setting up rural information pods and lectures in the community to facilitate adult learning within the rural environment in relation to issues such as job seeking, heritage, the environment and sustainability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24439/20]

Remote Working

Matt Shanahan

17. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the steps being taken by her Department to provide additional funding to both enhance existing hubs in view of the fact that remote working is now becoming the new normal for persons both in the public and private sectors, and that this is likely to be the norm for some time; if funding for additional hubs across rural Ireland will be provided; if this will be a vital step; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24435/20]

Arts Policy

Matt Shanahan

95. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if her Department has a strategy in relation to bringing the arts back in a social distanced manner to the rural community; if so, her plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24437/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Matt Shanahan

132. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department currently liaises with the Department of Community and Rural Development and the Islands in terms of the recruitment of community employment workers by rural community groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24436/20]

Hospital Facilities

Matt Shanahan

725. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the cath lab at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23707/20]

Hospital Services

Matt Shanahan

865. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the status of the previous three-day diagnostic angiogram service at University Hospital Waterford which was being provided by the mobile cath lab now removed from the hospital; the extent of the present angiogram waiting list; the proposed resumption of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24187/20]

Institutes of Technology

Matt Shanahan

45. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans or funding to support for ongoing education at Waterford Institute of Technology in view of the decision by the college to provide nearly all learning remotely due to the inability in capital facilities to provide social distancing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22599/20]

Further and Higher Education

Matt Shanahan

54. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the funding requirement for a new X-ray machine for the Waterford Institute of Technology SEAM Technology gateway will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22598/20]

Immigrant Investor Programme

Matt Shanahan

902. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the refusal of an application by investors (details supplied) under the immigrant investor programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21320/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Matt Shanahan

971. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the testing regimes that are under consideration for airport arrivals here (details supplied); when testing will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21221/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Matt Shanahan

1257. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the announced procurement schedule for contract award for the building of a new cath lab for University Hospital Waterford; the reason for the OGP review lasting four months in the process in view of the fact that project was announced in September 2018; the reason the design specification to tender announcement has taken over two years; the reason no new impetus has been delivered to the process that can deliver an advanced contract award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21810/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Matt Shanahan

11. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the learning that has occurred from Covid-19 planning; and the measures that can be implemented into the future regarding public policy planning from recent experience gained. [17332/20]

Labour Employer Economic Forum

Matt Shanahan

22. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider implementing a policy to allow an organisation (details supplied) to have a seat on the Labour Employer Economic Forum, LEEF; the steps he can take to remedy the lack of access for small and medium enterprises, SMEs, to Department of Finance officials in view of recent statements by representatives of SMEs at the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15821/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Matt Shanahan

220. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views as to whether the procurement process is fit for purpose for the battle against Covid-19, Brexit and other international economic challenges. [17333/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Matt Shanahan

52. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the timeline for the appointment of the SME recovery task force; if relevant small and local business representative bodies will be consulted in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16216/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Matt Shanahan

53. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the July stimulus package provides for the appointment of the SME task force; if the task force will include small and local business representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16217/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Matt Shanahan

54. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the July stimulus package; if relevant small and local business representative bodies will be consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16218/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Matt Shanahan

55. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures he plans to introduce as part of the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16219/20]

IDA Ireland

Matt Shanahan

21. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits to Waterford city and county in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15822/20]

HSE Correspondence

Matt Shanahan

1076. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the status of a contract negotiated by the HSE with a company (details supplied); if he will liaise with the HSE on the matter as the company cannot get a response from the HSE procurement division in terms of furthering the delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14977/20]

Hospital Facilities

Matt Shanahan

1077. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the timeline to produce and issue a build tender for planned cath lab at University Hospital Waterford; the planned contract close date, build and completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14978/20]

Hospital Facilities

Matt Shanahan

1078. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the timeline to recommence modifications to the existing cath lab at University Hospital Waterford; the reason no Covid-19 test was offered to foreign engineers to allow them on-site access at any stage up to the lifting of travel restrictions in view of the fact the refit was classed as essential work; the further reason an infection control protocol initiated by hospital management precluded access to the existing cardiac suite to allow modifications to continue in further view of the fact it is at the opposite end of the campus and in further view of the fact only to two Covid-19 patients were being treated in the separately housed Dunmore wing of the hospital; the definitive date the existing lab modifications will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14979/20]

Hospital Groups

Matt Shanahan

1079. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the reason the seat left vacant on the advisory board of the south west hospital group by the promotion of a person (details supplied) has not been made available to another candidate; if the board is soon to be disbanded, the finish date; if the board is not being disbanded within a period of two months of 14 June 2020, if the other candidate will be appointed to the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14980/20]

Beef Industry

Matt Shanahan

556. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stakeholders in the beef industry he will be engaging with, aside from the beef taskforce, to ensure the best possible supports are put in place in view of the announcement on 25 June 2020 of €50 million to be made available for beef finishing farms; the estimated level of support which will be made available to each individual applicant; the potential qualifying criteria that will be applied; when he expects to be in a position to apply to the EU for the necessary state aid approval under the Covid-19 temporary state aid framework; when he expects to be in a position to formally roll out the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13922/20]

Schools Building Projects

Matt Shanahan

175. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position on an extension at a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in permitting the school to proceed to tender; if the application will be progressed as speedily as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10587/20]

Special Educational Needs

Matt Shanahan

207. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on whether to run the July provision programmes to accommodate students with special needs; if his attention has been drawn to the impact on children with complex conditions such as autism, intellectual disabilities and special needs (details supplied); if he is considering opening schools to enable school-based programmes to run in conjunction with programmes in home-based settings; the particular online supports in place for affected students to maintain routine and learning over the summer months; his plans to extend the pilot scheme which has operated in four second-level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10723/20]

State Examinations

Matt Shanahan

155. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that recently took their HPAT exams; his views on whether these exams took place in and around the time of the pre-examinations those students with an ambition to study medicine would have focused more on the HPAT than the pre-leaving certificate; his further views on whether these students are now at a distinct disadvantage in view of the recent announcement that their calculated grades will be partially based on those pre-results; his plans to provide equity for these students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10093/20]

Teacher Training Provision

Matt Shanahan

202. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if parents and the public will be assured in relation to the full competence of the 2020 graduating classes from the colleges of education in view of the truncated school year and the consequent unfinished school placements with student teachers; his views on whether there will be repercussions for these students when they seek admittance to the Teaching Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5920/20]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Matt Shanahan

702. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if the commitment to the building of a second cath lab at University Hospital Waterford will be reaffirmed; if so, the date on which a build contract will be signed off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5927/20]

Hospital Services

Matt Shanahan

703. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health when the subcontracted modular cath lab service provided by a company (details supplied) for diagnostic angiograms will recommence activity at University Hospital Waterford in view of the fact it has been closed since early February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5928/20]

Hospital Services

Matt Shanahan

704. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health when the refurbishment works to the existing main cath lab at University Hospital Waterford will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5929/20]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Matt Shanahan

656. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to resource the 60 vacant beds in the new Dunmore wing of University Hospital Waterford in view of the possible arrival of Covid-19 in the south-east (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3159/20]

Hospital Groups

Matt Shanahan

657. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the reason a South-West Hospital Group board position has remained vacant since April 2019; the reason an eminently qualified retired County Waterford medical consultant proposed to him for the position in May 2019 has not been contacted regarding filling the vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3160/20]