Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disability Services

Matt Shanahan

502. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health when appointments will be made available for two children from the same family to be assessed for occupational therapy (details supplied); the procedure for them to receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53216/23]

Departmental Data

Matt Shanahan

526. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form, with respect to each hospital in the South, South-West group, the annual budget, capital expenditure, WTE staff, number of in-patient beds, number of consultants, for each year, or year end that the hospital grouping was in place from 2013 up to present day. [53312/23]

Road Projects

Matt Shanahan

307. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans to upgrade the R680-682 Junction at Butlerstown, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53180/23]

Official Travel

Matt Shanahan

133. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence in relation to the announcement of the Government intention to purchase a new Government jet capable of 3,500 miles range, if he will outline the number of approved entities on the requisite tenders short list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51997/23]

Air Services

Matt Shanahan

157. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport how many aircraft are retained or are on standby at Dublin Airport for medivac duty; the number of medivac missions each aircraft made in the past three years and from which base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51996/23]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

663. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total quantum of Department funding provided to MTU to develop a new 1,200-seater arena; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51998/23]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

664. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how he intends to differentiate future capital funding to ensure that SETU receives the combined capital streams that are presently divided in other regions between the National University and the technological university where each region obviously derives greater benefit from the quantum of funding combined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51999/23]

International Protection

Matt Shanahan

324. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for temporary protection received in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, listed by country of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49423/23]

International Protection

Matt Shanahan

325. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of deportation orders issued in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, listed by country of origin; the number of deportation orders that were actually enforced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49424/23]

International Protection

Matt Shanahan

326. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the current average processing time for international protection applications; of the applications received in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, the percentage which progress to residency permission; the percentage which are refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49425/23]

International Protection

Matt Shanahan

327. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice given that International protection applicants can request permission to enter the labour market if their IP application has not been completed within five months, if she will outline, in tabular form, the percentage of IP applicants that have achieved employment status in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of these applicants who are still awaiting a decision on their IP applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49426/23]

International Protection

Matt Shanahan

328. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice what steps are being taken by her Department to prevent the destruction of passport documents following embarkation from the country of origin and arrival at border control on Irish shores; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49427/23]

International Protection

Matt Shanahan

329. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of international protection applicants, listed by country of origin, who passed through Irish border control without passport documentation in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49428/23]

International Protection

Matt Shanahan

330. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if there are any plans to improve the immigration controls at Irish ports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49429/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Shanahan

360. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 760, 740, 744, 748, 754, 772, 773, 776 and 778 of 20 September 2023, to detail in a giant chart type format the timelines for the payment of a form 2 grant and first premium at the farmer rate of premium for forestry plantations which pass the form two inspection in each of the months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December 2023 taking into account the need to be an approved participant in BISS in the same year and all other factors now involved in qualification for the farmer rate of premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49322/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Shanahan

361. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that under the deer tree shelter, hare and deer fencing scheme that Alder is eligible in ADB, the specific sections of the scheme document being 1.6 and 1.7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49323/23]

Health Service Executive

Matt Shanahan

500. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health under the HSE budget allocated to University Hospital Waterford as part of the Herity Protocol to engage 24 wholetime equivalates to UHW cardiac service, this money did not allow for additional equipment or hours to cover weekend CAT Lab emergency access 8 am to 8 pm, if he will confirm that as part of supplementary estimates he is making available such monies as required to allow seven day Cat Lab access at UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49430/23]

Health Services

Matt Shanahan

1093. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the amount of budget provision that has been set aside to fund the seven-day opening of the emergency cathlab suite at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47253/23]

Health Services

Matt Shanahan

1094. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that was allocated to allow University Hospital Waterford cater to the emergency patient streams that occurred because of the Wexford ED closure; if he will provide the quantum of funding provisioned; the status of this money as to whether paid over as of yet or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47254/23]

Hospital Staff

Matt Shanahan

1183. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if any of the hospital group CEOs across all hospital groups hold other remunerated positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47836/23]

Hospital Staff

Matt Shanahan

1184. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the oversight mechanism for approving hospital group CEO expenses across all hospital groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47837/23]

Hospital Staff

Matt Shanahan

1185. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health what mechanisms are in place to administer conflicts of interest for all hospital group CEOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47838/23]

Further and Higher Education

Matt Shanahan

1415. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 18 October 2023, to provide a detail of the date of each decision gate, the project budget at each decision gate, the overall cost of any completed projects and the overall financial disbursement from voted expenditure from the Department in respect of each completed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48251/23]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

1416. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to advise what cut-off date is being discussed within his Department to end formal consideration of the phase two PPP capital delivery including the proposed engineering building to the WIT campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48252/23]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

1417. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science understanding that design plans have been obviously completed considering formal negotiation of PPP delivery of engineering building to WIT campus and understanding that the PPP process appears unable to be fulfilled, the other pathways his Department is reviewing in order to separate this construction and tender for direct build; how advanced any such discussions are; the timeline to separate and tender this building for construction award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48253/23]

Third Level Reform

Matt Shanahan

1418. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the ongoing process that decides approval for the provision of pharmacy and veterinary faculties and course development (details supplied); the reason for the delay in providing approval to these applications; if he will commit to providing an end-date by which a decision will be concluded and publicly communicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48254/23]

Student Accommodation

Matt Shanahan

1419. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a framework for the university sector to develop student accommodation will be agreed; the quantum of capital funding his Department plans to make available to the technological university sector, and specifically SETU, to advance student accommodation builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48255/23]

Third Level Education

Matt Shanahan

1420. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of higher education in the southeast region, given that unlike other regions, there is no National University; how this deficit in regional higher level provision is being considered by his Department with respect to the development of SETU; the actions he has taken to date and the funding provision he has made available that demonstrates his and his Departments understanding of this exceptional situation in terms of trying to stem the southeast brain drain and its consequent economic impacts on families and the wider south east economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48256/23]

Regional Development

Matt Shanahan

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]

Tax Appeals Commission

Matt Shanahan

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]

Departmental Bodies

Matt Shanahan

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]

Departmental Budgets

Matt Shanahan

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]

Hospital Services

Matt Shanahan

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]

Hospital Staff

Matt Shanahan

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]

Hospital Staff

Matt Shanahan

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]

Hospital Staff

Matt Shanahan

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]

Disability Services

Matt Shanahan

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]

Public Procurement Contracts

Matt Shanahan

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]

Public Procurement Contracts

Matt Shanahan

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]

Public Procurement Contracts

Matt Shanahan

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]

Public Procurement Contracts

Matt Shanahan

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]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

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]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

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]

Third Level Costs

Matt Shanahan

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]

Greenways Provision

Matt Shanahan

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]

Insurance Industry

Matt Shanahan

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]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Matt Shanahan

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]

Tillage Sector

Matt Shanahan

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]

Forestry Sector

Matt Shanahan

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]

Forestry Sector

Matt Shanahan

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]