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Thu, 11 May 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Matt Shanahan
32. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there has been any update or review of the national capital tracker to provide greater transparency in terms of projects status, development timelines and associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22057/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Health Service Executive
Matt Shanahan
38. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what input his Department has in terms of ongoing HSE capital allocations, given the new attention on capital budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22061/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Matt Shanahan
46. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform with respect to the national capital tracker, if his Department plans to provide an annual comparative analysis of annual spend by project and sector with respect to regional population benefit and cumulative capital spend in that region and sector over the previous three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22058/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Road Projects
Matt Shanahan
123. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the National Development Plan expenditure envisaged by his Department; the road projects that are being considered in terms of upgrading the N24 and N25 roads (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22060/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Matt Shanahan
131. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the departmental capital tracker plan outlining any improvements that have increased visibility on funding timelines and project completions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11589/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Matt Shanahan
132. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if details on capital commitments, by county and region will be given during the framing process of budget 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21803/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Matt Shanahan
141. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on community alert schemes in Waterford, following his visit there (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22004/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Matt Shanahan
54. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Finance the initiatives his Department is considering in terms of tax measures to stimulate access to investment capital given that access to start-up and scaling finance is now the biggest challenge facing the micro and SME communities, as shown in recent surveys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21804/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Insurance Industry
Matt Shanahan
444. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if the legal assessment of economic models has been completed with respect to a report (details supplied) into insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21387/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Insurance Industry
Matt Shanahan
445. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice if he will confirm when an independent report (details supplied) into insurance reform will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21388/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Immigration Policy
Matt Shanahan
194. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Justice the reason persons who are in the State on student visas are allowed to work on a casual or part-time basis, but are not allowed to become self-employed and work on a casual or part-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20829/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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School Staff
Matt Shanahan
177. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education in relation to the cycle to work scheme, which is a tax incentive to encourage employees to cycle to work, if her Department currently offers this scheme to its employees; if she will confirm the reason a substitute SNA employed by her Department might not be entitled to avail of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20610/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Mental Health Services
Matt Shanahan
455. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the number of patients currently under the care of psychology services within the Waterford primary care service; if he is aware that the current psychologist has gone on maternity leave in March 2023 and no alternative or temporary psychologist has been recruited to take- up the position for the duration of her maternity leave; if he will acknowledge that this will have a detrimental effect on patients (details supplied) and that the patients affected simply cannot be left without support for this length of time; if he will commit to immediately ensuring that funds and recruitment procedures are put in place to provide for a temporary replacement psychologist for the duration of the maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20611/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Planning Issues
Matt Shanahan
849. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding section 254 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021, what right of appeal will exist under the Draft Planning and Development Bill 2022 in relation to telecom and communication masts, which presently appear to be planning-exempt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17970/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Planning Issues
Matt Shanahan
851. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with respect to the new communications masts that are becoming apparent around Waterford city, what safeguards are being built into the planning Acts to ensure that there are no negative health effects on people located in the areas adjacent to these masts. [17997/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Hospital Staff
Matt Shanahan
1603. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1275 of 21 March 2023, if he will address a number of issued raised (details supplied). [17451/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Matt Shanahan
1604. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a long standing commitment to the refurbishment of a building in the old St. Otterans site in Waterford so that community services presently located on the acute hospital campus at University Hospital Waterford, UHW, could move to this new location thereby freeing up space within the main campus which is badly needed to provide new medical bed space (details supplied); if he will provide an update on when this building will be refurbished and in a position to receive community services out of the acute hospital campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17452/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Matt Shanahan
1605. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the pressing need to provide a dedicated cardiac day ward at University Hospital Waterford, UHW, to facilitate elective activity of the second cardiac catheterisation lab at UHW due to begin activity in quarter 2 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17453/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Matt Shanahan
1646. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter concerning bed capacity at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17593/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Hospital Services
Matt Shanahan
1647. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter concerning cardiology services at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17594/23]