Questions and answers published after July 2012 can be viewed here. Viewing by Government Department is possible by term or specific dates from March 2016 onwards. Written answers are published as received from departments. To see parliamentary questions published before July 2012, search in Dáil debates.
Questions and answers for Dáil or Seanad term
Page 40 of 42
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
written
Hospital Data
Matt Shanahan
1389. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the location of additional and existing critical care beds, acute beds, subacute beds and community beds provided for in Budget 2021; the administrative process and computational method of allocating the additional beds in tabular form; if the estimates capacity will be at a sufficient level to meet a surge in need which may arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33584/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
written
Vaccination Programme
Matt Shanahan
1430. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the supply situation for child flu vaccines presently in reserve stock; the way in which his Department is allocating stock for school inoculation programmes; if his attention has been drawn to significant supply delays at pharmacy level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33748/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
written
Vaccination Programme
Matt Shanahan
1431. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if public health has considered the possibility of using child nasal spray flu vaccines for adult inoculation; if this is possible; if his officials or other public health officials are considering this avenue in the event that adult vaccines become difficult to source or become unavailable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33749/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
written
Capital Expenditure Programme
Matt Shanahan
1570. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of project, department or body responsible for delivering project, county, NUTS3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost in tabular form. [34184/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
written
Capital Expenditure Programme
Matt Shanahan
1593. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of project, department or body responsible for delivering project, county, NUTS3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost in tabular form. [34190/20]
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
written
Search and Rescue Service Provision
Matt Shanahan
35. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the deadline provisions for the re-tendering of air sea rescue services in Ireland; if he has had engagement with the Department of Defence regarding its possible interest or inclusion to a tender proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32092/20]
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
written
Air Corps
Matt Shanahan
87. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Defence if he has considered the possibility of the Air Corps providing helicopter air sea rescue services as part of a national tender soon to be published; if his attention has been drawn to the proposed costs of €70 million per annum; if he has considered either solely or in discussion with the Department of Transport, the capital assets required or those available to the Defence Forces to commit to such a proposal; if a cost benefit analysis been considered by his Department or of the Department of Transport to allow the Army and Air Corps services engage on such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32094/20]
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
written
Research Funding
Matt Shanahan
135. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to previous Parliamentary Questions, when funding will be released for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32090/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
written
Pensions Reform
Matt Shanahan
386. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection the planning and timing schedules for the establishment of a commission on pensions; her views on ensuring the independence of those appointed to the commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30961/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
written
Hospice Services
Matt Shanahan
283. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if a notice has issued on the eTenders website in respect of the tender issued for the building of a second Waterford cath lab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30811/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
written
State Examinations
Matt Shanahan
68. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if she has reviewed the case of a student (details supplied) who was downgraded in four subjects from her teacher grades as opposed to all of her class peers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25942/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
written
Medical Cards
Matt Shanahan
482. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the date on which the income limits for medical cards will be increased (details supplied); if there will be further delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29896/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
written
Covid-19 Tests
Matt Shanahan
767. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a refusal to be swabbed for Covid-19; the refusal rate at the centre; the legal powers of the HSE to demand that swabs be taken in circumstances in which disease risk is suspected but persons refuse permission; the rates of refusal at other centres nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26303/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
written
Hospital Equipment
Matt Shanahan
972. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the University Hospital Waterford to provide insulin pump therapy as a treatment option to all eligible adults with type 1 diabetes; the plans of the hospital to provide type 1 diabetes self-management education to adults attending its clinic; if the hospital has included the specialist nursing staff and dieticians required to provide insulin pump therapy for adult diabetes services within its budget proposal; if an application has been made by the management of the hospital for funding of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27239/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
oral
Covid-19 Tests
Matt Shanahan
4. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the trials of proposed pre-flight airport testing and airport protocols before entry here; the stage of the process; the position regarding the overall situation of air travel into and out of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25992/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
written
School Transport
Matt Shanahan
168. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education the status of the contracts of private bus operators with respect to public service obligation agreements through Bus Éireann; if contracts have been renewed and agreed with operators; if consideration has been given to supporting private operators running private bus services which may have to reduce to 50% capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25993/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
written
Company Liquidations
Matt Shanahan
117. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his further plans to engage with the liquidators appointed to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25052/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
written
State Examinations
Matt Shanahan
393. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education her views on whether the leaving certificate class of 2020 are by no means the only leaving certificate students who will be directly affected by loss of class time and alterations and non-completion of their curriculum (details supplied); her further views on whether the incoming sixth class due to take their exams in 2021 will also be directly affected; the measures being taken by her Department to alleviate the concerns of the incoming sixth class students; her plans to return these students to a fully-functional educational environment in which they can complete all aspects of their subjects be it oral or written; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24701/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
written
School Textbooks
Matt Shanahan
419. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the weight being borne in school bags by primary and secondary pupils (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24825/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
written
Employment Rights
Matt Shanahan
494. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is regretful that the Government has failed to legislate for the areas examined by the Duffy-Cahill report in view of the difficulties being faced by workers of a company (details supplied); her plans to conduct a thorough review of the report; if so, when the review will commence; when legislation will be brought forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25051/20]