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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (23 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 69. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will acknowledge the continuing momentum around artificial intelligence generation has the potential to create seismic challenges for both the public and private business sectors; if he is considering any developments around specific agency development to support public and private sector navigation of these challenges; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Functions (23 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 94. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views regarding his Department's activity with respect to the national training fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23237/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the application rates his Department has seen in relation to the ICOB scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23234/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (23 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the latest understandings regarding the number of businesses and the outstanding debt that remains within the debt warehousing scheme that relate to businesses that have still not engaged with revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23235/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (23 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 167. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he would acknowledge that a large number of SMEs in Ireland are struggling to meet demand because they cannot recruit or retain employees with the necessary skillsets within Ireland; to confirm the number of overseas employees over the past five years who have been recruited in managerial and customer facing rolls, in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (23 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has any concerns regarding the costs trajectory on business as a result of the proposed roadmap for increasing minimum annual remuneration thresholds for employment permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23261/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason An Rinn in County Waterford is not included in the national broadband plan; the steps that can be taken by families and businesses in An Rinn that wish to access high-speed data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22926/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in view of the lack of national broadband access in An Rinn, County Waterford, if he will advise alternative providers that can possibly provide a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22927/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any requirement for teachers to train or upskill in how to identify children in their classrooms with ASD or ADHD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22555/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports available for persons in the following situation (details supplied). [22380/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (21 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 516. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the legislation will be enacted to reimburse parents who have to pay private practitioners to assess their children for special needs, in order to bypass long HSE primary care psychology or CAMHS waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22551/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (16 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the concerns raised regarding traffic controls adjacent to a national school (details supplied); if he will acknowledge the obvious dangers that exist, given there is no on-street parking available for school pick-up and drop-off, which is causing both parking congestion at the roadside and visibility issues for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (16 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of complementary admissions being issued each year at the Custom House visitor centre (details supplied); when the visitor centre will be properly operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22283/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (16 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made on sourcing a cash safe for the Custom House visitor centre (details supplied); the number of complementary visitors admitted over the past five years; his views on whether this issue should be relatively easy to rectify; when the visitor centre will receive the long awaited cash safe that will enable it to process...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (14 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland has purchased the gas storage ship it announced in 2023 which customers were told that they would be paying for through their household bills; if, given that Ireland has apparently less than two years' supply of gas left and this ship was intended for reserves, the ship has been purchased; if customers have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Emergency Planning (14 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the 'public warning system' which enables mobile phone operators in Ireland to send warnings to the public via text message on behalf of the Government before or during large-scale public emergencies or when there is danger to life; if, given that it is EU law that every State operates a warning system...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Properties (14 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 144. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the St. Bricin's military hospital in Stoneybatter, which is currently lying idle, could be readied in case of emergency or surge capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21260/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 145. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department would consider increasing the size of the 'bambi buckets', the collapsible bags that hang from a helicopter assisting with firefighting and so on (details supplied); if he will provide an update on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21261/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport (14 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provisions being made to reopen the public school transport office, currently located on the fourth floor of Plunkett train station in Waterford (details supplied); if he will enquire as to whether provisions are being made to have this public office reopened to visitors, or if the Covid restrictions will remain in place; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (14 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: 166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the present status of the proposed tunnel project being proposed at Dublin Airport; if he will outline the procurement stage of the project; the envisaged capital allocation required to complete it; the timelines surrounding the project proposal; whether or not this project has been approved for capital funding; and...