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‘Bureaucracy’ to blame for housing crisis.

Independent TD for Waterford, Matt Shanahan, has blamed ‘bureaucracy over the last ten years’ for Ireland’s current housing problems. Speaking in Dáil Éireann on Tuesday (October 8), Deputy Shanahan said the issue of house building in Ireland was a ‘crisis, and needed to be treated like a crisis’. “We’re seeing bureaucracy right across the planning department. We’re seeing it

Matt Shanahan Welcomes the Commencement of New Surgical Hub at University Hospital Waterford

I welcome the announcement that the proposed new surgical hub build at University Hospital Waterford has been formally agreed and site construction has commenced. This facility when fully commissioned will allow elective scheduled day care surgeries to be completed without impact from the acute activity taking place in the general hospital. UHW south east elective

September 17th, 2024|Current Affairs, News, Waterford|

New HSE Pay and Numbers strategy embeds inequality in hospital resourcing for South East

Independent Waterford TD Matt Shanahan claims ‘the new pay and numbers strategy being employed by the HSE embeds regional inequality in access to healthcare for southeast patients’.  ‘We have a regional model 4 hospital in the southeast, UHW, whose headcount is now technically frozen at levels that sees it the most underfunded and under-resourced hospital

September 5th, 2024|Current Affairs, News, Waterford|

Independent TD Matt Shanahan calls for “Security Audit” of high profile Irish sites and buildings.

Independent TD for Waterford, Matt Shanahan, has called on the Government to enlist the services of a reputable security company to conduct an audit on the security of several high-profile sites and buildings across the country. This follows Garda Commissioner Drew Harris’s decision to increase the threat level posed by violent political extremists from moderate

New Vet School concerns

I call on South East Oireachtas members to ensure Government deliver promised Veterinary School to  SETU - South East Technological University Independent TD in Waterford Matt Shanahan is calling for a unified political front from South East Oireachtas members to deliver a new Veterinary School to SETU. A veterinary school formed part of promises

Think Independently this Election Day

“This is decision time for the people of Waterford,” Deputy Shanahan said. “They say that you get the representation that you deserve - and from looking at the facts and figures for this Government, of which we currently have three representatives, it’s clear that Waterford and the South East have not been getting even

No Excuse for Rally Roadblock

Independent TD Matt Shanahan has criticised the government for failing to recognise the "massive potential" of bringing the FIA World Rally Championship to Ireland between 2025 and 2027. Deputy Shanahan likened the Rally's financial appeal to that of the Tall Ships Festival and argued that the government's failure to commit to hosting the Championship