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Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Staff Data
Alan Kelly
1925. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies across the health service at present by position, hospital and CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34363/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Staff Data
Alan Kelly
1926. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in the health service; if his Department tracks the number of recruitments on a monthly or annual basis in the service; the sources of data for vacancies, recruitments and retirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34364/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Staff Data
Alan Kelly
1927. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of retirements in the health service to date in 2019 by position in tabular form; if each specific position has been filled following each retirement; if those replacements have been sanctioned; the number of vacant positions due to retirements from 2018 and earlier that have not been filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34365/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Staff Data
Alan Kelly
1928. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of promotions in the HSE and across the health service that have been delayed due to the recruitment embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34366/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Healthcare Policy
Alan Kelly
1929. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the detailed costings determined to date by his Department for the introduction and operation of a free contraception service; the details and documentation of the analysis and research conducted on the way in which such a service would be provided and operated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34367/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Vaccination Programme
Alan Kelly
1930. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the chickenpox varicella vaccine to all children as part of the childhood immunisation vaccination programme; if he has considered such a roll-out; the research or analysis his officials have carried out on this; if there has been research conducted on the health and productivity gains to Ireland from such a roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34368/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Beds Data
Alan Kelly
1931. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of additional inpatient hospital beds to be provided in 2019 across the health service; the locations the additional beds will be; the additional number provided to date since 1 January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34369/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Beds Data
Alan Kelly
1932. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital beds available in each acute hospital as of 18 July 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34370/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Home Care Packages Data
Alan Kelly
1933. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the additional number of home help hours and home care packages, respectively, required to meet existing demand and ensure that sufficient support is provided in circumstances in which a need has been identified; the specific cost to carry this out; the waiting list for each by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34371/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Home Care Packages Data
Alan Kelly
1934. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the spend to date in 2019 on home help hours and home care packages by CHO in tabular form; the projected total end of year spend for 2019; the allocation of the breakdown by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34372/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Beds Data
Alan Kelly
1935. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of each ten additional step-down beds; if he will provide a breakdown of the costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34373/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Alan Kelly
1936. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the new drugs and treatments that have been approved for use but for which funding has not been provided; the cost of funding each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34374/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Data
Alan Kelly
1937. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of new drugs approved for use in each year since 2016, in tabular form; if in each case the treatment is now funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34375/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Alan Kelly
1938. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the additional funding provided in 2019 for new drugs and treatments; the additional number of orphan drugs and immunotherapies that have been funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34376/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Vaccination Programme
Alan Kelly
1939. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccine will be provided to boys from September 2019; the cost of the roll-out; if sufficient public health nurses are available and have been hired for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34377/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Alan Kelly
1940. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the projected full-year cost of the provision of free general practitioner care to children under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34378/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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General Practitioner Contracts
Alan Kelly
1941. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the projected additional cost in 2020 for the new general practitioner contract; the provision which was made in the 2019 Estimates for a new contract; the status of progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34379/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
1961. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of all invoices submitted by a person (details supplied) and their team for travel as part of their work. [34433/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Freedom of Information Remit
Alan Kelly
1962. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of all correspondence between persons (details supplied). [34435/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Better Energy Homes Scheme
Alan Kelly
2172. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the allocation of homes for retrofitting to community based organisations under the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme has now ceased; if this is as a result of reaching the allocated budget; if so, the measures he plans to take to ensure that skilled staff are not made redundant or community based organisations are forced to close down; his views on whether such actions would have a detrimental impact on building capacity within the sector to achieve the Project Ireland 2040 objective of 45,000 domestic retrofits per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31640/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Greenways Funding
Alan Kelly
2514. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to greenways in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [34658/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Local Authority Funding
Alan Kelly
2996. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the breakdown of funding provided to Tipperary County Council in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by category in tabular form. [34623/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Schools Building Projects Data
Alan Kelly
271. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools put in the school building capital plans for new schools or large extensions in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the schools built; and the status of each of the other schools in tabular form. [30930/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
538. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of the 16 laboratories reported in the second Scally report; the locations of each; the dates of each visit by the doctor and their team; and the attendees from the team at each visit in tabular form. [30819/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Departmental Correspondence
Alan Kelly
548. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a copy of all correspondence between his Department and a person (details supplied) will be provided. [30896/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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School Inspection Reports
Alan Kelly
273. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a provisional date for the publication of a report (details supplied). [30050/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
494. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of all travel, locations, cost and purpose of travel undertaken by a person (details supplied) or any member of their team as part of their review into the CervicalCheck scandal by chronological order and in tabular form. [29858/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
197. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the commencement of the CervicalCheck tribunal has to await the outcome of the appeal of the State against a judgement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28653/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Office of Public Works Projects
Alan Kelly
115. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be provided for the development of Nenagh Castle and surrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28373/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
223. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to apologise to the women and their families who have been affected by the cervical cancer scandal; the way in which he will do same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28426/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Departmental Communications
Alan Kelly
230. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of all travel, meetings and attendance of all meetings a person (details supplied) and their team or their associates and his Department or related parties had as part of the review by them of the cervical cancer scandal by date, in tabular form. [28348/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Alan Kelly
238. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for the design of the new maternity hospital in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28382/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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HSE Planning
Alan Kelly
240. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the HSE capital plan for 2019 and 2020 will be published. [28400/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Alan Kelly
257. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which his officials or persons in his Department became aware of the report prepared by a company (details supplied) for the Irish Greyhound Board. [28327/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
50. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he or his officials understood that the second Scally report was to be delivered in February 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27723/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
63. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made against the cancer screening programme regarding BreastCheck screening since its commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27722/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
69. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he or his advisers received communications in January or February 2019 confirming the Scally report was imminent; and if so, if he will publish same. [27452/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Agencies Funding
Alan Kelly
77. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate for the HSE to be providing significant loans to section 39 organisations; and if there are concerns regarding the governance of these organisations as a result. [27725/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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National Cervical Screening Programme Inquiry
Alan Kelly
101. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the date a person (details supplied) found out that a laboratory in Manchester was not accredited to perform cervical cancer screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27724/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Greyhound Industry Data
Alan Kelly
535. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capacity of each greyhound stadium in tabular form. [28020/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Greyhound Industry Data
Alan Kelly
536. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the manner in which the Irish Greyhound Board accounts for the number of patrons who enter each stadium on race evenings; and if this is consistent across all stadiums and race meetings. [28021/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Alan Kelly
537. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are electronic turnstile readings for each race meeting at each greyhound stadium; if receipts are issued to all patrons at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28022/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Alan Kelly
538. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the method the Irish Greyhound Board uses to account for the number of patrons and total attendance at each race meeting at each stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28023/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Alan Kelly
539. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the attendance gate systems and records recorded by the Irish Greyhound Board for race meetings across all stadiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28024/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Ministerial Meetings
Alan Kelly
540. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates and attendees of meetings Ministers and or Departmental officials have had with members of the Irish Greyhound Board or executive since 1 May 2016, in tabular form. [28025/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Bituminous Fuel Ban
Alan Kelly
562. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will meet with a group (details supplied) to discuss the decision not to implement a nationwide smoky coal ban in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27865/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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HSE Staff Recruitment
Alan Kelly
207. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment ban in the HSE will be concluded. [27397/19]
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Civil Defence
Alan Kelly
182. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the emergency medical operations of the Civil Defence have a new licence in place from the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council when the current one expires at the end of July 2019 [27124/19]
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Medical Card Applications
Alan Kelly
185. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason a discretionary medical card was not granted to a person (details supplied). [27140/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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School Transport Review
Alan Kelly
190. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the school transport scheme which has been in place since 2012; the timelines for a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26306/19]