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Wed, 5 Dec 2018
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
221. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will address matters (details supplied) relating to CervicalCheck; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51080/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Alan Kelly
193. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be approved for an ASD unit in Clonmel (details supplied). [50227/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Hospital Equipment
Alan Kelly
303. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason University Hospital Limerick has the only dual-console da Vinci Xi surgical robot here but is forbidden to use it for radical prostatectomies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50137/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Disability Allowance Eligibility
Alan Kelly
645. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if moneys received by a recipient of disability allowance in respect of the person's participation in a medical clinical trial directly related to the person's chronic illness is reckonable for means; if there is a disregard available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50185/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Redundancy Payments
Alan Kelly
646. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are scenarios in which jobs clubs have not been closed down but the staff have received redundancy packages. [50186/18]
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
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Child Detention Centres
Alan Kelly
577. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she retains full confidence in the chairperson and members of the board of Oberstown Children Detention Campus in view of the refusal of the chairperson and the board to publish a report (details supplied); and the correspondence she has received from the chairperson which alluded to a threat of resignations if the report was published. [47873/18]
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
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Child Detention Centres
Alan Kelly
578. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of an operational review of Oberstown Children Detention Campus by a company (details supplied). [47874/18]
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
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Child Detention Centres
Alan Kelly
579. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of the legal advice sought and received by the board of Oberstown Children Detention Campus in relation to the publication of and matters arising from a report (details supplied). [47875/18]
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
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Child Detention Centres
Alan Kelly
580. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the individual fees and expenses paid to the chairperson and members of the board of Oberstown Children Detention Campus for each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [47877/18]
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
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Child Detention Centres
Alan Kelly
581. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has received the 2016 and 2017 annual accounts for Oberstown Children Detention Campus in accordance with section 173 of the Children's Act 2001; and if so, her plans to publish same. [47878/18]
Wed, 14 Nov 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
Alan Kelly
232. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the delays in regard to public ultrasounds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47373/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Tax Code
Alan Kelly
157. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if he has announced, or his plans to announce, changes to capital gains tax or capital acquisitions tax regarding solar panels on farmland as part of budgetary measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46658/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Hospital Equipment
Alan Kelly
377. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will fund a replacement thrombectomy machine in Beaumont Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46821/18]
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Dental Services
Alan Kelly
380. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason HSE funding for dental treatment for all special needs children and adults in south County Dublin has been withdrawn; the way in which special needs children and adults in south County Dublin are expected to receive necessary treatment; if this is a national policy; if the funding will be returned for the 2019 budgetary year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46839/18]
Thu, 8 Nov 2018
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National Drugs Strategy Budget
Alan Kelly
160. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the process used to make a decision to increase or decrease an amount (details supplied); if this figure will increase for 2019; and his role in determining same. [46291/18]
Thu, 8 Nov 2018
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National Drugs Strategy Budget
Alan Kelly
161. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the process used to make a decision to increase or decrease an amount (details supplied); the provision for drug and alcohol task forces within this figure; if the figure for task forces within this heading will increase for 2019; and his role in determining same. [46292/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Debt Collection
Alan Kelly
568. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44951/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Debt Collection
Alan Kelly
569. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the costs incurred by each public hospital in contracting external debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44952/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Debt Collection
Alan Kelly
570. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases with unpaid inpatient charges whose debt was referred to a debt collection or legal agency in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44953/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Debt Collection
Alan Kelly
571. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the expenditure by the HSE and public hospitals on referral of statutory charges to external debt collection or legal agencies; and the breakdown of expenditure per charge, that is, inpatient charge, outpatient and emergency charge in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [44954/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Economic Competitiveness
Alan Kelly
10. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure Ireland protects its competitiveness and mitigates the risk of overheating pressures in the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43972/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Credit Union Advisory Committee
Alan Kelly
20. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the timescale for the conclusion of the Credit Union Advisory Committee's work; when it is next to report to him; the outstanding projects to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43973/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Medicinal Products Availability
Alan Kelly
67. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the agreement with a company (details supplied) will be completed regarding the treatment of 19 alpha 1 clinical trial patients; his plans to extend the treatment to all other alpha 1 patients; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43846/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Alan Kelly
151. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when Respreeza will be sanctioned fully for persons that took part in the clinical trial; when it will be more widely available to alpha 1 antitripsan patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43274/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
Alan Kelly
153. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health's report on orphan drugs from February 2018; the changes he is considering on foot of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43278/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
235. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his Department has concluded the number of CervicalCheck cancer cases that need to be reviewed by the Royak College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, RCOG, review; the number of those cases which were and were not part of the original audit, respectively; the number of cases added from the cross-checking with the National Cancer Registry; the number of cases he expects to be added as a result of the use of the 18-month audit timeline; the person in the HSE who decided the 18-month timeframe; if his attention has been drawn to this timeline; if so, when; his views on this timeline; if there will be cases that are part of the RCOG review that originate from post 1 January 2018; and the number of cases expected to be added also as a result of the audit of CervicalCheck being ceased. [43085/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
236. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the audit of CervicalCheck will recommence by the HSE; and his plans to ensure women who, chronologically and statistically based on previous smear analysis, need to have new smears carried out in a timely fashion do not have their future health outcomes potentially negatively affected by the fact they are now part of a larger number of smears in circumstances in which there are backlogs and some slides are going out of date in view of the commitment he gave to allow all women have a free smear test. [43086/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Departmental Records
Alan Kelly
196. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will release all documentation, including internal departmental emails, regarding the purchase of a stadium (details supplied) ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41761/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Departmental Communications
Alan Kelly
518. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will release all documentation, including internal departmental emails, relating to the sale of a stadium (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41762/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Departmental Communications
Alan Kelly
519. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of all meetings, telephone calls or other forms of communications between his Department and the Irish Greyhound Board in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [41763/18]
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
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Garda Data
Alan Kelly
73. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the dates and meetings he or his officials have had with An Garda Síochána regarding concerns he or his officials have regarding the statistics and-or information An Garda Síochána has been providing to the Central Statistics Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41632/18]
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
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Foreign Direct Investment
Alan Kelly
88. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of foreign company visits per region in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the volume of visits in each region by location; if those locations were privately owned or State owned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41605/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Communications
Alan Kelly
2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in his Department; and if so, if it will be published. [40673/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
3. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he and-or officials in his Department attended the 2018 Ryder Cup; if so, the reason they attended; days on which they attended; the officials they met from a Ryder Cup organisation or the European Tour; and the costs for each individual's attendance. [40886/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Communications
Alan Kelly
45. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in his Department; and if so, if it will be published. [41524/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Communications
Alan Kelly
64. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in his Department; and if so, if it will be published. [41523/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
65. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if he and-or officials in his Department attended the 2018 Ryder Cup; if so, the reason they attended; the days on which they attended; the officials they met from a Ryder Cup organisation or the European Tour; and the costs for each individual's attendance. [41536/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Communications
Alan Kelly
76. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a policy on ministerial use of private email for Government business in his Department; and if so, if it will be published. [41528/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
77. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he and-or officials in his Department attended the 2018 Ryder Cup; if so, the reason they attended; the days on which they attended; the officials they met from the Ryder Cup organisation or the European Tour; and the cost for each individual's attendance. [41540/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Alan Kelly
121. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter in relation to correspondence from his Department concerning a person (details supplied); and the way in which the opinion of the HSE can be disregarded. [40922/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Communications
Alan Kelly
152. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in his Department; and if so, if it will be published. [41521/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Garda Deployment
Alan Kelly
162. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the allocation of gardaí to Nenagh divisional district and the rank of each in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40724/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Communications
Alan Kelly
192. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in his Department; and if so, if it will be published. [41527/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
193. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he and or officials in his Department attended the 2018 Ryder Cup; if so, the reason they attended; the days on which they attended; the officials they met from a Ryder Cup organisation or the European Tour; and the costs for each individual's attendance. [41539/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Communications
Alan Kelly
204. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in her Department; and if so, if it will be published. [41517/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Communications
Alan Kelly
381. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in his Department; and if so, if it will be published. [41525/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
382. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he or officials in his Department attended the 2018 Ryder Cup; if so, the reason they attended; the days on which they attended; the officials they met from a Ryder Cup organisation or the European Tour; and the costs for each individual's attendance. [41537/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
418. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and or officials in his Department attended the 2018 Ryder Cup; if so, the reason they attended; the days on which they attended; the officials they met from a Ryder Cup organisation or the European Tour; and the costs for each individual's attendance. [41531/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Departmental Communications
Alan Kelly
438. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in his Department; and if so, if it will be published. [41519/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Functions
Alan Kelly
439. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he and-or officials in his Department attended the 2018 Ryder Cup; if so, the reason they attended; the days on which they attended; the officials they met from a Ryder Cup organisation or the European Tour; and the costs for each individual's attendance. [41533/18]