Parliamentary questions

Transport Policy

Alan Kelly

227. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has funded active travel measures on regional and national roads countrywide since January 2020; and if so, the location, routes, measures funded and the total funding amounts in tabular form. [6310/22]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

450. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of persons aged over 70 that have received their booster vaccine. [5651/22]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

3. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [4370/22]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

15. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [4805/22]

Departmental Meetings

Alan Kelly

20. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the groups chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [4806/22]

Official Engagements

Alan Kelly

28. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [4808/22]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 last met and next plans to meet. [3312/22]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

13. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [3313/22]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

23. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [3314/22]

Planning Issues

Alan Kelly

425. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the details of Article 10(6)(a) will be published for local authorities given that the previous provisions for this planning guideline expired on 31 December 2021. [5097/22]

Rail Network

Alan Kelly

163. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will request Irish Rail to update its timetable on the Ballybrophy rail line to include a service during lunchtime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3987/22]

Rail Network

Alan Kelly

164. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the reason that no funding has been given from funds (details supplied) to upgrade the Ballybrophy rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3988/22]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Alan Kelly

3. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the investigation by the Secretary General of his Department into the leaking of details of the final report of the mother and baby homes commission of investigation in advance of its publication. [3310/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Alan Kelly

8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the advertising spend and initiatives promoted by his Department in 2021; and the project budget and plans in place for 2022. [61502/21]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

132. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the costs to date of An Garda Síochána Operation Foray; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3708/22]

Departmental Contracts

Alan Kelly

185. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of all contracts given by the HSE to a company (details supplied); the date each contract was awarded; and the value of each contract to date. [3868/22]

Departmental Contracts

Alan Kelly

186. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of all contracts given by the HSE to a company (details supplied); the date each contract was awarded; and the value of each contract to date. [3869/22]

Health Services

Alan Kelly

187. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the HSE should be contracting suppliers that do not honour Workplace Relations Committee and Labour Court final decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3870/22]

National Risk Assessment

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recently published national risk assessment. [61501/21]

Northern Ireland

Alan Kelly

15. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island initiative of his Department. [3308/22]

Taoiseach's Communications

Alan Kelly

26. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken with the new German Chancellor. [3309/22]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

151. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [3311/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Alan Kelly

268. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the criteria and methodology for determining the allocations for the local sports partnership small grant scheme five, the resumption of sport and physical activity under the Covid-19 investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3258/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Alan Kelly

269. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the criteria and methodology for determining the allocations for the local sports partnership grassroots sport support scheme five, the resumption of sport and physical activity under the Covid-19 investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3259/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Alan Kelly

270. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the criteria and methodology for determining the allocations for the local sports partnership under the Covid-19 investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3260/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Alan Kelly

271. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the criteria and methodology behind the allocations given under scheme two, National Governing Body Resilience Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3261/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Alan Kelly

272. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason for the proportional disparity of funding between counties (details supplied) cumulatively across the three schemes, local sports partnership small grant, local sports partnership grassroots sport support and local sports partnerships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3262/22]

Animal Welfare

Alan Kelly

684. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an nationwide audit has been carried out into dog pounds; and if there are plans to carry out an audit in the future. [3056/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Kelly

179. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Departments or public service computers, devices or network systems were compromised due to a computer system vulnerability (details supplied); if online or other services stopped working due to same; if so, the details of such incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2738/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Kelly

180. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the costs to date of addressing a computer systems vulnerability (details supplied); if this issue has been resolved; if specialist teams were established, recruited or contracted to address the issue; if additional resources were procured; if so, the details and costs of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2739/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Kelly

181. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of computers and devices impacted in Departments and the public service by a computer system vulnerability (details supplied); if data was compromised; the number of servers that were impacted; if the issues have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2740/22]

Departmental Offices

Alan Kelly

4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit of his Department. [61498/21]

Northern Ireland

Alan Kelly

11. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent conversations with the First and deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland. [61500/21]

Road Projects

Alan Kelly

214. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the details of the individual repair works in the section of the M7 after the toll bridge at Portlaoise on the way to Nenagh (details supplied); and when each was carried out. [63384/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Kelly

402. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way Departments and the public service have responded to vulnerabilities in computers, other devices, servers and network systems (details supplied); when this was first raised as an issue; the actions that have been taken; if a crisis meeting was held to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2233/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Kelly

403. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Departments or public service computer, device or network systems were compromised due to a computer system vulnerability (details supplied); if online or other services stopped working due to same; if so, the details of such incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2234/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Kelly

404. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the costs to date of addressing a computer systems vulnerability (details supplied); if this issue has been resolved; if specialist teams were established, recruited or contracted to address the issue; if additional resources were procured; if so, the details and costs of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2235/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Kelly

405. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of computers and devices impacted in Departments and the public service by a computer system vulnerability (details supplied); if data was compromised; the number of servers that were impacted; if the issues have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2236/22]

Departmental Schemes

Alan Kelly

577. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full details of the process of the way the Urban Regeneration Development Fund applications are assessed, scored and funding awarded. [2022/22]

Housing Provision

Alan Kelly

603. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he or his Department has taken to ensure that the 34 units of social housing and eight units of co-operative housing planned for Loughlinstown Drive, Dublin can proceed; if he has engaged with organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2329/22]

School Staff

Alan Kelly

727. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the criteria used for the recruitment of teachers, principals, SNAs and boards of management in school settings; if this recruitment could be done on the public jobs forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63269/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Kelly

1879. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has put a plan in place to deal with vulnerabilities in its computer networks (details supplied); if so, the details of same; the action that has been taken; the person who is leading the plan; when the HSE first responded to the issue; when the HSE first become aware of the issue; the meetings that were held to resolve the issue; the steps his Department has taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2237/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Kelly

1880. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if HSE computer systems, devices or servers were compromised due to a vulnerability (details supplied); if so, the number of devices and servers impacted; if personal data was hacked; if online services or other services stopped working due to this issue; if the issue impacted the vaccination programme or the Covid-19 PCR booking and testing system; if data was compromised; if the issues have been fully resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2238/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Kelly

1881. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the work that has been carried out to resolve a computer network vulnerability (details supplied); if specialist teams were set up or recruited to address the issue; if so, the details of the teams and external contractors or consultants that were hired as part of the response; the cost of same; the details of the systems that were compromised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2239/22]

Product Labelling

Alan Kelly

2012. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position of his Department on the proposed registration by an association (details supplied) of Irish whiskey in the United States of America as a certification mark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2290/22]

Product Labelling

Alan Kelly

2013. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are proposals to amend the Irish whiskey technical file; if so, the proposals for same; if it is planned to amend the regulations on barrel use; if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by some producers that this will stifle innovation in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2291/22]

Regeneration Projects

Alan Kelly

2061. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the full details of the process of the way the Rural Regeneration Development Fund applications are assessed, scored and funding awarded. [2021/22]

Passport Services

Alan Kelly

358. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); if he will arrange for the return of the applicant’s UK passport given that they are due to travel on 18 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62587/21]

Departmental Strategies

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress of the Strategy Statement 2021-2023 of his Department. [60111/21]

Government Communications

Alan Kelly

9. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Government Information Service unit. [61497/21]

Economic Policy

Alan Kelly

13. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the newly published response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2021. [61499/21]

Tax Code

Alan Kelly

220. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to apply a zero VAT rate on journalistic publications following the adoption of amendments to the European Union VAT directive at the December 2021 ECOFIN meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61660/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Alan Kelly

429. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if matters raised by a person (details supplied) regarding self-employed persons will receive a response. [61222/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Alan Kelly

448. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason access to the pandemic unemployment payment has been refused for a musician (details supplied); if she will address this matter given the significant loss of future income due to Covid-19 restrictions; the eligibility criteria for a musician to get the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61661/21]

Social Insurance

Alan Kelly

456. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a detailed reply to a PRSI query (details supplied). [61961/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

534. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an electronic copy of the full recorded NPHET meeting from 25 November 2021. [61129/21]

Brexit Issues

Alan Kelly

3. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit will next meet. [60117/21]

Departmental Functions

Alan Kelly

14. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [60110/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

133. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the work of the vaccine roll-out group; and when it last met. [60115/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality last met. [58858/21]

British-Irish Co-operation

Alan Kelly

19. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the British-Irish Council. [60112/21]

British-Irish Co-operation

Alan Kelly

23. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent exchange with the UK Prime Minister. [60116/21]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Kelly

112. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with the President of the United States. [60113/21]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

538. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if new long-term stay residents will be accepted in a nursing home (details supplied) from 1 January 2022. [60054/21]

Departmental Funding

Alan Kelly

594. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if funding for a nursing home (details supplied) or a refurbished home on the current or new site in Roscrea, County Tipperary is being included in the National Development Plan. [60336/21]

Medicinal Products

Alan Kelly

624. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the new protocol for the distribution and prescribing of Ajovy, fremanezumab, will be in place; the reason patients who are already registered on hospital medical databases are required to complete a manual re-registration process; the reason they the being denied the opportunity to privately avail of the drug as a direct result of actions by the HSE. [60463/21]

Medicinal Products

Alan Kelly

625. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason doctors have been prohibited from prescribing Ajovy, fremanezumab, (details supplied) now that the HSE has taken over the control and distribution of the drug. [60464/21]

Medicinal Products

Alan Kelly

630. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1852 of 21 April 2021, if the HSE has developed the individual patient approval system to enable reimbursement for patients who meet the pre-defined criteria as per the HSE Medicines Managed Programme which in March 2021 was in the development stage (details supplied); the system that has been implemented to date; the number of patients enrolled and informed of their status; if this is not the case, the stage at which this development has been completed to date; the protocols that have been established as a result of this managed programme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as a direct result of the delay in developing a managed programme patients with a debilitating, chronic illness are being forced to do without a drug which was approved in March 2021; the immediate steps he plans to take to ensure this vital drug will be available to patients; and the date from which it will be available. [60507/21]

Legislative Measures

Alan Kelly

48. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a review of planning laws is being carried out; and if so, the terms of reference for the review. [59628/21]

National Economic and Social Council

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [57205/21]

Economic Policy

Alan Kelly

14. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the public conversation on the well-being framework for Ireland. [58859/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

19. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [57206/21]

Seanad Reform

Alan Kelly

41. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plans for Seanad reform. [58861/21]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

201. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if funding of €5.1 million will be provided annually to Cappagh Hospital in order that it can increase surgical activity by at least 400% and relieve significant pressure on orthopaedic paediatric waiting lists [59391/21]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

206. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the new 33 extra beds in St. Michael’s unit in South Tipperary Hospital will be put in place. [59483/21]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the number of special advisers and political staffing appointments in his Department. [54768/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

3. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education will next meet. [56127/21]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

13. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a progress report on the programme for Government. [57204/21]

Tax Data

Alan Kelly

199. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year yield if the stamp duty on residential properties increased to 4% on properties with values greater than or equal to €800,000. [58410/21]

Office of Public Works

Alan Kelly

213. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost in 2022 of recruiting an additional 12 full-time qualified horticulturists for the Office of Public Works. [58415/21]

Foreign Policy

Alan Kelly

268. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken to the United States Senate Leader in the past three months. [58404/21]

United Nations

Alan Kelly

269. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has contacted the United Nations seeking it to apply for additional tough sanctions on Belarus. [58405/21]

Air Corps

Alan Kelly

292. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence if there are plans to replace AW139 aircraft in the Air Corps fleet in 2022. [58416/21]

Naval Service

Alan Kelly

293. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence if there are plans to replace LÉ Eithne and LÉ Ciara naval ships in 2022. [58417/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Alan Kelly

386. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the overpayments recouped from one parent family benefits in each of the years of 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58414/21]

Child and Family Agency

Alan Kelly

422. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacancies in Tusla in County Tipperary; when each of these vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [58418/21]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

476. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if all Garda stations custody suites are covered by CCTV cameras and audio recording facilities; if not, are the estimated costs of ensuring the remaining Garda stations custody suites covered by CCTV cameras and audio recording facilities. [58411/21]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

477. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí that have received specialist training to interview children as witnesses, victims or suspects in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58412/21]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

478. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the capacity of each motorcycle shed for roads policing motorcycles in each RPU base in tabular form. [58413/21]

Hospital Procedures

Alan Kelly

533. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeries excluding emergency surgeries that were carried out in each hospital in the South/SouthWest Hospital Group on weekends in each of the years of 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58406/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

534. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric cardiologist attached to CHI Temple Street in each of the past four years, in tabular form. [58407/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

535. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff nurse in cardiology at Nenagh Hospital in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [58408/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

536. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeons attached to Cork University Hospital in each of the past three years, in tabular form. [58409/21]

Climate Change Negotiations

Alan Kelly

1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference. [54411/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

6. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [55857/21]

Ministerial Staff

Alan Kelly

15. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the number of special advisers and political staffing appointments in his Department. [54768/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

17. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education will next meet. [56127/21]

Third Level Education

Alan Kelly

140. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the need to incentivise Irish universities and institutes of technology to offer physician associate courses in view of the plan in the UK to have 6,000 physician associate graduates by 2023 to meet demand in its primary care system and its offer of £5,000 grants to students taking the courses as an incentive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57785/21]

Departmental Functions

Alan Kelly

11. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international and European Union division of his Department. [56128/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

173. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality last met. [57207/21]