Parliamentary questions

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

728. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date she was presented by her Department officials with the decision of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board regarding the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person (details supplied). [38419/20]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

729. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date prior to 15 July 2020 her Department notified the Department of the Taoiseach of her request to put the appointment of a new Supreme Court judge on the Cabinet agenda (details supplied). [38420/20]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

730. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date she notified Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications of her intention to appoint a person (details supplied) to the Supreme Court. [38421/20]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

731. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date she notified the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment that there were other judges who applied for the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person (details supplied). [38422/20]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

732. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date she notified the Taoiseach of her intention to appoint a person (details supplied) to the Supreme Court. [38423/20]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

733. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if she informed any other Minister prior to 15 July 2020 of her intention to appoint a person (details supplied) as a Supreme Court Judge [38424/20]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

734. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the reason it took her Department so long to make a recommendation to Cabinet regarding filling the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person (details supplied). [38425/20]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

745. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date she circulated the Cabinet memorandum to her Cabinet colleagues regarding the proposed appointment of a person (detailed supplied) to the Supreme Court. [38719/20]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

746. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if a list of all judicial appointments made in 2020 will be provided in chronological order by the date appointed by Government; the name of the judge in each case; and the court to which he or she was appointed. [38720/20]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

747. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to her statement to the Oireachtas Committee on Justice on 17 November 2020, the date or dates on which she spoke to the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport regarding the appointment of a person (details supplied) to the Supreme Court. [38740/20]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

785. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of computers in the HSE that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37869/20]

Hospital Equipment

Alan Kelly

786. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the upgrade of national integrated medical imaging system, NIMIS, radiology information system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37870/20]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Kelly

787. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE hired consultants to advise it on IT security and cyberattacks; if so, the cost associated with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37871/20]

HSE Expenditure

Alan Kelly

788. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has allocated and the amount it will spend on premium payments to a company (details supplied) in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37872/20]

HSE Staff

Alan Kelly

789. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment campaign for a of head of information security, strategy and implementation within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37873/20]

Medical Cards

Alan Kelly

865. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when a terminal Illness card for persons with less than two years to live will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38426/20]

Hospital Facilities

Alan Kelly

941. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the locations in which WiFi is available across acute hospital settings in tabular form (details supplied). [38784/20]

Industrial Disputes

Alan Kelly

947. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason he is refusing to engage with an association (details supplied) on the issue of the pay claim which it has submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38817/20]

Industrial Disputes

Alan Kelly

948. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the testing and tracing system is being jeopardised by refusing to engage with an association (details supplied) on the issue of the pay claim which it has submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38818/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

949. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place for the test and trace system here in the event that there is a withdrawal of labour by an association (details supplied) due to its outstanding pay claim and his refusal to engage on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38819/20]

LEADER Programmes

Alan Kelly

999. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding will be provided once again to Leader programmes across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38429/20]

National Transport Authority

Alan Kelly

118. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount drawn down by each local authority in NTA funding from the July stimulus for active travel measures including footpaths and cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37592/20]

Ministerial Correspondence

Alan Kelly

316. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of all ministerial engagements; if he will publish his diaries from 27 June 2020 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37589/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

317. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on communications specifically on Covid-19; the number of communication officers employed by the HSE specifically to deal with public health messaging in relation to Covid-19 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37590/20]

Respite Care Services

Alan Kelly

318. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount that will be allocated to open a respite centre (details supplied) in 2021; when the respite centre will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37591/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [36602/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

5. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education is next due to meet. [35140/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [35139/20]

Data Protection

Alan Kelly

3. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the data protection unit in his Department. [35004/20]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Kelly

5. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with church leaders. [33888/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

10. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health is next due to meet. [35005/20]

Office of the Attorney General

Alan Kelly

147. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if a detailed breakdown will be provided of all trips taken by the Attorney General outside the State since June 2017; the itineraries and details of those who accompanied him; and the purpose of each trip and any other relevant information. [36143/20]

Official Travel

Alan Kelly

148. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the travelling party that went to Washington DC for St. Patrick’s Day in 2019; if the Government was asked to provide a list of persons to be accredited to attend the White House reception in 2019; and if so, the full list and other relevant details. [36145/20]

Maternity Services

Alan Kelly

767. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on the high rate of neonatal brain injury for two years running in Cork University Maternity Hospital; his views on whether this is an outlier when it comes to other maternity hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36569/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 last met. [35003/20]

Census of Population

Alan Kelly

26. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the decision to delay the census until 2022. [35141/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

257. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if there will be additional buses or trains added to the existing timetables during the current round of level 5 restrictions to account for the reduction to 25% of capacity and the impact this is having on commuting workers that are unable to access public transport; the number of additional services provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34671/20]

Rail Network

Alan Kelly

258. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the costs of closure and replacement of the six level crossings on the Maynooth line proposed in the DART plus west proposals; the costs on a comparative basis of retaining automated level crossings following resignalling to facilitate electrified rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34673/20]

Ministerial Communications

Alan Kelly

406. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on any engagement he has had with the United States of America. [35058/20]

Special Educational Needs

Alan Kelly

430. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education when work will begin on the autism spectrum disorder unit for a school (details supplied); the timeframe for the works and expected opening date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34672/20]

Crime Data

Alan Kelly

597. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of domestic abuse cases that were investigated by An Garda Síochána during the lockdown; the number that resulted in charges; how this compares with the same months in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34675/20]

Blood Donations

Alan Kelly

677. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will facilitate an increase in the number of blood collections in west County Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34669/20]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

678. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of supply of the flu jab in local pharmacies; the reason it is difficult to access same; the reason for the long delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34670/20]

Counselling Services

Alan Kelly

679. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of teenage counselling services cancelled from March to August 2020 due to the restrictions in place and the impact on young persons who were waiting on counselling during that period; his plans to make sure this does not happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34674/20]

Disability Services Funding

Alan Kelly

680. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to act on the 12 month notice of termination of contract served on the HSE by a service (details supplied) and the transfer of all of its services to the HSE or to a provider identified by the HSE over the coming 12 months due to a crisis in its funding; the additional funding being made available to avoid a disaster in the provision of disability and community care facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34676/20]

Departmental Functions

Alan Kelly

5. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department’s housing, infrastructure and digital unit. [33886/20]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the number of additional staff recruited or seconded to his Department to assist with the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. [31301/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent correspondence with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. [33887/20]

Cancer Services

Alan Kelly

81. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason he commenced the CervicalCheck tribunal while still negotiating with a group (details supplied) in view of his assurance that it would be postponed to allow time for its concerns to be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33478/20]

HSE Staff

Alan Kelly

90. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of professionals who have been hired by the HSE since he launched the winter plan; the total increase in HSE employment that this represents in net terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33477/20]

Nursing Education

Alan Kelly

117. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when student nurses will be paid in full for the work they carry out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33476/20]

Nursing Staff

Alan Kelly

127. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when nurses on temporary contracts in the HSE will be given permanent contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33475/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

136. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason rapid testing has not been put in place to be used as part of the fight against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33474/20]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

166. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the engagements he has had with the private hospital owners' association regarding access to those hospitals since he became Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33473/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

1267. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his office receives daily or weekly reports on Covid-19 positive cases and the number of tests taken and contact tracing calls made; if so, the person or body that provides same; the format in which these are presented to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32842/20]

HSE Staff

Alan Kelly

1302. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare personnel that have been recruited by the HSE since March 2020 whose previous employment was in nursing homes and or caring for the elderly facilities by CHO area and by month, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33013/20]

Disability Services Funding

Alan Kelly

1396. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the substantial deficits currently experienced by section 38 and 39 disability service providers are eliminated; the target date he is working towards for the elimination of these deficits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30662/20]

Voluntary Sector

Alan Kelly

1397. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to ensure that the recommendations of the independent review group examining the role of voluntary organisations is fully implemented; the recommendations acted upon to date; his timeline for the completion of each of the actions contained in the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30663/20]

Pension Provisions

Alan Kelly

1481. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason it is taking so long to set up the defined contribution pension fund for workers (details supplied); and the reason it has taken so long for successive Ministers for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Finance to sign off on this proposal. [33729/20]

Shared Island Unit

Alan Kelly

4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the allocations planned from the shared island fund. [31299/20]

National Economic and Social Council

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department with the National Economic and Social Council. [31297/20]

National Economic and Social Council

Alan Kelly

4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the State boards and agencies that civil servants from his Department are appointed to by the Government. [31300/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with housing last met. [31298/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Alan Kelly

572. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) is being paid per month for Covid-19 related services from March to September 2020. [30992/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

573. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) is being paid per month per Covid-19 test from March to September 2020. [30993/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

597. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average cost his Department is paying for a Covid-19 test. [31191/20]

Farm Relief Scheme

Alan Kelly

209. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend farm relief for farmers over 66 years of age in view of the fact that the pension age will increase to 67 in January 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30656/20]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

286. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the contacts he and his Department have had with the private hospital association since he took office (details supplied). [30827/20]

Disability Services Funding

Alan Kelly

498. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the deficits experienced by section 38 and section 39 disability service providers are eliminated; the date on which these deficits will be eliminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30017/20]

Health Services Reports

Alan Kelly

499. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the recommendations of a review (details supplied) are implemented; the recommendations acted upon to date; the timeline for the completion of each of the actions contained in the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30018/20]

Hospital Charges

Alan Kelly

546. 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 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30231/20]

Hospital Charges

Alan Kelly

547. 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 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30232/20]

Hospital Charges

Alan Kelly

548. 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 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30233/20]

Hospital Charges

Alan Kelly

549. 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; the breakdown of expenditure per charge, that is, inpatient charge, outpatient and emergency charge in each of the years 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30234/20]

Hospital Charges

Alan Kelly

550. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases who have had unpaid inpatient charges partly or entirely waived on hardship grounds in each of the years from 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30235/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

551. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if home help staff are receiving regular Covid-19 tests; and if not, the reason (details supplied). [30236/20]

Rail Network

Alan Kelly

92. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the reason Irish Rail has not done an engineer's report on the Ballybrophy to Limerick railway line over the past number of years; and if he will have one carried out. [29328/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with issues relevant to the arts and culture will next meet. [26661/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

3. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [27099/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality last met; and when it will next meet. [28351/20]

European Council Meetings

Alan Kelly

11. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the special European Council meeting on 1 October 2020. [28350/20]

Departmental Administrative Arrangements

Alan Kelly

1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [25398/20]

Departmental Administrative Arrangements

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment for 2020. [27098/20]

Departmental Advertising

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department has spent on advertising for online, print and broadcasting to date in 2020; and the expenditure plans for the rest of 2020. [26659/20]

Departmental Advertising

Alan Kelly

24. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if his Department or agencies working on its behalf monitor and report on social media content relevant to Government policy. [26660/20]

Brexit Preparations

Alan Kelly

104. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the Brexit Readiness Action Plan and the role of his Department in implementing same. [25029/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

275. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the date on which and the correspondence in which NPHET advised him that the lack of sick pay in some organisations and work settings was a concern with regard to the spread of Covid-19. [27797/20]

Health Screening Programmes

Alan Kelly

290. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the clearing of the CervicalCheck backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27854/20]

HSE Staff

Alan Kelly

291. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the changes that will be made to staffing recruitment under the winter plan 2020-21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27855/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

292. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Beaumont Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27856/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

293. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Connolly Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27857/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

294. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Mater Misericordiae University Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27858/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

295. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Naas General Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27859/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

296. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in St. Vincent's University Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27861/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

297. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Tallaght University Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27862/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

298. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in the emergency department in the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27863/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

299. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Temple Street Children's University Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27864/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

300. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Bantry General Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27865/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

301. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Cavan General Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27866/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

302. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Letterkenny University Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/20]