Parliamentary questions

School Transport

Alan Kelly

174. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the balance sheet buses are on regarding the €4.16 million spent on new dedicated school buses in 2016 from surplus payments from school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52666/19]

Medicinal Products

Alan Kelly

354. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the gainshare and incentive model for biosimilar prescribing operates; if €500 per patient is being allocated to hospital treatment areas that prescribe biosimilars is taking place as reported; if the HSE or his Department has estimated the overall savings potential of biosimilar prescribing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52711/19]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Alan Kelly

361. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the arrangements been made to replace a person (details supplied) in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Hospital who is due to leave their position before the end of 2019; the arrangements that will be made for patients while a replacement is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52749/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Alan Kelly

84. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if autism spectrum disorder units will be allocated to single sex secondary schools; and if it is a condition that ASD units can only be assigned to co-education secondary schools. [52198/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Alan Kelly

97. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if autism spectrum disorder units can be allocated to single sex secondary schools; if not, if it is a condition that ASD units can only be assigned to co-education secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52369/19]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Alan Kelly

179. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the arrangements made to replace a person (details supplied) who is due to leave his position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51902/19]

Brexit Supports

Alan Kelly

85. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding provided to the sectors most affected by Brexit through the Brexit loan scheme in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of companies that have benefited; the funding provided through the future growth loan scheme to date in 2019; and the number of companies that have benefited. [46863/19]

Hospital Overcrowding

Alan Kelly

110. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to relieve the overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick for winter 2020. [48825/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Alan Kelly

116. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the review by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists was leaked before all participating women were informed; and the steps he will take regarding same. [48824/19]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Alan Kelly

117. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to build a new elderly care home in Roscrea, County Tipperary, to replace the Dean Maxwell home. [48826/19]

Naturalisation Applications

Alan Kelly

232. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); when the application will be finalised; if the application will be expedited in view of the recent Court of Appeal judgment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48574/19]

Health Insurance Regulation

Alan Kelly

270. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the Health Insurance Act 2018; when it will be updated for risk and price equalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48589/19]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

283. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of specialist Parkinson's disease nurses nationally in order to have a specialist nurse in each county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48663/19]

Teacher Supply

Alan Kelly

89. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on sharing teachers across schools in view of the fact that a shortage of substitute cover and that pupils across many schools are being left without qualified teachers in Irish, science, foreign languages and maths due to a supply shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47490/19]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Alan Kelly

384. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the loss of 109 referrals to the national gender service; the steps taken to ensure this system failure is not repeated; the way in which he plans to address the delays for those that were waiting and should have had their first initial visit by now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47334/19]

Gender Recognition

Alan Kelly

385. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the steering committee to develop an integrated service for those with gender identity issues; the number of times it has met; the recommendations it has made; if it was informed of the loss of 109 referrals to the national gender service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47335/19]

Rail Network

Alan Kelly

533. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when work on the Nenagh to Ballybrophy rail line will be completed; the costs involved to provide buses as an alternative to the train while work is being completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47117/19]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Alan Kelly

602. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Labour Court recommendation 11 years ago for an agreed pension for community employment supervisors will be put in place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47164/19]

Health Services Provision

Alan Kelly

130. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of sexual health clinics including a clinic (details supplied) are still using the gardasil 4 HPV vaccines instead of the gardasil 9 HPV vaccine; if recipients of the gardasil 4 HPV vaccine will be invited to receive the gardasil 9 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46967/19]

State Pensions

Alan Kelly

179. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason correspondence sent to her Dublin Central Oireachtas inquiry email address on 21 and 24 October 2019 failed to receive a response; if she will arrange for the issues raised in an email (details supplied) to be addressed as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46988/19]

Mortgage Arrears Rate

Alan Kelly

74. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance his views on mortgage lenders imposing legal fees and other charges on borrowers in arrears who are co-operating with their bank to resolve the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46554/19]

Garda Reorganisation

Alan Kelly

256. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date his Department was first informed by An Garda Síochána of its new regional and divisional headquarters as part of the latest restructuring programme under its new operating model; if his Department was provided with previous iterations of the regional and divisional headquarters prior to this; if so, the dates concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46379/19]

Nursing Home Accommodation Provision

Alan Kelly

314. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to build a new nursing home to replace a home (details supplied) and maintain the provision of long-stay beds in Roscrea, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46102/19]

Cultural Policy

Alan Kelly

31. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress she has made towards establishing pilot projects to help identify the way in which a night-time culture initiative will work; the local authorities her Department has approached to participate in the pilot projects; when the pilot projects will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45458/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

74. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form. [44717/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

75. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020. [44733/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

76. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit. [44749/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

83. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44708/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

84. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44724/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

85. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44740/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

107. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44712/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

108. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44728/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

109. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44744/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

135. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44711/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

136. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44727/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

137. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44743/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

165. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44731/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

166. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44747/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

167. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44753/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

234. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44709/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

235. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44725/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

236. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44741/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

320. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44715/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

321. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44730/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

322. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44746/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

386. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of computers in her Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44704/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

387. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44720/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

388. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to protect her Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in her Department and the agencies under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44736/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Alan Kelly

441. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of new drugs that have received HSE reimbursement to date in 2019 by the anticipated budget impact of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44251/19]

Generic Drugs Substitution

Alan Kelly

442. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the volume of uptake of biosimilar prescribing under the best value biologic process by the HSE to date in 2019; the number of patients prescribed biosimilars by treatment type to date in 2019; the average savings per patient compared to the originator drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44252/19]

Generic Drugs Substitution

Alan Kelly

443. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has under the best value biologic process set targets for biosimilar uptake across the designated treatment areas; if so, the targets for 2019 and 2020 in terms of both volume of prescriptions and the share of biosimilar prescriptions versus originator subscriptions for the designated treatment areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44253/19]

Disease Management

Alan Kelly

444. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators that have been set for the hepatitis C treatment programme; the way in which the programme evaluates its work towards the stated goal of elimination of the disease by 2026; the reporting requirements the programme adheres to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44254/19]

Disease Management

Alan Kelly

445. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the data the HSE has in terms of estimating the number of persons here with hepatitis C; the overall prevalence of hepatitis C here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44255/19]

Disease Management

Alan Kelly

446. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the spending by the HSE under the hepatitis C treatment programme in 2018 to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44256/19]

Palliative Care for Children

Alan Kelly

449. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if there are palliative care beds for children in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44263/19]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

456. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the walk-in chest x-ray service and its recent cessation at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44305/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Alan Kelly

526. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is refusing to cover Circadin 2 mg for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44575/19]

Legislative Programme

Alan Kelly

534. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the legislative timeline for the advancement of the human tissues Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44617/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

566. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of computers in the HSE that still use an operating system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44700/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

567. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will not be forced to make additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44701/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

568. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE have a plan in place to protect themselves in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44702/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

569. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44713/19]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

570. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no dedicated dietician for the adult diabetes service in the UL group hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44756/19]

Diabetes Strategy

Alan Kelly

571. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no diabetes self-management education for adults with type 1 diabetes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44757/19]

Diabetes Strategy

Alan Kelly

572. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no insulin pump therapy for adults with type 1 diabetes in the mid-west (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44758/19]

Diabetes Strategy

Alan Kelly

573. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason there is a four-year waiting list to be seen in a consultant-led type 2 diabetes clinic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44759/19]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Kelly

693. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his position regarding the widespread failure to implement full travel time for healthcare support assistants further to the confirmation of this legal entitlement by the HSE in August 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45350/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

799. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44703/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

800. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44719/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

801. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44735/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

857. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44706/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

858. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44722/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

859. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44738/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

919. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44718/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

920. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44734/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

921. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44750/19]

Sports Capital Programme Applications Data

Alan Kelly

963. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of sports capital applications received as part of the current programme; the number of applications that have been validated to date; the number that have been rejected; and the number under internal review by county in tabular form (details supplied). [45362/19]

Fáilte Ireland Expenditure

Alan Kelly

965. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the volume of capital funding allocated by Fáilte Ireland by county since 1 January 2016. [45368/19]

Departmental Correspondence

Alan Kelly

966. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a copy of all correspondence between his Department and Fáilte Ireland and-or Tourism Ireland regarding promotion of the greyhound industry in 2019 will be provided. [45369/19]

Rail Services Provision

Alan Kelly

967. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost and expected delivery date of the 41 new rail carriages announced for Irish Rail by him at the end of October 2019. [45371/19]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

968. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a copy of all communications to and from his Department with Transport Infrastructure Ireland in October, November and December 2017. [45378/19]

Departmental Correspondence

Alan Kelly

969. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his current or past advisers sent or received official departmental correspondence to or from an email address that is not either Houses of the Oireachtas or departmental; and if so, if he will provide copies of all such correspondence. [45383/19]

Departmental Correspondence

Alan Kelly

975. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a copy of all correspondence between him or the Secretary General of his Department, his private secretary or the assistant secretary in charge of sport or the principal officers or assistant principal officers in the sports capital section and his advisers (details supplied) from July 2019 to 31 October 2019. [45419/19]

Departmental Correspondence

Alan Kelly

976. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a copy of all correspondence, notes, reports and briefings brought to the management board meetings and the ministerial management board meetings of his Department on sports capital funding since 1 January 2017. [45420/19]

Departmental Correspondence

Alan Kelly

977. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a copy of all correspondence, notes, reports, briefings and emails between the Secretary General of his Department and the assistant secretary for sport, the sports capital division or both regarding sports capital allocations from 1 January 2017. [45421/19]

Departmental Correspondence

Alan Kelly

978. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each meeting he has had with the Minister of State with special responsibility for tourism and sport regarding the sports capital programme since 1 July 2017; and the attendees, minutes and notes of each meeting to date. [45422/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

994. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of computers in her Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44705/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

995. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44721/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

996. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to protect her Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in her Department and the agencies under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44737/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

1016. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44716/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

1017. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department will be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44732/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

1018. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44748/19]

Philanthropy Initiatives

Alan Kelly

1023. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the development of a strategy on philanthropy; the stakeholders he has been engaging with in respect of same; if the development of such a strategy will include a public consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45266/19]

Local Improvement Scheme Funding

Alan Kelly

1025. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated for LIS by county; and the amount claimed by county in 2019, in tabular form. [45367/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

1058. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of computers in her Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44710/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

1059. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44726/19]

Information and Communications Technology

Alan Kelly

1060. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to protect her Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in her Department and the agencies under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44742/19]

Carer's Allowance Review

Alan Kelly

1110. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carer's allowance reviews carried out in each month from September 2018 to date; the results of the reviews; the number of allowances increased, unchanged and reduced, respectively, as a result of these reviews in each month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45423/19]

Carer's Allowance Review

Alan Kelly

1111. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of half and-or reduced rate carer's allowance reviews carried out in each month from September 2018 to date; the results of the reviews; the number of allowances increased, unchanged and reduced respectively as a result of these reviews in each month in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45424/19]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

Alan Kelly

1112. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason legitimate outgoings such as visits to the cinema, attractions visits, travel expenses, parking and meals for respite care are ineligible for the calculation of the means test for carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45425/19]