Parliamentary questions

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]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Kelly

4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the most recent European Council meeting. [54410/21]

Northern Ireland

Alan Kelly

8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the shared island dialogue will hold its next meeting. [56126/21]

Primary Care Centres

Alan Kelly

262. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when construction of the Tullow primary care centre serving Tullow, Rathvilly and Hacketstown will commence (details supplied); the current status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56453/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Alan Kelly

279. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure the CAP includes recognition of hedgerow quality and protects the carbon and biodiversity values of these landscape features; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56258/21]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagement with the First and deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland. [55855/21]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

6. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the policing reform implementation programme office based in his Department. [55856/21]

Departmental Bodies

Alan Kelly

14. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [54767/21]

Departmental Bodies

Alan Kelly

15. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [54769/21]

National Risk Assessment

Alan Kelly

123. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the National Risk Assessment. [56129/21]

Departmental Meetings

Alan Kelly

168. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a list of dates of meetings and attendees at the meetings that he or his officials have had with either the Commission for Regulation of Utilities or EirGrid since he took office, in tabular form. [56090/21]

Medicinal Products

Alan Kelly

556. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the drug Epidiolex will be available on the drug reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55728/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

377. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the volume of Covid-19 retests carried out by the HSE on first-time positive PCR tests since testing began. [55363/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

378. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the volume of notifications issued by the HSE that recommended second Covid-19 PCR retests to persons in the country since testing began, by month and county. [55364/21]

Anglo-Irish Relations

Alan Kelly

1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the UK Prime Minister. [47882/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [48290/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

17. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with agriculture will next meet. [54409/21]

Citizens' Assembly

Alan Kelly

6. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on progress towards implementing the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [53389/21]

United Nations

Alan Kelly

14. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the United Nations General Assembly. [48291/21]

Departmental Functions

Alan Kelly

164. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [54412/21]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Kelly

165. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagement with the First and Deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland. [54770/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Alan Kelly

180. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current estimates of his Department and of the agencies under his remit of the amount of CO2 created in the transport sector when vehicles are travelling at speeds, by category of vehicle and by fuel type (details supplied) in tabular form. [54090/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

290. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department distributed return to the workplace packs; if so, the individual items contained in each pack; the country of origin of each individual item and the cost of each of item; the number of packs distributed as of 1 November 2021; and the overall cost as of 1 November 2021. [54089/21]

Brexit Issues

Alan Kelly

5. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [53388/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

11. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with marine and fishing will next meet. [53390/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

14. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment last met and will next meet. [44765/21]

State Claims Agency

Alan Kelly

161. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the total amounts paid by the State Claims Agency to claimants for every maternity hospital in the State in each of the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [53561/21]

EU Directives

Alan Kelly

84. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the failure to implement the EU Copyright Directive; the reason given to the European Commission for not implementing same; if the assurances given by Ireland in relation to the matter have been followed through; and when the Directive will be transposed into Irish law. [52131/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Alan Kelly

92. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to introduce a bill to provide for a right to request remote working; the protections that are in place now for employees who want to continue working from home but are directed to return to office despite being able to carry out their duties at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52649/21]

Employment Rights

Alan Kelly

93. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on plans for a statutory sick pay scheme; when the legislation will be published; if he has a deadline for when he plans to introduce the bill in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52650/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Alan Kelly

94. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if legislation to provide for a right to request remote working will be in place before the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52651/21]

Living Wage

Alan Kelly

95. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which he intends to introduce a living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52652/21]

Energy Conservation

Alan Kelly

158. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount spent under the warmer homes scheme to date in 2021; the number of homes upgraded to date; the number with work in progress; the number in which work is expected to start before the end of 2021; the amount provided for the scheme in 2021; the projected total spend for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53254/21]

Energy Conservation

Alan Kelly

159. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount spent under each retrofitting scheme under his Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, to date in 2021; the amount provided for; the projected total spend for 2021; the projected number of homes that will be made more energy efficient in each case in which it is applicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53255/21]

Greenways Provision

Alan Kelly

187. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the commencement of work on the south Kerry greenway to commence. [52471/21]

Third Level Education

Alan Kelly

651. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to an error in the 2021 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Awards process; if he will outline in detail the nature of the error; if the error will lead to an additional cost of €468,000 over the next five years; the steps being taken to ensure that such an error does not reoccur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52003/21]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

652. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding allocated to Ireland under the Erasmus+ programme for student and staff mobility for the 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 academic year; the distribution of the money to each higher education institution for each of the years; and the specific amount allocated to each institution per year for staff mobility and student mobility in tabular form. [52004/21]

Third Level Education

Alan Kelly

653. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to an error in the 2021 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Awards process; the details of the nature of the error; if the error will lead to an additional cost of €468,000 over the next five years; the steps being taken to ensure that such an error does not reoccur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52019/21]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

654. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding allocated to Ireland under the Erasmus+ programme for student and staff mobility for the 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 academic years; the distribution of the money to each Higher Education institution for each of the years; and the specific amount allocated to each institution per year for staff mobility and student mobility in tabular form . [52020/21]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

739. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date on which her attention was drawn to the scope and scale of the latest iteration of wrongdoing regarding An Garda Síochána with respect to the cancellation and mislabelling of 999 emergency calls (details supplied); and if her attention and that of her officials had already been drawn to same in advance of the Policing Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52461/21]

Offshore Islands

Alan Kelly

1271. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the further funding that will be allocated in 2021 to accommodation roads on offshore islands; and the number of such roads on offshore Islands off the coast of County Donegal. [53186/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 last met and will next meet. [44761/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

10. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination last met and will next meet. [44764/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

17. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on the environment and climate change last met and will next meet. [44763/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

59. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Brexit will next meet. [48292/21]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Alan Kelly

4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [47880/21]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Kelly

14. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his address to the British-Irish Association. [48289/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

20. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe last met and will next meet. [47881/21]

Banking Sector

Alan Kelly

362. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the policies he is pursuing to ensure banking services are maintained in rural towns. [50505/21]

School Transport

Alan Kelly

557. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education when school transport will be provided for a person (details supplied) who is attending a class for children with learning disabilities. [50646/21]

Departmental Contracts

Alan Kelly

744. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of management consultancy firms his Department and statutory agencies associated with his Department have under contract in tabular form; the projects they are working on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50503/21]

Departmental Contracts

Alan Kelly

745. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of management consultancy firms his Department and statutory agencies associated with his Department have under contract in tabular form; the projects they are working on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50506/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Alan Kelly

747. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are waiting for scoliosis procedures by county in tabular form. [50508/21]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Kelly

771. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to ban smoking in outdoor dining areas in restaurants and pubs serving food; if so, the conditions under which he is considering such a ban; and the date he expects to do same. [50643/21]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

774. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of secure mental health places that exist in the State; the locations of same; the number taken up as of 12 October 2021; and the number that are vacant by location in tabular form. [50657/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

865. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when he intends to publish the report into the payment of student nurses as sent to him on 12 August 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51169/21]

Overseas Development Aid

Alan Kelly

116. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way in which Ireland will meet its commitment to reach a spend of 0.7% of GNI by 2030 on overseas development aid; his plans to achieve this; if he will provide a breakdown of the spend in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively; the amount of aid spent directly by Ireland; the amount committed through EU programmes; the breakdown of those commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50233/21]

Museum Projects

Alan Kelly

207. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to ensure the survival of a museum (details supplied). [49133/21]

Public Sector Staff

Alan Kelly

227. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of mobility moves at assistant principal and equivalent to secretary general including agreed moves and equivalent across the public service and all agencies since 1 January 2019 to date that are going to happen before 31 December 2021, by grade, Department, organisation and year in tabular form. [48327/21]

Prison Service

Alan Kelly

524. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice when she expects the position of chaplain to be appointed by the Irish Prison Service in Limerick and Portlaoise prisons. [47816/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

5. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality last met and will next meet. [44762/21]

Social Dialogue

Alan Kelly

18. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue unit of his Department. [44766/21]

Seaweed Harvesting

Alan Kelly

268. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of seaweed harvesting licence applications (details supplied). [47069/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education last met; and when it will next meet. [43261/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

10. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met; and when it will next meet. [43262/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

21. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it will next meet. [43263/21]