Parliamentary questions

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]

Grant Payments

Alan Kelly

202. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a list will be provided of all grants and supports by grant type and amount provided to a company (details supplied) by organisations under the remit of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [46233/21]

Appointments to State Boards

Alan Kelly

245. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has refused to appoint a new chair of the Shannon Group; and when he plans to do so. [46085/21]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

246. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he has had any communication from the Taoiseach or his office regarding the need for funding of a new pedestrian bridge at Ardfinnan, County Tipperary; and if so, the details and dates of such communications. [46087/21]

Water Supply

Alan Kelly

334. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the proposed Shannon pipeline for water provision is still being considered by Government; and the timelines and current projected costs for the project. [46086/21]

Census of Population

Alan Kelly

335. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected timelines for the completion of the national census and consequent Constituency Commission report. [46089/21]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

345. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated full year cost of recruiting seven additional full-time architectural engineering inspectors for his Department in tabular form. [46287/21]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

453. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the number of full-time staff by grade working in the school transport section of her Department; and the number of vacancies by grade currently in this section. [46283/21]

Schools Building Projects

Alan Kelly

471. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and secondary schools that are awaiting construction across the country following tenders for construction having been awarded by location and by county as of 1 September 2021, in tabular form. [46569/21]

Social Insurance

Alan Kelly

502. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated yield that would be generated if the entry threshold for persons to access social insurance coverage increased for €38 per week to €95 per week. [46276/21]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

503. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2022 if the fuel allowance increased to €31.50 per week. [46277/21]

Departmental Budgets

Alan Kelly

531. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost in 2022 if the budget for better start early years specialist within his Department increased by 10%. [46288/21]

Freedom of Information

Alan Kelly

568. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if all freedom of information requests received by her Department for the duration of this Government have been dealt with comprehensively and accurately; and if she or any Departmental officials have expressed any concerns regarding the way in which freedom of information requests have been handled during the same period. [46084/21]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

576. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of drug searches that have taken place in County Tipperary since 1 September 2020; and the number of arrests and convictions for possession and supply of illegal drugs in County Tipperary since September 2020. [46285/21]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

577. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 497 of 22 June 2021, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities. [46286/21]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

588. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he or any person in his Department have had any communications with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and or the HSE regarding the future of the Dean Maxwell home in Roscrea, County Tipperary; if so, the way in which he communicated with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and or the HSE; the dates he communicated with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and or the HSE; and the persons with whom he communicated with in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and or the HSE on this matter (details supplied). [46082/21]

Dental Services

Alan Kelly

640. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have withdrawn from the medical card scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [46091/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

704. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all extra capital expenditure under Covid-19 funding measures since March 2020; and the capital expenditure by project and location. [46240/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

724. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time staff by job title working in the medical assessment unit at Nenagh General Hospital; and the number of vacancies by job title in tabular form. [46278/21]

Hospital Equipment

Alan Kelly

725. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of fractional CO2 laser machines that are in use in CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin; and if there are sufficient trained staff available in both hospitals to use these machines. [46279/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

726. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time vacant nursing posts in South Tipperary General Hospital; and if a recruitment campaign will be launched to fill these vacancies. [46280/21]

Third Level Education

Alan Kelly

727. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2022 of providing 65 additional general practitioner training places. [46281/21]

Eating Disorders

Alan Kelly

728. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which HSE has spent and will spend the €3.94 million allocated on specialist eating disorder services in 2021. [46282/21]

General Practitioner Services

Alan Kelly

775. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to help with the provision of a replacement general practitioner service in Templemore, County Tipperary, following the retirement of the local general practitioner there. [46568/21]

National Economic and Social Council

Alan Kelly

18. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the publication of the NESC Report No. 154 Digital Inclusion in Ireland: Connectivity, Devices and Skills. [33503/21]

Eating Disorders

Alan Kelly

278. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number and type of referrals, the number of assessments by gender and the breakdown of diagnosis in 2019 and 2020, for patients with eating disorders managed outside of the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44260/21]

Eating Disorders

Alan Kelly

279. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the access times for both assessment and treatment in 2019 and 2020 for persons with eating disorders treated outside of the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44261/21]

Eating Disorders

Alan Kelly

280. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated outside the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders in 2019 and 2020 that were admitted as an inpatient in the HSE mental health unit, acute hospitals, private hospitals and via the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44262/21]

Eating Disorders

Alan Kelly

281. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons being treated for an eating disorder in 2019 and 2020 outside the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders who were discharged to reliable or partial recovery, to general practitioner and primary care, or who died due to the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44263/21]

Eating Disorders

Alan Kelly

282. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if there is a standardised operational transition process in place across CHOs for young persons transitioning from CAMHS to adult services who are receiving treatment with eating disorders outside of the National Clinic Programme for Eating Disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44264/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

64. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will call on the European Union to support a temporary TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines, medicines and diagnostics at the upcoming WTO meeting. [43383/21]

Departmental Projects

Alan Kelly

157. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the membership and terms of reference of the north-east inner-city oversight group chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [43264/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Alan Kelly

739. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the legislation to provide for a right to flexible working will be published; when he plans to have it passed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42862/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

1410. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken regarding conditions and understaffing at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42863/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

2153. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of staffing vacancies currently in the South Tipperary Therapy Services Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36680/21]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Kelly

2154. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the smoking ban applies to premises providing outdoor dining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36681/21]

Health Services

Alan Kelly

2211. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the supports in place to assist patients requiring the use of incontinence pads and those with carers using personal protection equipment to pay for the cost of the disposal of such items given the large weight which accumulates with their use and consequent higher waste charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36970/21]

Dental Services

Alan Kelly

2212. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain dentists are refusing to carry out dental treatments for medical card holders unless they pay for the treatment themselves citing the recent cyber-attack; the steps he is taking to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36971/21]

Dental Services

Alan Kelly

2213. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have notified his Department or the HSE that they are opting out of treating patients under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36972/21]