Parliamentary questions

Autism Support Services

Alan Kelly

383. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the details of all primary and secondary schools by county that have either one or two ASD units. [22968/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

587. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of persons over 80 years of age who have been given the first and second vaccine in the Covid-19 vaccination programme. [22954/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

588. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of persons over 70 year of age who have been given the first and second vaccine in the Covid-19 vaccination programme. [22955/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

589. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of students that received the HPV vaccine by county in 2020 and to date in 2021. [22965/21]

Primary Care Centres

Alan Kelly

590. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres completed, opened and staffed since 2016; the details of such centres; and the dates they were opened. [22966/21]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Alan Kelly

591. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount the CervicalCheck Tribunal has cost to date. [22967/21]

Alcohol Pricing

Alan Kelly

592. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if minimum unit pricing on alcohol sales will come into place in 2021. [22969/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

593. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 50 years of age who have had a laboratory confirmed case of Covid-19 since the pandemic began. [22970/21]

Agriculture Industry

Alan Kelly

692. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new agri-environmental pilot scheme will open; the terms and conditions for same; and the amount of funding that will be available from same. [22964/21]

Departmental Funding

Alan Kelly

709. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding applications that are available for those that wish to create and develop remote working hubs. [22962/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

129. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons whose origin country of travel was India that arrived into Ireland in January, February, March and to 25 March 2021, in tabular form. [22471/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe last met; and when it will next meet. [17168/21]

Citizens' Assembly

Alan Kelly

8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on progress towards implementing the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [17170/21]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Kelly

16. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements with the President of the United States of America. [14478/21]

Departmental Investigations

Alan Kelly

126. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the cost to date of commissions of investigation under the direction of his Department. [21941/21]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Alan Kelly

1025. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccine will be made available under the drugs payment scheme to allow teenagers that wish to get the vaccine while the school administration scheme is suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21945/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

156. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when those who act as community first responders in their local communities will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccination. [20995/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and Investment last met; and when it next plans to meet. [13097/21]

UN Security Council

Alan Kelly

128. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the role of his Department during Ireland’s membership of the UN Security Council. [20508/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

146. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to any Minister or Minister of State or adviser to a Minister or Minister of State who requested or suggested to the HSE or any Department that a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin be used as a vaccination site for Covid-19. [18272/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

306. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to any Minister, Minister of State or adviser to a Minister or Minister of State who requested or suggested to the HSE or any Department that a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin be used as a vaccination site for Covid-19. [18274/21]

Driver Test

Alan Kelly

377. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the status of the backlog of theory driver test appointments in County Tipperary; the measures being taken to clear the backlog; and when appointments will be issued. [19501/21]

Public Transport

Alan Kelly

438. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when an iOS app will be available for the Leap card. [20465/21]

Israeli Settlements

Alan Kelly

867. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the diplomatic steps he is taking through the EU or through Ireland’s seat on the UN Security Council to ensure that the 300,000 Palestinian citizens in occupied east Jerusalem are allowed to express their democratic right to vote in the forthcoming Palestinian elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19960/21]

Israeli Settlements

Alan Kelly

868. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has or will call in the Israeli Ambassador to Ireland to ensure that they are clear that Ireland wishes to see the 300,000 Palestinian citizens in occupied east Jerusalem being allowed to vindicate their democratic right to vote in the forthcoming Palestinian elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19961/21]

Israeli Settlements

Alan Kelly

869. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the diplomatic steps he is taking through the EU or through Ireland’s seat on the UN Security Council to halt the forcible evictions and home demolitions targeting hundreds of Palestinian families in occupied east Jerusalem particularly in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood; if he has or plans to call in the Israeli Ambassador regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19962/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

930. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to any Minister or Minister of State or adviser to a Minister or Minister of State who requested or suggested to the HSE or any Department that a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin be used as a vaccination site for Covid-19. [18275/21]

Institutes of Technology

Alan Kelly

1356. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when works will be completed on the merger of Limerick Institute of Technology and Athlone IT into a technological university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20764/21]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

1381. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the changes she has made to the internal process in her Department for the appointment of judges since she came to office. [18279/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

1564. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any Minister or Minister of State or adviser to a Minister or Minister of State who requested or suggested to the HSE or any Department that a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin be used as a vaccination site for Covid-19. [18271/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

1640. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been hired as Covid-19 vaccinators up until 31 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18530/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

1641. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of medical students who have been hired as Covid-19 vaccinators up until 31 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18531/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

1642. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of retired persons who have been hired as Covid-19 vaccinators up until 31 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18532/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

1643. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which he will prevent further instances of double booking for vaccine appointments in which patients have received appointments for vaccination centres and their local general practitioner or hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18533/21]

HSE Reports

Alan Kelly

1644. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the 2015 report by two UK specialists into the HSE orthodontic service will be published; the reason the HSE has delayed the publication of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18534/21]

HSE Reviews

Alan Kelly

1645. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the full results from a recent audit of 7,500 patient files in public orthodontic services will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18535/21]

Health Services Expenditure

Alan Kelly

1817. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding spent on creating an ehealth personal profile card for every citizen in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [19051/21]

HSE Expenditure

Alan Kelly

1818. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent on IT in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [19052/21]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Kelly

1819. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he needs to produce legislation in order to provide an ehealth system that will provide health information on every resident in Ireland; and if so, when he plans same. [19053/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

1820. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vaccine doses that will be delivered here by companies (details supplied) by month and vaccine provider in tabular form. [19054/21]

Medicinal Products

Alan Kelly

1852. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when patients will have access to fremanezumab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19140/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

1853. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if inbound travellers who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and have proof will have to take part in quarantine measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19141/21]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Alan Kelly

2011. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when FreeStyle Libre will be available for patients with type 1 diabetes aged over 21 years of age through the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19562/21]

Maternity Services

Alan Kelly

2012. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the maternity hospitals that are allowing partners to attend scans in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19563/21]

Maternity Services

Alan Kelly

2013. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if changes will be made to the policy of disallowing partners at scans in maternity hospitals following the vaccination of healthcare staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19564/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

2014. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of doses of the flu vaccine that were administered in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19565/21]

Hospital Groups

Alan Kelly

2247. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of the art catalogues for each of the seven hospitals within the RCSI hospital group (details supplied); the name of each artwork, the artist and current location of each artwork; the estimated value of each artwork for insurance purposes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20262/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

2248. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccination appointments have been cancelled per week since 1 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20263/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

2249. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the considerations that have been given to implementing a risk waiver system for a vaccine (details supplied) for those under sixty years of age who are willing to receive that particular vaccine similar to that done in jurisdictions such as Belgium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20264/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

2250. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if there is a scheme in place to ensure that new entrants to nursing homes will be vaccinated upon arrival following the completion of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in nursing homes earlier in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20265/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education last met; and when it will next meet. [14480/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 last met; and when it next plans to meet. [13095/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

15. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it next plans to meet. [13096/21]

Road Safety

Alan Kelly

255. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of HGVs inspected by county based on the press release of 3 March 2021 from the RSA; and the number inspected with minor, major and dangerous defects in each of the years 2018 to 2020, by county. [16334/21]

Road Safety

Alan Kelly

256. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of roadside inspection checkpoints attended by RSA vehicle inspectors in each of the years 2018 to 2020, by county based on the press release of 3 March 2021 from the RSA. [16335/21]

Road Safety

Alan Kelly

257. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of minibuses, buses and coaches inspected by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020 based on the press release of 3 March 2021 from the RSA; and the number of minibuses, buses and coaches that were inspected found with minor, major and dangerous defects by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020. [16336/21]

Airport Policy

Alan Kelly

287. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the new chairperson of Shannon Airport will be appointed. [16897/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

423. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level at which he deems it acceptable for staff to return to the office given persons are only due to return to their offices under level 1 or 2 restrictions (details supplied). [17320/21]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

648. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason civil service staff in her Department in non-public facing units are refused the option to work from home or have been brought back to work despite the country still being in lockdown. [17319/21]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

793. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if her office has received a request from the President of the High Court for provision to be made for the appointment of additional judges to the High Court; if so, when she plans to take action on foot of this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16478/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

841. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been infected with Covid-19 by month from March 2020 to 22 March 2021, in tabular form. [16448/21]

Hospital Data

Alan Kelly

902. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a list will be provided of all inpatient and outpatient treatments and medical procedures for which there are waiting lists at Nenagh hospital; the number of persons on each of the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16479/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

953. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts that exist at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and Louth County Hospital; and his plans to fill these vacancies. [16663/21]

Ambulance Service

Alan Kelly

954. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance wait across County Kerry in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [16664/21]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

955. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of medical graduates from medical schools; the number of such graduates who commenced an internship here; and the number of those graduates who completed internship in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [16665/21]

Hospital Facilities

Alan Kelly

956. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if all theatres at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 are opened on a full-time basis. [16666/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

957. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of posts in the bariatric care team at University Hospital Galway that are currently vacant; and when these posts will be filled. [16667/21]

Health Services Expenditure

Alan Kelly

958. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure spend to date in 2021 on the second cardiac catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; and the expected full-year cost. [16668/21]

Dental Services

Alan Kelly

959. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the dental services available at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; and the number of staff employed in dental services. [16669/21]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

960. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the cardiology services available at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [16670/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

961. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time paediatric endocrinologists at Cork University Hospital; and if this number will be further increased. [16671/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

991. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including spina bifida and hydrocephalus in category 4 on the vaccine priority list given that it is associated with kidney disease, neurological complications, respiratory complications and obesity which in their own may not be considered as high risk but put together constitute a very high risk to the individual if infected by Covid-19. [16762/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

992. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for determining eligibility on category 4 of the vaccine list given that there currently is no clear database, for example, on obesity, respiratory complications and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16763/21]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Kelly

993. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of Sláintecare workstream 1 in relation to providing co-ordinated care, in the right place and at the right time, with a specific emphasis on prevention of health deterioration for individuals living with spina bifida and hydrocephalus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16764/21]

Health Services

Alan Kelly

994. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will take measures to ensure that all adults have access to a multidisciplinary team in the treatment of spina bifida and hydrocephalus; if he will remedy the lack of co-ordinated care for persons with these conditions who are transitioning from adolescence to adulthood by providing complex needs nurse specialists and administration staff to co-ordinate care across disciplines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16765/21]

Disability Support Services

Alan Kelly

995. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which his Department plans to meet the needs of persons with spina bifida and hydrocephalus in order that they can live independently with access to adequate supports, for example, occupational therapy and neuropsychology services, instead of persons ending up in nursing homes from the age of 30; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16766/21]

Disability Support Services

Alan Kelly

996. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a needs-based approach in allocating personal assistant hours to support persons with spina bifida and hydrocephalus will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16767/21]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

997. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide mental health services with a specific focus on understanding that hydrocephalus is akin to acquired brain injury and needs special support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16768/21]

Disability Support Services

Alan Kelly

998. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the disability services for children and young persons in relation to children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus on accessing health services within their local area and equity of services received in CHI, Temple Street and CHI, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16769/21]

Paediatric Services

Alan Kelly

999. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the national model of care for paediatric services in relation to transitioning plans for adolescents with spina bifida and hydrocephalus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16770/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Alan Kelly

1000. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to tackle the current waiting list of children awaiting surgery for scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16771/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met; and when it will next meet. [14479/21]

Road Network

Alan Kelly

84. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct Transport Infrastructure Ireland to carry out a road surface review of the M7 between Nenagh and Birdhill, County Tipperary, due to the large number of accidents on that stretch of road. [15414/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

135. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the dates on which he spoke to companies (details supplied) about vaccine provision in tabular form. [14592/21]

Appointments to State Boards

Alan Kelly

319. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of vacancies that have occurred on the board of the Port of Cork since 1 January 2020; the number of vacancies that have been filled by reappointment of outgoing members; the number filled following applications received via an appointments process; the reason some vacancies have been filled by reappointments and others not; his views on whether such an approach is both arbitrary and discriminatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14966/21]

Appointments to State Boards

Alan Kelly

320. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he or his advisers received communications, verbally or in writing from other Ministers or their advisers, regarding the appointment or reappointment of members of the board of the Port of Cork; if so, if he will publish the details of such communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14967/21]

Urban Regeneration and Development Fund

Alan Kelly

732. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the allocations that have been made under the urban regeneration and development fund. [15895/21]

Passport Applications

Alan Kelly

751. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Passport Office will reopen; and the reason online applications cannot be processed at this time. [14562/21]

National Educational Psychological Service

Alan Kelly

938. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the reason National Education Psychological Service psychologists cannot assess students in school environments when schools are reopened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15660/21]

National Educational Psychological Service

Alan Kelly

939. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the number of National Educational Psychological Service psychologists in full-time employment by county as of March 2021 (details supplied). [15661/21]

National Educational Psychological Service

Alan Kelly

940. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the number of psychological assessments under the National Educational Psychological Service that were conducted in schools in County Tipperary in 2020. [15662/21]

National Educational Psychological Service

Alan Kelly

941. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if psychological assessments are being undertaken for primary students since schools reopened; and if so, the number by county and week since 1 March 2021. [15663/21]

Births Data

Alan Kelly

1372. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of births that were by caesarean section in each hospital in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14075/21]

Births Data

Alan Kelly

1373. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if there are hospitals which have a significantly higher rate of caesarean section deliveries than the national average; and if so, the steps the HSE or HIQA are conducting to ascertain the reason for this. [14076/21]

General Practitioner Services

Alan Kelly

1452. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the adult population by county who are not registered with a general practitioner. [14276/21]

Nursing Home Accommodation

Alan Kelly

1651. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the latest projected timetable for the delivery of the new St. Conlon’s nursing home, Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14976/21]

National Children's Hospital

Alan Kelly

1766. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the vacancies on the board of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board will be fully filled. [15364/21]

Bus Services

Alan Kelly

34. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide Nenagh, County Tipperary with adequate bus transport links to Limerick following the loss of the Bus Éireann X12 route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13832/21]

Bus Services

Alan Kelly

35. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide Nenagh, County Tipperary with adequate bus transport links to Dublin following the loss of the Bus Éireann X12 route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13833/21]

Bus Services

Alan Kelly

36. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide Roscrea, County Tipperary with adequate bus transport links to Dublin following the loss of the Bus Éireann X12 route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13834/21]