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Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
308. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if and the number of times she discussed or communicated with the former Minister for Justice matters in relation to the Supreme Court vacancy occasioned by the retirement of a person (details supplied); if the interest of the former Attorney General in being nominated for appointment to that position was mentioned; if a postponement of the previous Government’s decision on the nomination was mentioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40871/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
309. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if and the number of times she discussed or communicated with the current Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment issues in relation to filling the Supreme Court vacancy occasioned by the retirement of a person (details supplied); if the interest of the former Attorney General in being nominated for appointment to that position was mentioned; if he indicated his own preference in relation to the matter; if so, if he sought the Minister’s agreement; the nature of any such discussions or communications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40872/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
310. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if and the number of times she discussed or communicated with the current Taoiseach, after his appointment to that office, the filling of the Supreme Court vacancy occasioned by the retirement of a person (details supplied) and the interest of the former Attorney General in appointment to that position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40874/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Data Protection
Alan Kelly
326. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his Department has been the subject of an investigation by the Data Protection Commission from 2016 to date; the number of specific investigations underway or completed; the dates on which his Department was first notified of the investigation; the details of the investigation; the nature of the complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40813/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Data Protection
Alan Kelly
385. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has been the subject of an investigation by the Data Protection Commission from 2016 to date; the number of specific investigations underway or completed; the dates on which his Department was first notified of the investigation; the details of the investigation; the nature of the complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40804/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Data Protection
Alan Kelly
399. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has been the subject of an investigation by the Data Protection Commission from 2016 to date; the number of specific investigations underway or completed; the dates on which her Department was first notified of the investigation; the details of the investigation; the nature of the complaints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40817/20]
Wed, 2 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Alan Kelly
1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the status of plans to reopen society and the economy when level 5 Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. [38080/20]
Wed, 2 Dec 2020
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Cabinet Committees
Alan Kelly
3. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with foreign affairs will next meet. [38076/20]
Wed, 2 Dec 2020
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Cabinet Committees
Alan Kelly
6. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plans for travel abroad in 2021. [40162/20]
Wed, 2 Dec 2020
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Departmental Strategy Statements
Alan Kelly
8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if his Department plans to publish a statement of strategy. [38075/20]
Wed, 2 Dec 2020
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Nursing Education
Alan Kelly
163. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimate cost to the State to pay student nurses for all mandatory on-the-job training they undertake as part of their studies if the wage scale was set at the same level as the apprenticeship training allowance based on the gross wage norms for the sector. [40623/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Cabinet Committees
Alan Kelly
1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination. [36605/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Garda Reform
Alan Kelly
4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office. [36606/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Cabinet Committees
Alan Kelly
5. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on social affairs and equality is next due to meet; and when it last met. [38078/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
110. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if copies of all correspondence to or from him, his advisers or his Department relating to the filling of the Supreme Court vacancy occasioned by the retirement of a person (details supplied) will be provided. [39260/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Redundancy Payments
Alan Kelly
140. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the provisions of SI 349 of 2020 on redundancy payments. [28349/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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HSE Properties
Alan Kelly
643. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if all health facilities have been surveyed to examine whether they contain asbestos hazards; the facilities and buildings that are known to contain asbestos in the building fabric; the timeline to remove these building materials safely from health facilities; the projected cost of this work by building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39650/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
154. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if copies of all correspondence to or from him, his advisers or his Department relating to the filling of the Supreme Court vacancy occasioned by the retirement of a person (details supplied) will be provided. [39261/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
162. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if copies of all correspondence to or from him, his advisers or his Department relating to the filling of the Supreme Court vacancy occasioned by the retirement of a person (details supplied) will be provided. [39263/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Alan Kelly
289. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports that will be put in place for persons experiencing long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39289/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
324. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if copies of all correspondence to or from her, her advisers or her Department relating to the filling of the Supreme Court vacancy occasioned by the retirement of a person (details supplied) will be provided. [39262/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Alan Kelly
355. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will recognise long Covid as an illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39290/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Alan Kelly
356. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the supports in places for those experiencing long-term effects of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39291/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Mental Health Services
Alan Kelly
390. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when Jigsaw services will commence in Thurles, County Tipperary. [39416/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Legislative Programme
Alan Kelly
2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the status of Bills under preparation in his Department. [38077/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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US Presidential Election
Alan Kelly
4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone call with the President-elect of the United States of America. [36601/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Future of Media Commission
Alan Kelly
1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the establishment of the Future of Media Commission; and the role his Department will have in supporting the work of the commission. [35142/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Departmental Functions
Alan Kelly
6. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit in his Department. [36603/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Cabinet Committees
Alan Kelly
9. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change. [36604/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Official Travel
Alan Kelly
145. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 17 November 2020, the nine names proposed by his predecessor to attend the event in the White House in 2019. [38541/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
146. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach further to his statement to RTÉ on 13 November 2020, the date on which he was informed as Taoiseach by the Minister for Justice or the Tánaiste that a person (details supplied) would be appointed to the Supreme Court; and the means by which he was informed. [38761/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
147. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the date on which a person or persons in his Department or any of his advisers were made aware of the applications from any judges for the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person (details supplied). [38762/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
148. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when his Department was made aware of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board's decision to recommend a person (details supplied) for appointment to the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person. [38763/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
149. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the date prior to 15 July 2020 on which his Department was notified by the Minister for Justice of her request to put the appointment of a new Supreme Court judge on the Cabinet agenda. [38764/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
150. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the date on which he discussed with the Tánaiste the other judges who applied for the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person (details supplied). [38765/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
151. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he informed other Ministers prior to 15 July 2020 of the intention of Government to appoint a person (details supplied) as a Supreme Court judge. [38766/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
152. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the date his Department received the Cabinet memorandum regarding the proposed appointment of a person (details supplied) to the Supreme Court. [38767/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Driver Test
Alan Kelly
219. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide copies of all correspondence from the Road Safety Authority (details supplied) in relation to a matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37864/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Driver Test
Alan Kelly
220. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver tests that have been carried out at each driver test centre per day since 1 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37865/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Driver Test
Alan Kelly
221. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers employed by the State as of 16 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37866/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Driver Test
Alan Kelly
222. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for driver tests here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37867/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Driver Test
Alan Kelly
223. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons that have dates for driver tests as of 16 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37868/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Greenways Provision
Alan Kelly
244. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the funding in place for the south Kerry greenway; if a commitment will be made to funding it fully; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38428/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Alan Kelly
505. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if she will consider closing schools for the Christmas period on 18 December 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38427/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
726. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the dates her Department received expressions of interest from judges for the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person (details supplied). [38417/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
727. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice when she was presented by her Department officials with the names of other judges who applied for the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person (details supplied). [38418/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
728. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date she was presented by her Department officials with the decision of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board regarding the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person (details supplied). [38419/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
729. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date prior to 15 July 2020 her Department notified the Department of the Taoiseach of her request to put the appointment of a new Supreme Court judge on the Cabinet agenda (details supplied). [38420/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
730. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date she notified Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications of her intention to appoint a person (details supplied) to the Supreme Court. [38421/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Judicial Appointments
Alan Kelly
731. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date she notified the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment that there were other judges who applied for the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person (details supplied). [38422/20]