Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Nursing Education

Alan Kelly

117. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when student nurses will be paid in full for the work they carry out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33476/20]

Nursing Staff

Alan Kelly

127. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when nurses on temporary contracts in the HSE will be given permanent contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33475/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

136. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason rapid testing has not been put in place to be used as part of the fight against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33474/20]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

166. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the engagements he has had with the private hospital owners' association regarding access to those hospitals since he became Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33473/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

1267. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his office receives daily or weekly reports on Covid-19 positive cases and the number of tests taken and contact tracing calls made; if so, the person or body that provides same; the format in which these are presented to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32842/20]

HSE Staff

Alan Kelly

1302. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare personnel that have been recruited by the HSE since March 2020 whose previous employment was in nursing homes and or caring for the elderly facilities by CHO area and by month, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33013/20]

Disability Services Funding

Alan Kelly

1396. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the substantial deficits currently experienced by section 38 and 39 disability service providers are eliminated; the target date he is working towards for the elimination of these deficits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30662/20]

Voluntary Sector

Alan Kelly

1397. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to ensure that the recommendations of the independent review group examining the role of voluntary organisations is fully implemented; the recommendations acted upon to date; his timeline for the completion of each of the actions contained in the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30663/20]

Pension Provisions

Alan Kelly

1481. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason it is taking so long to set up the defined contribution pension fund for workers (details supplied); and the reason it has taken so long for successive Ministers for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Finance to sign off on this proposal. [33729/20]

Shared Island Unit

Alan Kelly

4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the allocations planned from the shared island fund. [31299/20]

National Economic and Social Council

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department with the National Economic and Social Council. [31297/20]

National Economic and Social Council

Alan Kelly

4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the State boards and agencies that civil servants from his Department are appointed to by the Government. [31300/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with housing last met. [31298/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Alan Kelly

572. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) is being paid per month for Covid-19 related services from March to September 2020. [30992/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

573. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) is being paid per month per Covid-19 test from March to September 2020. [30993/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

597. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average cost his Department is paying for a Covid-19 test. [31191/20]

Farm Relief Scheme

Alan Kelly

209. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend farm relief for farmers over 66 years of age in view of the fact that the pension age will increase to 67 in January 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30656/20]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

286. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the contacts he and his Department have had with the private hospital association since he took office (details supplied). [30827/20]

Disability Services Funding

Alan Kelly

498. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the deficits experienced by section 38 and section 39 disability service providers are eliminated; the date on which these deficits will be eliminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30017/20]

Health Services Reports

Alan Kelly

499. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the recommendations of a review (details supplied) are implemented; the recommendations acted upon to date; the timeline for the completion of each of the actions contained in the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30018/20]

Hospital Charges

Alan Kelly

546. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30231/20]

Hospital Charges

Alan Kelly

547. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the costs incurred by each public hospital in contracting external debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30232/20]

Hospital Charges

Alan Kelly

548. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases with unpaid inpatient charges whose debt was referred to a debt collection or legal agency in each of the years 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30233/20]

Hospital Charges

Alan Kelly

549. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the expenditure by the HSE and public hospitals on referral of statutory charges to external debt collection or legal agencies; the breakdown of expenditure per charge, that is, inpatient charge, outpatient and emergency charge in each of the years 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30234/20]

Hospital Charges

Alan Kelly

550. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases who have had unpaid inpatient charges partly or entirely waived on hardship grounds in each of the years from 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30235/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

551. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if home help staff are receiving regular Covid-19 tests; and if not, the reason (details supplied). [30236/20]

Rail Network

Alan Kelly

92. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the reason Irish Rail has not done an engineer's report on the Ballybrophy to Limerick railway line over the past number of years; and if he will have one carried out. [29328/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with issues relevant to the arts and culture will next meet. [26661/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

3. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [27099/20]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality last met; and when it will next meet. [28351/20]

European Council Meetings

Alan Kelly

11. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the special European Council meeting on 1 October 2020. [28350/20]

Departmental Administrative Arrangements

Alan Kelly

1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [25398/20]

Departmental Administrative Arrangements

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment for 2020. [27098/20]

Departmental Advertising

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department has spent on advertising for online, print and broadcasting to date in 2020; and the expenditure plans for the rest of 2020. [26659/20]

Departmental Advertising

Alan Kelly

24. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if his Department or agencies working on its behalf monitor and report on social media content relevant to Government policy. [26660/20]

Brexit Preparations

Alan Kelly

104. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the Brexit Readiness Action Plan and the role of his Department in implementing same. [25029/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

275. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the date on which and the correspondence in which NPHET advised him that the lack of sick pay in some organisations and work settings was a concern with regard to the spread of Covid-19. [27797/20]

Health Screening Programmes

Alan Kelly

290. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the clearing of the CervicalCheck backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27854/20]

HSE Staff

Alan Kelly

291. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the changes that will be made to staffing recruitment under the winter plan 2020-21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27855/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

292. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Beaumont Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27856/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

293. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Connolly Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27857/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

294. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Mater Misericordiae University Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27858/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

295. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Naas General Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27859/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

296. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in St. Vincent's University Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27861/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

297. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Tallaght University Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27862/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

298. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in the emergency department in the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27863/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

299. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Temple Street Children's University Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27864/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

300. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Bantry General Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27865/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

301. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Cavan General Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27866/20]

Emergency Departments

Alan Kelly

302. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Letterkenny University Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/20]