Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

1053. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase antibody testing for Covid-19; and the timelines there are for doing so. [14885/20]

Departmental Bodies

Alan Kelly

1054. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the process he has in place for appointments to NPHET or its subgroups; and if he has changed that process since he became Minister. [14890/20]

HSE Board

Alan Kelly

1055. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the dates and times of the meetings of the HSE board to date in 2020. [14891/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

1056. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on the reason so many healthcare professionals have been infected with Covid-19; and the details of the investigation he will commence to address this. [14892/20]

Nursing Staff

Alan Kelly

1057. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the remuneration of nurses in the HSE is fair and comparable to nurses on both a European and global level. [14893/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

1058. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to employ new methods to ensure nursing homes nationally have enough staff and PPE. [14900/20]

Departmental Bodies

Alan Kelly

1059. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will publish each of the recommendations and submissions that have guided the actions and decisions by the NPHET during the Covid-19 pandemic. [14901/20]

Health Services Access

Alan Kelly

1060. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether an e-health card or number should be introduced; and if so, the timeline he would envisage for such work. [14907/20]

Health Services Provision

Alan Kelly

1061. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to reopen St. Michael's unit, Clonmel, County Tipperary. [14920/20]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

1062. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when St. Brigid's Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, will reopen as a unit for respite and palliative care. [14921/20]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

1081. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if and when St. Brigid's Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, will return to its normal service, that is, a geriatric facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14992/20]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Alan Kelly

1101. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to legalise cannabis during his term as Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15137/20]

Alcohol Pricing

Alan Kelly

1102. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when he will introduce minimum unit pricing for the purchase of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15139/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

1111. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn to private hospitals charging for Covid-19 tests prior to treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15200/20]

Hospital Procedures

Alan Kelly

1112. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he has made contact with Cork University Maternity Hospital on the lifting of visiting restrictions for designated birthing partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15201/20]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Alan Kelly

1178. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the restoration of funding for an organisation (details supplied); if the funding will be restored ahead of the proposed Clonburris development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15466/20]

Ministerial Responsibilities

Alan Kelly

663. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the Departmental briefings received by him and each Minister of State in his Department upon taking up each individual role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14805/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

676. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a directive can be issued to private nursing homes to allow visiting outside normal working hours and also to allow another visitor, for example, a daughter-in-law or granddaughter when the nominated visitor is unable to visit due to their work commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13778/20]

Health Services Funding

Alan Kelly

764. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if funding provided to a person (details supplied) can be transferred to a person who would provide similar services in the home of the person as offered to them in a location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14172/20]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

782. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been made available to mental health services for additional costs incurred to date due to the Covid-19 crisis; the additional funding being made available for mental health services to return to providing services; the proportion of the overall additional HSE spend on Covid-19 for mental health; his views on whether mental health services will achieve a balanced budget in 2020 by absorbing the additional costs associated with Covid-19; the reason St. James’s Hospital has not yet implemented the national clinical programme for self-harm in view of the fact that the homeless are a particularly vulnerable group; and if the HSE will reinstate the funding which was withdrawn at the end of 2019 for the multidisciplinary mental health team for the homeless in south central areas of Dublin in view of the expected post-Covid-19 mental health wave. [14202/20]

Health Services Provision

Alan Kelly

823. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the plans that will be put in place to deal with cancelled surgeries and the provision of services for children with scoliosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14324/20]

Commissions of Investigation

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the projected costs in regard to the Commission of Investigation into IBRC. [12839/20]

Commissions of Investigation

Alan Kelly

40. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent on the Commission of Investigation into the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12840/20]

Felling Licences

Alan Kelly

591. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13150/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12157/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

12. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12146/20]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

26. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the communications his Department had with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates regarding the activities of a person (details supplied); and the date, time and format of the communications. [12123/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

28. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12150/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

68. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12149/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

92. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12154/20]

Schools Building Projects

Alan Kelly

198. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school building programme (details supplied). [12132/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

200. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12147/20]

Gambling Sector

Alan Kelly

315. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if extensions will be granted to licences for community facilities that run bingo and social dancing in view of the fact that they have not been used for a number of months due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11958/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

324. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12153/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

379. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12142/20]

HSE National Service Plan

Alan Kelly

463. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a copy of the last status update of the HSE capital plan will be provided. [12120/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

465. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12151/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

600. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12140/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

640. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for the programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12124/20]

Public Transport

Alan Kelly

655. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the decision was made to cancel the 17:05 train from Heuston to Thurles; when it will return to service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11706/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

670. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason each tourist site run by a company (details supplied) cannot remain open after the end of August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11964/20]

Fáilte Ireland

Alan Kelly

682. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a copy of the status report of the latest Fáilte Ireland capital spending plan will be provided. [12122/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

683. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12158/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

766. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12143/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

783. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12155/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

838. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12148/20]

Housing Data

Alan Kelly

885. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of housing units granted planning permission by council in 2020, in tabular form. [12121/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

887. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12152/20]

Programme for Government

Alan Kelly

945. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a copy of all briefing documents provided to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party for their programme for Government negotiations will be provided. [12145/20]

Departmental Legal Costs

Alan Kelly

86. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if a series of matters relating to €8.4 million paid to lawyers, barristers and consultants in respect of a tax case (details supplied) will be clarified. [11135/20]