Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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of the fact that the homeless are a particularly vulnerable group; and if the HSE will reinstate the funding which was withdrawn at the end of 2019 for the multidisciplinary mental health team for the homeless in south central areas of Dublin in view of the expected post-Covid-19 mental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]

Childcare Services

Alan Kelly

911. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of proposals made by her Department regarding childcare provision for healthcare workers since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis; and the date each proposal was sent to the Department of Health or NPHET. [11142/20]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Alan Kelly

981. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for rent supplement which have been assessed since post-Covid-19 changes were made to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10711/20]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Alan Kelly

982. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide updated operational guidelines for rent supplement provided to community welfare officers in which rental costs exceed 2016 limits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10712/20]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Alan Kelly

983. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the communication and outreach undertaken by her Department to advise persons who are now eligible to apply for rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10713/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Alan Kelly

988. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the pre-pandemic unemployment payment income is calculated for part-time earners; the monthly earnings that have been taken into account for the assessment of income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10817/20]

Prison Inspections

Alan Kelly

216. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the decision has been made to move the office of the Inspector of Prisons from Nenagh, County Tipperary to Dublin; when the move is due to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9779/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

312. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a joint order of PPE from China was agreed with the Northern Ireland Executive in view of a statement by the Minister for Finance in Northern Ireland on 27 March 2020; and if so, the details of the order and agreement. [10142/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

313. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the discussions the Chief Procurement Officer and the Office of Government Procurement had with departments of the Northern Ireland Executive regarding the potential order and purchase of PPE in March and April 2020; if the statement by the Minister for Finance in Northern Ireland on 27 March 2020 that a joint order for PPE from China had been agreed with the Government actually was in place; and if so, the details of same. [10155/20]

National Public Health Emergency Team

Alan Kelly

355. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when NPHET's vulnerable people subgroup was established; the details of its meetings to date; the details of its members and their roles; and if the minutes of their meetings will be published. [9908/20]

National Public Health Emergency Team

Alan Kelly

398. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the dates for which he approved of and appointed each member of NPHET in tabular form. [10144/20]

National Public Health Emergency Team

Alan Kelly

399. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if persons were appointed to NPHET without his knowledge or prior approval; and if so, the way in which and when the appointments occurred. [10145/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

400. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if joint orders for PPE have been made with the Northern Ireland Executive since the Covid-19 crisis commenced; if so, when they were agreed; the persons with whom they were agreed; and the cost of same. [10146/20]

Schools Building Projects

Alan Kelly

151. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the building of a new school (details supplied) will be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8352/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

529. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if pubs that serve food can open as part of phase 3 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8391/20]

Felling Licences

Alan Kelly

761. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a felling licence will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8504/20]

Bus Services

Alan Kelly

932. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements being made for private bus operators to compensate them for their loss of income (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9009/20]