Results 121-140 of 4,244 for in 'Dáil debates' speaker:Alan Kelly

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: Free Covid PCR tests for people are about to be axed. They will not be offered to members of the public under the age of 55, those who are boosted and do not fall into certain categories. This is coming into force next week, as I understand it. It means that people will have to pay between €70 and €90 for a private PCR test, which is extortionate. For many people, this will...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: The prospect of a full-blown war in Ukraine is edging closer. It is a sovereign country that is dealing with neocolonial actions by Russia that we should all condemn. It is not too late for diplomacy to try to de-escalate the crisis because thousands of lives are at risk. Open war is edging closer and an emergency that we have not faced in many decades is on our doorstep. Ukraine will...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: I welcome the fact a motion will be brought forward condemning Russia's actions. I believe we should do it as soon as possible. We will work with the Taoiseach on that. It is absolutely necessary that everybody in the House supports this and shows their colours on this. I have a deep concern in relation to the issue of Russian money coming into this country and being cleaned. My...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: As we all say, Covid has changed everything and has been the great disrupter. Many people are moving around and changing their work patterns, through working remotely and so on. I have never seen so many people moving home to my own county. In the context of spatial planning changing, and with Covid having had such a disrupting effect, what is the Minister's personal position on the 170 km...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: NPHET is meeting today to consider what will happen with mandatory mask wearing. For many people this will be a welcome sign that we are leaving the pandemic behind us. However, many unions representing workers in transport and retail, particularly Mandate Trade Union and the National Bus and Rail Union, NBRU, have concerns. Ms Patricia King, general secretary of the Irish Congress of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: Will the Minister ensure that commercial transport operators are covered? When will the flexi-taxsaver ticket be introduced? When will the 20% fare reduction announced recently also be introduced?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: I asked the Minister a number of questions. He outlined what his view is before taking NPHET advice regarding mask wearing. I am saying out straight that many workers have a deep concern there, particularly in transport and retail. I know there are problems with introducing new technology in the public transport system. I had to clean up a mess that lasted eight and a half years, under...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (16 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 17. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [5964/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: Covid has caused a significant increase in the waiting lists and a build-up of problems which are not fully diagnosed - pardon the pun - in the health service. A new plan on hospital waiting lists is to be brought to the Government shortly. Will the Taoiseach update us on when that will happen? Is this unit that sits in the Department of the Taoiseach involved in this plan? Reports...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: I have a very specific and direct question. Is there any official, unofficial or secret agreement between the Irish State and the UK Government that permits the RAF to conduct any form of armed operations in Irish airspace? Will the Taoiseach confirm to the House that this agreement does, or does not, exist? Under Article 15.6 of the Constitution, the Oireachtas is the only authority that...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department’s Covid-19 and health unit. [7920/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent meeting with the British Prime Minister. [7925/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: House prices have risen by 14.4% over the past year, the highest annual growth rate in seven years. The price of second-hand homes rose by 16.7% and the price of new homes rose by 5.1%. Young families are struggling big time. An income of €116,000 is required to be able to afford an average house in our capital city. No matter how much young people save, they cannot deliver because...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: What about the gouging that is going on?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the publication of Harnessing Digital - The Digital Ireland Framework, published by his Department. [7922/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent communications with the President of the United States. [7921/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Partnership Meetings (15 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [5963/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: A couple of weeks ago the Taoiseach agreed with me here that the mid-west needed an elective hospital given the massive overcrowding and that University Hospital Limerick, UHL, is simply too small. There are reports in the media that UL Hospitals Group, along with a number of others, has worked with a private organisation, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC, on building an...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: There is not.