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Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (7 May 2020)

Alan Kelly: By the sound of it, we will have to go back to using freedom of information requests.

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (7 May 2020)

Alan Kelly: A plan for reorientating, redeveloping and restarting the health service. It has to be the HSE; it cannot be NPHET. The latter has a certain mandate and a certain competency but it is the HSE's role to deliver health services in this country, otherwise, the board and governance of the HSE may as well not be there. A piece missing from the puzzle is the issue of normality. I fear that...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (7 May 2020)

Alan Kelly: I again pay tribute to all our workers who are doing such an amazing job for us at this time, particularly those on the front line. I offer my condolences and those of my party to all the families who have lost loved ones over the past week. I will raise four issues with the Taoiseach: I will again refer to the issue of transparency; I will concentrate to a significant degree on secondary...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Alan Kelly: I commence my contribution by paying my respects to all the people who have lost their lives and their families. May those who have died rest in peace. I also again thank all the workers making such sacrifices for us all. Coming up to May Day, I hope that will be acknowledged in some significant way this year above all years. There are four areas I will speak to today. The first relates...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Alan Kelly: A sign of things to come.

Irish Economy: Statements (23 Apr 2020)

Alan Kelly: I congratulate my near neighbour on his maiden speech. The financial projections published by the Minister earlier this week, particularly the bleak outlook on job losses and the financial deficit in which we find ourselves, are very worrying. I know these are uncharted waters and that some of this involves guesstimates, but this is increasingly worrying given the devastating impacts it...

Health (Covid-19): Statements (23 Apr 2020)

Alan Kelly: Given her County Tipperary genealogy, I welcome Deputy McDonald back to the House and wish her well. Since we met last week, 4,124 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 and, sadly, a further 337 have passed away. Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of those who have passed away and we wish all of those who have been diagnosed with the virus a speedy recovery. I think, in...

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Alan Kelly: I will go through my questions quickly if the Taoiseach could answer them in the order in which they are asked. Will the Taoiseach publish the deal that has been made with private hospitals? I do not know why there is so much secrecy around this because the deal should be published. Will the Government do so immediately so we can all look at it? I share some of the concerns about...

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Alan Kelly: I never realised I was so popular in this House until today. It might be a product of the political environment we are in at the moment, but I thank the Taoiseach and other Teachtaí Dála for their good wishes. I also pass on my best wishes to Deputy McDonald. A total of 11,497 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 and 444 people have, sadly, passed away. I pay tribute to...

An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála Eile Ar Mhaithe Le Leas an Phobail), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Mar 2020)

Alan Kelly: I formally second the amendment.

An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála Eile Ar Mhaithe Le Leas an Phobail), 2020: An Dara Céim - Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Second Stage (19 Mar 2020)

Alan Kelly: As somebody who has worked with the health service over the past four years in my role as Labour Party spokesperson on health, I would like to commence my contribution by acknowledging the health workers who will be the heroes in our country in the coming days, weeks and months. I also acknowledge their representative bodies and unions - which have all behaved in such a responsible manner,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (5 Mar 2020)

Alan Kelly: 597. To ask the Minister for Health when changes will be made to the long-term illness list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2853/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (5 Mar 2020)

Alan Kelly: 539. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 5 November 2019, the percentage of salary band as set out in the table supplied by gender, in tabular form, that is, the percentage of women and the percentage of men in each salary band. [2693/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: I do not think that even our guests believe that will happen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: I will try my best. I thank our guests for their opening statements. I have a lot to get through. I want to say to our guests from RCOG, the Department of Health and the HSE that we have a serious issue when the lady who commenced all of this, Vicky Phelan, says she has no confidence in this report. The two patient advocates who were before the committee last night also said they have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: I have just one supplementary question. In the report regarding Lorraine Walsh's issue, which is public which is why we talk about it, it stated that as part of this process there was verification. We all know there was a whole range of reports done by RCOG which had to be sent by the HSE back to all the women. At one phase maybe 40% were sent through. All the databases were checked and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: The question was more for Professor Kitchener.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: I do not expect Professor Kitchener to do so, in fairness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: On 18 April of this year, the RCOG report - it is public information because we do our research here - acknowledges that there are serious IT problems. There is an urgent need to address the outdated IT systems that support cervical screening. The programme's IT infrastructure was deemed not fit for purpose by a 2011 Department of Health report and can hamper the quality of services....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: I am just referring to the reporting system that you work with normally.