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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I thank the witnesses for the contributions. I am glad we are discussing this issue today but regret that we were not discussing it a couple of years ago. It has been on the long finger for far too long. Many of us, particularly those from rural constituencies like mine, have been dealing with this issue in our clinics and in real life with our neighbours for some time because of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: How is the clawback in respect of third parties going to be done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Redmond is saying that third parties are going to be in some way responsible for financing part of the five-year clawback. How is that going to work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I see that being fraught with a lot of difficulties, legal issues and challenges and every sort of thing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I know that but I can see a whole window of different issues there. I have a bit of experience in drafting legislation and I can see from that point of view that section needs to be tightened up, whichever direction it is going in because I can see that being challenged all over the place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I thank the delegates for their attendance. We have been down this road several times. I am well aware of the issues and recommendations. I support all of the recommendations. I hope to tease out through my questions where we are in practical terms. Every day, I deal with the issues raised by Ms Ní Sheaghdha. The two hospitals with which I deal most are University Hospital...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: To be fair, it has more options.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: Guinea pig.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: The INMO was not consulted at all?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: In previous years, has the INMO been consulted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: It is common sense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: It is not sustained.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reorganisation (12 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: 256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date his Department was first informed by An Garda Síochána of its new regional and divisional headquarters as part of the latest restructuring programme under its new operating model; if his Department was provided with previous iterations of the regional and divisional headquarters prior to this; if so, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (12 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: 314. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to build a new nursing home to replace a home (details supplied) and maintain the provision of long-stay beds in Roscrea, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46102/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: My apologies. I came in literally two minutes after the Chairman finished with this item. I was caught in traffic. This has been going on for a long time. I have been asking questions about this since before last summer. To provide a little bit of context, this information was previously given out in response to parliamentary questions. When I looked for a subsequent update on the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: -----one does not have to declare and the payment will not be made public. Consequently, were Sean Fleming a sole trader who was giving advice or doing anything for the State, we will never know how much he is being paid because the GDPR will prevent us from knowing, which is insane. This is not the reason GDPR exists. I must thank three journalists, namely, Danny McConnell, political...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: To conclude, I will make two points. I have been at this for six months now. The Data Protection Commissioner and the Information Commissioner have effectively stated, in layman's terms, that this is rubbish and should not be done. The latter cited two examples of how this situation could be addressed. The Data Protection Commissioner, who appeared before us not so long ago, cited...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: The Data Protection Commission, DPC, is giving us information on who is representing it in cases and how much they are being paid post GDPR, yet the Attorney General is saying the opposite.