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Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2018
2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health
Chapter 16 - Control of Private Patient Activity in Acute Public Hospitals (27 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: I thank Mr. Breslin.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (27 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: 207. To ask the Minister for Health when the recruitment ban in the HSE will be concluded. [27397/19]

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Minister of State for being here. In fairness, the Minister, Deputy Harris, contacted me and apologised. He is double-booked. I wish he was here, but he had the decency to contact us. This is a very important Bill. I have been through it multiple times. I have spoken to many people about it as I always do in matters relating to this issue. I am sure the Minister of State is...

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: I thank all the speakers who have spoken to this important motion, brought forward by my colleague, Deputy Penrose, the Labour Party spokesperson. He has a track record in this area. Everyone in this House can see the passion he has shown about this issue. I assure everyone in the House that Deputy Penrose has spoken up for carers for decades and, indeed, it is a topic to which he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Defence (26 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if the emergency medical operations of the Civil Defence have a new licence in place from the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council when the current one expires at the end of July 2019 [27124/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (26 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a discretionary medical card was not granted to a person (details supplied). [27140/19]

Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: I welcome the Minister of State. This is a topic I have spoken directly to the Minister about on many occasions. I have spoken about it ad nauseam here and in committee as well. This topic is a major part of sorting out many of the issues and problems in our healthcare system. The Labour Party will be supporting this motion, which tallies well with the motion my party will be putting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (25 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the school transport scheme which has been in place since 2012; the timelines for a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26306/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: 495. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was not granted a medical card; and the way in which the person's application can be reviewed without going through the application process again in view of the circumstances. [26741/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (25 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: 500. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals with the highest rates of neonatal brain injury; and the number of same in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by hospital in tabular form. [26769/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (25 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: 571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when 2018 GLAS payments will issue to a person (details supplied). [26919/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (25 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: 720. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carer's allowance reviews carried out in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [26798/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Data (25 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: 746. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the dates and attendees of each meeting of the implementation group of the organisational review of An Bord Pleanála which was published in 2016; the person that chaired each meeting; and the dates and attendees of each meeting between this group and his Department since the publication of the report. [26360/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Management (20 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: 20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to ensure appropriate reasonable accommodations are made for visually impaired members of the Civil Service carrying out their day-to-day work; his plans to review information technology systems in order to assist visually impaired civil servants in the performance of their duties; and if he will make a statement on the...

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: I will be very brief as I had not intended speaking on the Bill but circumstances changed and it is an area in which I have much interest. I wish to make a few points. I welcome the Bill. The Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, is a resourceful Minister and I wish he had more time because we need to do a lot more. I welcome the caps and all the other measures the Bill contains but we need...

Supplementary Report of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: On 12 February, in a reply to a parliamentary question I tabled, the Minister stated he could confirm that Dr. Scally had indicated to him on 31 January that in the course of his work, he identified further laboratories. The Minister went on to state he was awaiting Dr. Scally's report, which was expected soon. The following day, at a meeting of the Committee on Health, when I asked the...

Supplementary Report of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: I will recap to be helpful. On 12 February, the Minister stated the report was due. On 13 February, the Secretary General said it was imminent. On 14 February, there was a meeting with Dr. Scally and, on 15 February, he wrote to the Minister with the updated timeline. That was the Minister's final meeting with Dr. Scally until the report was published, according to the Minister's records.

Supplementary Report of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: There were regular meetings until 14 February, after which there was a large gap until the report came in. Did Dr. Scally give the Minister any other versions of the report before it was published?

Supplementary Report of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: I have raised the issue with the Minister on a number of occasions because I believe the Secretary General of the Department when he said the report was imminent. Obviously, something has changed that made it not imminent and we will have to get to the bottom of what that was. On the Manchester laboratory, I asked Dr. Scally last week when he found out it was not accredited. He told me...

Supplementary Report of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Alan Kelly: The Minister might ask Dr. Scally. I have asked him but he has not reverted to me. I need to know what date he found out about the non-accreditation. I know the dates he found out about the four extra laboratories but I want to know when he found out that the Manchester laboratory was not accredited.