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Independent Clinical Review of Maternity Services at Portiuncula University Hospital: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: I welcome the publication of the clinical review of the maternity services as Portiuncula hospital and this opportunity to discuss its findings. I commend the families who came forward, some of whom I know and have met. They are very brave. They are not happy with this report and they propose to continue the fight because they do not believe it goes far enough in terms of addressing the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: There is an ongoing crisis in healthcare and failure by the Government to address many issues. We have seen record levels of overcrowding on trollies and wards. Today the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, has said there are 376 people on trollies across the country. I welcome that in the last week the Government took up my suggestion to advertise the post of chairperson of the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: Why has the position of the executive director of Sláintecare not been filled, given the length of time it has been advertised and how vital a role all Members of the Dáil believe it to be?

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: I have just come from a rather extraordinary meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts where we were joined by representatives of the Health Service Executive, CervicalCheck and the State Claims Agency to discuss contradictions in evidence. Those contradictions have not been cleared up. The evidence given to us leads me to one of two conclusions. Either the Minister is not being told...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: Surely the person who runs the programme-----

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: That has been proven to be wrong.

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: The Minister has refused to answer my questions. I asked very specific questions but he has not answered them. I will say it straight that if the Government does not deal with this matter soon, the lifetime of this Dáil will be shortened considerably. This is a scandal and the Government is not on top of it in any way, shape or form. Members of this House have more knowledge of some...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: It was supposed to be finished at the end of June.

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: Rubbish.

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: And timelines.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: To be clear, this is the opening statement from the State Claims Agency.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: It would be useful for members of the public who are watching proceedings.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: It is more important for members of the public who are watching proceedings.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: In the public interest, Mr. Connaghan has to read his statement into the record, as does Mr. Gleeson.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: I have to go to Leaders' Questions about this issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: Less than an hour. We have been round the houses again. We all know and are fairly familiar with this at this stage. I will not go into the nitty-gritty of who said what or when. I find it strange that the State Claims Agency, SCA, and the HSE met following the SCA's letter. I am not sure of the appropriateness of it. From another angle, and Mr. Connaghan might listen, part of the...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: Does he accept that he totally and utterly confused this committee with his evidence? According to the story we are being told, two meetings were mixed up. I appreciate Mr. Connor's directness on that. To be fair to my colleague, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, he is the one who pursued this matter. What worries me is that we are left with this ram-jam of a story and we will have to make a...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: To be honest, Mr. Connaghan's response did not add anything. I will do a quick fire round of questions because we all have limited time. I have a habit of drifting through committee meetings and I attended a meeting of the finance committee when representatives of the State Claims Agency appeared before it. I accept the agency's hands are tied in many cases by the legislative basis on...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: How advanced are proposals to unlock the issue we discussed?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: I do not wish to be rude but I am caught for time. When Mr. Breen says the State Claims Agency is in line with Government commitments, that is fine and dandy, but we all know there has to be change. We had an extensive discussion on this issue. I read through the transcripts of the meeting last night.