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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Staff (7 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will fill the eight vacancies that currently exist on the Higher Education Authority; and if he will make these appointments a priority in view of the fact that the current membership of the HEA does not meet the minimum statutory requirement of seven academic members as set out in section 2 of the Schedule to the Higher Education Act...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (7 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: 366. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that the current interdepartmental AP higher competition is confined to specific grades working in the Civil Service when this is contrary to the guidelines and recommendations of the Commission on Public Service Appointments. [11673/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: 466. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery. [11220/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (1 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: 295. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of fibre broadband provision for an area (details supplied). [10511/17]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (28 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share time with Deputy Joan Burton.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Bill stems from a long-standing commitment my party made to ensure protection of the right to bargain collectively for freelance workers, including but not exclusively, freelance journalists, actors and musicians - anyone who performs work on a self-employed or contract-for-service basis in a freelance way. Under competition law, currently every self-employed person is considered to be a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Allowances (28 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: 479. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all Ministers and Ministers of State are adhering to the guidelines for claiming travel and subsistence in addition to overnight accommodation expenses here; and if there has been any change in policy since the Government entered office. [9616/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Allowances (28 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: 480. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any Ministers and or Ministers of State have claimed overnight accommodation expenses while staying in Dublin; and if there has been any change in policy in this area since the Government entered office. [9617/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: 567. To ask the Minister for Health if all matters relating to the case of a person (details supplied) were dealt with in an appropriate manner; and if all HSE procedures in connection to this type of matter were complied with. [9843/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: There are a lot of myths here that need to be broken down.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: Last week, myself and Deputy Burke raised the urgent need to bring Bord na gCon's representatives before this committee.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: By this time next week we will definitely know why we need to bring in Bord na gCon.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes, no problem.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: The more contentious issues.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: A comprehensive report of what we did yesterday.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: I must declare I was a junior Minister in this Department for three years and know all the individuals in front of us. I have five questions. The first few will be handy enough. We will then get into the meaty stuff. The estimated provision for salaries was €28 million, but I continually hear from people who work there that the Air Accident Investigation Unit, AAIU, and the Coast...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: They provide an incredible service.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is usually the other way around and Departments struggle to stay within the budget.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: No, I would not.