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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...

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.

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]

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]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Labour Party supports this Bill as we have consistently sought to ensure the repeal of the eighth amendment. The Labour Party has a proud history in supporting a woman's right to choose. Colleagues of mine such as Deputies Jan O'Sullivan and Howlin, with others in the party, campaigned against the eighth amendment as far back as 1983. That opposition then was based on the principle...

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]

Other Questions: Ambulance Service (8 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I was the Minister in the Custom House when this was being discussed. On 7 April last year I wrote to the city manager and told him my views, which were that I did not believe this was right, I did not believe the statistics that were being produced and I did not believe the economies the city management said existed. I do not accept HIQA's recommendations and I know the councillors, across...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: 183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the provision which has been made for section 39 organisations providing vital social care services to meet the various pay restoration requirements now falling due under the Lansdowne Road agreement. [12396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (8 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: 243. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the intention of the HSE to immediately cut funding to section 39 organisations providing vital social care services, due to their being unable to sign service level agreements by virtue of not being fully funded to meet the pay restoration requirements now falling due under the Lansdowne Road agreement. [12395/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes, it is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: As a member of both committees, I can inform members that the health committee is dealing with this issue. Issues regarding decision-making that date back a long time will be discussed by it. The issue of costs will come into the debate, including projected costs, costs already committed to and predicted costs. From the health committee's perspective, it is a question of decision-making...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes. I wanted to raise this. I understand this will be topical after tonight's programme about which we all will be talking, as on many other occasions. Bord na gCon needs to be brought before the Committee of Public Accounts. We have spoken about this previously. We need to bring them really high up the line. I would ask, with the indulgence of the committee members, that when we are...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has spoken to them but there is a depth of analysis in relation to costs and spending that needs to be done by the Committee of Public Accounts, which would have a far wider remit.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: The key issue for some of us on the committee who went into the depths of this is that there is decision-making going on at present based on historical debt. How that debt was arrived at and the decision-making around that, and now the decision-making around the industry as a result of how they ended up with that debt, really needs thorough analysis. The result of it is an industry that, to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Absolutely.