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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Expenditure (12 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the expenditure of €60,000 per annum plus VAT over an eight year period by University College Cork, UCC, for a roof sign on Cork Opera House is a good use of taxpayer's money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24744/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Remuneration (12 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: 410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the remuneration packages for presidents of third level institutions in tabular form. [25196/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (12 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: 501. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the INIS has access to an ink stamp to appropriately endorse a passport allowing a person to remain in the State (details supplied) on a stamp 1 basis and seek employment without the requirement for an employment permit; if not, if it will be supplied with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24937/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (12 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: 661. To ask the Minister for Health if all electronic correspondence between him and either of his two special advisers regarding all aspects of the CervicalCheck crisis will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24560/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: 1300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if each approved construction, turnkey and large scale acquisition projects, that is, capital funded in 2015 and 2016 have been completed and occupied in accordance with Appendix 2 of Laying the Foundations: Housing Actions Report in April 2016, in tabular form. [24769/18]

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (13 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the law relating to civil liability. This is an important Bill, which I hope the House will fully support. Part 4 of the Civil Liability Act 1961 sets out the procedure for fatal injuries actions taken by next of kin. Such actions are taken to establish liability for a death that was caused wrongfully and, in some...

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (13 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

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.

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?

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...

Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: As the Minister for Health is aware, we have been around the houses on this today, in the Committee of Public Accounts and on Leaders' Questions. The hearing of the Committee of Public Accounts was extraordinary for the lack of information that the acting chief executive of the HSE has on this issue. He has met Dr. Scally only once. Also, the programme manager of CervicalCheck has never...

Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: I respect Dr. Scally. I respect the manner in which the Minister has engaged with me on this issue. I thank him for the changes he has taken on board from my suggestions throughout this. However, my issue here is very clear. I am afraid of creep, and to date this has crept enormously. Dr. Scally's comments in the media really worried me, when he thought there may not be need for a...

Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: Absolutely, 100%. It is great news. It is fabulous news.