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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: 116. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the review by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists was leaked before all participating women were informed; and the steps he will take regarding same. [48824/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (26 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: 110. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to relieve the overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick for winter 2020. [48825/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: 117. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to build a new elderly care home in Roscrea, County Tipperary, to replace the Dean Maxwell home. [48826/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: 232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); when the application will be finalised; if the application will be expedited in view of the recent Court of Appeal judgment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48574/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (26 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: 270. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Health Insurance Act 2018; when it will be updated for risk and price equalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48589/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: 283. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of specialist Parkinson's disease nurses nationally in order to have a specialist nurse in each county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48663/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: The Dáil is not sitting then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I have a deep concern about the RCOG review, which I have flagged this numerous times. I flagged it on the day of the apology to the women in the Dáil. I told the Minister and the Taoiseach that they had to get it right. My concern on this has been public for some time. I am very concerned about this letter. I believe that the timelines associated with it are worrying. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I have a lot of information relating to this but, with the permission of the committee, can we tentatively pencil in 18 December? We do not know when the Minister will release this information. We do not know when the report will be brought forward. If this report is brought forward earlier than 18 December, we may have to hold an ad hocmeeting, with the co-operation of the members. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: Yes. If it is okay with the committee should the report be released between now and then, and if we have other committee meetings on it, we could do a phase two or have another ad hoc meeting. As long as we can leave that open, we could proceed with the 18 December. On 18 December we should also leave open the possibility of a session with the 221+ campaign group as well as the Department,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I am aware of what the Deputy is referring to, and I agree with him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: That is a good idea.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I would like to clarify that we are talking about three groups. The first group comprises the patient representatives who were selected to be on the steering group as part of the RCOG review. That is one group. We know who they are. Obviously, they should be invited. They know the most about all of this because they are intricately involved in it. The second group is the 221+ umbrella...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: If we are looking at a second meeting or a second phase of this process, I would love to hear Dr. Scally's view on the RCOG review after it has been published.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I am sure he has. We might be on the same page.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I thank the committee for its indulgence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Working Group on Access to Contraception: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I will pass the floor to Senator Kelleher. I was not here earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Working Group on Access to Contraception: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: My questions have been covered. I share some concerns that Senator Kelleher eloquently outlined on what I expected from the report and what was actually in it. I encourage those present to bear in mind some of the comments from my colleagues but particular those of Senator Kelleher around those concerns. I had thought the report would focus in and be more proactive. Mr. Conlon might take...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: I welcome the witnesses and I wish Mr. Gunning the best of luck in his new role. He has achieved one thing today. He has justified the use of these two big screens for the first time in my career. Listening to the witnesses over the past half an hour, one would wonder what we have all been worrying about since all this blew up. Based on what they have said it seems that everything is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (27 Nov 2019)

Alan Kelly: The report contains two categories, one of which is divided into two further subcategories. There are risks that can be controlled, and there are risks over which the board has some influence and risks over which the board has no control. Since Mr. Barry joined the board, have risks in either of the latter two subcategories been elevated beyond what was outlined in the report?