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Ceisteanna - Questions: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: As Deputy McDonald said, there have been issues relating to data security in the Department of Justice. I have spoken in the House previously on a whole load of IT issues relating to Windows 7 and the upgrade to same which has still not been sorted. Given Covid-19 and the fact that so many people are working from home, this is a pretty serious issue. In the context of data protection...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with church leaders. [33888/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: Before I begin, I note that in the Taoiseach's response to the last round of questions, a number of the questions were not answered. The issue raised in this group of questions is very important and I am glad that we are discussing it. Every weekend, my daughter organises for my mother - her granny - to watch mass from Portroe on YouTube. My mum goes to mass every single day of the year...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: Her name is Aoibhe.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health is next due to meet. [35005/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: This is a process issue with the Minister for Health but what happened yesterday with regulations going to the Cabinet and then being dismissed has happened before. This is not the first time the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, has been involved. Surely we do not need to have this crazy situation in which Ireland takes off because of some half thought-out plan for health measures that is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Office of the Attorney General (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: 147. To ask the Taoiseach if a detailed breakdown will be provided of all trips taken by the Attorney General outside the State since June 2017; the itineraries and details of those who accompanied him; and the purpose of each trip and any other relevant information. [36143/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Travel (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: 148. To ask the Taoiseach the travelling party that went to Washington DC for St. Patrick’s Day in 2019; if the Government was asked to provide a list of persons to be accredited to attend the White House reception in 2019; and if so, the full list and other relevant details. [36145/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: 767. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the high rate of neonatal brain injury for two years running in Cork University Maternity Hospital; his views on whether this is an outlier when it comes to other maternity hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36569/20]

Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: I move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.” I am sharing time with my colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin. Sometimes Governments and all politicians are accused of being out of touch and behind the times. Sometimes the criticism is merited; sometimes it is not. When it comes to this topic, the rights of workers working from home, that criticism is very much...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: Regarding judicial appointments, I have no interest in the merits or demerits of any candidate. I have no intention of going into that but I have a responsibility to the process and to ensuring the Executive is doing its job. The Government is running scared as regards the Minister for Justice coming in to answer questions. That is quite clear. The Taoiseach said there was no link between...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: What date?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: Answer the question.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: Will the Taoiseach answer the question?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: On a point of order, the Taoiseach has refused to answer the question.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: He will not give the date.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [36602/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: We are heading into the Christmas period. Airport testing is a real issue for me. The aviation taskforce recommended testing at our airports in July but, as the Taoiseach will know, it has been left to the private sector to provide it. The State has not stepped in. We now have a fairly small testing capacity being outlined for our national airports. It is clear that the contact locator...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education is next due to meet. [35140/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: My colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, proposed earlier this week that consideration be given to closing the schools a little earlier this Christmas. It is something the Government should consider seriously. Most schools will close with a half day on either Monday, 21 December or Tuesday, 22 December. I do not believe it will make a massive difference if they were closed on...