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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Relief Scheme (15 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend farm relief for farmers over 66 years of age in view of the fact that the pension age will increase to 67 in January 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30656/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (15 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 286. To ask the Minister for Health the contacts he and his Department have had with the private hospital association since he took office (details supplied). [30827/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: Yes, do it out.

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: Do the statistics out. Put them out on a page and show me how they are better off. How in the name of God can that young couple with one or two children living in Dublin, working in low-paid jobs, potentially retail or something similar, be better off? Do not start this craic of being thankful for having jobs because that is not acceptable to me. That is why this budget is a missed...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: Yesterday was a truly historic occasion. It was the first budget announced outside of this House and the largest budget in the history of the State. It was also, however, a missed opportunity to make the most of a crisis. We have often heard that phrase used. I refer to using the great deal of funding available to the Government to transform Ireland. The Government has borrowed a huge...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (13 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 498. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the deficits experienced by section 38 and section 39 disability service providers are eliminated; the date on which these deficits will be eliminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30017/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (13 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 499. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the recommendations of a review (details supplied) are implemented; the recommendations acted upon to date; the timeline for the completion of each of the actions contained in the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30018/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 546. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30231/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred by each public hospital in contracting external debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30232/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 548. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases with unpaid inpatient charges whose debt was referred to a debt collection or legal agency in each of the years 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30233/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 549. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure by the HSE and public hospitals on referral of statutory charges to external debt collection or legal agencies; the breakdown of expenditure per charge, that is, inpatient charge, outpatient and emergency charge in each of the years 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases who have had unpaid inpatient charges partly or entirely waived on hardship grounds in each of the years from 2013 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30235/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (13 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 551. To ask the Minister for Health if home help staff are receiving regular Covid-19 tests; and if not, the reason (details supplied). [30236/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Irish Rail has not done an engineer's report on the Ballybrophy to Limerick railway line over the past number of years; and if he will have one carried out. [29328/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (7 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the special European Council meeting on 1 October 2020. [28350/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with issues relevant to the arts and culture will next meet. [26661/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [27099/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality last met; and when it will next meet. [28351/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: The new normal is working from home. We encourage it in the pandemic and I support that but it brings additional costs to workers. In the context of the budget next week, I ask the Taoiseach to consider the following. We need the Revenue Commissioners to inform employees of what they are entitled to by way of a public awareness campaign. The self-employed are allowed to write-off of costs...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: The Taoiseach is in a unique position today. Last week, I told him the question I would ask him today. I subsequently wrote to him, outlining it in detail. I do not know how often that has been done before. I again outlined the issue to him when we spoke approximately 15 minutes ago. I also raised the matter with the Minister. I am seeking a comparative analysis year-on-year, January to...