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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Hospital Staff (27 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: 727. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting two additional full-time diabetic CNS posts for St. John's Hospital, Ennis. [3832/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Nursing Staff (27 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: 728. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time permanent nurses working in South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in each of the past three years in tabular form. [3833/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Audiology Services (27 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: 729. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for consultations with audiologists in County Leitrim. [3834/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: 828. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of healthcare setting-acquired Covid-19 reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre in 2020; the breakdown of those cases for nursing homes and hospitals; the number of deaths among those cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4286/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (27 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: 830. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the expenditure to date on the Covid-19 vaccination programme; the value of each contract for the purchase of vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4288/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: 831. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a plan to provide the FreeStyle Libre for all type-1 diabetics in view of the fact that it is only available for persons with type-1 diabetes between the ages of four and 21 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4289/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (21 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: 371. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with an address based in County Tipperary who have been admitted to the department of psychiatry, St. Luke's hospital, Kilkenny, per annum since 2012. [3146/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: 372. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an estimated cost of works recommended to be carried out at the department of psychiatry, St. Luke's hospital, Kilkenny, following the recommendations made by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment report. [3147/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: 373. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the Minister of State, Deputy Butler's statement when she met local mental health groups in Clonmel, County Tipperary in August 2020, that the department of psychiatry, St. Luke's hospital, Kilkenny, was delivering an impeccable service with facilities and procedures of an incredibly high standard after recent investment was compromised...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: We are in an unprecedented situation. I will raise a few issues with the Minister and his colleagues in the short time available. I drove up from Tipperary today. We may have become neutralised to the message that people should stay at home. The figures for close contacts, etc., are going in a certain direction but there was quite an amount of traffic on the roads. We and the...

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: I pay particular tribute to Ms Corless, Joan Burton, my friends, Rosie and Mags McKinney, for sharing their story - I know they are not happy but I will work with them - people like Gerry, whose aunt bought him out of Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea, my neighbour, Theresa Collins, and everybody else who has worked tirelessly to get to this stage. Today, we are at the beginning of a journey into...

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: Most of all, we need to provide supports for these women and their families into the future. It is through those supports and showing some love for them that we can truly, as a collective, say we are sorry.

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: Before I start my contribution, I want to put on the record of the Dáil that I, along with many others, think that the leaking of this report caused an awful lot of hurt and distress and should not have happened. I would like the Government - and indeed all governments - to think about this. It is not the first time that this has happened. The Scally report into the CervicalCheck...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jan 2021)

Alan Kelly: On the mother and baby homes report, I have expressed the concern that today we should not necessarily be issuing a State apology. We should have agreed a date with the survivors and their organisation. I have an added concern now in relation to how we will deal with information and tracing legislation to help the survivors and their families. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, said this...

Covid-19 Task Force: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Alan Kelly: As it is the last time I will speak in the Chamber before Christmas, I wish the Minister and all his staff who have worked incredibly hard and indeed all the workers across the healthcare systems the very best and thank them for all their efforts in this extraordinary year. I particularly also thank the HSE, led by Mr. Paul Reid, who has done an incredible job and deserves great credit. ...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2020)

Alan Kelly: Fantastically, the President of the European Commission, Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, announced an hour or so ago that EU citizens will be vaccinated from 27, 28 and 29 December. Will the Tánaiste give us all a bit of Christmas cheer and tell us on what date we will start the vaccination programme here in Ireland? Will it be 27, 28 or 29 December? On top of that, has the Government...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2020)

Alan Kelly: When in Ireland?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2020)

Alan Kelly: I genuinely appreciate the Tánaiste's honesty. I accept that this documentation is not related to him. However, this is a serious issue for the Government and these questions will have to be answered pretty quickly. I have a real issue here. One of the central themes of what the Minister continuously says is that she followed the Cabinet handbook to the letter of the law. If,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2020)

Alan Kelly: I wish a happy Christmas to the Ceann Comhairle, his staff and all the staff of the Oireachtas for the incredible efforts they have made this year. I also wish my fellow parliamentarians, both in opposition and in government, the same. In particular, I wish the Government my best wishes on its first Christmas together, although it seemed like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael spent many...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (16 Dec 2020)

Alan Kelly: A couple of days ago, the Central Bank published its second interim report on differential pricing in the insurance market, showing shockingly how this is being dealt with. The practice is ripping off people. Yesterday, we published legislation to deal with this. We ask the Government to engage constructively with this legislation to deal with dual pricing, not just in the insurance market...