Results 5,001-5,020 of 21,352 for speaker:Alan Kelly

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...

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

Alan Kelly: He was taking something down from his phone. I would prefer it if he were listening to me. The real reason I am raising this issue is that I have a deep concern regarding the number of missed diagnoses and delayed treatments. Obviously, there are consequential issues relating to morbidity and mortality. The Irish Cancer Society estimates that more than 450 cancers and 1,600 pre-cancers...

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

Alan Kelly: If the Taoiseach thinks it will not be possible to get the figures, he should make that clear.

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

Alan Kelly: These are complex issues.

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

Alan Kelly: I think the State should buy private hospitals. I am asking the Taoiseach to provide the analysis I am seeking. I will give him another week to so do. That is two weeks he will have had, as Taoiseach of the country, to get those figures. We need diagnostics in other spheres. We need a public awareness campaign to stop people missing appointments. We need that analysis today. People...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: I will share time with Deputy Sherlock. I thank the Minister of State for her contribution and I thank the Deputies who tabled this joint motion. I must comment on the way the Minister of State finished. I know she is a formidable person. I like her style and I compliment her on getting the €37.8 million. However, it says a lot about the Government that she had to fight so hard to...

Ceisteanna – Questions: Departmental Advertising (6 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: The minutes are always six weeks behind.