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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (1 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: 370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of available beds in each acute hospital as of 25 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27938/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: The Taoiseach already knows.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: How long will it take?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: Is the second error connected to the first?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet Committee that deals with matters relating to the Defence Forces and security. [25397/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: I will address the question, but if I did not ask the Taoiseach today a question about the leaving certificate, we would not be talking about it. That is not the way to do politics.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: We would not at the time. What would have happened is the spokespersons would have heard about it at 4 o'clock. The Government should at least have had the courtesy to bring in all of the spokespeople here and to meet with them at lunchtime to explain. It would have been the right thing to do. They have all worked incredibly hard. My colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, has done...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: The Taoiseach needs to give that assurance. We must find additional places in very tight situations in that scenario. I will get to the matter raised in Questions Nos. 6 and 7. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his indulgence. It has been an unusual day. The work to be carried out by the external company that is now coming in must not go on for too long because if it does, we could have...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet co-ordination committee last met. [25396/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: I find it hard to speak about anything else today. The Taoiseach's Cabinet co-ordination committee is not doing a very good job when it comes to education. It is very difficult. The few Members who are left in this House can attest that their phones are hopping because of the 6,000 students affected by this absolute cock-up. It is extraordinary. This would bring down any other Government...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: She has to do it today.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: At any other time, this would-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: At any other time, this would bring down the Government.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: At any other time, this would bring down the Government.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: Unbelievable.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: This is a calculated mess.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: The process is run by the Department.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, our education spokesperson, has been following up with quite a number of students who are appealing their leaving certificate results. The Department of Education and Skills seems to have gone to ground all of sudden. I am wondering if there is some issue here that we need to know about. Have we dates for when the appeals will be known? Is it...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: The Minister needs to come to the House today to explain this.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: On the food and beverage industry, if we go into a level three lockdown in other counties, they cannot exactly serve food and drink outside between October and February. We need a plan here for when accommodation providers and tour operators lose their bookings, and we know all about the events sector too. I ask the Taoiseach to put sectoral changes into the budget for these specific...