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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: 297. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the 'flu vaccine programme in 2020; the additional costs arising from the recently announced measures; the number of doses expected to be provided in 2020; the number of doses ordered; the estimated cost to provide the 'flu vaccine free to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22911/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (9 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: 298. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free general practitioner care to all children under 18; the status of the current roll-out programme; the additional funding that was provided to his Department to begin the extension to those aged six to eight in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22912/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: 299. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the HPV vaccine for free to adults who have not received it but want to access it through their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22913/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Funding (9 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: 300. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the current funding imbalance for University Hospital Limerick compared to other model 4 national hospitals to bring it to the national average; the projected cost for this in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22914/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Funding (9 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: 301. To ask the Minister for Health if there is funding in the HSE capital plan in 2021 for the 96 bed ward replacement block at University Hospital Limerick; the funding to be provided in 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively for this project if any; the projected cost of the block; the expected staffing cost for the block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22915/20]

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion, which we will be wholeheartedly supporting. This is a topic about which I have probably spoken more than most in this Chamber and about which I am very passionate. I will divide my contribution into two parts. I do not want to repeat the proposals put forward by others, which I support. As a result, I will just focus on the matters...

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: I want to raise a point of clarification.

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: That is wrong.

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle should rule on it. She knows the rules.

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: That does not matter. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle knows the rules. The Standings Orders are the Standing Orders and we agree them.

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: I have never seen this before.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: Yes, all emergencies.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Taoiseach for his answer. I for one will welcome the climate legislation that is being brought forward as the Minister who brought in the original climate legislation in the Dáil and signed the COP agreement. In the limited time left, I urge the Taoiseach to deal with the issue of sick pay and parental leave for the parents of children who will end up out of school. It...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: That is why I asked questions this week.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Taoiseach for his comments. I agree with him in the broader sense that we must change the whole system in respect of how the State provides such services and that will take time but we must also do something now. The behaviour of the Sisters of Charity means that we must put pressure on them through whatever levers we have at our disposal. It is outrageous. The people in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: What is the projected cost of that?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: 4. To ask the Taoiseach his plans for legislation from his Department. [18558/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: I have heard the Taoiseach speak an awful lot about the legislative programme and the requirement to ensure that it is robust. However, as we spoke about earlier, there has been no discussion within these four walls on promised legislation because we do not have a legislative programme. It is a contradictory position. We cannot debate promised legislation in the Dáil because the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: The Taoiseach should answer all the components of the question.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: That is fine.