Results 8,181-8,200 of 20,758 for speaker:Alan Kelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: 344. To ask the Minister for Health if a costing assessment has been carried out on the potential extension of the HPV vaccination to boys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26417/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of public information campaigns related to the HSE’s national immunisation office in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; if the budget responsibility for such campaigns lies solely with the office; his plans to increase this budget to maintain the growth in vaccine confidence seen in 2017 and to date in 2018;...

Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: I respect Dr. Scally. I respect the manner in which the Minister has engaged with me on this issue. I thank him for the changes he has taken on board from my suggestions throughout this. However, my issue here is very clear. I am afraid of creep, and to date this has crept enormously. Dr. Scally's comments in the media really worried me, when he thought there may not be need for a...

Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: Absolutely, 100%. It is great news. It is fabulous news.

Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: As the Minister for Health is aware, we have been around the houses on this today, in the Committee of Public Accounts and on Leaders' Questions. The hearing of the Committee of Public Accounts was extraordinary for the lack of information that the acting chief executive of the HSE has on this issue. He has met Dr. Scally only once. Also, the programme manager of CervicalCheck has never...

Independent Clinical Review of Maternity Services at Portiuncula University Hospital: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: I welcome the publication of the clinical review of the maternity services as Portiuncula hospital and this opportunity to discuss its findings. I commend the families who came forward, some of whom I know and have met. They are very brave. They are not happy with this report and they propose to continue the fight because they do not believe it goes far enough in terms of addressing the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: There is an ongoing crisis in healthcare and failure by the Government to address many issues. We have seen record levels of overcrowding on trollies and wards. Today the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, has said there are 376 people on trollies across the country. I welcome that in the last week the Government took up my suggestion to advertise the post of chairperson of the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: Why has the position of the executive director of Sláintecare not been filled, given the length of time it has been advertised and how vital a role all Members of the Dáil believe it to be?

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: I have just come from a rather extraordinary meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts where we were joined by representatives of the Health Service Executive, CervicalCheck and the State Claims Agency to discuss contradictions in evidence. Those contradictions have not been cleared up. The evidence given to us leads me to one of two conclusions. Either the Minister is not being told...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: Surely the person who runs the programme-----

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: That has been proven to be wrong.

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: The Minister has refused to answer my questions. I asked very specific questions but he has not answered them. I will say it straight that if the Government does not deal with this matter soon, the lifetime of this Dáil will be shortened considerably. This is a scandal and the Government is not on top of it in any way, shape or form. Members of this House have more knowledge of some...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: It was supposed to be finished at the end of June.

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: Rubbish.

Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: And timelines.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: To be clear, this is the opening statement from the State Claims Agency.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: It would be useful for members of the public who are watching proceedings.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: It is more important for members of the public who are watching proceedings.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: In the public interest, Mr. Connaghan has to read his statement into the record, as does Mr. Gleeson.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Alan Kelly: I have to go to Leaders' Questions about this issue.