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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: In the context of individual health practitioners, Dr. Holohan said that the inclusion of a defence will be incorporated in the drafting of the Bill to distinguish between genuine unintentional acts of omission or commission that can lead to harm and the much rarer acts of wilful neglect or deliberate breaches of acceptable practice. I presume there will be variations. This will be quite...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: I know that. I am not disputing that the Department does not have the powers. Surely, however, the Department of Health, although it is not a place of investigation, should be aware . Take CervicalCheck as an example. The Department was not aware of what was happening. It is not a case of having investigative powers, it is to state there may be cases where it should be aware. The Garda...

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: I enjoyed that. The Labour Party will not be supporting the Minister tonight; rather, we will be supporting the motion for ideological reasons. We believe there is need for a change in ideology in how the housing crisis is being dealt with by the Minister. It is nothing personal. In fact, I found some of the personal commentary on the Minister extremely distasteful and unworthy of Members...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: I will pass over to Deputy MacSharry and I will come in after that. I have to leave to go out to the plinth.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: I will not take long, which is very unusual for me. I apologise for the fact that I have been in and out of the meeting due to media commitments. I thank the witnesses for attending. From what I hear, most of the issues have been thrashed out in regard to the item of interest. I have two questions. He does not have to elaborate on this because it is more a question of process but, before...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Fraser did not feel it was necessary to do so.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: Interesting. While I do not want to know anything that the Attorney General would have advised, did he try to offer any advice?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: I know. I was there. I was just wondering.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: I know. It would have gone on for weeks. How does Mr. Fraser know he is of the same mind?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: I thank Mr. Fraser for clarifying that, particularly as I believe it to be useful information. Obviously, transparency is critical and there may be some information that has come out today that helps in regard to that. I understand that this is the first time we have ever done this. As regards future transparency, are there issues in respect of which Mr. Fraser feels improvements could be...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: We know how the information to date has come out. I am asking whether there are other avenues or channels whereby extra information can come out.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: That is it, Chairman. I have nothing else.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: That is a good point. It should be noted.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Communications (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: 119. To ask the Taoiseach if he or Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or with other persons or organisations; if so, the reason; and if so, if he will publish these emails. [38565/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Communications (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: 121. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or with other persons or organisations; if so, the reason; if so, if he will publish these emails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38563/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Communications (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or with other persons or organisations; if so, the reason; if so, if he will publish these emails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38550/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new building project at a school (details supplied). [38570/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Central Statistics Office (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: 221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the crime statistics and information being provided by An Garda Síochána to the Central Statistics Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38560/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Communications (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or with other persons or organisations; if so, the reason; if so, if he will publish these emails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38564/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Communications (25 Sep 2018)

Alan Kelly: 237. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in her Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or with other persons or organisations; if so, the reason; if so, if she will publish these emails; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38561/18]