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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: Does it not seem strange to Mr. Connaghan that these issues were not brought up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: That is fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: Yes, it is our duty to do that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (16 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: 150. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of circular 1/91 issued by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21611/18]

Mandatory Open Disclosure: Motion (15 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: My party and I will be supporting this motion. We will also be facilitating the new patient safety Bill. It should be prioritised in whatever time this Dáil has left. I believe the current Dáil's time is probably very short and I am not sure if we will get to the Bill because of what has been revealed in the past week or so. Open disclosure and good governance go hand in hand....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme (15 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: 212. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to comments made by the chair of the Revenue Commissioners regarding the need to reform the administration of the business expansion scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21378/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (15 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement the recommendations of a report (details supplied) to equip persons to make better financial decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21379/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (15 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: 335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times his Department or the HSE has sought and or obtained a gagging order in respect of persons that have taken a legal action against either body in the past 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20803/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (15 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: 612. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the detail of efforts being made to eradicate the American mink from offshore islands under the protection of the State, in particular the Blasket Islands, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21329/18]

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Minister for answering the questions for once. There is another aspect to this: the Labour Party has been pushing for a long time for the health technology assessment, HTA, to be brought forward in respect of HPV screening of boys. HIQA must do this. This needs to be brought forward in order that we can have herd immunity and protect the population into the future. I ask the...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: The personal testimony of Emma Mhic Mhathúna was quite devastating, as everybody has said. I listened to it in my office. I will never forget it. The impact of this scandal on families across this country is causing enormous public distress. As a father and husband, I can only think of my own wife and children. I ask Members to put themselves in a similar situation. Many of us in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is accompanied by Ms Ruth Foley, deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy Fleming, and Deputy Pat Deering. The minutes of the meeting on 3 May will be ready next week. Are there any matters arising?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: The first part needs to be published.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: We will do that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: That is a good suggestion.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: How does the Deputy think it appeared in verbatim form? There is obviously a leak somewhere.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: Okay, that is noted. We will proceed to correspondence. There are three categories of correspondence. The first is briefing documents and opening statements. No. 1271A is correspondence received from Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, dated 10 May, providing briefing for the meeting which was scheduled for today but has been postponed...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: It looks like we will be able to bring it forward to 24 May.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: Let us agree now that we will start with CIT, UCC and the HEA.