148. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when his Department was made aware of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board's decision to recommend a person (details supplied) for appointment to the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person. [38763/20]
147. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the date on which a person or persons in his Department or any of his advisers were made aware of the applications from any judges for the position vacated in the Supreme Court by a person (details supplied). [38762/20]
146. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach further to his statement to RTÉ on 13 November 2020, the date on which he was informed as Taoiseach by the Minister for Justice or the Tánaiste that a person (details supplied) would be appointed to the Supreme Court; and the means by which he was informed. [38761/20]
145. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 17 November 2020, the nine names proposed by his predecessor to attend the event in the White House in 2019. [38541/20]
1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the establishment of the Future of Media Commission; and the role his Department will have in supporting the work of the commission. [35142/20]
318. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount that will be allocated to open a respite centre (details supplied) in 2021; when the respite centre will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37591/20]
317. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on communications specifically on Covid-19; the number of communication officers employed by the HSE specifically to deal with public health messaging in relation to Covid-19 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37590/20]
316. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of all ministerial engagements; if he will publish his diaries from 27 June 2020 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37589/20]
118. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount drawn down by each local authority in NTA funding from the July stimulus for active travel measures including footpaths and cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37592/20]
767. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on the high rate of neonatal brain injury for two years running in Cork University Maternity Hospital; his views on whether this is an outlier when it comes to other maternity hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36569/20]
148. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the travelling party that went to Washington DC for St. Patrick’s Day in 2019; if the Government was asked to provide a list of persons to be accredited to attend the White House reception in 2019; and if so, the full list and other relevant details. [36145/20]
147. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if a detailed breakdown will be provided of all trips taken by the Attorney General outside the State since June 2017; the itineraries and details of those who accompanied him; and the purpose of each trip and any other relevant information. [36143/20]
680. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to act on the 12 month notice of termination of contract served on the HSE by a service (details supplied) and the transfer of all of its services to the HSE or to a provider identified by the HSE over the coming 12 months due to a crisis in its funding; the additional funding being made available to avoid a disaster in the provision of disability and community care facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34676/20]
679. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of teenage counselling services cancelled from March to August 2020 due to the restrictions in place and the impact on young persons who were waiting on counselling during that period; his plans to make sure this does not happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34674/20]
678. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of supply of the flu jab in local pharmacies; the reason it is difficult to access same; the reason for the long delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34670/20]
677. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will facilitate an increase in the number of blood collections in west County Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34669/20]
597. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of domestic abuse cases that were investigated by An Garda Síochána during the lockdown; the number that resulted in charges; how this compares with the same months in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34675/20]
430. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education when work will begin on the autism spectrum disorder unit for a school (details supplied); the timeframe for the works and expected opening date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34672/20]
406. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on any engagement he has had with the United States of America. [35058/20]
258. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the costs of closure and replacement of the six level crossings on the Maynooth line proposed in the DART plus west proposals; the costs on a comparative basis of retaining automated level crossings following resignalling to facilitate electrified rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34673/20]
257. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if there will be additional buses or trains added to the existing timetables during the current round of level 5 restrictions to account for the reduction to 25% of capacity and the impact this is having on commuting workers that are unable to access public transport; the number of additional services provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34671/20]
Bill entitled an Act to provide employees working remotely with a right to switch off from out of working hours work-related electronic communications, to disapply subject to conditions certain provisions of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 in the case of certain employees working temporarily from home, and to provide for related matters.
1481. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason it is taking so long to set up the defined contribution pension fund for workers (details supplied); and the reason it has taken so long for successive Ministers for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Finance to sign off on this proposal. [33729/20]
1397. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to ensure that the recommendations of the independent review group examining the role of voluntary organisations is fully implemented; the recommendations acted upon to date; his timeline for the completion of each of the actions contained in the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30663/20]
1396. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the substantial deficits currently experienced by section 38 and 39 disability service providers are eliminated; the target date he is working towards for the elimination of these deficits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30662/20]
1302. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare personnel that have been recruited by the HSE since March 2020 whose previous employment was in nursing homes and or caring for the elderly facilities by CHO area and by month, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33013/20]
1267. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his office receives daily or weekly reports on Covid-19 positive cases and the number of tests taken and contact tracing calls made; if so, the person or body that provides same; the format in which these are presented to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32842/20]
166. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the engagements he has had with the private hospital owners' association regarding access to those hospitals since he became Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33473/20]
136. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason rapid testing has not been put in place to be used as part of the fight against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33474/20]
127. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when nurses on temporary contracts in the HSE will be given permanent contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33475/20]
117. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when student nurses will be paid in full for the work they carry out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33476/20]
90. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of professionals who have been hired by the HSE since he launched the winter plan; the total increase in HSE employment that this represents in net terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33477/20]
81. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason he commenced the CervicalCheck tribunal while still negotiating with a group (details supplied) in view of his assurance that it would be postponed to allow time for its concerns to be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33478/20]
1. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the number of additional staff recruited or seconded to his Department to assist with the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. [31301/20]
573. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) is being paid per month per Covid-19 test from March to September 2020. [30993/20]
572. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) is being paid per month for Covid-19 related services from March to September 2020. [30992/20]