293. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Connolly Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27857/20]
292. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time in Beaumont Hospital emergency department during the period September 2019 to February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27856/20]
291. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the changes that will be made to staffing recruitment under the winter plan 2020-21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27855/20]
290. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the clearing of the CervicalCheck backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27854/20]
275. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the date on which and the correspondence in which NPHET advised him that the lack of sick pay in some organisations and work settings was a concern with regard to the spread of Covid-19. [27797/20]
230. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the emergency capacity protocols at University Hospital Limerick for winter 2020 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27517/20]
229. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the €600 million announced as part of the winter plan that will be allocated to University Hospital Limerick; if a crisis response to the overcrowding in the emergency department of the hospital will be sanctioned as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27516/20]
197. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the construction of the Limerick Institute of Technology Coonagh site in Limerick City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27512/20]
53. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if the draft Limerick metropolitan transport strategy is compatible with the climate change targets of Ireland; if the strategy will be subject to a ministerial review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27518/20]
52. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the status of the construction of all phases of the Limerick-Clare northern distributor road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27513/20]
674. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure by each university on travel and subsistence for its president or provost in each of the years from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26547/20]
673. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure by each university on legal services in each of the years from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [26546/20]
672. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure by each university on international air travel in each of the years from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [26545/20]
671. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure by each university on advertising and sponsorship in each of the years from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [26544/20]
670. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure by each university on restaurants and catering in each of the years from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [26543/20]
669. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure by each university on hotel accommodation in each of the years from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [26542/20]
668. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department or the Higher Education Authority has given consideration to the introduction of either a voluntary redundancy scheme or early retirement scheme within the higher education institutions; if his Department has engaged in correspondence with either the Higher Education Authority or higher education institutions on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26541/20]
246. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason Thurles, County Tipperary and surrounding areas has been left without ambulance cover for long periods due to personnel being requested to cover other areas of the country. [26133/20]
832. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a review of medical card eligibility has been launched; if so, the number of medical cards under review; the number of cards that have been extended following the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25500/20]
798. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when construction of the Tullow primary care centre, serving Tullow, Rathvilly and Hacketstown, will commence; if it was previously approved for construction in 2014; the status of the announcement in July 2017 that this centre would be developed and that the HSE were engaging with the adjoining landowner; the status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25325/20]
797. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on legislation to amend the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 in order to end discrimination and obstacles against non-EU trained doctors in terms of training opportunities and career paths to becoming hospital consultants and general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25324/20]
796. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms that are in place to ensure Covid-19 testing undertaken at private hospitals is shared with the HSE in order that contact tracing can be performed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25323/20]
795. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the 2015 Preparedness of Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland for an Influenza Pandemic: an Infection Control Perspective Report that noted failings in PPE and ventilators were acted upon; the changes or preparations that were made following the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25322/20]
546. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if time spent on a Covid-19 payment will be allowed as a qualifying period for VTOS courses and studies; if there have been discussions with the Department of Education in relation to the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25499/20]
545. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance applications over the past three years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25485/20]
486. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the up to date position on a new school project (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25497/20]
485. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the up- to-date position with the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25496/20]
484. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the up-to-date position on a new school project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25495/20]
383. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence if he will reconsider the awarding of distinguished service medals or military medals for gallantry to the men of A Company, 35th Infantry Battalion that engaged and survived the 1961 Siege of Jadotville in the Congolese province of Katanga; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25493/20]
336. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the period a planning authority has to inform members of the public that made observations in relation to a Part 8 planning application of the planning decision made. [24820/20]
326. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated to heritage sites and centres over the past six months by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25502/20]
325. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up to date position with the development of the Barrow Blueway project in south County Kildare and County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25498/20]
318. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the amount of aid allocated to tourist information centres within the past six months by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25501/20]
317. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if she has had discussions with other Departments on assisting professional tour guides during the Covid-19 pandemic; if consideration has been given to an assistance package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25492/20]
316. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the amount allocated to promote the tourism potential of County Offaly following the recent lockdown; the organisations that received funding; the amount received by each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25491/20]
315. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the amount allocated to promote the tourism potential of County Laois from following the recent lockdown; the organisations that received funding; the amount received by each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25490/20]
314. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the amount allocated to promote the tourism potential of County Kildare following the recent lockdown; the organisations that received funding; the amount received by each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25489/20]
313. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the amount paid out to sporting groups from the special fund as announced in July 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25488/20]
312. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the amount drawn down by the three main sports from the special Covid-19 assistance fund as announced in July 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25487/20]
223. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the status of a roads project in County Kildare (details supplied); the timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25494/20]