173. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if a company (details supplied) will receive assistance with the provision of broadband in view of the effect it is having on its business and potential expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25486/20]
11. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Covid-19 oversight group; the terms of reference for the group; and if a list of the standing membership will be provided. [25395/20]
Bill entitled an Act to provide for an entitlement for employees to paid leave during periods of illness or injury; to amend the entitlement to leave on grounds of force majeure for parents whose children are unable to attend school or a pre-school service by reason of Covid-19 measures; and to provide for connected matters.
132. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to make changes to the restrictions policy in allowing birthing partners to attend the births with new mothers in addition to appointments leading up to that in University Maternity Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24271/20]
78. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if it is now policy for high functioning students with autism not to be integrated into mainstream classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24290/20]
714. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he has made appointments to NPHET since he became Minister; if so, the persons appointed; the dates they were appointed; and the way in which he signed off on these appointments. [23593/20]
713. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the PCR Covid-19 test; if he has received reports on the test since he became Minister; and if so, the details of same. [23590/20]
423. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if guidance and information has been provided to parents who have decided to homeschool their children due to Covid-19; if so, if she will provide a copy of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23779/20]
417. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the communications she has had with Bus Éireann regarding school transport provision over the past two months; and if she is satisfied with the response from Bus Éireann to her concerns. [23594/20]
96. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to increase the uptake for the flu vaccine the 2020-21 winter season; if his Department has prepared analysis into the costing of providing the flu vaccine to all citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23652/20]
91. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when disability day services will be fully reintroduced for all those who need it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23655/20]
73. 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. [23653/20]
47. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the national children's hospital; the details on the level of spending to date in 2020 on legal fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23651/20]
36. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he is considering introducing a self-referral system for Covid-19 testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23654/20]
224. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has submitted to him to increase ICU capacity; and the number of ICU beds he expects to be available in acute care by the end of 202. [23122/20]
219. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce free general practitioner care for children under eight as announced in Budget 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23105/20]
218. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the monthly threshold for the drug payment scheme by €10 per month as announced in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23104/20]
204. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason exemptions have been made for certain occupations to avoid having to self-isolate when returning from a non-green list country since Covid-19 reached here by categories (details supplied) in tabular form. [23043/20]
301. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if there is funding in the HSE capital plan in 2021 for the 96 bed ward replacement block at University Hospital Limerick; the funding to be provided in 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively for this project if any; the projected cost of the block; the expected staffing cost for the block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22915/20]
300. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the current funding imbalance for University Hospital Limerick compared to other model 4 national hospitals to bring it to the national average; the projected cost for this in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22914/20]
299. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the HPV vaccine for free to adults who have not received it but want to access it through their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22913/20]
298. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free general practitioner care to all children under 18; the status of the current roll-out programme; the additional funding that was provided to his Department to begin the extension to those aged six to eight in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22912/20]
297. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the cost of the 'flu vaccine programme in 2020; the additional costs arising from the recently announced measures; the number of doses expected to be provided in 2020; the number of doses ordered; the estimated cost to provide the 'flu vaccine free to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22911/20]
296. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the funding provided for the home support service in 2020; the number of home care packages funded; the projected additional cost of providing a home care package to every identified case in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22910/20]
295. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing medical card income limits by 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22909/20]
294. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing medical cards in 2021 to all terminally ill patients and those diagnosed with cancer, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22908/20]
293. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of removing all inpatient hospital charges, all out patient hospital charges, all emergency hospital charges, all long-term stay charges and exempting all children under 18 years of age from acute hospital charges in tabular form; the total collected for each in 2019; the projected yield for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22907/20]
292. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of reducing prescription charges for all persons to €1 per item with a cap of €10 and to €1.50 per item with a cap of €15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22906/20]
291. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for a free contraception service, as recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on the Eight Amendment to the Constitution; his plans to provide it by 2021 as committed to by his predecessor in Dáil Éireann; the specifics of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22905/20]
290. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned reduction in prescription charges from budget 2020; when it will be implemented; the additional funding that was provided to his Department for this reduction; when charges for persons over 70 will be reduced to €1 per item and to €1.50 per item for all others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22904/20]
289. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency staff in 2020 to date across the health service; the breakdown for the amount spent on nursing agency staff to date in 2020; his plans to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22903/20]
288. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of addressing pay inequality in the health service in 2021; if he will provide a breakdown by grade; the position of his Department on this policy issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22902/20]
287. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on the restoration of pay for staff in outstanding section 39 funded organisations; the funding that has allocated for this in 2020 and 2021; the name and number of organisations that await having funding restored; if he has discussed this with his Cabinet colleagues; the estimated cost in 2021 to restore pay for those workers in the outstanding section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22901/20]
1498. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the number of special advisers that will be hired by her Department. [22786/20]
1479. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of special advisers that will be hired by his Department. [22771/20]
947. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice when the courthouse in Wicklow town (details supplied) will reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22069/20]
878. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date it was decided to assign Garda drivers and a Garda car to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. [19681/20]