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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (27 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 121. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on the reimbursement of the drug Fasenra (benralizumab) by the HSE drugs leadership group; when he expects it to be made available to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9861/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (27 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 132. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to alleviate the waiting times being imposed on children and their parents when availing of State provided orthodontic care, particularly those that have been categorised as having a high level of need for orthodontic treatment but have been subjected to a waiting time of 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9906/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (27 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for State provided orthodontic care in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the number which have been categorised IOTN 5 as having a high level of need for orthodontic treatment but have been subjected to a waiting time of 24 months; the number of orthodontists assigned to tacking general waiting lists in counties Carlow...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the three month delay in sending the carer’s allowance application file of a person (details supplied) to the Social Welfare Appeals Office upon request in early November 2018; the average time it takes to forward carer's allowance application files from the date requested by the Social Welfare Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (27 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if social welfare payments received by a tenant in respect of a child can be assessed as income for differential rents by a local authority (details supplied); if a national framework exists which governs local authorities to ensure consistency in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9806/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (28 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 17. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures taken to meet and engage with insurance companies regarding excessive premiums being charged to consumers particularly in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if the possibility of opening up the insurance market to new providers in order to increase competitiveness in prices charged for motor insurance has been investigated; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension and associated building works by a school (details supplied) to the school capitals appraisal section, planning and building unit; if his attention has been drawn to the need for an efficient decision to be returned in order that the school can apply for planning permission in advance of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (5 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 506. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the matter being categorised as a national crisis by many not-for-profit, community managed and operated childcare providers following recent compliance audits by Pobal (details supplied); if she has satisfied herself that the sector will not sustain mass closures and a reduction in services; the steps she has...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Data (5 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 507. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children under the childcare support scheme that are serviced by not-for-profit, community managed and operated childcare providers by county; the number of not-for-profit, community managed and operated childcare providers which are operational in designated disadvantaged community areas by county; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Conventions (6 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to ratify the Lanzarote Convention; the timeline for the ratification of the convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11087/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (6 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 208. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to provide a status report of plans for refurbishment, renovation and new building works at a hospital (details supplied) as committed to in the capital plan; the position regarding the overall security of the timeline of the project in view of the overspend on the national children’s hospital; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (6 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 209. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to provide a status report on the progress of the proposed local health centre planned at a location (details supplied); the position regarding the overall security of the timeline of the project in the view of the overspend on the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (6 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting time for a practical driver test in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11010/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (7 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 34. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the additional jobs created in 2018 in the south-east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11234/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Most members want to dwell on it when asking questions, though.

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: They cannot be silenced on it.

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Is it not up to every member to pick out the projects to discuss, though?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: I will not go over everything that has been said so I will try to be less than ten minutes. I cannot leave here today without asking something about the hospital because it is the subject of the day that is on everyone's mind. To carry on from what Deputy O'Connell asked, why was only the preliminary cost known? We have some expertise here now. Why did those involved not know that costs...

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: To simply call them overruns is too------

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: We know that the Department of Health is responsible for this project but the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform also plays a part in public expenditure. Where does the buck stop? What power has the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to come in and say that as it is responsible for the money since the project started at €900 million and now it is at €1.5...