Results 7,521-7,540 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019) Jonathan O'Brien: To turn to the Estimates, there are two areas in particular on which I want to focus, namely, inclusion health and the palliative care section in terms of the budgets. In terms of inclusion health, I refer to the issue of drug misuse and the number of referrals for addiction services. It is welcome that we are meeting our targets. The target last year in terms of the percentage of...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019) Jonathan O'Brien: The waiting times from assessment into treatment are on target.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019) Jonathan O'Brien: We are meeting them. My concern is the waiting times from referral to assessment. We are decreasing the waiting times, but much more work can be done in that area.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019) Jonathan O'Brien: The needle exchange programme is a very important public health initiative and is coupled with the methadone programme. I have received feedback and some pharmacies have decided not to continue with the programmes. How does the methadone programme work in partnership with pharmacies? Is it done on a contract basis? If so, once the contract is up is it renewed on a yearly basis? How is...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019) Jonathan O'Brien: One or two chemists will cease to trade and they have not been replaced in terms of alternatives.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019) Jonathan O'Brien: Yes.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019) Jonathan O'Brien: How will next year's funding for the National Treatment Purchase Fund have an impact on waiting lists?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019) Jonathan O'Brien: My last question is on the new abortion legislation. The last time I saw statistics I noted that not all 26 counties offered a service. Perhaps there were two counties that did not but I am willing to stand corrected. Can the Minister update us on whether there are GPs in every single county offering the service? What percentage of GPs provide the service?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019) Jonathan O'Brien: That is okay.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019) Jonathan O'Brien: What about legislation on exclusion zones?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019) Jonathan O'Brien: I thank the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: For clarity, is it three minutes for questions or three minutes for questions and answers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: My first question is for Mr. Murray. How many bank accounts does the FAI currently have?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: Chairman, Alex O'Connell has been asked to join us on three occasions now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: That is no good because the questions -----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I am not trying to trip him up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I am only wasting my own time asking the Chairman to ask him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: While Mr. O'Connell is taking his seat, I will ask my second question. Does the FAI have -----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I actually do not care where he sits, to be honest. While Mr. O'Connell is taking his seat and he is getting the answer to how many bank accounts the FAI has, I wish to move on to my second question. Does the FAI produce monthly financial accounts?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: Through his association with them, Mr. Gavin will be aware that League of Ireland clubs must submit monthly financial accounts to the FAI.