Results 921-940 of 2,022 for speaker:John Brassil

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (16 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 866. To ask the Minister for Health if cataract operations are available for Irish persons in Belfast under the cross-border directive; his views on whether it would be more appropriate and cost-effective to have these treatments carried out here under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55081/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (16 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 963. To ask the Minister for Health if the agreed name change from home help to community health care assistant has been finalised; when it will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1083/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (16 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 964. To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the WRC regarding community health care assistants around the issues of rosters, travel time and time off have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1084/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 969. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding for an education officer and an information officer for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1091/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 970. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding for an organisation (details supplied) to enable it to provide services for families living with dyspraxia/DCD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1092/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (16 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 971. To ask the Minister for Health if clinical expert opinion will be included in the decision-making process for the reimbursement of Vimizim; if consultation with local expert opinion will also be taken into account by the HSE drugs group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1093/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (16 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 972. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the current QALY-based system for reimbursing orphan drugs is inappropriate; his plans to engage with key stakeholders to reform the system to take into account evidence from other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1094/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foreshore Issues (16 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 1153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the dumping of silt off Doonsheane Head, Dingle, County Kerry, will be urgently investigated (details supplied); if the silt will be disposed of 2 km out to sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55027/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (16 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 1544. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if Pobal funded organisations can reduce working hours at their discretion in view of the fact that Pobal provides a block employment grant based on working hours with no allowance for the increase in the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1618/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: In the programme for Government a commitment was given to implement the report of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare, known as the Sláintecare report which was published last May and which has been repeatedly referenced by the Minister for Health, the Taoiseach and Mr. Tony O'Brien. The single most important part of having the report implemented is the establishment of an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: I thank the witnesses for attending the committee today. I will get straight to the questions as time is limited. I want to get the maximum from the time allocated. A Vision for Change indicates the recommended team size for adults is 23, for a child it is 13 and for the elderly it is 12. The witnesses mentioned their teams so do they reflect those figures? Assuming that is the case, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: I am sorry about that. I thought I was being very efficient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: Mr. Reaney might send me on the details of the counselling recruitment service. I thank him for his comprehensive answers. I will probably talk offline because I do not want to take up so much time but one third having the staff means that two thirds do not have it so there is a big challenge there. This committee should focus on setting a target for getting all the areas to full staff...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: I am finished.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2863/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (23 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 428. To ask the Minister for Health the policy regarding accessing community health-care facilities for a person who has had an operation in a private hospital and also has a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3459/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will acquire a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3598/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (24 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a building (details supplied) will be acquired with a view to converting it and using it to provide third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3599/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Remit (24 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to remove the power of An Bord Pleanála to disregard local county development plans when the local county development plan has been written and is keeping in line with national planning guidelines when making its decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3550/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (25 Jan 2018)

John Brassil: 135. To ask the Minister for Health the ethical rationale and legal basis for the recurring levying of a day inpatient charge for ongoing venesection treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3758/18]