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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the pupil-teacher ratio that pertained pre-budget 2012, that is, three teachers per 49 pupils will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2492/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (22 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 318. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will be requested to include a day care centre for persons with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia in the development of the new facility which will replace existing hospitals in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2377/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (22 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric nurses that were provided employment contracts in 2018; the number recruited; the type of contract provided in each area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2494/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (22 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 393. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the number of day care centres for dementia patients in view of the projected increase of the number of persons that will present with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2556/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (22 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 408. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the number of psychiatric nurses recruited in County Kerry in 2018; if he is further satisfied that only temporary contracts were offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2631/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Contracts (22 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the contracts offered to graduate nurses in County Kerry in 2018 were temporary contracts in view of his commitment to recruit and retain nurses; the reason permanent contracts were not offered to these nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2632/19]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Much of what I would like to have said has already been said and I do not want to be repetitive. I will, therefore, concentrate my contribution on two specific areas. There seems to be an anomaly in the HAP scheme. A property will qualify for the scheme provided it is registered with the Residential Tenancies Board. The RTB...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the liability arising for hospital pharmacists in the implementation of the European Union falsified medicines directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3246/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Planning (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 150. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has to install robotic dispensing systems to facilitate the implementation of the European Union falsified medicines directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3245/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I read the report of last week's committee meeting at which there was a discussion on the rationale behind the two-stage process, including all of the good reasons for doing it. The unfortunate reality is that it did not produce any of what it set out to do. It did not produce determined costs, reduce cost uncertainty or eliminate client-contractor...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: Having spent 15 years in the construction business, I can tell Mr. Pollock that if the lowest tender is 20% below the next tender, someone should ask why. Some of the people on the board are former CEOs of big companies. I can guarantee that if they tendered for a job of that size and were out by 20%, a lot of questions would be asked. To be out by 20% is beyond reasonable in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: Are the works completed to date for that tender running at, below or above that tender price?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: Phase A of around €80 million is on budget but phase B has gone up by €300 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: How did that happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: Was that €61 million or €27 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: There is one figure from last week of €90 million for the additional nine months, including preliminaries. What is the preliminaries element of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: Yes, but the €90 million that is given for the extra nine months, which is €10 million per month, includes preliminaries. How much is allocated for preliminaries per month?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: Does that roughly equate to €10 million per month?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: Just by way of comparison, I spoke to a colleague of mine from my engineering days who is working with one of the biggest construction companies in Canada. That company is working on a $1 billion airport contract at the moment but for an overrun on that contract, it is getting $500,000 for preliminaries and he said that figure is at the top end. If there are 25 or 26 extra cranes on site,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: Even if the contract price increases from €637 million to €900 million to €1.4 billion, the design team will still get the same money. Is that correct?