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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)

John Brassil: I am sure Dr. Kavanagh is aware of the Irish Dental Association's claim that it was not properly consulted. It claims that the new policy will make dental health worse instead of better. There is an element of clarification or relationship building required. What is being fed into the political system by the Irish Dental Association is that it is not overly impressed with the consultation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)

John Brassil: It is a considerable backlog, particularly the over 7,000 people waiting between two and four years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)

John Brassil: Is it being extended into the public-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)

John Brassil: Similar to the National Treatment Purchase Fund.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)

John Brassil: Given that the HSE has approximately 18,000 waiting, does it have a target to reduce that to, say, 10,000 next year, or a three, four or five-year plan to reduce it further?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)

John Brassil: The National Treatment Purchase Fund is available.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)

John Brassil: At my weekly clinics and so on throughout County Kerry, I am visited at least once a month by constituents with young children. Apart from the issue of dental health and concern, there is a significant psychological attachment for young people, given that they are often image conscious. It is not only about healthy teeth but also about one's well-being. When assessing the urgency of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)

John Brassil: I take it, therefore, that Professor O'Connell believes that all the bodies, including the Irish Dental Association, have bought into the new policy.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

John Brassil: In the context of the programme for Government and providing a fair and equitable welfare system, I was briefed yesterday by the National Council for the Blind of Ireland concerning an anomaly that exists with respect to people who are partially sighted and fail to acquire a driving licence, in that the criteria for the awarding of a free travel pass for those people are different from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 75. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to reduce outpatient waiting times; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of patients waiting more than 18 months in Kerry University Hospital has increased by 1,878, 2,347.5%, since May 2016 and stood at 1,958 at the end of May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27810/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 115. To ask the Minister for Health when financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, cuts for pharmacists will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27811/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of national schools implementing the Gaeltacht education policy, Polasaí Thumoideachas, that are in danger of losing a teacher in the coming academic year 2019-2020; the number in the Gaeltacht areas of County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27484/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the SUSI grant rate of payment was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28008/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Data (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full rate of the SUSI grant in each of the years 2008 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28062/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 423. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 28 March 2019, the length of time he expects the review will take; when the results will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27711/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 425. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that will be given in the form of funding for the training to advance nurse practitioner level for a nurse (details supplied) in view of the general practitioner contract agreement that recognises that there is need for 247 new practice nurses here to support the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27727/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 431. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed in order to sanction funding for therapy via CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27789/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the free travel pass will be made an automatic entitlement for persons deemed unsuitable to drive by the national licensing authority (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28002/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 659. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the assisted technology grant for partially sighted and blind persons will be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28005/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 675. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an equipment grant will be made available to community employment schemes to aid in the employment of blind and partially sighted persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28133/19]