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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 450. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide for incremental increases in the drugs budget for new drugs in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42174/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (15 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 451. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of savings delivered over the entire course of the framework agreement with industry; the projected savings for 2020; if these projected savings will be reinvested into the drugs budget for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42175/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (15 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 452. To ask the Minister for Health if the savings from the best value biologic process will be reinvested into the drugs budget for 2020; and, if so, the amount of savings that will be reinvested into the drugs budget for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42176/19]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Respite Care Services (10 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 9. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the significant fall in the number of overnights, with or without day respite care, accessed by persons with a disability in the Cork South Lee local health office area since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41226/19]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Respite Care Services (10 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: This question relates to the provision of overnight respite care beds for people with a disability, both children and adults, in particular in CHO 4, Cork South Lee. The figures which I will outline do not paint a good picture. I seek an explanation for them and to know what will be done to reverse the trend of the number of respite care beds falling.

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Respite Care Services (10 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. What he seems to be saying is the data Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony received by way of a reply to a parliamentary question do not capture all of the respite care overnights. If that is the case, it is inexplicable. The data I have for the Cork South Lee area are that in 2015 there were 4,084 respite care overnights. In 2018 that number had...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Respite Care Services (10 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: There certainly are particular gaps. Looking at the text of the reply, in addition to the data provided in the table, it acknowledges that there has been reduced provision of respite care overnights. It refers to unmet needs and growing demand. It states beds that had been available to provide respite care in some cases have been transferred for use as long-term residential placements....

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Respite Care Services (10 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: The Minister of State could send a few to Cork.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (10 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 64. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to alleviate overcrowding in Cork University Hospital in which the figures recorded in September 2019 were the worst recorded for September since an organisation (details supplied) commenced keeping records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41225/19]

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: Time is running out for the Government.

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: We look forward to the day when the people will have their say.

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: There will be checks if there is no-deal Brexit but we have no clarity as to what they will look like, where or what checks will take place and how long these checks will take. We still have no idea how the major ports around our country will deal with the increased number of checks, the backlogs, the delays and how the trucks and containers will be handled. Will we see ships queuing...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: With the limited space available in today’s budget – as a party, we have focused our discussions with the Government on securing progress on certain key priorities. We are pleased that today’s budget includes an additional 700 members of the Garda working in communities across the country; a €100 million fund for the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, to...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: This is not a time for politics as usual. Fianna Fáil has afforded the Government the time and space to focus on delivering the best possible Brexit outcome for Ireland. That was, and remains, the right approach for the largest Opposition party given the enormity of what is at stake. Our decision to allow a fourth budget to pass should not be misread as some kind of endorsement of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 57. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to achieve full pay equality for teachers who joined the public service since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40891/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Data (8 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 166. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the goods exported to the United States of America that will be subject to higher tariffs in October 2019 and in the near future; the scale of the increase; the quantity and value of exports to the United States in 2018 and to date in 2019; the potential impact on the economy here; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (8 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 169. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied that there are adequate obligations on the receiver appointed in respect of residential properties to maximise the value of assets being sold on the open market; her plans to strengthen the law in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40542/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (8 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 188. To ask the Minister for Health if the governance review of the drugs approval process as set out under Sláintecare work stream 2 has commenced; if so, the date on which it commenced; if not, the date on which it will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40528/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (8 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a process for relevant stakeholders to feed into the drugs approval process review; if so, the nature of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40529/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (8 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 190. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to take steps to increase the speed of access and improve the rate of availability of medicines here in view of the fact that Ireland ranks 19th out of 29 European countries for speed of access to new medicine and 16th for rate of availability of new medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40530/19]