Results 1,241-1,260 of 2,022 for speaker:John Brassil

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: 455. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42391/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (10 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: 517. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the production of electricity by renewable energy sources in megawatts here; the level of megawatts required to meet the 40% target of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42653/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (10 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: 671. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a provision has been made in the application process for the public services card for a parent or guardian to sign on behalf of a person with severe disabilities who cannot physically sign or mark the form themselves; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42751/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: My colleague, Deputy Billy Kelleher, via a Private Members' Bill in 2013, raised the issue of the need to change legislation to allow for the use of biosimilar products to compete with biological medicines. Ireland is probably bottom of the class in dealing with this issue. There are 28 products available in the European union, of which Ireland only allows the use of 11. We need to change...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Contracts (4 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: 158. To ask the Minister for Health if contracts of employment will be offered to all 11 2017 mental health nurse graduates who wish to remain in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42121/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Nitrates Usage (4 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the period of time for slurry spreading for a time of at least 30 days due to the adverse weather conditions experienced in 2017 in order to allow farmers to effectively and efficiently spread slurry on their lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42178/17]

Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: I object to the practice of certain Deputies handing up slips of paper to the Ceann Comhairle every day and getting preferential treatment over other Members in the Dáil.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: We are all up here trying to compete and we should all be treated fairly.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: I object to the practice of people handing up pieces of paper because the facility is not available to everybody. It is available only to those on the front row.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: On page 71 of the programme for Government, it is stated that, throughout their lives, people with disabilities should be supported in maximising their potential. In light of the decision by the health authority to refuse access to Translarna for children suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, what prospect have those children of receiving the drug and increasing their ability to stay...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to correct the anomaly that prevents persons with intellectual disabilities applying for the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41521/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social and Affordable Housing (3 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: 274. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend legislation to ensure there is a provision under social and affordable housing to allow for the provision of respite housing should there be a need in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41526/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: 378. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding in budget 2018 for a facility (details supplied) to ensure it can open on a full-time basis from spring 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41523/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (3 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: 548. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding and resources will be increased for the family resource network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41411/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (3 Oct 2017)

John Brassil: 604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he will take to introduce affordable housing in order to allow persons on middle incomes the prospect of gaining a foothold on the property ladder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41428/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (28 Sep 2017)

John Brassil: 16. To ask the Minister for Health if all 2016 and 2017 nursing graduates will be offered permanent contracts by the HSE. [40946/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (28 Sep 2017)

John Brassil: 48. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of a dedicated obstetric theatre at university hospital Kerry. [40947/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Recruitment (28 Sep 2017)

John Brassil: 98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the access routes into the Civil Service that are available for persons with special needs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41162/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)

John Brassil: I want to raise the programme for Government with the Minister, Deputy Naughten. The draft guidelines on wind farm policy were published in June. What is the timescale for receiving submissions on these guidelines and for the drawing up of the actual guidelines? In the meantime, will the Minister provide assurances that all council planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála are bound to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Eligibility (27 Sep 2017)

John Brassil: 191. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the new qualifying criteria for the rural social scheme; if she will honour the commitment made to participants that where on the rural social scheme before these changes were implemented that they would remain under the guidelines of the old qualifying criteria for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...