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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (9 May 2017)

John Brassil: 285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which sponsors for community employment schemes are chosen; the person or body that supervises and ensures best practice for the choosing of sponsors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21553/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (9 May 2017)

John Brassil: 396. To ask the Minister for Health if the fair deal financial review for a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21523/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (9 May 2017)

John Brassil: 533. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the reason for a continual delay in the processing of TAMS payments; the actions he is taking to eliminate these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21554/17]

Rural Equality Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

John Brassil: I compliment Deputy Martin Kenny on bringing this issue to the floor of the Dáil. As a rural Deputy, rural Ireland is obviously very important to me. Before I get onto the specifics of the Bill itself, it seems to be a habit of successive Ministers, when in government, to look at situations and try to gloss over the reality. I will stand up for rural Ireland every day of the week. We...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

John Brassil: For the fourth time, I ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten, the guidelines for wind farm development and renewable energy. The last time I spoke to the Minister, he said the guidelines would be provided before the Easter recess. It is now after the Easter recess and I am going to continue to ask until the guidelines are printed. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (3 May 2017)

John Brassil: 69. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address the gap of €5.6 million between projected spending and expected income at Kerry University Hospital in 2017. [20756/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 161. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry can remain in their position beyond 70 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20025/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional Garda will be provided to the Killarney Garda area; if Barrduff Garda station will be provided with more Garda hours in order to be opened and operational on a regular basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19531/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will allow entry into the Garda Reserve to persons that had an exemption from languages in school; if this exemption will be allowed to stand and application to the Garda Reserve processed without meeting the two language criteria as outlined as part of the qualifying requirements for applications; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to resolve the issue of pay inequality for teachers; the timeframe for this plan; if not, the way he can justify a position that is contrary to the principal of equal pay for equal work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20608/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 30 March 2017, if he will extend the school summer works scheme for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19458/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 618. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to have social welfare payments to be made through the post office and discourage receipt of social welfare payments by direct debit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20801/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 665. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the flood relief measures in place near Ballinagare Bridge, Ballyduff at which pumps installed by the OPW that operate to drain approximately 1,000 acres of land to the nearby river are not currently working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19749/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Expenditure (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 683. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding provisions in place for persons that need to carry out riverbank management and preservation on their lands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20708/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 874. To ask the Minister for Health when the changes to the exemption of agricultural assets towards costs for nursing home care via the fair deal scheme will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19470/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 835. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been paid to private care providers, such as (details supplied) for respite and residential care for persons with intellectual disabilities in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19397/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 839. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons which have benefitted from HSE funded private home care such as that provided by companies (details supplied) for respite and residential care for persons with intellectual disabilities; his views on whether the costs to date have provided value for the moneys spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19411/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 837. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question numbers 239 and 240 of 8 March 2017, and in view of the recent reply (details supplied) if he will address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19406/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 966. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); the routine waiting list time to see persons for assessment at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19854/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (2 May 2017)

John Brassil: 1369. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details on the upcoming competitive funding round for greenways for 2017 as announced at the recent opening of the Athlone greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20267/17]