Results 1,521-1,540 of 2,022 for speaker:John Brassil

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (23 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a green low carbon agri-environment scheme payment for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14599/17]

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: I thank the Minister for coming in. He spoke about a slimmed-down version of the HSE. I would like to draw his attention to a document we all received a few weeks ago on the health executive structure. It refers to 24 different people, not including the staff of the seven hospital groups and nine community health care organisations. We were taken aback a little by the numbers. When we...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Minister for Health (22 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: I and other members of the committee believe it is very important to have the three groups on board. There will not be a meaningful contract otherwise. I hope the Minister can take that on board. The Minister spoke about bringing the HSE under the Department and perhaps considering a director general over the whole structure. Would that bring politics more into the running of the HSE as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the status of cataract surgery in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14551/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expedite a join family visa application for a person (detail supplied) whose application for a visa was made on 29 February 2016 and is still pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13476/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the inclusion of a school (details supplied) for DEIS status, taking into account the socio-economic profile and marginal geographic location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13790/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Care Provision (21 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 567. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will assess the feasibility and costs for the provision of a nationwide database that would co-ordinate services providers, both public bodies and community organisations, that provide community services, most especially for the care of the old and vulnerable, in order to properly identify and inform on persons who need help, the help that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (21 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 587. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans in reaching the recommended target of 0.7% GDP towards poverty overseas aid in view of the current figure Ireland contributes which stands at 0.36%; his further plans on working towards meeting this target; when he plans to meet this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13259/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Roads Maintenance (21 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 619. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Rosscullane Road, Castlemaine, County Kerry (details supplied) will be refurbished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Training (21 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 912. To ask the Minister for Health if the sponsorship of nursing and midwives third level education initiatives is still available within the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13618/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility (21 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 913. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request that South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital refer a person (details supplied) for treatment in a private hospital via the National Treatment Purchase Fund once the next funding initiative to the hospital has been sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13626/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility (21 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 915. To ask the Minister for Health when the next initiative of National Treatment Purchase Fund funding will be made available to South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, for persons listed on the inpatient day case ophthalmology waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13631/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (21 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 916. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the National Treatment Purchase Fund €5 million funding that has been provided to the South-South West Hospitals Group for the day case waiting list; the number of patients that have had procedures from this hospital; the amount of funding provided to this hospital that is remaining and of the excess of 2000 daycases across the country...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 1031. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the level of funding available for the cashflow support loan for farmers following reporting from banks due in mid March, in view of the level of applications already submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13114/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (9 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 211. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an orthopaedic appointment at Kerry University Hospital for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12507/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (9 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 23 November 2016, when his officials will be contacting persons (details supplied) in view of the fact to date there has been no contact made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12597/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (8 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 42. To ask the Minister for Health the funding in place for the proposed respite care facility at Kilmorna, Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12092/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 43. To ask the Minister for Health when the Deerpark mental health facility in Killarney will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12093/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (8 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 237. To ask the Minister for Health the way the National Treatment Purchase Fund will be fully accessible; the way it will be applied for; the criteria for persons to access; the hospitals, both public and private, that will be participating in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12385/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Budgets (8 Mar 2017)

John Brassil: 238. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether hospitals having to submit zero figure budgets is realistic; if not, his further views on whether it is a futile exercise as these figures cannot be achieved and are a misrepresentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12386/17]