Results 101-120 of 2,022 for speaker:John Brassil

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (2 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed nights that were lost to Kerry University Hospital in the years 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to date in 2019 due to delayed discharges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40076/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (2 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the full-time necessary staffing requirement for all services in Kerry University Hospital in terms of nurses; the numbers in the hospital and the areas they are underserviced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40079/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (2 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a €190,500 disregard on the means assessment for qualified adult payments on the State pension (contributory) for persons who wish to downsize their home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40086/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: Mr. Reid will see from the contributions thus far that the issue around delayed discharge is a theme throughout all our hospitals. By way of figures, the number of delayed discharges in University Hospital Kerry this year is in excess of 3,000, which is almost in line with the trolley count for the year. It does not take a genius to realise that if we solve one problem, we will go a long...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: I thank the Chairman for leading by example. I will be exactly that - brief and to the point. I have just come from a briefing from the IPU. I note that the Minister works well with that organisation. For an organisation, it is non-adversarial and non-confrontational and sometimes it might deserve to make more progress for adopting that approach than other organisations that have a...

Status of History in the Framework for Junior Cycle: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: I welcome the opportunity to make a brief contribution to this debate. I welcome the Minister's decision. Fianna Fáil has consistently campaigned for the downgrading of history to be reversed. My daughter will sit her leaving certificate examination this year and history is the subject into which she puts most time and effort. Her history teacher, Ms Barry in Presentation secondary...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: Is it appropriate for a Minister to interfere with the advertising campaigns of the tourism promotion agencies in this country? I believe it is not. Is the Taoiseach happy with a Minister making such an intervention? To put it in context, last year I and many of my constituency colleagues were seeking support for the Valentia-Renard ferry through a tourism grant from Fáilte Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions made to streamline the registration of doctors from the UK, the Netherlands, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand with the national doctors training programme and the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39311/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services Provision (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to progress the stand-alone chemotherapy unit at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39329/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 326. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person to the oncologist post at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39330/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person to the cardiologist post at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39331/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 334. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39366/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39381/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds opened at University Hospital Kerry in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39409/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 362. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a referral for a person (details supplied); the average wait time for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39534/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 580. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision will be expedited on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39277/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the first fix free programme promoted by Irish Water has been put on hold for the remainder for 2019; if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39339/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tank Grants (1 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: 626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the provision of funding and grants to persons to upgrade their domestic septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39340/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (26 Sep 2019)

John Brassil: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a travel document by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39217/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Sep 2019)

John Brassil: 122. To ask the Minister for Health if a HPV catch-up programme will be provided free of charge to all girls who were previously eligible but chose not to take up the vaccine or catch-up programmes in view of the fact that funding was allocated but not spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39109/19]