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Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Inequality in Access to Health Care: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: I thank Dr. Burke for her presentation. Could she expand on the statement that private health insurance contributes only 9% to the health spend? It does not seem to-----

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Inequality in Access to Health Care: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: And that is the contribution that private health insurance makes?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Inequality in Access to Health Care: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: And the rest of the money goes on-----

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Inequality in Access to Health Care: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: That is a fairly significant fact. Looking at Dr. Burke's figures, if 37% of the population has medical cards and 45% has private health insurance of some sort, that would mean that 18% has nothing. These people do not have medical cards or private health insurance. This means that close to one in five people is in a very vulnerable position. Will Dr. Burke comment on that, assuming I am...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Citizen-Centred Health Care: Civil Engagement (5 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: I thank the members of the Seanad Civil Engagement group for their presentations. This has been one of the craziest mornings we have had in the Houses of the Oireachtas. There are so many different people trying to meet. I welcome the individual presentations. I have one question which I will address to all three Senators if they wish to comment. In each of the Senators' area of...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Citizen-Centred Health Care: Civil Engagement (5 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: That is very helpful.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: I welcome the Minister for Communications, Climate Change and Environment, Deputy Naughten, as my question concerns the new guidelines on wind farm development that have been promised for a number of years. We are anxiously awaiting them. I am dealing with a situation in Kerry in which an entire community is facing the construction of ten turbines in excess of 65 m in height. The project...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (6 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: 16. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the increase in the rent allowance limit recently announced for County Kerry; the revised limit set for Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28744/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Provision (6 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-establish CERT under SOLAS to ensure that the shortages in trained chefs and other personnel in the hospitality sector are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29083/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Funding (6 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for disability services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29004/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (11 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: 446. To ask the Minister for Health the amount which was provided specifically to County Kerry from the €20 million allocated to maintain home help hours and home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29674/16]

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: I will brief because Dr. Figueras has already covered many of the issues I was going to raise.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: Dr. Figueras alluded in his submission to Ireland having the only EU health system that does not offer universal coverage in primary health care. The committee has met over the past number of weeks with many people from the primary health care sector. If the committee were to suggest that as a first stop we should fund our primary health care system and properly manage it would that, in Dr....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (13 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the disparity in school costs which exists from school to school throughout the country and the inequality faced by parents by providing funding for a free primary education system as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30136/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (13 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene and allow for an appeal of school transport in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30061/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (13 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: 130. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30018/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (13 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: 133. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30024/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Health Services Staff (18 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: 17. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be implementing in full the decision taken by his immediate predecessor to protect the two titles of physiotherapist and physical therapist in one register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30970/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Health Services Staff (18 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: I wish to ask the Minister if he will implement, in full, the decision taken by his predecessor, Deputy Varadkar, to protect the two titles of physiotherapist and physical therapist in one register and if he will honour the commitments made by the then Minister in this regard.

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Health Services Staff (18 Oct 2016)

John Brassil: I welcome the clarification. To be thoroughly clear on the issue, the decision of the previous Minister, Deputy Varadkar, stated that qualifications would be equivalent to an existing user of the title physical therapist in the State holding specific qualifications from the Institute of Physical Therapy and Science, IPTS. This is the position that the Irish Society of Chartered...