Results 361-380 of 2,022 for speaker:John Brassil

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 175. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39203/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (13 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: We might be expecting snow.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (13 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 420. To ask the Minister for Health when the freestyle libre system (details supplied) of blood testing will become available on the Irish market; if the HSE has plans to provide the technology on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39438/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (13 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 569. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the introduction of the pay by weight system for refuse collection, both in Dublin and the remaining counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39409/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (13 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 570. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding households paying for recycling material per kg (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39410/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (13 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 571. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a commitment given at the time of the disputes regarding refuse collection earlier in 2016 by the refuse collection industry that no household would pay more in 2016 than in 2015 is binding; if so, the person or body the companies are answerable to if they are non compliant; and if he will make a statement on the...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Motion (14 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: I will also support this motion. I very much welcome the €80 million funding for 2017 for both the horse and greyhound industries. As has been alluded to, they provide valuable employment, particularly in rural Ireland. The figure is in the region of 24,000 people, both directly and indirectly, and that is of huge value to the rural economy. I refer specifically to the greyhound...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Training (16 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new and additional general practitioner training places which will come on stream in 2017. [40615/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Pharmacy Services (16 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Government's plans to expand the role of community pharmacists in managing the health of their patients and in medicine prescription. [40616/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (16 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 364. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the examination of the use of tax instruments and other incentives to support investment by general practitioners, dentists and other professionals in primary care centres, technology and service developments. [40630/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (16 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 365. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish proposals following consultation with representatives to support general practitioner practices in disadvantaged urban areas. [40631/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (16 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 366. To ask the Minister for Health when he asked the clinical advisory group on medical cards to examine the guidelines for the awarding of discretionary medical cards for persons undergoing treatment for cancer; and when he expects to receive their recommendations. [40632/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (16 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 425. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all conditions for GLAS 1 payment have been met in the case of a person (details supplied); if so, when the application will be processed; when the person will receive payment; the current issue delaying payment; when and the way in which the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40522/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (16 Dec 2016)

John Brassil: 426. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department kept applicants fully informed of the issues delaying payment with regard to the more than 200 GLAS 1 payments pending for farmers here that are awaiting payment subject to development of additional IT functionality; when this development of IT functionality will be completed in order to process payments; if these...

Other Questions: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

John Brassil: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance the controls his Department has with respect to the Revenue Commissioners to monitor retrospective tax demands particularly when audits have been carried out and persons are found not to be fully tax compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1742/17]

Other Questions: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

John Brassil: My question relates to the same issue. What control does the Minister have over retrospective tax demands from Revenue? It seems that people have been audited and paid their taxes, there is no issue of non-compliance and they have made full declarations, but because someone has decided to interpret a patronage share issue differently, a further tax demand is being made. It is impossible...

Other Questions: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

John Brassil: I wish to concentrate on a couple of points raised by the Minister. He mentioned the test case and we are all in agreement on that as the way forward in the hope of finding a resolution. He also said there would be no demands until the test case is concluded. I was contacted by a shareholder yesterday. I put a question to Mr. Phelan from the Revenue Commissioners when he attended the...

Private Members' Business - Anti-Evictions Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jan 2017)

John Brassil: In passing any Bill in this House, it is important that it be of benefit to those we serve and not have what we call "unintended consequences". For that reason, I have grave concerns over the proposal on paying six months' compensation on the sale of a property. Many landlords I know are unintentional landlords who have one property that was bought when values were unrealistically high....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (17 Jan 2017)

John Brassil: 121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure on the graduation of the newest tranche of Garda recruits that the Killarney division in County Kerry is adequately resourced and allocated an appropriate level of personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41369/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Invasive Plant Species (17 Jan 2017)

John Brassil: 776. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will request that the OPW commences a comprehensive programme of works to cull and halt the spread of rhododendron, which now poses a threat to the indigenous natural flora and fauna of Killarney National Park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1050/17]