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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: My concerns are in regard to capacity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: Dr. Kavanagh outlined in her opening statement that in developing the policy she wrote to 5,000 dental registrants. Did she get much feedback?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: Did the Irish Dental Association respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: I am sure Dr. Kavanagh is aware of the Irish Dental Association's claim that it was not properly consulted. It claims that the new policy will make dental health worse instead of better. There is an element of clarification or relationship building required. What is being fed into the political system by the Irish Dental Association is that it is not overly impressed with the consultation...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: It is a considerable backlog, particularly the over 7,000 people waiting between two and four years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: Is it being extended into the public-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: Similar to the National Treatment Purchase Fund.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: Given that the HSE has approximately 18,000 waiting, does it have a target to reduce that to, say, 10,000 next year, or a three, four or five-year plan to reduce it further?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: The National Treatment Purchase Fund is available.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: At my weekly clinics and so on throughout County Kerry, I am visited at least once a month by constituents with young children. Apart from the issue of dental health and concern, there is a significant psychological attachment for young people, given that they are often image conscious. It is not only about healthy teeth but also about one's well-being. When assessing the urgency of a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: I take it, therefore, that Professor O'Connell believes that all the bodies, including the Irish Dental Association, have bought into the new policy.
- Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: We can all give the Minister of State stories of individual constituents looking for home help and not getting the required number of hours. One thing I find very difficult to explain to my constituents is that they will get a small package for five days in the week but not for weekends. For example, a 93 year old man in Listowel looking after his 90 year old wife who has dementia gets one...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: The programme for Government committed to providing an accessible and user-friendly welfare system. In that context, I want the raise the issue of social welfare appeals over the past several years. I recently tabled a parliamentary question requesting the number of such appeals made in 2017 and 2018 and how many were successful. Approximately 20,000 appeals are made every year, of which...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (25 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vehicles imported in 2016 and 2017; the cost to the Exchequer in each of the years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26322/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (25 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: 305. To ask the Minister for Health when an allocation will be made by a group for a wheelchair for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26055/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (25 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: 413. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for an adult hearing aid test in County Kerry for persons with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26365/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (25 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: 414. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an audiology appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26367/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Data (25 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for audiology services for persons under 18 years of age in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26370/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Data (25 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: 418. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for adult audiology services in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26371/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Environmental Regulations (25 Jun 2019)
John Brassil: 663. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to ban the import of Euro 5 engines and older; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26319/19]