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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: That was not the Labour Court recommendation.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Medals (29 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 98. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to fulfil the commitment given by his predecessor in 2017 to award medals (details supplied) for bravery to the veterans of Jadotville and the families of deceased members. [3763/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a new school building. [3767/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a third teacher will be allocated to a school (details supplied) for the September 2019 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4149/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (29 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 290. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that exist for the cultivation of cannabis plants for use in medicinal products here; if no provisions are in place, his plans for such legislation in view of the increase in prescribing and usage of medicinal cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3758/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: I congratulate the Minister on his recent good news and wish him every good fortune. I do not want to be repetitive but I ask him to look at the reasoning behind the two-stage process that has been outlined. When we look at what it was supposed to achieve versus how it turned out, we can see that it is contradictory to say the least. Therefore, I would very much question the board's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: I would contend that awarding that contract without having carried out the review was a sizeable error. The threat of further increased costs is significant, given the €400 million overrun. I have just referred to two figures but there are five or six figures of significance, about which I have serious questions as to how they can be justified. That was a serious error on behalf of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (24 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact the falsified medicines directive is due to come into operation on 9 February 2019 and it is perceived that the system is completely unprepared at all levels; if a more realistic timeframe will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3515/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (24 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the liability individual hospital pharmacists who are employees of the HSE and do not own the pharmacy in which they work will have under the falsified medicines directive due to come into effect on 9 February 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3535/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (24 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the responsibility under the falsified medicines directive which lies with the HSE, in which it is the owner of hospital pharmacies, to provide and maintain the means by which verification and decommissioning can be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3545/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (24 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlements general practitioners have under the general practitioner contract to payment of compassionate leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3536/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (24 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the number of graduate nurses and midwives in 2018 who have been provided employment contracts; the number recruited; the type of contract provided in each area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3546/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Brexit Issues (24 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 183. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the group examining the risk of medicine shortages and continuity of supply resulting from Brexit have met over the past two years to date; the membership of the group; the remit of the group; the stakeholder groups with which it has engaged; the frequency of this engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3547/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a national biosimilar policy has not been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3548/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (24 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the full spend by his Department and the HSE on biologic medicines and biosimilar medicines respectively in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3549/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (24 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 186. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the proposal by the HPRA to increase its fees to Irish pharmaceutical companies by 8% in 2019; his plans to grant this increase; the work he has undertaken to analyse the merits of the increase in view of the pressures faced by companies in meeting the challenges of Brexit and by the introduction of the falsified medicines directive in February...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Much of what I would like to have said has already been said and I do not want to be repetitive. I will, therefore, concentrate my contribution on two specific areas. There seems to be an anomaly in the HAP scheme. A property will qualify for the scheme provided it is registered with the Residential Tenancies Board. The RTB...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the liability arising for hospital pharmacists in the implementation of the European Union falsified medicines directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3246/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Planning (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 150. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has to install robotic dispensing systems to facilitate the implementation of the European Union falsified medicines directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3245/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I read the report of last week's committee meeting at which there was a discussion on the rationale behind the two-stage process, including all of the good reasons for doing it. The unfortunate reality is that it did not produce any of what it set out to do. It did not produce determined costs, reduce cost uncertainty or eliminate client-contractor...