Results 521-540 of 2,022 for speaker:John Brassil

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (22 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 393. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the number of day care centres for dementia patients in view of the projected increase of the number of persons that will present with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2556/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (22 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 408. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the number of psychiatric nurses recruited in County Kerry in 2018; if he is further satisfied that only temporary contracts were offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2631/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Contracts (22 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the contracts offered to graduate nurses in County Kerry in 2018 were temporary contracts in view of his commitment to recruit and retain nurses; the reason permanent contracts were not offered to these nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2632/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: On a point of-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: The Ceann Comhairle showed great latitude, in fairness to him, to people who completely abused the time available for questions on promised legislation. Those of us who sat here and waited patiently for time will not now get in. I ask the Ceann Comhairle to allow the 11 Deputies to make their points and to provide them with the same latitude he gave previous speakers. Good behaviour in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: It is very simple. The Ceann Comhairle should not call those who abuse the time limits.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 135. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2069/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (17 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application by persons (details supplied) to the Land Registry will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2073/19]

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: I support the motion tabled by my colleague, Deputy Donnelly. I welcome the representatives of the INMO and the PNA to the Gallery. It is unfortunate that the nurses felt it necessary to approve strike action in order to get a hearing. I support them fully in their calls. We have a recruitment and retention crisis, and unless we do something about pay and conditions, we will not solve...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 179. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken a cost analysis for the provision of the meningitis B vaccine to all children born before October 2016; if he will consider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1934/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 180. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has established the number of persons affected by the meningitis B strain in relation to the recent meningitis outbreak; the number of persons that recently died due to the meningitis that were affected by the meningitis B strain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1935/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 181. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the meningitis B vaccine to all children born before October 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1936/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 183. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a public awareness campaign to encourage the uptake of the meningitis B vaccine and the booster programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1938/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to prevent further meningitis outbreaks; the steps being taken to encourage update of the vaccine and the booster shot for persons under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1952/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (15 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: The Minister of State stated the disease is "most common in infancy and early childhood", the latter being children born before October 2016. He also said the most common cases are group B and group C, yet he went to say the advisory committee sees no need to give the meningitis B vaccine to children born before October 2016. That is contradictory and does not add up. If young children are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (15 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: This issue first came to light last Thursday morning when Dr. Suzanne Cotter, a public health medicine specialist with the HSE, was interviewed on "Morning Ireland". She stated that 11 cases of meningococcal disease had been notified in the previous two weeks, which was higher than normal and that three deaths had occurred. I was contacted subsequently by a constituent who was concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Data (15 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 212. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new customs officers which will be assigned to each port and airport as a consequence of Brexit; the number expected to be in place in each port and airport by 29 March 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1158/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (15 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an ndéanfaidh sé an cóimheas idir daltaí agus múinteoirí do 2008 a chur i bhfeidhm go práinneach agus i gceart do scoileanna Gaeltachta atá páirteach sa Scéim Aitheantais, ós rud é go mbeidh an cóimheas seo idir daltaí agus múinteoirí ag teastáil ó na...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 536. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request Kerry community services to provide a full-time security person at the Sliabh Mish unit, UHK, in view of the ongoing security issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54038/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (15 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: 569. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) will receive an increase in funding in view of the fact that its caseload has increased significantly since 2012 further to a meeting with his Department in July 2018 in which a case was accepted but funding allocation was not sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54183/18]