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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Dec 2018)

John Brassil: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the stage 2 submission by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50295/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: I intend to make the majority of my contribution on the section which is related to conscientious objection, on which I have strong feelings. Subsection (7) of the amendment states: "A medical practitioner who contravenes subsection (1), (4), (5) or (6)shall be guilty of an offence." In a few days, I will contribute to the debate about the rights of medical practitioners, including doctors,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (29 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: 79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress to date on the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018; the date for implementation of this Bill; if employees that are forced to retire before this Bill is enacted will be given leeway to remain in employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49886/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (29 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: 137. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on Translarna; if engagement with or inclusion of patient representation will occur as part of the assessment process for Translarna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49869/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: With regard to promised legislation I want to bring the Taoiseach's attention to an issue on an insurance indemnity scheme for landowners who provide access to the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in Kerry and Mount Gable in Galway. Four years ago, working groups were established in both areas comprising the local authority, landowners, local development organisations and the Department. The key to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Help Service (27 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue for debate. Had the HSE agreed and implemented what it said it would do there would be no need for me to raise this particular issue. I have discussed it with numerous staff in Kerry, and the issue relates in particular to the Cork and Kerry region where little or no progress has been made on implementation of the agreement....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Help Service (27 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: The reply of the Minister of State is almost identical to the reply I received on 1 October but, unfortunately, no progress has been made. Hence the ballot for strike action took place. It is ironic that the last line of the Minister of State's reply states he has been advised there was a specific issue relating to CHO4, which is the Cork and Kerry area, and these issues have since been...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: What about my question?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: I point out at the start that I have no vested interest in Irish Water. I do not have any contracts with it or carry out any work for it. My question is on the Glenderry water scheme which is in my parish of Ballyheigue. Irish Water is planning on closing it and switching over to the Ardfert central scheme which provides a far poorer quality of water. Will the Minister ask his officials to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: 428. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied the necessary provisions are available here, including doctors who have undergone specialist training, to allow full removal for all women affected by transvaginal mesh complications within a reasonable timeframe; when the chief medical officer's report will be available; if he will consider making the treatment abroad scheme available...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (27 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: 458. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on medicines and its percentage of the total health budget in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49514/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (27 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: 459. To ask the Minister for Health the medicines that have been approved as cost effective by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics but have yet to be reimbursed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49515/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (22 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: 132. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 20 September 2018, if a reply has been received from the developer; if planning permission and legal agreements have commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48690/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: When Mr. Shaun Flanagan came before the committee he was asked that question. His response was that the HSE has pushed the legislation as far as it can. He was basically saying that what is in place and what it is doing with it is the reason for the decisions it is making. As the witnesses know, I have tabled an amendment to the Bill, which I am trying to get to Second Stage; I will give a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I refer where we are as a country with regard to orphan drugs. The European Medicines Agency has designated 148 medicines as orphan drugs for rare diseases. Currently we reimburse 53 of those or 35%. The UK reimburses 68, Spain reimburses 75, Italy reimburses 84, France reimburses 116 and Germany reimburses 133. We are at 35%. Germany is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: It can be done. Orkambi was not reimbursed because the NCPE suddenly saw the light, however. Massive political pressure and patient-centred demonstration and focus made officials realise they could no longer ignore it or make the decisions they were making without being challenged. When they were challenged, they made the decision. I do not know if I had any question there; it was more of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: On the budget for orphan drugs, I have consistently sought a figure but cannot get it. Deputy Donnelly raised this earlier as well. Unless we have a specific budget it is difficult to make comparisons, decide how much we should spend or know how much of those savings will be reinvested in orphan drugs. That is something else we should insist on. Although I know they have the data, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: Who is on the review group that meets every month?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: I thank our guests for attending. I seek clarification from Professor Barry to begin. He referred to two specific drugs, namely, Kuvan and Spinraza. He said that following two recent meetings, he recommended to the HSE drug group that access to Kuvan be considered under a managed access programme, with a starting, stopping criteria which I am sure will delight the PKU society. The...