Results 721-740 of 2,022 for speaker:John Brassil

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (18 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 481. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of new contracts to HSE home help staff; the timeline for completion; if he is satisfied with the progress of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37386/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation (18 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 523. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a registration board for the regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37507/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 612. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to put in place guidelines and recommendations for the use of natural-based cleaning products in place of chemical based cleaning products by Departments and State agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37354/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (18 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Transport Infrastructure Ireland to erect a dangerous junction ahead sign at the junction of the Ahaneboy L10696 road and the N21, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37024/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 781. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to incentivise owners to get vacant properties back into usable housing stock in view of the excess of houses lying vacant due to the owners being in full-time care in the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37087/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (7 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 398. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if changes to the vetting criteria will be considered for private bus providers in contract with Bus Éireann to provide school transport services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36334/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (7 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 493. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the refurbishment works of Tralee Courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36374/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (7 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 592. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no specific budget for orphan drugs as committed to in the drugs and rare disease policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35512/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (7 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 593. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the agreed timeframe of 1 June 2018 has not been adhered to following an agreement on revised contracts for Health Service Executive, HSE, home carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35513/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (7 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 596. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive, HSE, and a union's (details supplied) briefing sessions have not taken place in counties Cork, Kerry and Kildare and western areas of County Wicklow in respect of home carers' revised hours; the areas in which briefings have taken place; the reason some staff have not been advised of their contracted hours; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 795. To ask the Minister for Health if a change to the assessment guidelines for the over 70s medical card will be considered to take into account net rather than the gross income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36114/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 843. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be made available for the provision of full-time residential care in County Kerry in view of the fact that there are a number of emergency cases awaiting beds in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36328/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Data (7 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 856. To ask the Minister for Health the budget per CHO area for emergency respite bed applications for 2017 and 2018; the allocations by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36414/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (7 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 1347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spend on the rental accommodation scheme; the number of persons in receipt of the scheme, by county, in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35887/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (7 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 1349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons moved from local authority housing waiting lists onto the rental accommodation scheme, by county, in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35890/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (7 Sep 2018)

John Brassil: 1348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spend on the housing assistance payment scheme; the number of persons in receipt of the scheme, by county, in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35889/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (12 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 338. To ask the Minister for Health if pre-pregnancy care for type 1 diabetes patients will be provided at the diabetes clinic at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31656/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (12 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 339. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the appointments procedure for type 1 diabetes patients at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31657/18]

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: I welcome the introduction of GP cards for carers and people on carer's benefit. It is another step towards the overall goal, which Fianna Fáil supports, of free GP care for all. However, that will not be achieved without the negotiation of a new GP contract. I hope that this modest expansion of the service is being done with the agreement of the GPs and that there is capacity in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Engagement with Minister for Health and Minister of State at the Department of Health (11 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly. This is our 27th meeting since the joint committee was formed and there have been many recurring themes. On the recruitment procedure within the HSE, Dr. Harty asked if the Minister would like to be reforming. That is where I will start. Senator Gabrielle McFadden mentioned that there were about 20 steps in recruiting...