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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 have some brief points to make. Will the Minister of State introduce mental health and well-being as part of the primary school curriculum and start now? In ten or 15 years we would have dealt with many problems if we were to address them from an early stage. We should look at the Australian model which works very well. My last point is that this committee has been set up and giving...

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: Can I make an intervention please? On the point of recruitment at home, the Minister's point is well made. It is setting up the circumstances to allow those people to say, yes, I want to work ten hours a week, and it is worth my while to do this. We could have some great benefits from a little bit of constructive, innovative thinking.

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: The programme for Government makes a commitment to regulate and monitor energy costs and in particular domestic energy costs. At around this time in 2017, seven out of the ten providers of electricity increased their charges. This year since 1 June, six out of ten have done so. Can the Taoiseach and the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment commit to carrying out a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (11 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 417. To ask the Minister for Health if carb counting classes will be arranged and provided on an ongoing basis for persons with type 1 diabetes at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31548/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of release days for principals will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30407/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Staff (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 390. To ask the Minister for Health the recommended staff to patient ratio for emergency departments; the ratio for same at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30050/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Services (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 391. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made to address the overcrowding in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry. [30051/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the level of drugs expenditure in the health budget in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the percentage of the health budget spent on drugs in each of those years, in tabular form. [30071/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 400. To ask the Minister for Health the levels of high-tech and orphan drugs expenditure in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the percentage of the drugs budget spent on high-tech and orphan drugs in each of the years, in tabular form. [30072/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 401. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which Ireland's expenditure on high-tech and orphan drugs in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018 compares with the EU average on a per capita basis and in terms of a proportion of both health expenditure and drugs expenditure. [30073/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Staff (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 402. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made to address the staff shortages in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30074/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 556. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to each community healthcare organisation area via the NTPF in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30352/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 590. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided in 2017 and to date in 2018 for the cross-border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30434/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 800. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide additional funding to Kerry County Council to carry out works on the Dale Road, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30414/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 864. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing time of each social welfare scheme including the initial application decision, appeal decision, oral hearing decision and processing time for award of payment of each once payment is allowed in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30313/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (10 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 933. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount in funding provided to local authorities for the improvement works in lieu grant scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30524/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Superannuation Schemes (5 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 16 November 2017, the person or body that has the final decision making capacity to allow these employees of Kerry ETB into the public sector pension scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29765/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (5 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase in the level of capitation grants for schools will be considered in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29810/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (5 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that have been made to address the safety of supply chain for medication post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29757/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Jul 2018)

John Brassil: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29799/18]