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Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

John Brassil: -----Kerry Deputies behave. In the case of the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Griffin, it was a most uncharacteristic outburst.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

John Brassil: In the case of Deputy Danny Healy-Rae, what else would we expect?

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

John Brassil: Under the programme for Government and the promise to-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

John Brassil: -----improve the healthcare available to our citizens, can I ask the Taoiseach, and perhaps the Minister for Health, if there are any plans to remove the in loco parentisclause for parents receiving private home care packages? This clause is causing great hardship and is unworkable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

John Brassil: I welcome the opportunity to contribute briefly. My first comment is that I think we should never miss the opportunity to get some benefit from this crisis. There is an opportunity here, because what has become apparent and blatant in the last few days is that the culture of non-disclosure and covering up is never acceptable and is never the right option. I think that message has to go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

John Brassil: I agree with that. It has been said that the HSE is too large to fail but too big to succeed. I accept that it is too large to fail but I do not accept that it is too big to succeed if we have the right structures in place. There are companies that are much bigger than the HSE with very successful organisational groups and they work perfectly well. It can succeed if the structure is in...

Health Service Reform: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2018)

John Brassil: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important motion. I want to concentrate my contribution on one issue, that of recruitment. Under questioning today the Taoiseach admitted that the advertisement seeking a replacement for the CEO of the HSE has not yet entered the public domain. It is less that eight weeks until the time when Mr. O'Brien will be leaving, if he does not leave...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Service (8 May 2018)

John Brassil: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to make additional resources available to County Kerry for civil registration appointments, including the appointment of additional civil registrars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19678/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (8 May 2018)

John Brassil: 374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the deadline for basic payment scheme applications will be extended to 15 June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19676/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (8 May 2018)

John Brassil: 425. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts being made to progress the greenway infrastructure in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19956/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 May 2018)

John Brassil: 146. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited in order to be sanctioned for works by the PCRS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19337/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (3 May 2018)

John Brassil: 147. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal scheme application by a person (details supplied); if the application will be expedited in view of the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19338/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (3 May 2018)

John Brassil: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has to support University Hospital Kerry to reduce the three-year wait time for a routine ENT outpatient appointment at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19387/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Benefit Scheme Data (1 May 2018)

John Brassil: 248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of the travel abroad scheme for ophthalmology treatment in 2017 and to date in 2018, from the CHO4 area; the subsequent effect on ophthalmology waiting lists in the CHO4 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18715/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (1 May 2018)

John Brassil: 257. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can avail of the National Treatment Purchase Fund for an ophthalmology procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18771/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (1 May 2018)

John Brassil: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19045/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (1 May 2018)

John Brassil: 322. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the remaining 15% of the 2017 GLAS payment will be expedited in view of the fodder crisis and the associated financial pressure affecting farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18584/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Apr 2018)

John Brassil: This morning, the issue of the post office contract was raised. I would like clarification on this because it is very important. Will the Tánaiste confirm that the deal post offices have been offered is to buy out the old contract and that if a postmaster accepts that offer, there is nothing to preclude a new contract being offered in respect of the same post office at the same...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Apr 2018)

John Brassil: 79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (26 Apr 2018)

John Brassil: 132. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will support the provision of a home share scheme for County Kerry; if funding and necessary staff will be provided for such a scheme as a means of providing alternative respite options for the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18346/18]