Results 1-20 of 72 for long speaker:John Brassil

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

John Brassil: ...beds into community settings. What progress has been made on that, and what is the likelihood that it can be extended full time? The figures correlate, so if one problem is solved, it will go a long way to solving the other.

Migration of Participating Securities Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)

John Brassil: ...Irish Stock Exchange will not be permitted to use a central securities depository in the UK. It is for this reason that Euronext Dublin, the Stock Exchange in Ireland, announced last year that it will no longer use the depository in the UK but will move instead to a similar institution in Belgium. In order to facilitate this move, this legislation is required. This transfer will involve...

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: ...I would appreciate straight answers. When will this contract be signed? When will the roll-out of this infrastructure commence? When can we tell the people of rural Ireland they will have their long-awaited high-speed broadband, which Fine Gael started promising when it came into government in 2011 though nine years later not one single metre of fibre has been rolled out? It is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Hydraulic Fracturing Exploration: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: ...Ireland would enhance Ireland’s security of gas supply and provide access to the increasingly competitive global LNG market. The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in its long-term resilience study conducted by Gas Networks Ireland and EirGrid in 2018, stated: A sustainable, secure gas supply is crucial for the long-term competitiveness of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

John Brassil: ...Hospital Kerry this year is in excess of 3,000, which is almost in line with the trolley count for the year. It does not take a genius to realise that if we solve one problem, we will go a long way to solving the other one. Something else that is adding to the trolley count is the lack of availability of doctors on the on-call, late night service and at weekends. There are specific...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

John Brassil: ..., people will be told about it? The witnesses need to communicate and let people know if there has been some form of error or glitch. Nobody will be punished if something happens in error, as long as it is communicated to the people involved.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

John Brassil: Concerns have been raised that the plan will cost the health service money in the long run and will result in additional admissions to acute settings.

Development of Primary Care: Statements (29 May 2019)

John Brassil: ...were given the resources in the community. This area of growing need has clogged up our hospital facilities. We need to expand primary care to deal with mental health issues. If we do so, we will go a long way towards resolving what is now an ongoing crisis. I will work with the Minister or anybody else to try to resolve the current healthcare crisis. The key to doing so is in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (15 May 2019)

John Brassil: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no NTPF initiative in counties Cork and Kerry for ophthalmology outpatient appointments in view of the long wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21100/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2019)

John Brassil: ...used a Med 1 form to reclaim medical expenses. It was a two-page, simple and straightforward form that came with an explanatory page. It has since been replaced by a form 12S, which is 14 pages long and is only available to someone who has Internet and email access. As the Tánaiste knows, many elderly people do not have access to email accounts, broadband or even the Internet....

Independent Radio Stations: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2019)

John Brassil: How long do I have?

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

John Brassil: ...question last month to be informed that 33% of contracts issued last year for psychiatric nurses were of a temporary nature. I posed a question on how we will resolve the issue of the long-term retention of staff if temporary contracts are going to be issued in a time of crisis. I do not have the figures for the nurses and midwives but I am informed that they are similar. The Government...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

John Brassil: ...Labour Court recommendation. When will the Government honour that Labour Court recommendation, honour the Taoiseach's commitment today and pay FÁS supervisors their pensions, which are much deserved and long overdue?

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Dec 2018)

John Brassil: ...This is welcome, as is the Minister's engagement with other EU member states via the BeNeLuxA and Valetta initiatives. It has been acknowledged by several Members that European co-operation is a logical but long-term solution that is unlikely to materially resolve the orphan drug issue, which is immediate and urgent. The technology review committee will ultimately consider a flawed...

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

John Brassil: I will be brief as it has been a long session and I do not want or expect answers now. The witnesses may be able to respond in writing. As I said in my opening remarks, the committee stated that the 2013 Act needed to be reviewed. Clearly, the opening statement from the Department contravened that. I ask that the committee looks at that and furnishes a response. The Act still needs to be...

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Nov 2018)

John Brassil: ...to considering it. I imagine any company would seek to find the best rates available in the market as not to do so would be grossly irresponsible. The establishment of HBFI is very welcome but long overdue. I genuinely hope it is not just another announcement to deal with the housing crisis only for us to be back here in 12 months, with very little having been delivered, as,...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

John Brassil: ...area and I am aware of those issues but constantly talking rural Ireland down does not serve it well. According to the census, populations in the vast majority of areas in rural Ireland are growing. There may no longer be 20 small shops in particular areas but there are two large shops employing more people than the 20 shops they replaced. This is the way of the world now. While there...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

John Brassil: ...or individual and they need to be brought across the line. I welcome the €300 million investment in the affordable housing scheme, which was promoted by Fianna Fáil. I hope that the increased spend will result in the delivery of units. For far too long we have heard the excuse that houses cannot be delivered overnight. However, overnight has now become four or five years....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (9 Oct 2018)

John Brassil: 284. To ask the Minister for Health if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken in respect of the provision of the FreeStyle Libre monitoring system for all persons with type 1 diabetes on the long-term illness scheme; his plans to extend the scheme to all type 1 diabetes patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40856/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

John Brassil: .... It is available for hyperemesis during pregnancy. It is very effective but unfortunately it is unavailable on any scheme - general medical services, GMS, the drugs payment scheme, DPS, or the long-term illness scheme, LTI. The HSE has published clinical practice guidelines for hyperemesis which state that if there are no improvements following a selection of treatments recommended,...