Results 121-140 of 1,381 for speaker:John Brassil in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the level of hi-tech and orphan drugs expenditure in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the percentage of the drugs budget spent on such drugs in each of the years in tabular form. [29077/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the expenditure here on hi-tech and orphan drugs in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019 compares to the EU average on a per capita basis and in terms of a proportion of both health spending and drugs expenditure respectively in tabular form. [29078/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (9 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the medicines that have been approved as cost effective by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics over each of the past five years but that have yet to be reimbursed by the HSE, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29079/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (9 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 390. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of Duodopa for peritoneal dialysis patients in view of the fact that the health technology assessment process has been completed by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCPE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29328/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 482. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of the 10% increase across general practitioner visit card weekly income thresholds which took effect from April 2019; and the number of additional persons now covered by free general practitioner access as a result of the change. [29790/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (9 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 484. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing free general practitioner care to children aged seven and eight years. [29793/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licence Fee Collection (9 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 574. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address an anomaly regarding the selling of television licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29237/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (4 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if firefighters, particularly those who may have had an illness, will lose out on their entitlement to full pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28788/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships developed prior to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29172/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices enrolled per apprenticeship programme developed since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29170/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 75. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to reduce outpatient waiting times; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of patients waiting more than 18 months in Kerry University Hospital has increased by 1,878, 2,347.5%, since May 2016 and stood at 1,958 at the end of May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27810/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 115. To ask the Minister for Health when financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, cuts for pharmacists will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27811/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of national schools implementing the Gaeltacht education policy, Polasaí Thumoideachas, that are in danger of losing a teacher in the coming academic year 2019-2020; the number in the Gaeltacht areas of County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27484/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the SUSI grant rate of payment was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28008/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Data (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full rate of the SUSI grant in each of the years 2008 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28062/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 423. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 28 March 2019, the length of time he expects the review will take; when the results will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27711/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 425. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that will be given in the form of funding for the training to advance nurse practitioner level for a nurse (details supplied) in view of the general practitioner contract agreement that recognises that there is need for 247 new practice nurses here to support the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27727/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 431. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed in order to sanction funding for therapy via CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27789/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the free travel pass will be made an automatic entitlement for persons deemed unsuitable to drive by the national licensing authority (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28002/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (2 Jul 2019)

John Brassil: 659. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the assisted technology grant for partially sighted and blind persons will be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28005/19]