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Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Data
John Brassil
333. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Supply
John Brassil
390. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Medical Card Expenditure
John Brassil
482. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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General Practitioner Services
John Brassil
484. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing free general practitioner care to children aged seven and eight years. [29793/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Television Licence Fee Collection
John Brassil
574. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Pension Provisions
John Brassil
439. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Apprenticeship Data
John Brassil
148. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Apprenticeship Data
John Brassil
149. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Brassil
75. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Pharmaceutical Sector
John Brassil
115. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme
John Brassil
246. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Student Universal Support Ireland
John Brassil
281. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Student Universal Support Ireland Data
John Brassil
285. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Drugs Payment Scheme
John Brassil
423. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Nursing Staff Provision
John Brassil
425. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Provision
John Brassil
431. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
John Brassil
657. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Funding
John Brassil
659. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Funding
John Brassil
675. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an equipment grant will be made available to community employment schemes to aid in the employment of blind and partially sighted persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28133/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Vehicle Registration
John Brassil
139. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Finance the number of vehicles imported in 2016 and 2017; the cost to the Exchequer in each of the years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26322/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
John Brassil
305. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when an allocation will be made by a group for a wheelchair for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26055/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
John Brassil
413. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for an adult hearing aid test in County Kerry for persons with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26365/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
John Brassil
414. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of an audiology appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26367/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Audiology Services Data
John Brassil
417. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for audiology services for persons under 18 years of age in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26370/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Audiology Services Data
John Brassil
418. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for adult audiology services in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26371/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Environmental Regulations
John Brassil
663. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to ban the import of Euro 5 engines and older; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26319/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
John Brassil
209. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of an ophthalmology appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25816/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Parental Leave Framework Agreement
John Brassil
226. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to allow parents to share unpaid parental leave between them. [25065/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
John Brassil
317. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting less than 12, 12 to 24, 24 to 36 and more than 36 months for MRI scans at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24905/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Childcare Services
John Brassil
321. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the in loco parentis clause from HSE policy in view of the fact that it is causing hardship for many families and is perceived as unworkable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24918/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
John Brassil
322. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of children approved and waiting for treatment on the orthodontic waiting list in counties Kerry and Cork; the number from County Kerry; the details for same in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24919/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Air Ambulance Service Operations
John Brassil
347. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when he will issue a decision regarding the date the community rapid response air ambulance can start operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24973/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Home Help Service Data
John Brassil
422. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will communicate with persons on waiting lists to advise them that new and additional hours are suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25329/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Home Help Service Data
John Brassil
423. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the other services being funded from the homecare budget that are not related to the homecare service or direct homecare client hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25330/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Home Help Service
John Brassil
424. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if the attention of the HSE was drawn to the intention to move to a fair deal type scheme for homecare; if so, the date on which its attention was drawn to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25331/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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European Court of Justice Rulings
John Brassil
425. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has budgeted for the implementation of a ruling by the European Court of Justice (details supplied); if so, the budget allowed for implementation of the legalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25335/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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European Court of Justice Rulings
John Brassil
426. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if the requirement to make travel time payments to staff from within the existing 2019 home support budget was to bring the staff in line with the outcome of a ruling of the European Court of Justice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25336/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Home Help Service
John Brassil
427. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the additional procedures put in place to safeguard persons in the community that await a service; if the timeframe for reviewing the needs of persons has been narrowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25337/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Health Services Staff
John Brassil
428. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the specific implications for healthcare support assistants in terms of envisioned change to their current working structure or terms and conditions of employment as a result of the implementation of the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25338/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Home Help Service Data
John Brassil
429. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the homecare hours being delivered for the HSE by third party private providers; the cost of the provision in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25339/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Home Help Service
John Brassil
430. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason the decision has been taken to reduce care hours in view of the fact the revised contract in WRC agreements guaranteed additional hours and states that the service would not be impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25340/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Home Help Service Data
John Brassil
431. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the examination carried out to ensure compliance to the promise of equity by the HSE when allocating homecare hours to persons awaiting discharge from acute hospital beds versus the community waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25341/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Home Help Service Data
John Brassil
432. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the services, both pay and non-pay, being funded from the homecare budget that are not directly related to the homecare service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25344/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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HSE Staff Data
John Brassil
433. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on HSE staff attending meetings, paperwork, time and travel negotiating and partially implementing the WRC agreement of 2017; the areas this was funded from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25347/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Home Help Service Data
John Brassil
435. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours allocated to persons in acute hospital beds in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25351/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Home Help Service
John Brassil
436. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the purpose the fair deal for home care income will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25352/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Home Help Service
John Brassil
437. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the implications of the fair deal template for homecare on the agreed and partially implemented revised contract of employment for healthcare support assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25353/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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HSE Expenditure
John Brassil
438. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of hours paid to the national committee for the healthcare support assistant staff in addition to HSE staff who were involved in reaching an agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25354/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Health Services Staff Remuneration
John Brassil
439. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason the WRC agreement of 2017 has not been fully implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25355/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Health Services Provision
John Brassil
443. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has paid an interim travel payment as agreed until a procedure is in place in respect of calculating actual travel time to healthcare support assistant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25363/19]