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Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Emergency Works Scheme Applications
John Brassil
234. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills if emergency works funding will be allocated to a school (details supplied) to allow for essential repairs to a roof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16591/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
John Brassil
341. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16146/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
John Brassil
356. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if he will recommend the HSE fund the drug Ocrelizumab for multiple sclerosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16210/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Hospital Appointments Delays
John Brassil
398. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if the delay in the allocation of an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16464/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Bus Éireann Fleet
John Brassil
540. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the investment made by Bus Éireann towards replacing the fleet in County Kerry; and the future investment programme for same. [16445/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Youth Services Funding
John Brassil
555. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the review of the youth service grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16030/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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Departmental Reviews
John Brassil
120. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 700 of 26 March 2019, the terms of reference for the review of the HSE reimbursement and pricing decision making process; the specific instruction the relevant consultancy firm will follow; the estimated timeline for completion of the review; if the review will involve consultation with third party interested stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15731/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
John Brassil
267. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade the oncology department at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14870/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
John Brassil
268. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the progress regarding the provision of an aseptic compounding laboratory at University Hospital Kerry to assist the work of the oncology department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14873/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Transport Support Scheme
John Brassil
277. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of the transport support scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14911/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
John Brassil
294. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if funding is still in place for the provision of additional cardiology posts at University Hospital Kerry; if this funding has been ring-fenced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14958/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
John Brassil
296. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of two additional cardiologists for University Hospital Kerry and Cork University Hospital; the progress made since June 2018 to progress this (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14960/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Medicinal Products Supply
John Brassil
341. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 13 March 2019, the strategy in place to achieve the objective of working towards a targeted minimum prescribing rate for biosimilars of 50%; if this is a mandatory target; the timeline to achieve the target; if he has engaged with all relevant stakeholders including prescribers, dispensers and suppliers of medicines to achieve the target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15300/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Medicinal Products Prices
John Brassil
342. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of times he and or his officials have met with the representative body of the generics industry here on the issue of medicine pricing in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15301/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Medicinal Products Prices
John Brassil
343. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason no national pricing agreement exists with the representative body for the generics industry here; when the last agreement expired; his plans to negotiate a new agreement with the industry to drive a more competitive medicine market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15302/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Home Loan Scheme
John Brassil
601. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding provided to each local authority for the allocation of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; the number of loans provided in each local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15350/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Home Loan Scheme
John Brassil
602. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when discussions regarding further funding for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15352/19]
Thu, 28 Mar 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
John Brassil
98. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14539/19]
Thu, 28 Mar 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
John Brassil
112. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when the results of the review to determine the next steps for reimbursement of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14581/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Revenue Commissioners
John Brassil
180. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 12 February 2019, the detail of the numerous statutory provisions within the taxes Acts providing for particular treatment for persons with particular needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12819/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Revenue Commissioners
John Brassil
181. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 12 February 2019, the way in which the Revenue Commissioners is subject to parliamentary oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12821/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Defibrillators in Schools Provision
John Brassil
692. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a defibrillator to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13192/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
John Brassil
694. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reimbursement status of the drug Tagrisso; if it has been discussed by the HSE drugs leadership group; when he expects it to be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13194/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
John Brassil
696. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the average time it takes to reimburse oncology medicines from initial application by the pharmaceutical company; the way in which this compares on a European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13196/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
John Brassil
698. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason high-tech medicines for small patient populations are increasingly not recommended for reimbursement here despite their availability across the majority of European member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13198/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
John Brassil
700. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the systems, structures and resources in place to support the decision making process for the reimbursement of medicines; if this review will consider whether Ireland applies a disproportionately high threshold for clinical evidence supporting medicines for small patient populations; the reason medicines are frequently unable to secure reimbursement here despite their broad availability elsewhere in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13201/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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General Practitioner Services
John Brassil
701. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the provisions being made to provide funding for practice nurse education; the reason no funding is available for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13205/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Pension Provisions
John Brassil
788. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13495/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Childcare Services Funding
John Brassil
1181. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a childcare centre (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to apply for strand A capital funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13217/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
John Brassil
1262. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to recruit and divert more appeals officers to the social welfare appeals office to deal with the backlog of appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13220/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Social Welfare Appeals Data
John Brassil
1263. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals that were lodged in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 by type of appeal per scheme; the percentage of appeals that were allowed for each scheme for each of the years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13221/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Disability Allowance Eligibility
John Brassil
1326. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if correspondence from a person (details supplied) will be examined with a view to allowing for payment of disability allowance to be continued for the term of the traineeship; if the rules and regulations of the disability allowance will be adjusted to include training programmes and opportunities that may arise abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14094/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Generic Drugs Substitution
John Brassil
25. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when the biosimilars policy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12202/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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General Practitioner Services Provision
John Brassil
37. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the multi-annual investment in general practice which he announced in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12201/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
John Brassil
354. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11807/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Early Childhood Care and Education
John Brassil
592. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a decision will be overturned regarding the provision of an overage exemption for a person (details supplied) for an ECCE scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11496/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
John Brassil
680. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rent supplement at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12087/19]
Thu, 7 Mar 2019
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School Funding
John Brassil
93. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider multi-annual investment funding to be introduced for special schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11347/19]
Thu, 7 Mar 2019
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Special Educational Needs
John Brassil
97. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the way in which special schools can transition students to adult day services during their final year as per the guidelines of his Department in view of the shortfall in service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11354/19]
Thu, 7 Mar 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff
John Brassil
98. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an exceptional teaching post at a school (details supplied) will be committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11413/19]
Thu, 7 Mar 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
John Brassil
131. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to ensure that all graduates at a school (details supplied) will start adult day service in September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11414/19]
Thu, 7 Mar 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
John Brassil
150. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given for the hours and contract of the nursing support for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11355/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
John Brassil
102. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of an Educate Together national school for Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11107/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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Medicinal Products
John Brassil
214. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of unlicensed medicines dispensed on the medical card scheme and on the discretionary hardship arrangements scheme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11227/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Defence Forces Personnel
John Brassil
101. Deputy John Brassil asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if all Defence Forces pharmacists, civilian and military, are on the same pay scale; if they are on a HSE equivalent pay scale with increments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10555/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Defence Forces Personnel
John Brassil
102. Deputy John Brassil asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the external civilian pharmacy being used instead of a pharmacy (details supplied); if it has been offered a full-time contract instead of the usual out-of-hours emergency contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10559/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Defence Forces Personnel
John Brassil
103. Deputy John Brassil asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the Defence Force pharmacies; if they are regulated; if they are registered premises; if they comply with the EU falsified medicines directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10573/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Defence Forces Personnel
John Brassil
104. Deputy John Brassil asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps taken to address the vacant pharmacist position and premises in Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10574/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Defence Forces Personnel
John Brassil
105. Deputy John Brassil asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the rank of captain held by the retired pharmacist at Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10583/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
John Brassil
257. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10242/19]