Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services Staff Remuneration

John Brassil

742. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when community pharmacists will be provided with a pathway out of FEMPI; when negotiations will commence with the contractors involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45802/18]

Community Pharmacy Services

John Brassil

743. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason cuts to the wholesale margin of products sold by pharmacists have not been considered as income in reviews conducted by his Department into the operation of FEMPI (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45803/18]

Community Pharmacy Services

John Brassil

744. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when the role of community pharmacists will be expanded in line with the commitment contained in A Programme for Partnership Government; the reason this has not been included in the Sláintecare implementation plan; the way in which the role will be expanded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45804/18]

Minor Ailments Scheme

John Brassil

745. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be taken on the nationwide roll-out of a minor ailment scheme following the successful pilot in 2016; when he will publish the HSE report that has already been submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45805/18]

Medicinal Products Regulation

John Brassil

746. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if pharmacies will be permitted to dispense oral contraception without prescription under plans for free contraception being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45806/18]

Vaccination Programme

John Brassil

747. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if, following the successful roll-out of flu vaccines in pharmacies, consideration is being given to the expansion of pharmacy-based vaccination services; the reason the cost of the essential pneumococcal vaccine is not yet reimbursed in pharmacies for public patients as the flu vaccine is; the timeframe for a decision in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45807/18]

Light Rail Projects

John Brassil

930. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to resume the Tralee and Dingle light rail projects as a tourist attraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45501/18]

Departmental Correspondence

John Brassil

251. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the outcome of inquiries made in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44394/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Brassil

170. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a submission by a school (details supplied) which was submitted for approval on 11 September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44088/18]

Illness Benefit Eligibility

John Brassil

305. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a qualified child payment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44005/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

John Brassil

78. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if Respreeza will continue to be provided to patients with Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43564/18]

Hospital Beds Data

John Brassil

131. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when 37 additional beds will be provided in Kerry University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43565/18]

Hospital Beds Data

John Brassil

351. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if the 37 surge beds at University Hospital Kerry will be in place for winter 2018-2019 in line with the recommendations of the health service capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43165/18]

Disability Services Funding

John Brassil

399. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43408/18]

Paediatric Services

John Brassil

589. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children awaiting paediatric occupational therapy appointments in each CHO area to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43771/18]

Local Employment Service

John Brassil

619. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if annual contracts for local employment services will be reviewed; her views on developing a national, community based not-for-profit employment service that recognises rural employment, underemployment and seasonal employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43245/18]

JobPath Programme

John Brassil

622. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to Turas Nua and Seetec for JobPath by county; the number of persons that have completed the JobPath programme by county; the number of those persons that have progressed to further education and training, part or full-time employment and self-employment since commencement of this labour activation scheme by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43293/18]

Housing Assistance Payment Applications

John Brassil

687. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a HAP arrears payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43409/18]

Garda Deployment

John Brassil

25. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and reservists in each Garda station in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42408/18]

Home Help Service Provision

John Brassil

407. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations between a union (details supplied) and the HSE regarding the roll-out of a new home help service proposed by the HSE; if he is satisfied with the progress of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41999/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

John Brassil

106. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41581/18]

HSE Funding

John Brassil

119. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if grant aid has been restored to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41631/18]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

John Brassil

125. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric rheumatologist consultant positions advertised in 2018; the number of applications received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41648/18]

Health Services Funding

John Brassil

126. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the funding being provided in 2018 to implement the model of care for juvenile arthritis and rheumatology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41649/18]

Health Services

John Brassil

127. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if a model of care for adult arthritis and rheumatology has been agreed; if so, when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41650/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

John Brassil

163. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if the drug Cariban available on the GMS and DPS schemes for the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum for pregnant women will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41428/18]

Home Help Service Data

John Brassil

281. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours assigned in County Kerry for the month of September 2018, in tabular form; the number of hours provided in each month by HSE home help and private company staff, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40853/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

John Brassil

284. Deputy John Brassil asked 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]

Electric Vehicles

John Brassil

419. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures in place to rectify the outage of fast charging points for electric vehicles; the number of these charging points out of service; the timeframe in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41200/18]

Electric Vehicles

John Brassil

420. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the issue with the fast charging point for EV vehicles in Killarney, County Kerry will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41249/18]

Illness Benefit Payments

John Brassil

479. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of payments in respect of illness benefit recipients; the number of outstanding payments since the change to claim forms was introduced; if she is satisfied with the level of engagement and information provided to recipients during this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40746/18]

Tax Code

John Brassil

73. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the life assurance exit tax from the higher rate of 41% in line with reductions in deposit interest retention tax for budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40484/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

John Brassil

139. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when the agreement with a company (details supplied) will be completed regarding the treatment of 19 Alpha 1 clinical trial patients; if there are plans to extend this treatment to all other Alpha 1 patients; if so, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40429/18]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

John Brassil

222. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the quota of students to teacher ratio for two teacher schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39672/18]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

John Brassil

597. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the length of the progression rule for course completion for level 5 and 6 courses for qualification for back to education allowance will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39711/18]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

John Brassil

149. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 13 February 2018, the status of the construction of a helipad at Cork University Hospital to facilitate an air ambulance service; if discussions with the Irish Aviation Authority have concluded; if planning permission has been sought and approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39223/18]

Student Accommodation

John Brassil

244. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the measures in place to deal with the projected shortfall of in excess of 16,000 student beds by 2024 as outlined in the Rebuilding Ireland national student accommodation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39227/18]

Special Areas of Conservation Management

John Brassil

271. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will liaise with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review a more workable system to allow farmers in designated special areas of conservation who are not in REPS or GLAS to farm their lands sustainably; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39157/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

John Brassil

241. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a scheme to incentivise homeowners residing in nursing homes and availing of the fair deal scheme to rent out vacant family homes in order to get the them back into the housing market to address shortfalls in the rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38293/18]

National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics

John Brassil

379. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of health technology assessments carried out by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics since 2016 in view of the fact that page 6 of the NCPE’s health technology assessment submission applicant template indicated that the medicine has an orphan designation from the European Medicines Agency; the number of these medicines that have since been added to the reimbursement list; the combined cost of these reimbursed medicines per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38835/18]

Flood Prevention Measures

John Brassil

66. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the pending applications from the OPW and Kerry County Council regarding the clearing of the Glenflesk river, Glenflesk, Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38067/18]

Hospital Beds Data

John Brassil

129. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of 37 additional beds required at UHK for winter 2018 as recommended in the bed capacity review 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38048/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Brassil

132. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a primary care centre in Rathmore, County Kerry; his plans to prioritise the provision of this service as a permanent location for general practitioner services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38069/18]

Road Safety Data

John Brassil

252. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fatal accidents, serious injuries and minor injuries recorded at locations (details supplied) prior to May 2016 and from May 2016 to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37002/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

John Brassil

401. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health his plans to incentivise owners to get vacant properties back into usable housing stock in view of the excess of houses lying vacant due to the owners being in full-time care in the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37086/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John Brassil

440. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if a hospital assessment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37216/18]

Medical Card Administration

John Brassil

449. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the selection process regarding persons to be reviewed by the primary care reimbursement service, PCRS, for eligibility for a medical card; if he will re-examine the way in which persons are selected for review; if he will amend the process to ensure that those who have been reviewed in a given year are not selected for review in the same year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37275/18]

Home Help Service Data

John Brassil

479. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours assigned in County Kerry in the months January to September 2018, in tabular form; the number of hours provided in each month by HSE home help and private company staff, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37372/18]

Home Help Service

John Brassil

481. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of new contracts to HSE home help staff; the timeline for completion; if he is satisfied with the progress of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37386/18]

Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation

John Brassil

523. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a registration board for the regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37507/18]