Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Public Procurement Contracts

John Brassil

612. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to put in place guidelines and recommendations for the use of natural-based cleaning products in place of chemical based cleaning products by Departments and State agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37354/18]

Road Signage

John Brassil

644. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Transport Infrastructure Ireland to erect a dangerous junction ahead sign at the junction of the Ahaneboy L10696 road and the N21, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37024/18]

Vacant Properties

John Brassil

781. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government 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. [37087/18]

Garda Vetting

John Brassil

398. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if changes to the vetting criteria will be considered for private bus providers in contract with Bus Éireann to provide school transport services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36334/18]

Court Accommodation Refurbishment

John Brassil

493. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the refurbishment works of Tralee Courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36374/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

John Brassil

592. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no specific budget for orphan drugs as committed to in the drugs and rare disease policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35512/18]

Home Care Packages

John Brassil

593. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason the agreed timeframe of 1 June 2018 has not been adhered to following an agreement on revised contracts for Health Service Executive, HSE, home carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35513/18]

Home Care Packages

John Brassil

596. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive, HSE, and a union's (details supplied) briefing sessions have not taken place in counties Cork, Kerry and Kildare and western areas of County Wicklow in respect of home carers' revised hours; the areas in which briefings have taken place; the reason some staff have not been advised of their contracted hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35518/18]

Medical Card Eligibility

John Brassil

795. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if a change to the assessment guidelines for the over 70s medical card will be considered to take into account net rather than gross income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36114/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

John Brassil

843. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be made available for the provision of full-time residential care in County Kerry in view of the fact that there are a number of emergency cases awaiting beds in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36328/18]

Respite Care Services Data

John Brassil

856. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the budget per CHO area for emergency respite bed applications for 2017 and 2018; the allocations by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36414/18]

Rental Accommodation Scheme Data

John Brassil

1347. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the spend on the rental accommodation scheme; the number of persons in receipt of the scheme, by county, in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35887/18]

Housing Assistance Payment Data

John Brassil

1348. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the spend on the housing assistance payment scheme; the number of persons in receipt of the scheme, by county, in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35889/18]

Rental Accommodation Scheme Data

John Brassil

1349. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons moved from local authority housing waiting lists onto the rental accommodation scheme, by county, in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35890/18]

Education Schemes

John Brassil

504. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision to refuse an application by a person (details supplied) will be overturned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33095/18]

Insurance Industry

John Brassil

1225. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if changes to the approach in calculating the Book of Quantum using the cap and concept of proportionality already established by the Court of Appeal will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32679/18]

Respite Care Services Provision

John Brassil

1378. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if an application by a respite facility (details supplied) to extend from a five-day facility to a seven-day facility to provide residential care to include weekends will be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32650/18]

Orthodontic Services Provision

John Brassil

1495. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of an orthodontic referral for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33159/18]

Hospital Services

John Brassil

1511. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason the necessary services are not in place in relation to the specialist diabetic clinic at University Hospital Kerry to allow it to operate as a centre of excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33249/18]

Health Services Access

John Brassil

1512. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if access to insulin pump treatment and pumps at school is the same for children in counties Kerry and Cork; the number of children who access insulin pump treatment; the number from counties Kerry and Cork, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33250/18]

Hospital Services

John Brassil

1513. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason podiatry services are not being delivered on an ongoing basis at the diabetic clinic at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); if he is satisfied with the level of service being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33251/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

John Brassil

1531. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no specific budget for orphan drugs as committed to in the drugs and rare disease plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33304/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

John Brassil

1552. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2018 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound procedure at Kerry University Hospital in waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33391/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

John Brassil

1553. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2018 or the nearest available date for a MRI procedure at Kerry University Hospital in waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33392/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

John Brassil

1554. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2018 or the nearest available date for an orthopaedic outpatient appointment at Kerry University Hospital in waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33394/18]

Home Care Packages Data

John Brassil

1562. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home care packages in the CHO 4 area; the number of applications pending in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33434/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

John Brassil

1802. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if an MRI appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34997/18]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

John Brassil

2633. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the provision of a sewerage system for the residents of Coolmagort Avenue, Beaufort, County Kerry will be urgently addressed in view of the fact that raw sewerage is seeping into gardens and is the cause of serious health and safety concerns (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32942/18]

Diabetes Strategy

John Brassil

338. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if pre-pregnancy care for type 1 diabetes patients will be provided at the diabetes clinic at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31656/18]

Diabetes Strategy

John Brassil

339. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if he will review the appointments procedure for type 1 diabetes patients at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31657/18]

Diabetes Strategy

John Brassil

417. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if carb counting classes will be arranged and provided on an ongoing basis for persons with type 1 diabetes at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31548/18]

School Management

John Brassil

221. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of release days for principals will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30407/18]

Hospital Staff Data

John Brassil

390. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the recommended staff to patient ratio for emergency departments; the ratio for same at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30050/18]

Hospital Overcrowding

John Brassil

391. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the provisions being made to address the overcrowding in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry. [30051/18]

Medicinal Products Expenditure

John Brassil

399. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the level of drugs expenditure in the health budget in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the percentage of the health budget spent on drugs in each of those years, in tabular form. [30071/18]

Medicinal Products Expenditure

John Brassil

400. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the levels of high-tech and orphan drugs expenditure in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the percentage of the drugs budget spent on high-tech and orphan drugs in each of the years, in tabular form. [30072/18]

Medicinal Products Expenditure

John Brassil

401. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the way in which Ireland's expenditure on high-tech and orphan drugs in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018 compares with the EU average on a per capita basis and in terms of a proportion of both health expenditure and drugs expenditure. [30073/18]

Emergency Departments Staff

John Brassil

402. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the provisions being made to address the staff shortages in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30074/18]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

John Brassil

556. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to each community healthcare organisation area via the NTPF in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30352/18]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

John Brassil

590. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the funding provided in 2017 and to date in 2018 for the cross-border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30434/18]

Road Projects

John Brassil

800. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide additional funding to Kerry County Council to carry out works on the Dale Road, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30414/18]

Social Welfare Schemes Data

John Brassil

864. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing time of each social welfare scheme including the initial application decision, appeal decision, oral hearing decision and processing time for award of payment of each once payment is allowed in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30313/18]

Local Authority Housing Funding

John Brassil

933. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount in funding provided to local authorities for the improvement works in lieu grant scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30524/18]

Public Sector Pensions

John Brassil

107. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 16 November 2017, the person or body that has the final decision making capacity to allow these employees of Kerry ETB into the public sector pension scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29765/18]

Capitation Grants

John Brassil

111. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase in the level of capitation grants for schools will be considered in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29810/18]

Medicinal Products Supply

John Brassil

213. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that have been made to address the safety of supply chain for medication post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29757/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

John Brassil

225. 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. [29799/18]

Primary Care Services Provision

John Brassil

282. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [30014/18]

Primary Care Services Provision

John Brassil

283. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [30015/18]

Audiology Services Data

John Brassil

284. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [30016/18]