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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
525. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 16 May 2019, when buildings works were completed; the reason for the time between completion of buildings works and equipping and commissioning the facility; if there has been use of the building in the intervening time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23690/19]
402. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if a body (details supplied) will be included in negotiations for the next national medicine pricing agreement to take effect in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23205/19]
259. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills if grant or other funding is available to an Irish student (details supplied) undertaking postgraduate studies in the UK for the coming academic year 2019-20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23655/19]
143. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Finance if clarification will be provided on a matter in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23239/19]
161. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine an anomaly in the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to the new total contribution approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23134/19]
389. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if provision will be made to amend the driver licence of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22432/19]
129. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when 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. [22140/19]
128. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the date on which he will commence discussions with pharmacy contractors regarding the unwinding of FEMPI for community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22139/19]
127. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when contractual negotiations will commence with a union (details supplied) on the reform, modernisation and expansion of pharmacy services; the length of time the negotiations will last; when the resulting changes will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22138/19]
126. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the expected date for the implementation and roll-out of a comprehensive pharmacy-based minor ailment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22137/19]
389. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health his views on the situation affecting the availability of ambulances (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21623/19]
375. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if additional home care hours can be provided to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21519/19]
150. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Finance if he will review a decision by the Revenue Commissioners to refuse the home renovation incentive, HRI, to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21524/19]
171. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount it would cost to expand back to education allowance-approved postgraduate courses in line with postgraduate approved courses by SUSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21218/19]
170. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a graduate of a level 7 course is not entitled to apply for the back to education allowance for a level 8 course in a different discipline (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21216/19]
119. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of the opening of a facility at a location (details supplied); when the facility will be available for use by patients; the purpose for which the facility is being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21238/19]
204. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no NTPF initiative in counties Cork and Kerry for ophthalmology outpatient appointments in view of the long wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21100/19]
113. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 9 April 2019, his plans to address the health and safety issues at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21014/19]
72. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health when a biosimilars policy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20811/19]
41. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if the drug ocrelizumab will be available for persons with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20812/19]
53. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will arrange a meeting as requested by a union (details supplied) to discuss the implementation of a pension scheme for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20238/19]
1275. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is compulsory for cyclists and walkers using rural roads to wear high-visibility safety gear; if not, if he will consider a change in the legislation for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18652/19]
1051. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if there is an overspend to date in 2019 of €11 million at University Hospital Kerry, the measures in place to address this matter; the services that will be affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19942/19]
951. 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. [19655/19]
879. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the dedicated nursing support services available for persons with Parkinson's disease; the locations of same; his plans to expand services for persons in counties Cork and Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19392/19]
789. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be referred for treatment via the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, at a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19024/19]
763. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the policies the HSE has in place to inform and educate persons diagnosed with type 2 diabetes of the reversibility of the illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18961/19]
668. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health his views on the residential centre for adults with autism at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry that remains unoccupied five years after completion; the steps being taken to progress its opening in view of the shortfall in services for persons with autism in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18615/19]
663. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details suppled); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18600/19]
658. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18581/19]
113. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Finance if provisions will be considered to help maintain the viability of small rural businesses, in particular rural pubs, in the form of an increase of the VAT threshold from €75,000 to €150,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18575/19]
80. Deputy John Brassil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the human rights violations in the Kingdom of Bahrain; the sanctions there will be in response to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18529/19]
193. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if a scan for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18202/19]
170. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if a foot brace will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18145/19]
132. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will liaise with the respective Departments and accelerate the deployment of closed-circuit television schemes nationally, further to the recent recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on community policing and rural crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18184/19]
324. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); when the person was added to the wait list; the average wait time on the routine and urgent list for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17425/19]
323. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the average wait time on the routine and urgent list for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17424/19]
223. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the remaining budget allocation available for pending applications of the final allocation for 2018 approved to Kerry County Council for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17100/19]
117. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number employed in whole-time equivalent terms for staff categories (details supplied) by CHO in tabular form. [17009/19]
129. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of the 40,000 first outpatient appointments and treatments under the NTPF arranged to date in 2019; the hospitals that have been allocated outpatient NTPF capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16864/19]
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]