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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 436. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43624/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: Yesterday, Family Carers Ireland protested outside the gates of Leinster House. I went outside to meet its members. They are on their knees. The word they used was "caged". They feel caged in their own homes when it comes to home support hours and respite hours. They feel there is a postcode lottery for services. Rural isolation and desperation were also mentioned. Home carers who...

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this issue. I commend my colleagues, Deputies Lahart, MacSharry and Troy, who worked very hard to bring the Bill forward. The use of e-scooters is growing in popularity with commuters, and companies in our cities are offering e-scooter rentals to tourists. The Bill is timely. Whether one is a fan of e-scooters, they have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (16 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the Waterford thriveabetes project as contained in the recent Sláintecare plan; the way in which it will it benefit persons with type 1 diabetes attending University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42448/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: I welcomed the 1 million extra home support hours which were announced last week as part of budget 2020. As we all know, over 7,000 older people are waiting for home care supports. Some of them are in acute hospitals and cannot get a reasonable timeline for transfer of care. The 1 million hours that have been promised equate to approximately three hours for each of these 7,000 people....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 358. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a surgical procedure; if the procedure will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41757/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 404. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that required in-hospital treatment for diabetes-related foot complications and lower limb loss in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form by CHO and by hospital within each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41922/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 409. To ask the Minister for Health further to the announcements in budget 2020, the number of dementia advisers to be recruited in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41927/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding podiatry services provided by the HSE in County Carlow; the status of the service going forward; the number of persons on the waiting list for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42134/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 444. To ask the Minister for Health when the 1 million extra home care hours announced in budget 2020 will commence; his views on the fact that the waiting list is causing undue hardship for the elderly and frail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42145/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of podiatry services in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42165/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 526. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when an area (details supplied) in County Waterford will have full broadband connection and access to Internet services available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41830/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 528. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that householders who have yet to be connected to a broadband service cannot have the line tested by Eir unless they have been issued with an Eircode postcode; if the process of issuing Eircodes can be made more efficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42204/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: I welcome Ms Catherine Heaney, chairperson, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Stakeholder Forum; Ms Bernadette Phelan, head of advisory service, Business in the Community Ireland, a forum member; and, from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Ms Céline McHugh,and Ms Deborah Dignam. I remind members, visitors and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: Tá fáilte romhat. Ms Heaney's energy and commitment to advocate for CSR are evident in what she has said. I have a couple of questions because my background is in retail. Up until I became a member of this committee I was not aware of the CSR stakeholder forum. Ms Heaney has said an action plan was launched in 2014 and that the forum has about 40 members drawn from different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: Are they mostly volunteers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: The CSR stakeholder forum receives support from the Department through the secretariat and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: It is a fantastic idea to visit the regions. This is one of the few committees that have done so. We visited the south east two years ago. We met in Waterford which is in my constituency. We were looking at the Action Plan for Jobs for the south east. Bringing the committee there helped to put a huge focus on the issue. Therefore, it is welcome to hear that the CSR Stakeholder Forum is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: It also put something in my mind. The committee recently examined the issues of apprenticeships and work permits. In the course of our work we learned that this year there were 15,500 apprentices in Ireland, of whom only 2%, 400, were women. Two apprentices, a man and a woman, came before the committee. The man was a career changer, someone who had changed his career. He was 36 years old...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: There are now many apprenticeships and pathways available to "earn as you learn". We have heard that when pupils are in transition year, a pathway is pointed to for them, but it is very academic and almost intellectual snobbery. We must start encouraging younger people to keep in mind that they can earn with their hands too. We need all of the trades to be filled. There are many permits...