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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Excuse me, I ask witnesses to turn off their mobile phones because they interfere with the recording equipment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Donohoe. I will open the forum to questions and I myself might kick off. Deputy Kelleher brought a motion on apprenticeships through the Dáil last week. It is timely that we had that motion last week and that we are here discussing the matter today. For the first six months of this year, the committee put a great deal of effort into addressing the cost of doing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: May I interject? Is it just level 6 that they could not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Would Ms McGee mind sharing with us what types of apprenticeships they went on to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: I will interject again. There is interference again on the microphones and that is the third time I have been told that, so I am really sorry, but if mobile phones could be put on the floor. I do not know why it is so sensitive today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: I am only passing on the message but I can hear the interference myself. For anybody who wants to watch, they cannot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Please continue, Mr. Donohoe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: I thank Senator Mac Lochlainn. I ask Ms Fitzpatrick if the problem is specific to non-EEA workers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Ms Fitzpatrick said she only noticed this issue within the past six months. Until then, it was okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Representatives from the Department will be before the committee on 27 November so we will raise the issue with them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: They might get that note to us very quickly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: When all the paper work is in order, it is taking eight weeks to turn around the application.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: That is ridiculous.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Does Ms Fitzpatrick believe it has anything to do with Brexit and the fact that they are getting pedantic now in terms of different-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Have they put extra checks and balances-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: -----and layers in place on the off-chance that there would be a hard Brexit and they are getting their ducks in a row? I do not know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: I thank the witnesses for attending. I thank them for their individual stories as it far more informative to get real-life examples.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Page 53 of the programme for Government states that efforts will be made to provide safe and timely care. As my colleague said, today is World Diabetes Day. The HSE made a decision recently to provide FreeStyle Libre for children and adults up to the age of 21 years under the long-term illness scheme. That was warmly welcomed. Unfortunately, for those over the age of 21 years who have...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Yes.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (14 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reforms of the fair deal scheme relating to small businesses and farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47252/18]