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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (27 Mar 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Pobal has, as the Deputy knows, independently assessed the community centre investment fund. Information will be given back to the community centres in question and I will talk to the Deputy further after that. As regards Deputy Clendennen's point, the idea of the portal is a good idea. He is right that people move on and there is a lacuna then and a burden of administration placed on...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Welfare Services (27 Mar 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: My Department is responsible for the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages community support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable them to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. Funding is available under the Scheme for the purchase, via a registered community based-organisation,...

Support for Householders, Businesses and Farmers Affected by Storm Éowyn: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Chuala muid an díospóireacht. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis na Baill a thug páirt sa díospóireacht iontach sin agus gabhaim buíochas leo. Go mórmhór, gabhaim buíochas le Sinn Féin as an rún a chur os comhair na Dála. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis na hoifigigh agus leis na baill den phobal a thug cuairteanna agus tacaíocht...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (9 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Geoghegan for raising this very important matter, which I am taking for the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. Deputy Geoghegan has raised this matter before. There is huge merit in what he has proposed, and I commend his contribution because it is about joined-up thinking and ensuring we are ready for the next phase of the area he mentioned. As the Deputy knows, improving public...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (9 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Geoghegan for his contribution and ongoing interest in this very important issue. The Deputy is correct. As a member of Dublin City Council, he championed the 15-minute city concept. I fully subscribe to what he said about capital investment in infrastructure, housing and transport, as does the Government. On the current developments, the National Transport Authority has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (29 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Burke for raising this matter in the House this evening. I am taking the matter on behalf of the Minister for Health, who shares Deputy Burke's concerns in relation to the current cost of shingles vaccination in Ireland. Varicella is a common, highly infectious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus. The virus is associated with two distinct clinical syndromes,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (29 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Burke made some very valid points. He is right about the long-term effects of shingles and the ageing population. I thank him again for raising this important matter. He is right that we should be forward thinking. Vaccination is regarded as one of the most effective, cost-effective and successful public health interventions that exist, saving many lives every year. As has been...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (29 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputies O'Hara and McGrath for raising these important matters tonight and for allowing me, as Deputy McGrath said, to respond on behalf of the Minister. I say to Deputy O’Hara that the Department recently announced that 98 beds for families seeking international protection will be provided at the Merriman Hotel in Kinvara. The property was previously used to house people...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (29 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: To Deputy O'Hara, I repeat that those people from Ukraine who remain in the property will stay at the Merriman Hotel and will be accommodated under new arrangements. That is fairly black and white. I take on board the comments of both Deputies and will bring them back to the Minister. The Department has been working with communities all over Ireland to source and provide accommodation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Electricity Grid (29 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Ó Muirí for raising the matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister. The Deputy is right that we are not immune to extreme events and he rightly illustrated and highlighted our vulnerability in terms of 2.5 times our usage having gone in five seconds. He is bang on. It is important to note that we do not yet know the causes of yesterday’s event....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Electricity Grid (29 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I again thank Deputy Ó Muirí for raising the matter, which is of critical importance. The Deputy is right that there must be learnings from what happened yesterday, whatever the cause of the Iberian blackout is, and that has not been confirmed yet. The authorities in Portugal and Spain are continuing to assess the cause and it may take time. The point the Deputy makes is that we...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Go for solar or wind.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I first congratulate Deputy O'Reilly on her appointment as Chair of the petitions committee. I served on that committee for eight years and I wish her well because it is an extraordinarily important committee of the Houses. I hear the Deputy's concerns and I thank her for raising the matter. As the former chair of the health committee, I understand fully the Deputy's articulation of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I join the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach in welcoming the Deputy's kids, Aisling, Erin and Caolán, to the House. I thank the Deputy for raising the important matter of Beaumont hospital and in congratulating and thanking the staff of Beaumont hospital on International Workers' Day for the work they do. I do not have the answers to some of the questions raised. However, if the Deputy...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Hearne. It is about dignity, which I fully accept. As a former Chair of the health committee and as a TD, I am very much aware of this. People are waiting for too long for procedures and outpatients appointments, not just in Beaumont Hospital but across our hospital network. The Government is committed to addressing these issues. It is a priority of the Government and of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: 6 o’clock I congratulate Deputy Cahill on his appointment. He is a very fine ambassador for the tourism sector not just in Kerry but across the country. I wish him well on that. I heard him raise it this morning with the Tánaiste during Questions on Policy or Legislation. First, to briefly put context on it, the Office of Public Works conserves and manages...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I again emphasise that I hear Deputy Cahill. Sceilg Mhichíl is a site of extraordinary significance and the OPW is seeking to carefully manage the built and natural heritage of the site for the enjoyment of current and future generations. The OPW recognises the significance of the Skelligs with regard to tourism and the economic activity of Kerry, as articulated by Deputy Cahill, and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Costello for raising this very important matter. I am taking it on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. I thank the Senator for highlighting the case of a young boy from Tallaght. She is right that it is a race against time. I am conscious that my reply probably will not give her the answer that she needs and that the young boy deserves. I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Senator and agree that it is urgent. She is right that we all need to work together, including the European Commission, the authorities here and the company in question. As a former Chairman of the health committee and someone who was involved in the passage of the 2013 Act, I assure the Senator that I genuinely appreciate the importance of ensuring that patients with DMD have...