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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: The Minister would not have been facilitated with those submissions. They are committee documents. We asked the various stakeholders for their thoughts to help us formulate some questions. The Minister possibly would not have been able to see them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: They will go on the website after today's meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: IBEC outlined some concerns about the restrictive eligibility criteria for the Brexit loan schemes which, it stated, are overly focused on technological innovation. IBEC, Chambers Ireland and the British Irish Chamber of Commerce highlighted the reluctance of their members to take on additional debt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: As a result, loan schemes are not the most appropriate instruments to support businesses. At the same time, the money has to be repaid. That is the point we made earlier. The Department was not privy to the submissions beforehand. Further to what Deputy Munster said, they include many good comments that must be taken on board. The situation is very fluid as there is no agreement in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank the Minister and her officials for attending the meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Administration (24 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 158. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider carrying out a cost based analysis of the amount of home care support hours outsourced to private operators standing at 50% to examine whether this is value for money (details supplied). [43863/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (24 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 159. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the 686 persons who are waiting for placement under the fair deal scheme; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the figures have increased drastically since 17 September 2019 when there were 525 persons waiting (details supplied). [43864/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (24 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the income disregard of €332.50 will be increased for those carers who can work the extra 3.5 hours announced in budget 2020 in view of the fact that there is fear among carers they may be penalised as the income disregard did not increase; and if the issue will be revisited (details supplied). [43862/19]

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: Drugs are a reality and, because the crisis is so prevalent, nine former Ministers who have held responsibility for the national drug strategy came together this week and called on the Taoiseach to intervene to restore confidence in the strategy. Figures published recently show that the most significant increases in recorded drug crime nationally are occurring outside Dublin, leading to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to open an educate together primary school in Dungarvan, County Waterford; if the location is part of his commitment in the reconfiguration process; the timescale envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45127/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: 416. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a heart bypass operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44187/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: 470. To ask the Minister for Health the reason County Waterford with a population of 120,000 is the only county in the south east that does not have a primary care diabetes nurse specialist; his plans to recruit one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44377/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: 473. To ask the Minister for Health when the appointment of a permanent general practitioner post will be made to serve the patients of the Cappoquin health centre, County Waterford; the arrangements in place until a permanent position is facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44391/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: 474. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support women who are in need of a smear test but cannot avail of the service in their local health centre (details supplied); when a more permanent and reliable service will be implemented at the health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44392/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: 630. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the universal ethnic identifier across all health and mental health services and collection points and within strategy monitors and research strata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45003/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Funding (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: 544. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on an application by a centre (details supplied) for section 39 funding; when the funding will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44633/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: 629. To ask the Minister for Health if he has sought an allocation within budget 2020 in order to address the crisis in Traveller mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45002/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: 631. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to commission a national audit of Traveller suicide and develop a national targeted suicide prevention campaign for Travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45004/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: 632. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement a national Traveller mental health strategy with a ring-fenced budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45005/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (5 Nov 2019)

Mary Butler: 675. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 1 diabetes that had their diabetes care at University Hospital Waterford sourced to other hospitals in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45287/19]