Results 421-440 of 11,470 for speaker:Mary Butler

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting follow-up appointments for knee and hip operations at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6908/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 482. To ask the Minister for Health when children who are recipients of domiciliary care allowance will be approved for full medical cards without assessments, as promised in July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7186/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Commission for Energy Regulation and Irish Water (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I want to revert to the experience in Scotland and Wales with water meters. Representatives of Scottish Water stated at last week's meeting that it could detect leaks using its district metering system. This clearly is at odds with a previous statement issued by Irish Water. We also learned last week that only half of Welsh Water customers were metered but that this had resulted in a 40%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Commission for Energy Regulation and Irish Water (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Mr. Grant said at the start of his answer that the provision of meters was a political decision. Was there any weight given to having a district metering system only, as against a domestic metering system which, as we know, caused a great deal of controversy? Did Irish Water stand back at the start and think about whether it should be looked at it from the point of view of having a district...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Commission for Energy Regulation and Irish Water (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: To clarify, when Irish Water was established, the decision had already been taken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Commission for Energy Regulation and Irish Water (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Irish Water was given its brief and went with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I remind members, visitors and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or left in flight mode for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when left in silent mode. I welcome from the Irish Hotels Federation Mr. Joe Dolan, president, and Mr. Tim Fenn, chief executive; from the Small Firms Association Ms Patricia...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Finn. I now call on Ms Callan to make her presentation to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank Ms Callan. For the information of Senators, there is a vote in the Seanad. We will continue. I now invite Mr. Cummins to make his presentation to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank everyone for their presentations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: The Deputy referred to an issue that is raised all the time, which is the uncertainty of working hours. Some weeks they might only have ten hours' work and more weeks they have 25 hours. They cannot plan child care, in particular, or apply for a car loan or mortgage. The lack of certainty about their working conditions is one of the messages being fed back to us loud and clear, as elected...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Is that 200,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Yes Deputy but be quick please because there are others who wish to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I call Deputy Neville.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Would Mr. Cummins like to go first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: How many bodies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Cummins. Our next body of work will be on the cost of doing business, so all the delegates may be sitting in front of us again in three months time or so. Much of what Mr. Cummins referenced will be very important then. I call Mr. Dolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I would prefer if Mr. Fenn did not mention any hotels because they have no representatives here to defend themselves. I wish to get that point across before we open up to discussion on the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I would prefer if Mr. Fenn did not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: In fairness, you asked the question and Mr. Fenn answered it.