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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 157. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery for a person (details supplied) at Tallaght hospital. [26275/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 158. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery for a person (details supplied) at university hospital Waterford. [26276/17]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: This meeting has been convened for the purpose of consideration by the select committee of the Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016 which was referred to it by order of the Dáil on 6 April 2017. Apologies have been received from Deputy Niall Collins. I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, and her officials. I thank her for...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: The Minister has stated she will table an amendment to this section on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: I believe amendments will be made to sections 2, 3 and 12.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: On a personal note, in a former life I worked in the jewellery business for ten years. My sister is a jeweller. The Assay Office plays such an important role in the life of the jewellery business. I have considered the Bill in detail and spoken to members of Retail Jewellers of Ireland, all of whom are very happy with the Bill which is essential. There are gold and silver and different...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: Yes. It is very important, when one buys a piece of jewellery, that a hallmark be on it. If it is nine-carat gold, the stamp reads "375". It is only when one works in the business one realises how important it is to be able to authenticate the article being bought or sold.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank the Tánaiste and her officials for attending. I remind members that as Report Stage may be ordered at short notice, it is recommended that amendments, if any, be submitted to the Bills Office as soon as possible.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (15 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016 and made no amendments thereto.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: As the Taoiseach is well aware, the provision of cardiology services in Waterford is time-sensitive. That means that from nine to five, Monday to Friday, we have a cath lab that is operational. It also means that from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. the following day there is no service. There is no service either at the weekend. On Saturday Mr. Thomas Power who had been married for 12 months and whose...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (20 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 156. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits the IDA has made to County Waterford in 2017 in view of the fact that the average unemployment figures in County Waterford are 3% above the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26818/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Support Services (20 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 157. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to ensure that training opportunities, help and support are put in place by Enterprise Ireland to support the 33 manufacturing workers that will lose their jobs in a company (details supplied) in October 2017 when manufacturing will cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26819/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (20 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 380. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on progress implementing the recommendation in the interdepartmental report on fuller working lives to review the current statutory and operational considerations giving rise to barriers to extended participation in the public service workforce up to and including the current and planned age of entitlement to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to carry out the necessary assessment of a school (details supplied) to determine if the prefabs need to be replaced in line with the school's recent application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27121/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for an additional classroom by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27122/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (20 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 611. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) can expect to be assessed in conjunction with an application for funding for a link corridor for connectivity between school buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28682/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 1048. To ask the Minister for Health the status of hospital admission for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26685/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (20 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 1089. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time to process fair deal nursing home support scheme applications once all paperwork is in order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26820/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (20 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 1090. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a hardship fund available for persons that apply for the fair deal nursing home support scheme while the application is being processed and may have to avail of the services of a nursing home while a decision is being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26821/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (20 Jun 2017)

Mary Butler: 1091. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home help hours in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26823/17]