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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Felzen for his kind invitation. We will now have a question and answer session. We will start with Senator Humphreys.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: We will let Mr. Felzen answer directly because it would be easier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: Who would like to take that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: Does Mr. Johnson wish to come in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: Before taking his questions, I would like to say that Senator Reilly was a strong advocate for the Sparkassen Foundation's appearance before the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: I thank the Senator. Did Mr. Felzen manage to pick up some of those questions, specifically about overdraft rates?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Felzen. I invite Deputy Neville.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: I apologise. Deputy Neville can come in after.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: We have a vote but Deputies Collins and Quinlivan each have a question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: Deputy Neville had to leave because we have a vote.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: It was on size.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: I have a couple of questions and then I will invite Ms Dooley to speak. I compliment the three credit union organisations. My family has had a long association with credit unions. As members know, I am from Waterford. My dad is no longer with us but he was one of the founding members and chairman of the Portlaw Ballyduff credit union. Recently, we have seen a lot of amalgamations. For...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: Mr. Johnson referred earlier to the costs of running credit unions. Would credit unions be able to compete with the Sparkassen interest rates of 1% and 2%? In terms of credit unions expanding their portfolios to lend to SMEs, could they be competitive with interest rates if they got the go-ahead to do it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: Has anybody else a final comment to make?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: Is everyone happy? Mr. Molan, never let it be said that I excluded you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: I thank you all for coming here today to engage with the committee. I thank the committee members. We started at 3 p.m. so I thank them for their time. This is the final in a series of meetings the committee has held on this topic. It is intended to produce a report this year and we would like to invite everyone back on the day we launch the report, if they would like to attend. That...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: Page 53 of the programme for Government states efforts to increase access to safe, timely care as close as possible to patients' homes will be a priority. Unfortunately, this is not the reality for people waiting for cataract operations that greatly improve the quality of life for older people. I refer to the case of an 87 year old woman who has been classed as having an urgent need for a...
- Childcare Support Bill 2017: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)
Mary Butler: Fianna Fáil welcomes the introduction of the Childcare Support Bill, for which we and the parents of the State have been waiting since the single affordable child care scheme was first announced in budget 2017. As a mother of three, my youngest being 12, I was always dependent on family support for child care. Even tonight as I stand here, I am depending on my mother at home to look...
- Topical Issue Debate: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (6 Feb 2018)
Mary Butler: I warmly welcome the HSE's decision to reimburse FreeStyle Libre for children and young adults. As the Minister of State is aware, almost 190,000 people in Ireland have diabetes, which is a chronic disease that takes a lot of management. This device, which allows blood glucose levels to be monitored without invasive finger-prick testing, is an absolute game-changer for anyone suffering with...
- Topical Issue Debate: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (6 Feb 2018)
Mary Butler: Unfortunately, there is no new information available here. It is really hard on parents of children and young adults, who received this information and were so excited with it, that there is very little detail. This will be a game changer. However, a timeframe for the roll-out is essential and is required sooner rather than later. In the long run, the Exchequer will save money because...