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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (2 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for splitting a school (details supplied) to two separate locations; his plans to relocate the school in its entirety to the new location which has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19227/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding general practitioners charging a person (details supplied) for routine blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19224/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (2 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the proposed buy-out scheme for eel fishery licence holders; when it will be finalised; the way in which the licenceholder will be dealt with under the terms of the proposed scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19230/18]

Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I raise the issue of the helpline for the CervicalCheck crisis. As the Taoiseach said earlier, 7,678 women are still waiting to be contacted. Can the Minister for Health advise the House if more staff will be put in place? There is anxiety and uncertainty among those waiting for a return call. I understand the staff there are extremely busy and this is causing huge distress. Can the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the rising number of elderly persons that are now homeless; his further plans to arrest the escalation of the number of persons in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19695/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether local authorities are suitably resourced with the relevant personnel, for example, architects, planners, engineers and so on, to deliver sufficient social housing as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19696/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if court sittings will be held in Waterford Courthouse on a consistent basis five days a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19698/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for occupational therapy assessments for children between the ages of six and 18 with autism by CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19663/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 256. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting lists for occupational therapy assessments for children between the ages of six and 18 with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19664/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 257. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the child psychology posts at University Hospital Waterford under relevant headings (details supplied) to support children between the ages of six and 18 with autism in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19665/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 258. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Waterford between the ages of six and 18 awaiting autism spectrum disorders, ASD, diagnostic assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19666/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent psychologist posts in place for children between the ages of nought and six and six and 18 with autism, respectively, in Waterford city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19667/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent psychologist posts in place for children between the ages of nought and six and six and 18 with autism, respectively, in Kilkenny city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19668/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Apologies have been received from Senator Paul Gavan. I now propose we go into private session. Agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: It was agreed that there are no subsidiarity concerns with Schedule A:COM(2018)171. It was also agreed that the proposal warrants no further scrutiny. It was agreed that the Schedule B proposals warrant no further scrutiny. I propose we suspend the meeting for a moment to allow our guests take their seats. Agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I would like to welcome Mr. Kevin Thompson, who is the chief executive officer of Insurance Ireland; Dr. Declan Jackson, who the director of government affairs of Insurance Ireland; and Mr. Michael Horan, who is the non-life manager of Insurance Ireland. I also welcome Mr. Séamus Maye of the International Small Business Alliance; Mr. Gerry Duddy, who is the secretary to the Public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Thompson. I invite Mr. Maye to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Maye. The cost of insurance has been a common theme among the delegates who have appeared before the committee to discuss the cost of doing business, a topic on which we have spent a substantial amount of time. It was raised as an issue of significant concern in the majority of submissions received from business organisations during the summer of 2017. Many organisations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Mr. Maye is founder and chairman of the International Small Business Alliance and joint chairman of the Public Banking Forum of Ireland. Will he give us a little of the background of the International Small Business Alliance? How many companies and what type of businesses does it represent? I ask this question in order that members will know what questions to put to him. There was no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I am simply trying to get my head around what Mr. Maye's organisation is like. Is it made up of like-minded SMEs which have come together?