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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the budget by CHO for home care packages in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27279/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 192. To ask the Minister for Health if CHOs have already exceeded their budget for 2018 in relation to the provision of home care packages and are not able to allocate new packages due to lack of funding by CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27280/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CHOs that have patients listed as priority 1 cases but are unable to provide home care packages due to lack of funding for 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27281/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of intensive home care packages for persons with dementia allocated in 2018, by CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27282/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27189/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the selection process and criteria employed to make appointments to the board of the DAA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27172/18]

Commission of Investigation: Motion (26 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: I make it absolutely and emphatically clear that I and my party have fully supported requests by the victims of Bill Kenneally for an independent inquiry and I fully support this motion before the Dáil. I thank the Minister for bringing it to the House. What the victims have gone through is absolutely horrific. I welcome those of them who are in the Gallery this evening. It is...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: From the Seanad (Resumed) (26 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: As the Minister will know, I am not familiar with this Bill. I am representing Deputy Rabbitte, who has worked constructively with the Minister in respect of this Bill. I know there was a general consensus for the Bill in the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. As Deputy Rabbitte is unable to be here tonight, I want to represent her. She told me that she and the Minister had...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (26 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 324. To ask the Minister for Health if the position of general manager of University Hospital Waterford has been advertised; when the manager will be appointed; his plans to appoint a substitute at the hospital in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27554/18]

Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: This country has a very serious problem with people committing offences while out on bail. The failure to address this has resulted in a situation whereby 12% of all crimes in 2017 were committed by persons who were out on bail. Some 18,926 crimes were recorded by such suspects in 2016. This Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017, introduced by Deputy O'Callaghan, attempts to redress the balance...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Administration (27 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that the appropriate staffing is in place in the Passport Offices in Dublin and Cork to meet demand; his views on the turnaround times for the issue and renewal of all passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27642/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 191. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28217/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 194. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an operation at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28242/18]

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: Each day, 11 people are diagnosed with dementia. There are currently 55,000 people living with dementia. There are eight dementia care advisers in the country, providing services in 11 counties only. Is the Minister considering the appointment of a dementia care adviser in each CHO area?

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank the Minister of State. He referred to the external evaluation that is under way. As he knows, I am chair of the all-party Oireachtas group set up to raise awareness of dementia. There has recently been a mid-term review of the national dementia strategy. Those involved came to a meeting of our group and talked us through the current position. They told us people with dementia and...

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: The question is probably incorrectly worded. Our plan is to grow the dementia adviser network from the current eight to 33 throughout the country. A dementia adviser costs €70,000. We had this conversation with the Minister of State before the budget last year. I know money does not grow on trees and the Department has a specific budget that it has to work with. However, as I said...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (28 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: 24. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to bolster mental health services in County Waterford and the south east following the decision of three consultant paediatric psychiatrists to resign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28185/18]

Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)

Mary Butler: I also want to raise this issue. There are many people in those homes who suffer with dementia. There are 55,000 people in Ireland with dementia. A recent mapping exercise was carried out by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and the HSE to pinpoint exactly what services are available in Ireland. The report shows evidence that there is inequality of services nationally. Unfortunately,...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 Jul 2018)

Mary Butler: The provision of 24-7 cardiac care at University Hospital Waterford and the south east has long been debated in this House and the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, is well aware of the situation. I thank him for taking this Topical Issue. I am disappointed the Minister for Health cannot be here. There was an announcement yesterday about the delivery of a modular lab to be located...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 Jul 2018)

Mary Butler: This is certainly a step in the right direction towards the ultimate goal of 24-7 cardiac care in the south-east. I cannot emphasise enough the importance of delivery as soon as possible. It is 6.30 p.m. and here in Dublin, if any of us were to have a cardiac issue, we could be brought to one of many cath labs throughout Dublin. However, in Waterford and the south-east the cath lab has...