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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Membership of CERN: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Are there any further comments or questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Membership of CERN: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Any further comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Membership of CERN: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank the witnesses for their attendance and engagement with the committee. It has been most useful for us. That concludes all of the business on today's agenda.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: On Wednesday last, many Members from both Houses stood outside the gates of Leinster House to pay their respects to the late Emma Mhic Mhathúna who lost her battle against cervical cancer. The Scally report made 50 recommendations. What timeframe is envisaged for the implementation of those recommendations? Was money allocated in budget 2019 to ensure the recommendations are implemented?

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the Second Stage debate on the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018. As we are all well aware, on 25 May this year the people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly, clearly and emphatically to remove the eighth amendment from the Constitution which acknowledged the right to life of the unborn, with due regard to the equal...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: There are many medical and health professionals who will carry out abortion procedures and they were to the fore during the referendum campaign. However, there are many more who simply cannot agree “to make such arrangements for the transfer of care of the pregnant woman concerned as may be necessary to enable the woman to avail of the termination of pregnancy concerned". In New...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and reservists in each Garda station in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42546/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (17 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank review of tracker mortgages will be completed in full; the specific outcome expected in respect of mortgage account holders of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42644/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasoning behind the subject of history not being a compulsory subject for the junior certificate; and the reason this decision was taken. [42050/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support teaching principals in their roles as both teacher and administrator; his further plans to extend and increase administration leave for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42049/18]

Prevention of Single-Use Plastic Waste: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Fianna Fáil wholeheartedly supports the principle behind this motion. In supporting the Bill, we will work constructively with our colleagues to improve and build upon what is the in the interests of creating a different Ireland which we can pass on with pride to the next generation. I was struck by the first line of the motion, which acknowledges the gravity of the crisis for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 107. To ask the Minister for Health if the 2019 HSE service plan will enhance supports for carers in 2019. [43563/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 154. To ask the Minister for Health if the 2019 HSE service plan will provide for new and expanded services for persons with dementia. [43562/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 354. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a gastroenterologist at UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43178/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rural Practice Allowance Scheme (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 383. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a rural practice allowance; if consideration is being given to grant half the allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43291/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Page 82 of the programme for Government states: "We will improve supports and services for older people to live independently in their own home." Yesterday, the Care Alliance noted that 6,000 people are now waiting for help at home. To compound the issue, this number has increased by 30% in the past three years. We have an aging population, and it is essential that funding is ring-fenced...

Sale of Illicit Goods Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Fianna Fáil, through Deputy Breathnach, is bringing forward this legislation to tackle the sale of illicit goods such as tobacco, alcohol and solid fuel. The Bill seeks to make it an offence to purchase such illicit goods, particularly from an unregistered or unlicensed retailer. Illicit trade is continuing to develop in Ireland and is becoming a real threat to the Irish economy....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 228. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will expect to receive a pre-op appointment to attend at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin; when they can expect to be put on the outpatient waiting list; when they can expect to have the procedure completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44057/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. McCarthy for his presentation. I am going to focus on flooding, because it is an issue all have to deal with in our constituencies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Yes.