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

Mary Butler: All right.

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

Mary Butler: Senator Daly is in the Seanad at the moment. He sends his apologies.

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

Mary Butler: No, Deputy Chambers should go ahead.

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

Mary Butler: Mr. McCarthy spoke earlier about the national planning framework and how important it is. Following on from Deputy Heydon's question, the rural regeneration and development fund of €1 billion is hugely important for all our towns and villages. Will climate action be a priority in the rolling out of that fund?

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

Mary Butler: I thank the witnesses for their presentation, which I found it very helpful. In summary, the OPW is the lead public body for flood risk management through the catchment and flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, programme. I found the OPW's community workshops and engagements when its representatives travelled the country about 18 months ago to be very useful. I am from the Suir...

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

Mary Butler: Looking back on recent years, it is fair to say that much of the policy, through no fault of anyone, was probably more reactive than proactive. When an area is devastated by flooding and there is major upset for residents and businesses in terms of insurance costs, the OPW has to act. With the findings from the new CFRAM programme, it will probably be much more proactive from now on to try...

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

Mary Butler: Of the 300 communities the OPW has identified as being at risk from a significant flood event, are any of those stand-alone, single dwellings? I dealt with an issue in the town in which I live and, thankfully, through the minor works scheme, that has been resolved, although one can never say that for definite. A small grant was secured and the works were done. I have found that when a...

Vulnerable Persons Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Fianna Fáil supports this Bill and will work to strengthen its provisions on Committee Stage. I congratulate Deputy Mattie McGrath. I know he has waited for three years for the Bill to come before the House for Second Stage. The Deputy is right in saying that abuse of the elderly can take many forms. The Bill seeks to tackle one form of that abuse, namely financial abuse. ...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: There have been ongoing issues in the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection with the payment of illness benefit in recent months. Many people dependent on these payments have seen them disrupted, reduced or, in some cases, not paid at all. This has caused unnecessary upset and stress to many people who depend on these weekly payments. I would like clarification of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a rural bus service provided by Bus Éireann continues and will continue to serve a school (details supplied) and its environs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44932/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 510. To ask the Minister for Health the knowledge, treatment and supports available to general practitioners in particular in relation to managing Lyme disease; the status of the recognition for Lyme disease here; the supports in place in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44695/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 521. To ask the Minister for Health when persons with type 1 diabetes over 21 years of age can expect to be given access to the FreeStyle Libre device under the long-term illness scheme; the reason some persons with type 1 diabetes over 21 years of age have access to the device on the reimbursement scheme while others do not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44739/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a cost-benefit analysis on the usage of the finger test strips for persons between 5 and 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes; if it has provided savings over the past six months since the FreeStyle Libre reimbursement scheme was launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45044/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 776. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of 2017 GLAS payments outstanding by county in tabular form; when these payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45185/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 816. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a number of residences (details supplied) will be connected to the fibre optic roll-out plan in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44732/18]

Apprenticeships: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: Ireland must have a fully functioning apprenticeship model but unfortunately we are lagging far behind many EU countries in terms of both scale and diversity. Recently the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation conducted a comprehensive engagement with all relevant stakeholders on the cost of doing business. The Ministers of State at the Department of Education and Skills,...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: Page 19 of the programme for Government speaks about ending the housing shortages and mentions the difficulties facing people renting accommodation. The latest daft.iereport was extremely bad news for Waterford city which saw one of the biggest increases in the cost of rent by a massive 19.7% year-on-year with an average rent of €955. There is absolutely no end in sight for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pension (Contributory) (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 120. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding persons who have had anomalies in their pensions due to the way pension contributions have been calculated since the changes in 2012; the number of persons who have been contacted to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46861/18]

Housing Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Healy for bringing forward this well-intentioned Bill. As my colleague said, however, Fianna Fáil opposes the Bill. While we support the declaration of a housing emergency, certain provisions of the Bill are unconstitutional. The housing crisis demands a more sophisticated and multifaceted approach to address the private rental and social housing crisis we face....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 86. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the working family payment is not eligible for the Christmas bonus; and if she has given consideration to extending this bonus in the short term. [46862/18]