Results 1-20 of 11,374 for speaker:Mary Butler
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: The following is a proposal to revise the schedule for 1 May, 2025. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or in the arrangements agreed on the Order of Business, that (a) the statements on the Farrelly commission report shall be taken at 10.23 a.m. tomorrow and shall be interrupted after 96.5 minutes and (b) oral parliamentary questions to the Minister for Social...
- Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2025: First Stage (30 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: Not opposed.
- Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees: Motion (30 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: I move: That- (1) the Select Committees as contained in the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled "Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees", laid before Dáil Éireann on 30th April, 2025, are hereby appointed pursuant to Standing Order 102, with the Orders of Reference as contained in the report, including the remit, powers, number...
- Children's Health Ireland: Statements (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: I thank the Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, for highlighting the ongoing challenges we are addressing in paediatric healthcare services in our country. Like everyone in government, I am deeply concerned by the issues that have come to light regarding Children's Health Ireland and the use of unapproved medical devices in spinal surgeries at Temple Street university hospital. This incident...
- Children's Health Ireland: Statements (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: Oversight.
- Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025: First Stage (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: No.
- Children’s Health (Ospidéal Náisiúnta Kathleen Lynn do Leanaí) (Amendment) Bill 2025: First Stage (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: No.
- Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: First Stage (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: No.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for her question. This year, €160 million has been allocated to the 81 child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, teams across the country. That includes five eating disorder teams for young people. An additional €3 million has been allocated for a waiting list initiative. Yesterday, I visited two CAMHS teams, one in Ashbourne, County Meath, and...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: We will continue to invest in mental health services.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: A Cheann Comhairle-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: In relation to the issues that were raised, Deputy Ó Snodaigh raised neutrality and the triple lock. I appreciate his attention to the Taoiseach's speech.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: My apologies. The point I want to get to is that three of the items that were raised on the Order of Business for this week are not on the agenda, so we will discuss those at the Business Committee on Thursday morning as per usual The Minister will take statements on the Farrelly report and the Grace case tomorrow-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: -----and it is also scheduled for next week. In response to Deputy Collins, I am in discussion with the Minister to schedule this issue as soon as possible. I accept and acknowledge that he has raised it several times. We can discuss it at the Business Committee on Thursday morning.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: To be clear on the agenda, we have statements on Children's Health Ireland for 202 minutes at 4.30 this evening and Sinn Féin is then bringing forward a Private Members’ motion on unnecessary hip surgeries, so the Minister will be in the House discussing health issues for five hours this evening.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: It is not accepted.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: I move: Tuesday’s business shall be statements on Children's Health Ireland (not to exceed 3 hrs and 32 mins) Tuesday's private members' business shall be motion re unnecessary hip surgeries at Children’s Health Ireland, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be:- Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Orders of Reference...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Vacant Properties (9 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: The total stock of habitable permanent housing in Census 2022 was 2,112,121, of these 1,480,414 were in the 867 towns listed in the attached table, with the remainder in rural areas. The housing stock is made up of permanent, habitable dwellings and excludes derelict buildings and mobile or temporary dwellings such as caravans and mobile homes. All data obtained by the CSO is treated as...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)
Mary Butler: With regard to committees, the Dáil reform committee, as agreed, will begin the process of establishing committees tomorrow evening, as Deputies are aware. The Government submitted the list of committees to the Dáil reform committee today and we are happy to discuss this at the meeting of the Dáil reform committee tomorrow evening. We will select the committees on Thursday...