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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to thank the Deputy for his question. The Government has earmarked €5.1bn for capital spending on new national roads projects from 2021 to 2030 as part of the NDP. As the greater portion of this funding becomes available in the second half of the decade, this means that there was a constraint on the funding available for new projects this year. However, I can confirm that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister for Transport, I am responsible for public transport policy and overall funding, but I am not involved in daily operations. The National Transport Authority (NTA) holds statutory responsibility for delivering and managing public transport services, including timetabling and coordination with operators. At a policy level, and as stated in the Programme for Government, this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy, I would like to reassure you that as per the new Programme for Government, this Government is fully committed to increasing Local Link services in rural areas to better connect villages, towns and cities and to enhancing and expanding our public transport services provision across the country. To support this objective, under Budget 2025, the Department secured €658.442...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (8 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I am pleased to confirm that the Regional and Local EV Charging Network Plan was launched on the 29th of April.Developed by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI), the plan sets targets and strategies for local authorities to drive EV infrastructure development at destination and neighbourhood locations, with government support.This is in alignment with both national and EU climate goals,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to continuing the roll-out of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan and continued investment in new town bus services. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I think the Deputy will agree with me when I say that the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan has been a huge success, with over 150 new or enhanced services introduced since 2022. This means that over 240 towns and villages have been connected to the public transport network, and approximately 600,000 people have access to new and enhanced bus services. 61 new connections have been...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Procedures (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Health. I congratulate Deputy Ward on his appointment as Chair of the European affairs committee and wish him well in the role. He has raised a very important matter regarding women's health and the healthcare provided to them. The urogynaecological transvaginal mesh is used in the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: 6 o’clock I congratulate Deputy Cahill on his appointment. He is a very fine ambassador for the tourism sector not just in Kerry but across the country. I wish him well on that. I heard him raise it this morning with the Tánaiste during Questions on Policy or Legislation. First, to briefly put context on it, the Office of Public Works conserves and manages...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I again emphasise that I hear Deputy Cahill. Sceilg Mhichíl is a site of extraordinary significance and the OPW is seeking to carefully manage the built and natural heritage of the site for the enjoyment of current and future generations. The OPW recognises the significance of the Skelligs with regard to tourism and the economic activity of Kerry, as articulated by Deputy Cahill, and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Hearne. It is about dignity, which I fully accept. As a former Chair of the health committee and as a TD, I am very much aware of this. People are waiting for too long for procedures and outpatients appointments, not just in Beaumont Hospital but across our hospital network. The Government is committed to addressing these issues. It is a priority of the Government and of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I join the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach in welcoming the Deputy's kids, Aisling, Erin and Caolán, to the House. I thank the Deputy for raising the important matter of Beaumont hospital and in congratulating and thanking the staff of Beaumont hospital on International Workers' Day for the work they do. I do not have the answers to some of the questions raised. However, if the Deputy...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I understand the Deputy's frustration. Primary care and the utilisation of the centre are perhaps matters that the HSE is best placed to tackle. Equally, the local regional health forum is a forum where the Deputy and other public representatives can put pressure on the HSE. However, I take the Deputy's point. Again, on behalf of the Minister, I wish to reassure the Deputy and I thank her...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I first congratulate Deputy O'Reilly on her appointment as Chair of the petitions committee. I served on that committee for eight years and I wish her well because it is an extraordinarily important committee of the Houses. I hear the Deputy's concerns and I thank her for raising the matter. As the former chair of the health committee, I understand fully the Deputy's articulation of the...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Go for solar or wind.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Costello for raising this very important matter. I am taking it on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. I thank the Senator for highlighting the case of a young boy from Tallaght. She is right that it is a race against time. I am conscious that my reply probably will not give her the answer that she needs and that the young boy deserves. I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Senator and agree that it is urgent. She is right that we all need to work together, including the European Commission, the authorities here and the company in question. As a former Chairman of the health committee and someone who was involved in the passage of the 2013 Act, I assure the Senator that I genuinely appreciate the importance of ensuring that patients with DMD have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I am taking this matter this morning on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill. I thank Senator Stephenson for raising it as it gives me an opportunity to update the House on the ongoing work to improve women’s health outcomes and experiences. The Senator is correct that women deserve to be heard, respected and believed. The Minister for Health has previously said, and I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I again thank the Senator. I will bring her concerns and questions back to the Minister. The Government and the Minister share her commitment to providing women in Ireland with a healthcare system that is agile and responsive to the needs of the women of Ireland today. With regard to the women's healthcare questions the Senator has posed, I do not have the answers, as she will appreciate,...