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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: Mr. Reid was before the committee a month ago. I asked similar questions and I was not satisfied by the answers. Mr. Reid replied to me that "That is a process we would have done, and that was the right thing to do at the point in time of doing it." Does he still stand over that reply? I am very concerned that if there is a resurgence of the pandemic and we take the same approach of...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I accept that and understand that there was a learning curve, but we must learn from the past three months. The purpose of this committee is to point out that we accept that everything was done in good faith, but if the HSE is going to take the same approach again, and 1,075 people lost their lives in nursing and residential care settings, I do not want to be part of that where we do not...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Reid very much. Mr. Breslin said in his opening statement: "The deaths in our nursing homes are the most difficult aspect of our national experience, and each person who has died is deeply mourned by his or her family and all of us collectively." We all agree with that. He also complimented the significant effort of staff in nursing homes. It does not matter to me whether...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: The question relates to the testing of staff in nursing homes from next week for four weeks in a row. I raised it with the Minister last week in the Dáil. My question is why only staff are to be tested not patients. Does it not make sense to test everyone in the facility?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I thank Dr. Henry very much.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on and if he will address matters relating to expensive insurance premiums (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10668/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the imminent and significant challenges facing the school transport scheme and its administration in 2020; his plans for administering the scheme in terms of transporting pupils to and from school while prioritising pupil safety and implementing social distancing; the action taken within his Department to date in order to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding flexibility in application of regulation (details supplied) in the context of the practical difficulties and challenges posed to the education system by the current pandemic; the level of engagement he has undertaken with an organisation in consideration of a request made by same; his views on whether the cycle of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 349. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the health and safety concerns expressed by the managing solicitor and staff at a law centre (details supplied) in respect of proposed relocation of premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10988/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 599. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of legislative changes or amendments in respect of egg donation which were made to an Act (details supplied) in May 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11015/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 690. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the administering of results of cancer screening services for those who received tests prior to the suspension in services due to the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); the figures for results which have been administered; the timeline for the circulation of remaining results which may be outstanding; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Podiatry Services (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 702. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the reopening of podiatry services including face-to-face clinics in University Hospital Waterford; if he will provide a definitive timeline for the reopening of face-to-face services to include potential capacity restrictions for clinics as currently envisaged by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11491/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 1000. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors following the 2008 Labour Court ruling in respect of same; the position regarding the report on a pension scheme for scheme supervisors due to be published by her Department; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I also thank the witnesses for coming and for giving up their time. It is much appreciated. In a recent article in the Irish Examiner, Mr. Barnes acknowledged that spending to support the recovery over the coming years is the right thing to do. He also noted the fiscal challenges that lie ahead of the next government. SMEs, which are indigenous businesses, will obviously be key to the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: According to the Central Bank, people have saved significant amounts in recent months. Now as the economy reopens and people return to traditional shopping, we hope, do the witnesses believe this relative opening of the spending floodgates could drive inflation as supply struggles to cope? Could the scarcity of stock drive up prices? I refer, for example, to the cycle industry. Cycling has...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I want to return to the issue of nursing homes. As we are all aware, nursing, care and residential homes bore the brunt of deaths caused by the pandemic, with 62% of deaths occurring in that sector. As we prepare for a possible second surge of the pandemic, we must learn from the past three months. Test, trace and isolate is the mantra for success. I have called for and raised with the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: World Health Organization: Public Health Advice (11 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: I thank Dr. Nabarro for taking the time to address the committee. It is very much appreciated. As of last night, 1,695 people had lost their lives in Ireland as a result of the Covid pandemic. Some 62% of deaths here to date have occurred in nursing home and residential care settings. Is that a high percentage compared with other countries?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: World Health Organization: Public Health Advice (11 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: How often should we test in nursing homes as we prepare for a possible resurgence of the virus? It has borne down hardest on our older generation, with 92% of all deaths among those aged over 65. Should we have continuous testing in nursing home settings?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: World Health Organization: Public Health Advice (11 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: Can Covid-19 be passed from a mother to her newborn child through breastfeeding? Concerns in that regard have been raised with me, in particular in respect of whether a new mother who is asymptomatic should continue breastfeeding her baby.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Yield (9 Jun 2020)

Mary Butler: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue generated from carbon tax on liquid fuels, mineral oil tax and VAT on liquid fuel products in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10340/20]