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Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: I wish to share time with Deputies Niamh Smyth and Aylward.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: Fianna Fáil has afforded the Government the time and space to deliver the best possible outcome for Ireland. As the largest party in opposition, that remains our approach. We need stability at this crucial time in our nation's history and it is for this reason that Fianna Fáil is facilitating the budget. That should not be seen as an endorsement of the Government because there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (8 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 197. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of prescription diabetes medications as a percentage of the annual cost of prescription medications, including the blood testing strips to the HSE in each of the past three years and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40548/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 241. To ask the Minister for Health when a diabetes community care nurse will be allocated to County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40738/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (8 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 367. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce an allowance for adults with incontinence and who are dependent on social welfare to offset the increase in bin charges introduced under the pay by weight scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40527/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (8 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 403. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure of his Department from 1 January to 31 August 2019 under the heading of B8.1 smarter travel-sustainable urban transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40732/19]

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: I compliment my colleague, Deputy O'Callaghan, and thank him for his ongoing work on the important Bills he has brought forward during the term of the Dáil to make our country a safer place to live in. Fianna Fáil is seeking cross-party support for this important Bill, which proposes to increase the maximum sentence which can be imposed for carrying a knife intended to injure a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: I would like to raise the issue of capacity in our hospitals. Today we learned from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, there are 556 people waiting for a bed in an acute hospital, whether it be in an emergency department, on corridors or in wards. Yesterday I received a reply from the HSE regarding late discharges and we learned that up to 24 September this year there were...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (2 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding pensions claims by community employment supervisors; if high-level meetings have taken place; and when she will issue her findings. [40010/19]

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: If we are serious about climate change, we must be serious about our forests. Forests help to reduce the effects of climate change by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate change and emissions of it from man-made sources have been increasing year on year since the 1950s. Trees absorb carbon dioxide from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 239. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can be facilitated with a partnership visa application before their current residency permit expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39547/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 314. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to incrementally reduce the age limit for a cervical screening test which is currently available to women aged 25 years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39295/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 320. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a CT scan at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39314/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 371. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the significant fluctuations in the waiting list for placements under the nursing homes support scheme fair deal in 2019 (details supplied); the number of persons in the scheme; if additional places have been provided during the past three months; if further funding has been provided during that time above the increase scheduled in the 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Discharges (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost to date in 2019 as a result of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39669/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 400. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a plastic surgeon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39743/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 429. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list at University Hospital Waterford waiting to see an endocrinologist up to 12, 12 to 24, 24 to 36, 36 to 48 and more than 48 months, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39957/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 459. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if thebroadband service being provided to persons (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39396/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: Deputy Pat Deering is substituting for Deputy Noel Rock, Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony is substituting for Deputy Robert Troy. Deputy Declan Breathnach is substituting for Deputy Lisa Chambers for part of the meeting. Apologies have been received from Deputy Imelda Munster. The EU legislative proposals considered by the committee at the last meeting are available to view on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: I welcome from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, Ms Isolde Goggin, chairperson, Mr. Fergal O'Leary and Mr. Brian McHugh. I remind members, visitors and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are turned off or switched to flight mode for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting and recording equipment, even when left in...