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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: Have they put extra checks and balances-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: -----and layers in place on the off-chance that there would be a hard Brexit and they are getting their ducks in a row? I do not know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank the witnesses for attending. I thank them for their individual stories as it far more informative to get real-life examples.

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....

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]

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...

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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant 2018 will issue to schools; if it will issue before the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46707/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rural Practice Allowance Scheme (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 322. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe in respect of a review of documentation (details supplied) already submitted to the National Contracts Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46556/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Planning (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 365. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the winter plan that has been put in place to deal with the expected winter vomiting bug at University Hospital Waterford; and the expected demand for extra capacity for winter 2018. [46759/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 366. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans for extra bed capacity in the short term at University Hospital Waterford. [46760/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 367. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans for extra bed capacity in the long term at University Hospital Waterford. [46761/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 368. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to expedite discharge from acute hospitals due to the fact that 136,239 delayed discharges were registered at various hospitals in 2018; his views on whether delayed discharges are caused in some instances due to the lack of home care supports being provided in community home settings; and his further views on the fact that the waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Data (13 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 21 years of age who have access to the FreeStyle Libre under the long-term illness scheme; the number of persons over 21 years of age who now have access to the FreeStyle Libre under the long-term illness scheme in tabular form by CHO and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47152/18]

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,...

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]