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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 776. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of 2017 GLAS payments outstanding by county in tabular form; when these payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45185/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Butler: 816. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a number of residences (details supplied) will be connected to the fibre optic roll-out plan in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44732/18]

Vulnerable Persons Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Fianna Fáil supports this Bill and will work to strengthen its provisions on Committee Stage. I congratulate Deputy Mattie McGrath. I know he has waited for three years for the Bill to come before the House for Second Stage. The Deputy is right in saying that abuse of the elderly can take many forms. The Bill seeks to tackle one form of that abuse, namely financial abuse. ...

Sale of Illicit Goods Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Fianna Fáil, through Deputy Breathnach, is bringing forward this legislation to tackle the sale of illicit goods such as tobacco, alcohol and solid fuel. The Bill seeks to make it an offence to purchase such illicit goods, particularly from an unregistered or unlicensed retailer. Illicit trade is continuing to develop in Ireland and is becoming a real threat to the Irish economy....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. McCarthy for his presentation. I am going to focus on flooding, because it is an issue all have to deal with in our constituencies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: All right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Senator Daly is in the Seanad at the moment. He sends his apologies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: No, Deputy Chambers should go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Mr. McCarthy spoke earlier about the national planning framework and how important it is. Following on from Deputy Heydon's question, the rural regeneration and development fund of €1 billion is hugely important for all our towns and villages. Will climate action be a priority in the rolling out of that fund?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank the witnesses for their presentation, which I found it very helpful. In summary, the OPW is the lead public body for flood risk management through the catchment and flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, programme. I found the OPW's community workshops and engagements when its representatives travelled the country about 18 months ago to be very useful. I am from the Suir...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Looking back on recent years, it is fair to say that much of the policy, through no fault of anyone, was probably more reactive than proactive. When an area is devastated by flooding and there is major upset for residents and businesses in terms of insurance costs, the OPW has to act. With the findings from the new CFRAM programme, it will probably be much more proactive from now on to try...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Of the 300 communities the OPW has identified as being at risk from a significant flood event, are any of those stand-alone, single dwellings? I dealt with an issue in the town in which I live and, thankfully, through the minor works scheme, that has been resolved, although one can never say that for definite. A small grant was secured and the works were done. I have found that when a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Page 82 of the programme for Government states: "We will improve supports and services for older people to live independently in their own home." Yesterday, the Care Alliance noted that 6,000 people are now waiting for help at home. To compound the issue, this number has increased by 30% in the past three years. We have an aging population, and it is essential that funding is ring-fenced...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 228. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will expect to receive a pre-op appointment to attend at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin; when they can expect to be put on the outpatient waiting list; when they can expect to have the procedure completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44057/18]

Prevention of Single-Use Plastic Waste: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: Fianna Fáil wholeheartedly supports the principle behind this motion. In supporting the Bill, we will work constructively with our colleagues to improve and build upon what is the in the interests of creating a different Ireland which we can pass on with pride to the next generation. I was struck by the first line of the motion, which acknowledges the gravity of the crisis for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 107. To ask the Minister for Health if the 2019 HSE service plan will enhance supports for carers in 2019. [43563/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 154. To ask the Minister for Health if the 2019 HSE service plan will provide for new and expanded services for persons with dementia. [43562/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 354. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a gastroenterologist at UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43178/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rural Practice Allowance Scheme (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Butler: 383. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a rural practice allowance; if consideration is being given to grant half the allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43291/18]