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Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: As the Minister of State will be aware, the home support workers have signed a new contract meaning they will be on a five-over-seven-day rotation to provide home care support. I welcome this and have always supported it. However, issues have already arisen as the HSE does not seem to have an IT system to allow the different CHOs to deal with rostering. Is the Minister of State aware of...

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: The home help crisis is hitting the most vulnerable the hardest. After listening to the Minister of State, I do not believe that we are on the same page. However, I acknowledge his statement that the Government fully accepts that the service needs to be improved further to meet the changing needs of our citizens better. It is cruel that so many people are waiting for home help hours to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Waiting Lists (12 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 197. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an urgent dental assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24506/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: The home help crisis is hitting the most vulnerable hardest. Currently, there are 6,310 people waiting for home care supports and 53,000 in receipt of supports. One in ten people who need these supports to ensure they can stay at home safely and securely for as long as possible is not receiving these vital hours. We heard recently that no further packages will be provided to deal with...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) since revised stage 2 drawings and details were submitted in February 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23480/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 564. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for funding by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23874/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 693. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an outpatient appointment for pain management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24214/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 886. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the weekly State pension by €9 per week to build towards achieving the commitment in the national pensions framework of a State pension set at 35% of average weekly earnings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23639/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 887. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the living alone allowance by €3 per week to current recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23640/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 888. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the over 80s allowance by €2 per week to current recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23641/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 890. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring the fuel allowance to 32 weeks, up from 27 weeks, to those eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23643/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 889. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring the bereavement grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23642/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Expenditure (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 891. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of removing income barriers to older persons getting online by creating a digital support allowance of €5 per week for all persons in receipt of the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23644/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: River Basin Management Plans (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 943. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the surveys being carried out under the water framework directive in the south east of the country; the expected timeframe for surveys to be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23203/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 948. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of restoring the housing aid for older people scheme budget to 2010 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23645/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 949. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of reversing the changes to criteria introduced to the housing aid scheme in January 2014 to ensure better access to grants for disadvantaged older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23646/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (11 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: 991. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications made in 2018, by county for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; the number of applications approved; the value of applications versus funds approved in tabular form; his plans for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24106/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 May 2019)

Mary Butler: St. John's special school in Dungarvan opened in 1969 to serve children with a mild general learning disability in the west Waterford area. The school has expanded rapidly in the past few years. It caters for pupils aged between four and 18 years with a mild, moderate and severe to profound learning disability. Many of these pupils also present with additional needs. The children...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 May 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank the Minister of State for the welcome news that the board of management's proposal for a three-classroom SEN base over two floors has been approved and the project can now proceed to planning with the proposed design. It is important to reiterate that children with complex needs do not have the option of choosing a school. St. John's special school is a fantastic facility, with...