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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if court sittings will be held in Waterford Courthouse on a consistent basis five days a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19698/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for occupational therapy assessments for children between the ages of six and 18 with autism by CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19663/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 256. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting lists for occupational therapy assessments for children between the ages of six and 18 with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19664/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 257. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the child psychology posts at University Hospital Waterford under relevant headings (details supplied) to support children between the ages of six and 18 with autism in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19665/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 258. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Waterford between the ages of six and 18 awaiting autism spectrum disorders, ASD, diagnostic assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19666/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent psychologist posts in place for children between the ages of nought and six and six and 18 with autism, respectively, in Waterford city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19667/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent psychologist posts in place for children between the ages of nought and six and six and 18 with autism, respectively, in Kilkenny city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19668/18]

Mental Health Parity Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I compliment Deputy James Browne on introducing this Bill which will ensure that mental health is to the forefront of key decisions being made by the Department of Health. The Mental Health Parity Bill will see mental health well-being treated the same as physical health and we believe there should be parity of esteem. I will focus on the number of children who present with mental health...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Medical Card Eligibility (2 May 2018)

Mary Butler: The programme for Government commits to a humane approach to discretionary medical cards for patients undergoing cancer treatment. The guidelines used to award discretionary cards for patients undergoing cancer treatment must be more lenient. They must be more caring. They must be patient-focused. The patient has to come first. They have to look at individual circumstances, case-by-case,...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Medical Card Eligibility (2 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Ireland has an ageing population, but thankfully life expectancy has increased. Some of us, unfortunately, get sick, develop cancer, terminal illness or chronic conditions. This is a time when some people who do not qualify for a medical card need it most. The application process can be quite difficult if one is ill, recently diagnosed, traumatised and vulnerable. Many Oireachtas...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Mary Butler: The Government lost a Dáil vote on occupational pensions for community employment supervisors by a substantial margin last week. I repeat the call that was made in the motion that was agreed by the House for the Minister to meet the unions as a matter of urgency so that strike action can be averted. Approximately 40 of the 1,200 community employment supervisors in this country are due...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (2 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for splitting a school (details supplied) to two separate locations; his plans to relocate the school in its entirety to the new location which has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19227/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding general practitioners charging a person (details supplied) for routine blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19224/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (2 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the proposed buy-out scheme for eel fishery licence holders; when it will be finalised; the way in which the licenceholder will be dealt with under the terms of the proposed scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19230/18]

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

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National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I had misunderstood the speaking situation this evening. I thought we would still be able to ask questions, but obviously it is statements at this stage. The fundamental issue that goes to the core of the matter is the withholding of vital information. Why was Ms Phelan's doctor not told of the mistake with her case until 2016? The audit had identified that the issue took place in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 223. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18614/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 224. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18615/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: 72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to...

Nurses' and Midwives' Pay and Recruitment: Motion [Private Members] (25 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: Fianna Fáil recognises and greatly values the contribution the nursing and midwife professions make to our healthcare, often in the most difficult and trying of circumstances, especially in the acute sector. We welcome the tabling of this motion and are supportive of the aims and objectives stated within it. I thank Sinn Féin for tabling it. As the ESRI projections and the...