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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: It appears that there is a continuation of a two-tier approach to regional job creation in respect of IDA Ireland site visits up to quarter 3 of 2018. The trend of over-concentration of IDA Ireland site visits on the eastern seaboard remains unchanged, with nearly one in every two taking place in the region. Out of a total number of 461 visits nationwide in the first nine months of 2018,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: I accept that one can lead a horse to water but that one cannot make it drink. We all want to put the best foot forward when it comes to our regions. In terms of economic growth across the country, 45% of Irish GDP is generated in the capital according to the CSO. There is a large concentration of the population in the capital but, unfortunately, out of the total number of jobs created by...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Research and Development Supports (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: My question relates to research and development. Is the Minister of State satisfied with the level of public research and development funding and capital expenditure in public research? Will he consider introducing a new five-year cycle with respect to the programme for research in third-level institutions, PRTLI?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Research and Development Supports (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: The figures can be interpreted in a different way. Ireland is ranked 32nd out of 63 countries in respect of research and development funding as a percentage of GDP. Recent EUROSTAT figures show that Ireland spends less than the European average on research and development. In 2017, just 1.05% of Irish GDP was spent on research and development, compared to an EU average of 2.07%. What is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Research and Development Supports (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: I accept that a lot of good work is being done. I draw the Minister of State's attention to the programme for research in third level institutions, the PRTLI. Since 2015, research funding for universities and colleges under this programme has been cut by 56%. This scheme is critical, as it provides for the upgrading of facilities and allows for investment in laboratories and libraries,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: I turn the Minister's attention to state aid rules. The Government is still refusing to seek exemptions at EU level to introduce direct supports for exposed export businesses. This falls directly under the remit of the Minister's Department. On Tuesday, the Taoiseach confirmed at the IFA AGM that the Government had alerted the European Commission to the fact that we would seek emergency...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle and the Minister for accommodating me. What emergency contingencies and supports are in place to safeguard SMEs and export businesses from a hard-Brexit scenario if the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 with no deal in place?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: The Department of Finance estimates that a disorderly exit of the UK from the EU will reduce Irish GDP and economic output by more than 4% over five years, and that unemployment would increase by 2%, which equates to 55,000 people losing their jobs. This uncertainty is worrying and, as we all know, it is out of our hands because we are dependent on what happens across the water. Is the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: 149. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an outpatients appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4749/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tattooing and Body Piercing Regulation (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: 187. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his plans to regulate the piercing and tattoo sector; the status of guidelines on the sector; the age of consent for such procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4871/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: Today is a sad day for the health service with 35,000 nurses throughout Ireland on the picket lines. This is not a decision they took easily or lightly. To hear the individual stories of nurses and of the challenges they face every day in their working lives is heartbreaking. The Government has repeatedly ignored nurses as they warn of major problems in recruitment and retention. We are...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: The proposed VAT increase on health food supplements is difficult for many who continue to do their best to look after their health. I refer to calcium and magnesium tablets and Eskimo fish oil for joints. The list is endless. Older people whose eyesight is affected by macular degeneration, for example, take a product called MacuShield, which is not available on the medical card and costs...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: These ones are backed up by science.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant cardiologist whole-time equivalent posts in place in UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4082/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: 370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent cardiac consultants required to provide 24-7 cardiac cover at UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4083/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: 371. To ask the Minister for Health if enhanced cardiac care was provided at UHW on Saturday and Sunday whether the current consultant cardiologists employed at UHW under their current contracts would be able to provide this extra cover. [4084/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: 372. To ask the Minister for Health the rota of consultant cover for the emergency department at UHW for all weekends from January 2018 to December 2018; and if consultant cover at weekends for the emergency department is voluntary or a condition of contract. [4085/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: 373. To ask the Minister for Health if the mobile unit located at UHW which provides diagnostic cardiac care is capable of delivering PPCI intervention care in its current format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4086/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: 375. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the appointment of an additional cardiology consultant at UHW to provide for an expansion of cover from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Friday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4088/19]