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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: We already have AIB supplying services within the post office network.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Does Mr. Maye think it would also be supportive of retaining the post office network into the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I must say that during the presentations that day by Sparkassen, Rural Link and the credit unions, there was great buy-in from all the members present. Senator Reilly specifically asked for Sparkassen to be brought in together with Rural Link and the credit unions. I know it will feature heavily in our document. Does Mr. Maye wish to add because I know there were not a great many specific...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: That is why I questioned him earlier, I was afraid that specific questions would not be put.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: As there is nobody offering, I will bring the meeting to a close. This is the final of our eight meetings on the cost of doing business. We have a great deal of work to do to pull our document together, which we hope to launch in July 2018. We will make many recommendations on the cost of doing business and I have no doubt that insurance will feature heavily in it. I thank the witness for...

Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I raise the issue of the helpline for the CervicalCheck crisis. As the Taoiseach said earlier, 7,678 women are still waiting to be contacted. Can the Minister for Health advise the House if more staff will be put in place? There is anxiety and uncertainty among those waiting for a return call. I understand the staff there are extremely busy and this is causing huge distress. Can the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the rising number of elderly persons that are now homeless; his further plans to arrest the escalation of the number of persons in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19695/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (8 May 2018)

Mary Butler: 66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether local authorities are suitably resourced with the relevant personnel, for example, architects, planners, engineers and so on, to deliver sufficient social housing as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19696/18]

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]