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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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (25 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: 130. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the same number of persons with type 1 diabetes will be seen as per current standards, guidelines and wait times for individual reimbursement support with regard to the FreeStyle Libre blood glucose management system in view of the workload that will be incurred by the endocrinologist consultants; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (25 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: 131. To ask the Minister for Health the minimum and maximum waiting times for adults and children with type 1 diabetes to see a consultant for follow-up or review consultation by CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18156/18]

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: Fianna Fáil has brought forward the motion on foot of its acute cognisance of the deep sense of frustration felt by community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors in trying to secure an occupational pension. I thank Deputy O’Dea, Deputy Calleary and all my colleagues for their continuous work on the issue. Last week, community employment supervisors briefed many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: Apologies have been received from Deputy Maurice Quinlivan and Senators Aidan Davitt and Paul Gavan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Election of Vice Chairman (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: Members will have noticed that for some reason in the past two years we have not had a Vice Chairman. Perhaps it was because I did not bother to arrange for the position to be filled. In all fairness, it is time for us to have a Vice Chairman. As I missed my first meeting last week, after two years I have decided after that it is time to have a Vice Chairman. Is it agreed that we should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Election of Vice Chairman (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: I call for nominations for the position of Vice Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Election of Vice Chairman (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: I second that proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Election of Vice Chairman (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: I concur. As the Senator said, Deputy Tom Neville is very good at attending meetings. He has always been very co-operative and shown a great interest in the committee. I congratulate him on his nomination as Vice Chairman of the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: I welcome from the Irish Pharmacy Union, Mr. Daragh Connolly, IPU president; Ms Ann-Marie Horan, IPU executive member; and Mr. Jim Curran, IPU director of communications and strategy. I welcome from the Association of Fine Jewellers, Mr. Damian Duggan, secretary treasurer of the Association of Fine Jewellers. The organisation was formerly called Retail Jewellers of Ireland. The purpose of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: There is no issue as we have not just dealt with the crime aspects. It is the cost of doing business, so it is fine if it the presentation is not about crime. I see there is mention of VAT, compliance, etc. That is absolutely fine as the other presentations did not just deal with crime.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Duggan. Senator James Reilly will be the first to ask questions because he is under time constraints.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: On the day Ms Horan's husband and children were present, did the robbers take cash and medication?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: Is Ms Horan's pharmacy in a built-up area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: There must be plenty of activity in the area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank Ms Horan. I ask Mr. Connolly to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: Deputy Kelleher touched on methadone programmes and clinics, which take place in lot of pharmacies. Are there any risks associated with this? Do statistics show there is a higher crime level in such pharmacies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: There is a perception of anti-social behaviour in inner cities but if people do not try to access street drugs, that will help.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: It might depend on the watch.