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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Thank you. Would Ms. Buckley like to conclude?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: A certain cohort of people who are in receipt of an allowance are only allowed work a certain number of hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: It is actually 19. They are only allowed work a certain number of hours. That point has not been raised at the committee and it is one about which we should be cognisant. For example, a person participating on a community employment scheme can work 20 hours a week. Does Mr. Smyth want to add a further comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed). (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I think that concludes all the questions. I thank all the witnesses for their attendance today. I again apologise for keeping you waiting for so long but the first session was inclined to run on. That concludes all of our business on today's agenda. The joint committee will now adjourn until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, 21 February, when we will resume our discussion on the Banded Hours Contracts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Commission for Energy Regulation and Irish Water (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I want to revert to the experience in Scotland and Wales with water meters. Representatives of Scottish Water stated at last week's meeting that it could detect leaks using its district metering system. This clearly is at odds with a previous statement issued by Irish Water. We also learned last week that only half of Welsh Water customers were metered but that this had resulted in a 40%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Commission for Energy Regulation and Irish Water (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Mr. Grant said at the start of his answer that the provision of meters was a political decision. Was there any weight given to having a district metering system only, as against a domestic metering system which, as we know, caused a great deal of controversy? Did Irish Water stand back at the start and think about whether it should be looked at it from the point of view of having a district...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Commission for Energy Regulation and Irish Water (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: To clarify, when Irish Water was established, the decision had already been taken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Commission for Energy Regulation and Irish Water (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Irish Water was given its brief and went with it.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being put in place for the allowance of the retrospective tax deductibility of the non-principal private residence, NPPR, in view of the recent High Court decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6669/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance when the recommendations of a working group (details supplied) will be complete; the agreed timelimes; if they will be delivered within those timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6950/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Funding (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the current borrowings in excess of €1 million only of all HEA funded higher education institutions here, in tabular form; the original value and date of the loan; and the purpose of the loan and the repayment schedules, interest rates, lenders and nature of any State guarantee or underwriting of the loan. [6989/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 359. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford. [6685/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 411. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for knee and hip operations at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6907/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting follow-up appointments for knee and hip operations at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6908/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 482. To ask the Minister for Health when children who are recipients of domiciliary care allowance will be approved for full medical cards without assessments, as promised in July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7186/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I refer to two specific waiting lists in University Hospital Waterford. As the Minister knows, 6,000 people are awaiting orthopaedic operations, be it hip or knee. These are very successful operations and greatly improve people's quality of life. Most of the operations are done in Kilcreene Orthopaedic Hospital. Patients go into hospital on a Monday and are discharged on Thursday. They...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: The "RTE Investigates" programme revealed deep suffering among men, women and children as people struggle with daily life while waiting on never-ending waiting lists. Each Deputy in the House, from all parties and none, deals week in and week out with constituents on waiting lists for treatment of hips, knees, eyes and endless other routine operations. The difference a new knee or hip can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed timeframe for the Technological Universities Bill; when it will be before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6443/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools currently which have prefabricated classrooms by county, in tabular form. [6452/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 179. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any State or HSE funding available to support in full or in part the provision of physiotherapist or physiotherapy services at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Waterford [6416/17]