Results 11,301-11,320 of 11,470 for speaker:Mary Butler
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1509. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reviewing the 2016 autumn herring fishery management periods to take cognisance of the bad weather that will potentially be experienced in December and allow the 2016 quota be caught within a practical timeframe by the smaller boats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24569/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1650. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is scope to include further exchanges as part of the national broadband scheme. [24679/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1658. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the previous broadband plan became re-mapped for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24704/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1660. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the attributes that determine the eligibility of a telephone exchange (details supplied) to be upgraded. [24707/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1687. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason an exchange (details supplied) does not qualify for an upgrade which would improve the broadband speed in that area. [25319/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1651. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when work will be completed in relation to the national broadband scheme. [24680/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1652. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when work will commence on the national broadband scheme. [24681/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1659. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the level of an acceptable broadband speed in the 21st century. [24705/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1682. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the work is due to be completed in relation to the national broadband scheme. [25313/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1683. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when work is due to start on the national broadband scheme. [25314/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1684. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the previous broadband plan became re-mapped. [25315/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1685. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the broadband speed that qualifies as acceptable in the 21st Century. [25316/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: 1686. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the areas of County Waterford that will be gaining investment from the national broadband scheme which is currently being undertaken. [25318/16]
- Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)
Mary Butler: Fianna Fáil supports the Government's motion to appeal the European Commission's decision that Ireland provided unlawful state aid to Apple. We believe an appeal is essential. We are a small country with a small population on the edge of Europe. Providing a competitive, consistent and certain tax policy is a key feature of Ireland's attractiveness as a leading location for foreign...
- Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Procedures (21 Jul 2016)
Mary Butler: That was unfair.
- Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Procedures (21 Jul 2016)
Mary Butler: The Minister of State made it personal; there was no need.
- Topical Issue Debate: Autism Support Services (21 Jul 2016)
Mary Butler: The Minister of State said that the autism spectrum disorder specialists will be assigned to the children's disability network teams and they will work from within the teams. I am sure he is well aware that children with ASD have considerable difficulty with change. They take a long time to get know people, places and routines. Anything that upsets that makes the challenge they face even...
- Topical Issue Debate: Autism Support Services (21 Jul 2016)
Mary Butler: Autism has been in the news frequently. Last week, a report from the National Council for Special Education stated one in every 65 schoolchildren in the State has a diagnosis of autism, a figure that is much higher than the one in 100 estimate just three years ago. Despite that, it seems to be increasingly difficult for some children to get the services they need. That has certainly been...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Jul 2016)
Mary Butler: 451. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23593/16]
- Housing Strategy: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jul 2016)
Mary Butler: After being a member of the housing and homelessness committee, I awaited the Minister's plan with much hope. As has been well documented in the House, this is not just a crisis for the Minister and his Department to deal with; it is a real-life emergency. As a member of that committee, I was disappointed that more of our proposals were not taken on board. However, I compliment the...