Results 11,661-11,680 of 12,082 for speaker:Mary Butler

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]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: On 17 October, I wrote to this committee requesting that it examine the Herity report and invite the relevant stakeholders to a meeting. I thank the committee for facilitating that. As Dr. Herity will be aware, there has been considerable fallout since the publication of the report. The consultants working in UHW believe that it is flawed and have rejected its findings. In 2012, Professor...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Would it be better if I received my answers first? There could then be toing and froing with Deputy Cullinane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Senator Swanick has to leave.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: No, it was actually 77. I have it here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I kicked off questions earlier today. Like my other colleagues, I am disappointed that two of the three questions I asked were not answered. My first question relates to Professor Higgins. We all have the book. Dr. Herity was tasked with carrying out an independent clinical review of the provision of a second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford. He stated he was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: Perhaps none of them had an ambulance outside his or her door like I did.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: I wish to ask Dr. Herity about-----