Results 11,741-11,760 of 12,082 for speaker:Mary Butler
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: Apologies have been received from Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly and Senator Gerald Nash. At our meeting on 8 November 2016 it was agreed that three EU proposals - COM (2016) 443, COM (2016) 444 and COM (2016) 470 - concerning the comprehensive economic and trade agreement warranted further scrutiny and that the committee would begin its consideration with a briefing by officials of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Kelly for his statement. I now propose to take questions from committee members, so perhaps each member would ask three questions initially, and if anybody would like to come in again at the end, I will allow that, in the interest of trying to give everyone a fair chance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: We can discuss all that in private session, if that is okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: Tariff free?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: Before I call Deputy Smith, I ask those with mobile phones to turn them off or to enable flight mode on them. I did not make such a request at the beginning of the meeting, but I am doing so now because I have been informed that a little interference seems to be coming from somewhere.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: Would the Deputy like Mr. Kelly to respond to the questions she has already asked before she asks any more questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: There is quite a lot in the questions the Deputy has already asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: We can discuss the Deputy's proposal in private session. We invited the Department's officials to attend here today to discuss the three COM proposals that we, as a committee, must deal with. We will discuss the work programme for the rest of the year in private session, which is when the Deputy will have an opportunity to discuss her proposal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: I will move on because we still have three members indicating.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: I call Senator Higgins and thank her for attending today. She is more than welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: The Senator might conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: I call Senator Gavan and I must ask him to be brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Kelly, Ms Benson, Mr. Finnegan and Ms Kiernan for their assistance in briefing the committee today and for answering all of the questions that were put to them.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: 1300. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the FreeStyle Libre device is not on the long-term illness scheme; if he will consider approving the device on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1593/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: 970. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41421/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs Availability (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: 994. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the eye medication macushield has been withdrawn from medical card patients; and if a substitute medication will be made available to medical card patients [41465/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: 1200. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medication ocuvite lutein forte has been removed from the list of medications allowable for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1315/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: 1268. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received in 2016 by An Bord Altranais for registration as general, paediatric, intellectual disability and psychiatric nurses; the number of each still awaiting a decision on their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1488/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: 1281. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1536/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Nurses (17 Jan 2017)
Mary Butler: 1296. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting for a PIN from An Bord Altranais. [1585/17]