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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Procedures (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Health. I congratulate Deputy Ward on his appointment as Chair of the European affairs committee and wish him well in the role. He has raised a very important matter regarding women's health and the healthcare provided to them. The urogynaecological transvaginal mesh is used in the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: 6 o’clock I congratulate Deputy Cahill on his appointment. He is a very fine ambassador for the tourism sector not just in Kerry but across the country. I wish him well on that. I heard him raise it this morning with the Tánaiste during Questions on Policy or Legislation. First, to briefly put context on it, the Office of Public Works conserves and manages...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I again emphasise that I hear Deputy Cahill. Sceilg Mhichíl is a site of extraordinary significance and the OPW is seeking to carefully manage the built and natural heritage of the site for the enjoyment of current and future generations. The OPW recognises the significance of the Skelligs with regard to tourism and the economic activity of Kerry, as articulated by Deputy Cahill, and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Hearne. It is about dignity, which I fully accept. As a former Chair of the health committee and as a TD, I am very much aware of this. People are waiting for too long for procedures and outpatients appointments, not just in Beaumont Hospital but across our hospital network. The Government is committed to addressing these issues. It is a priority of the Government and of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I join the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach in welcoming the Deputy's kids, Aisling, Erin and Caolán, to the House. I thank the Deputy for raising the important matter of Beaumont hospital and in congratulating and thanking the staff of Beaumont hospital on International Workers' Day for the work they do. I do not have the answers to some of the questions raised. However, if the Deputy...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I understand the Deputy's frustration. Primary care and the utilisation of the centre are perhaps matters that the HSE is best placed to tackle. Equally, the local regional health forum is a forum where the Deputy and other public representatives can put pressure on the HSE. However, I take the Deputy's point. Again, on behalf of the Minister, I wish to reassure the Deputy and I thank her...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I first congratulate Deputy O'Reilly on her appointment as Chair of the petitions committee. I served on that committee for eight years and I wish her well because it is an extraordinarily important committee of the Houses. I hear the Deputy's concerns and I thank her for raising the matter. As the former chair of the health committee, I understand fully the Deputy's articulation of the...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Go for solar or wind.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Costello for raising this very important matter. I am taking it on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. I thank the Senator for highlighting the case of a young boy from Tallaght. She is right that it is a race against time. I am conscious that my reply probably will not give her the answer that she needs and that the young boy deserves. I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Senator and agree that it is urgent. She is right that we all need to work together, including the European Commission, the authorities here and the company in question. As a former Chairman of the health committee and someone who was involved in the passage of the 2013 Act, I assure the Senator that I genuinely appreciate the importance of ensuring that patients with DMD have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I am taking this matter this morning on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill. I thank Senator Stephenson for raising it as it gives me an opportunity to update the House on the ongoing work to improve women’s health outcomes and experiences. The Senator is correct that women deserve to be heard, respected and believed. The Minister for Health has previously said, and I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I again thank the Senator. I will bring her concerns and questions back to the Minister. The Government and the Minister share her commitment to providing women in Ireland with a healthcare system that is agile and responsive to the needs of the women of Ireland today. With regard to the women's healthcare questions the Senator has posed, I do not have the answers, as she will appreciate,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Driver Test (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Senator. She is right that the delays are too long. It is a serious matter and I thank her for raising it, and for highlighting the pressure on young people and their families. She is correct in that regard. I am smiling at the notion that the driving test is a rite of passage. It is. I would have loved to have taken the Senator for a driving lesson. One can imagine the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Driver Test (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is right again. It is about being creative and ensuring that the very important and serious matter of this long-term and long-standing issue in service provision, which the Government understands and recognises, is addressed. We must ensure we have a reliable, high-quality driving testing service. We understand that these unacceptable waiting times have profound implications...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I hold responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport. The delay in establishing Oireachtas committees has had no impact on the approval of funding for new Local Link bus services, as with all plans any additional funding for Local Link services is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 May 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I hold responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to rural public transport. Under Budget 2025, the Department of Transport secured a funding package of c. €658.442 million for Public Service Obligation (PSO) and TFI Local Link services (an increase from...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (29 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: To Deputy O'Hara, I repeat that those people from Ukraine who remain in the property will stay at the Merriman Hotel and will be accommodated under new arrangements. That is fairly black and white. I take on board the comments of both Deputies and will bring them back to the Minister. The Department has been working with communities all over Ireland to source and provide accommodation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (29 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputies O'Hara and McGrath for raising these important matters tonight and for allowing me, as Deputy McGrath said, to respond on behalf of the Minister. I say to Deputy O’Hara that the Department recently announced that 98 beds for families seeking international protection will be provided at the Merriman Hotel in Kinvara. The property was previously used to house people...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (29 Apr 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Burke for raising this matter in the House this evening. I am taking the matter on behalf of the Minister for Health, who shares Deputy Burke's concerns in relation to the current cost of shingles vaccination in Ireland. Varicella is a common, highly infectious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus. The virus is associated with two distinct clinical syndromes,...