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Mary Butler TD

- Fianna Fail TD for Waterford
- Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
- Email me whenever Mary Butler speaks (no more than once per day)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Waiting Lists, Hospital Appointments Status, Hospital Services, Home Care Packages Data, National Broadband Plan
(based on written questions asked by Mary Butler and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2019)
“With Brexit looming in 36 days, it may have many difficult consequences for all of us in this country. It has recently been brought to my attention that the supply of pendants for the senior alert scheme, worn by elderly people living alone or in rural areas, may be impacted because they are sourced in the UK. If a person applies for one of these pendants, he or she will currently get it...”
- Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)
“The Government's and the Minister's failings in health are many and well documented. Not voting for this motion does not for one moment mean an endorsement of the Government's record on health. Its handling of the children's hospital and CervicalCheck issues has been completely inadequate. Similarly, the recent nurses' strike should not have been allowed to develop as it did. However,...”
- Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)
“Is this a motion of no confidence in the Minister for Health or, judging by the opening statements, a motion of no confidence in Fianna Fáil?”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 109 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 250 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
- People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
- This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 16 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Mary Butler speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 115 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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