• 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)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Hospital Waiting Lists, Hospital Services, Home Care Packages Data, Services for People with Disabilities

(based on written questions asked by Mary Butler and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (20 Nov 2025)

“The National Clinical Programme on Eating Disorders has progressed really well with 14 of the 16 teams envisaged by the Model of Care now funded. Most teams are fully operational and seeing people with ED every day; other teams are at different stages of recruitment and preparation for being operational. The most effective treatment setting for eating disorders is in the community, and the...”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Nov 2025)

“It is a priority for me, and for Government, to ensure that children who need services can access them and access them on time. This is in line with our national mental health policy Sharing the Vision, our suicide reduction strategy Connecting for Life, and the HSE Annual Service Plan 2025. Year-on-year funding for mental health services increased from €1.3 billion announced in...”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Nov 2025)

“As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.”

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• Has spoken in 121 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — well below average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 765 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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