Mary Butler

Mary Butler

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Mary Butler is an Irish politician and a member of the Fine Gael party. She serves as the Government Chief Whip and has been an advocate for housing reform and development. In her role, she emphasizes the urgency of addressing the housing crisis in Ireland, describing it as a significant domestic issue. Butler is involved in discussions aimed at amplifying building initiatives and has called for serious actions to be taken in response to the ongoing challenges in the housing sector.

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Mary Butler criticized the Kenneally political dynasty for failing to report Bill Kenneally’s abuse.

Fianna Fáil minister criticises party dynasty for failing to report Bill Kenneally’s abuse – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-06-20
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Mary Butler expressed shock at Mary Lou McDonald's comments during the Dáil session.

Mary Lou’s attack on Mumbling Micheál meets outrage and silent approval – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-05-28
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Mary Butler is the Minister of State for mental health whom the Coffey family hopes to meet to discuss changes in mental health services.

Family of woman killed by partner with mental illness speak out on ‘double tragedy’ – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-02-22
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Minister of State for Mental Health Mary Butler will visit Kerry to meet affected families.

Review finds 209 children at risk of potential harm in north Kerry mental health services – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-02-18
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Mary Butler gave a presentation on the Central Mental Hospital in Portrane.

Pay rises for heads of semi-State companies come under fire from FF parliamentary party – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-02-11
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Government Chief Whip Mary Butler expressed frustration over delays in implementing flood defences.

High spring tides and heavy rain threaten further flood damage as Cabinet approves increase in aid – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-02-04
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Mary Butler, a Minister of State, stated that the party should move on from the presidential election saga and support Martin.

Is Micheál Martin’s Fianna Fáil leadership at risk? We asked the party’s TDs – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-12-20
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Minister of State for Mental Health Mary Butler said she was 'devastated' by the findings in the investigation.

Huntington’s charity ‘worried and saddened’ by mistreatment findings at Bloomfield – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-12-19
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Mary Butler, the Minister of State for Mental Health, described the mistreatment at Bloomfield Hospital as 'devastating' and 'unacceptable'.

‘Radical overhaul’ called for following mistreatment findings at Bloomfield Hospital – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-12-17
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Mary Butler is from the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Attorney General meets with US law enforcement agencies
Stabroek News·GuyanaGuyana· 2025-12-12
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Fianna Fáil’s Mary Butler is one of the superjunior ministers attending Cabinet.

Court to rule this month on challenges over superjunior ministers’ Cabinet attendance – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-12-02
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Mary Butler explained that the matter of the byelection does not fall within her remit.

After their grand day out at Dublin Castle, TDs were rolling in the aisles in Dáil – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-11-13
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Government Chief Whip and Minister of State Mary Butler commended Deputy Collins for his initiative regarding the byelection.

Call in Dáil for immediate byelection to fill Catherine Connolly’s Galway West seat – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-11-05
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Chief Whip Mary Butler said that she absolutely supports the Taoiseach to lead the country.

Fianna Fáil TD says party backbenchers ‘frustrated’ at Micheál Martin’s leadership – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-10-28
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Fianna Fáil’s Mary Butler said 'an awful lot of Fianna Fáil supporters that I have spoken will still vote Jim Gavin number one'.

Micheál Martin criticises Catherine Connolly’s EU stance – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-10-19
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Minister for Mental Health Mary Butler supports the involvement of families in an individual’s mental health treatment.

‘My children would be alive if I knew about my wife’s illness’ – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-10-04
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Mary Butler is the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health, advocating for new counselling supports for men.

‘Once somebody shares the fact they are thinking about suicide, there’s a connection to life’ – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-08-19
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Minister of State for Mental Health Mary Butler expresses pride in the progress made in establishing services for eating disorders.

‘I’m not the stereotype. I’m a man, I’m plus-sized’ – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-07-26
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Chief Whip Mary Butler looked a little puzzled during the discussion.

Minister for Health makes emergency intervention after Taoiseach’s joke ripples through the House – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-07-16
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Minister of State for Mental Health Mary Butler is expected to discuss a compensation scheme for mental health services.

Cabinet to be briefed on Trump’s tariff threat and Irish focus on avoiding ‘full blown’ trade war – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-07-15
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Minister for Mental Health Mary Butler welcomed the publication of the report.

‘Critical’ breaches of regulations at number of HSE-run mental health centres – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-06-27
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Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health Mary Butler emphasized the government's commitment to ensuring timely access to mental health care.

Autistic man (23) ‘trapped’ in psychiatric unit for five years as HSE fails to secure accommodation – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-06-11
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Minister for Mental Health Mary Butler secured Cabinet approval of the Government’s committee-stage amendments to the bill.

Mental Health Bill bypassing health committee ‘sets a dangerous precedent’, says chair – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-06-04
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