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Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Mary Butler: HIQA determined that the facility would not receive registration going forward under infection prevention control and due to the fact that it could not guarantee patient safety. The decision was taken by the HSE that the facility would no longer be used as a residential centre but it is going to be recalibrated into a community healthcare network. Seven new jobs will be created and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (11 Apr 2017)

Mary Butler: 563. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra bed capacity in nursing homes going forward in view of the fact the State has an ageing population (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17946/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding podiatry services provided by the HSE in County Carlow; the status of the service going forward; the number of persons on the waiting list for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42134/19]

Order of Business (2 May 2017)

Mary Butler: ...are closing. Eleven of these beds are for rehab, three are for long-stay and two are for respite. In the programme for Government, the Taoiseach put community care at the heart of the process going forward. Today, we will see 16 beds closed. This is a vital step-down facility in Dungarvan and in west Waterford to help our acute hospitals. This is not going to improve the situation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2016)

Mary Butler: .... It has been a very informative session. I genuinely thank them for coming South today to engage with us. We have done quite a body of work and we will be producing a document in January. We look forward to engaging with the Ministers' colleagues from the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on the Economy at our informal meeting this Thursday. That concludes all our business on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: Going back to the heads of the Bill, we know the ODCE came under the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. What this Bill is proposing is that it will be a statutory body in its own right. Do you welcome that? Do you think that is the right way forward? Perhaps Ms Justice Laffoy might answer.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

Mary Butler: The witnesses have brought sunshine today because we have had many bleak sessions and have been tearing our hair out wondering how to move forward with the housing and homelessness crisis. We have needed to get through much in the past month. I welcome that the agency has funds and can fast-track them within a couple of weeks. Do the witnesses accept that local authorities have a large...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (7 Jul 2020)

Mary Butler: ...is built and ready for occupancy; his views on whether this reported anomaly could potentially pose a widespread problem for first-time buyers in their dealings with banks and lending institutions going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13721/20]

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: ...-month approach to reduce the waiting list. I spoke to the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, last week on the funding. I am hopeful that in the next three or four weeks, I will be able to bring forward a proposal that will significantly reduce that waiting list. People are quite right that GPs are putting children onto waiting lists. Some are going onto the CAMHS waiting list and some...

Priority Questions: Health Services (15 Sep 2020)

Mary Butler: I take the Deputy’s point, which is well made, but he has to remember we are living in unprecedented times. We are learning as we go along. When the Covid pandemic hit in March and April, all of our capacity was put into the acute hospital sector because that is what we had learned from seeing what was happening in Europe. Unfortunately, the pandemic bore down hardest on our older...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Apr 2023)

Mary Butler: ...Regulations sets out the requirements in this regard. HIQA welcomes information in relation to designated centres that come within its regulatory remit. Any complaints of a serious nature are forwarded to HIQA as a matter of course and to the HSE where appropriate. As a regulator, HIQA has no formal legal role in examining individual complaints, but it does take into account all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Apr 2023)

Mary Butler: ...Regulations sets out the requirements in this regard. HIQA welcomes information in relation to designated centres that come within its regulatory remit. Any complaints of a serious nature are forwarded to HIQA as a matter of course and to the HSE where appropriate. As a regulator, HIQA has no formal legal role in examining individual complaints, but it does take into account all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Apr 2023)

Mary Butler: ...Regulations sets out the requirements in this regard. HIQA welcomes information in relation to designated centres that come within its regulatory remit. Any complaints of a serious nature are forwarded to HIQA as a matter of course and to the HSE where appropriate. As a regulator, HIQA has no formal legal role in examining individual complaints, but it does take into account all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Inspections (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Butler: ...all information it receives, including complaints from the public, when carrying out inspections. If a concern is raised about a nursing home, HIQA reviews all information received to inform its on-going risk-based regulation activities. If the Deputy could forward on details of the name, address and date of birth of the person seeking home support I will arrange to have this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services Provision (22 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: ...been long fought for by many. Many people in both the Dáil and Seanad have advocated for this to happen. I agree with Senator Cummins that the announcement is very welcome and positive. I look forward to working with him to progress the timelines in a positive manner. Timelines are key, but I do not believe the service users and staff can wait for completion until 2025. It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Children's Hospital (15 Sep 2020)

Mary Butler: ...a similar programme in Waterford, Waterford Integrated Care for Older People. It is about keeping older people in their communities with geriatrician care. Reablement in the community is important. Going forward, we need to strive to keep our older people safely and securely in the comfort of their own homes with the correct wraparound supports. I will take up the matters raised by...

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Mary Butler: ...us. One was that the cap would be included at three years on the sale of a house. That is done. The second part is much more complex. I take on board that Deputy Shortall asked that we come forward within 12 months. We will do it in a much shorter timeframe. I am happy to meet the committee again to discuss this but it will not be in this particular legislation because we just do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland: Chairman Designate (28 May 2019)

Mary Butler: ...it was free, it would be advantageous. That answers the question. I thank Professor Clinch for engaging with the committee today. On behalf of the committee I wish him every success. I look forward to meeting him again. I have no doubt that he will be back in front of us. The clerk will write to the Minister informing her that we have completed our engagement with Professor...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Mary Butler: ...for dementia. Prior to 2020 there was no ring-fenced money for dementia. We were always dependent on dormant accounts and philanthropy. I have embedded dementia in the base of all health budgets going forward. We have built on it over the past three years. There are quite a lot of complications in capacity when it comes to dementia. I believe that the clarity in the Assisted...