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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As these are operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: The COVID-19 Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) was established in April 2020 in response to a public health emergency to provide support to private and voluntary nursing homes to mitigate and respond to the impacts of COVID-19. The core concept of the scheme when it was established was that the State would provide additional funding to those nursing homes that require it to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432, 433, 434, 435, 436 and 447 together. Fair Deal was designed to protect and support vulnerable older people, to ensure equal access to nursing home care based on what they could afford. This gives certainty to people and families. Government funding for Fair Deal is to support vulnerable older people at a time in their lives where full time care is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As these are operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As these are operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: Neither the Department nor NTPF has any direct role in setting pay in private sector nursing homes. The NTPF has been designated by the Minister for Health pursuant to Section 40 and Section 41 of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 as a body authorised to negotiate with proprietors of non-HSE registered nursing homes to reach agreement in relation to the maximum price(s) that can be...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As these are operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As these are operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As these are operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As these are operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (18 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)
Mary Butler: Hear, hear.
- Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)
Mary Butler: I just want to let the Deputy know that her amendment is accepted by the Government.
- Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)
Mary Butler: I agree.
- Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)
Mary Butler: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the issues raised by the Deputies tabling the motion. I thank Deputes Harkin and McNamara and all colleagues present for putting forward the motion, and I acknowledge the spirit and the delivery of it. Obviously, I am going to address some of the unprecedented levels of investment in our health service in recent years, but I want to...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes (17 May 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I note his interest in the private nursing home sector. The fair deal scheme was designed to protect and support vulnerable older people and to ensure equal access to nursing home care based on what they could afford. This gives certainty to people and families. To be very clear, Government funding for the fair deal scheme aims to support...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes (17 May 2023)
Mary Butler: The closure of nursing homes can put pressure on other local health and social care facilities. It is vital that the welfare of residents is ensured. The Deputy spoke about the concerns he has about the Cork region, but the fair deal scheme has to work and support 22,700 elderly and vulnerable people who, at a very difficult time in families' lives, may need nursing home care. I have to...