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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 May 2022)
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: Ambulance Service (12 May 2022)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344 and 345 together. The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as Fair Deal, is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The NHSS covers the cost of the standard components...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 May 2022)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for his question. Psychology covers a wide area. I deal with psychology in the area of mental health provision and my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, deals with it in regard to disability services. I met with representatives of the Psychological Society of Ireland last week to discuss these issues. On average, between clinical psychologists,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (11 May 2022)
Mary Butler: The Home Support Service is funded by Government to deliver a volume of service each year as approved in the HSE National Service Plan. It is a non-statutory service and access to the current service is based on assessment of the person's needs by the HSE and having regard to the available resources and competing demands for the services from those people with assessed needs. NSP 2022...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 May 2022)
Mary Butler: The Programme for Government agreed in 2020 commits the government to ‘Introduce a statutory scheme to support people to live in their own homes, which will provide equitable access to high-quality, regulated home care’. This is an entirely new scheme and separate to the "fair deal" scheme. Consequently, work is on-going within the Department of Health to progress the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (11 May 2022)
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: Care of the Elderly (11 May 2022)
Mary Butler: Ireland’s demographics are changing rapidly. Welcome improvements in health outcomes and extended life expectancy have changed our expectations for how older people should live within their communities. For the most part, older people clearly indicate their preference to live in their own homes and communities, for as long as possible. The Programme for Government 2020 commits to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 May 2022)
Mary Butler: The National Positive Ageing Strategy (NPAS) provides a framework to address age-related policy and service delivery across Government and society. The Strategy is intended to promote older people’s health and well-being so that older people can continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and family life in their own communities as long as possible. The Strategy highlights...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 May 2022)
Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 May 2022)
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: Mental Health Services (10 May 2022)
Mary Butler: Since the HSE first contacted the Department on 25 June 2021, notifying of their intent to close the facility referred to by the Deputy, I have received a significant number of briefings and updates, both verbal and written, from the Department and HSE. I will continue to liaise with the HSE and the Department to ensure the care needs of the residents remains at...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 May 2022)
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: Nursing Homes (10 May 2022)
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 (10 May 2022)
Mary Butler: The Programme for Government agreed in 2020 commits the government to ‘Introduce a statutory scheme to support people to live in their own homes, which will provide equitable access to high-quality, regulated home care’. Consequently, work is on-going within the Department of Health to progress the development of the new statutory scheme for the financing and regulation of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 2022)
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: Departmental Data (10 May 2022)
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: Nursing Homes (10 May 2022)
Mary Butler: The Government has approved a policy change to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme “Fair Deal”, to incentivise applicants to the Scheme to rent out their principal residence after they have entered long term residential care. The rate of assessment for rental properties will be reduced from 80% to 40% for income from all principal residences. This will be reviewed after six...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 May 2022)
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: Mental Health Services (10 May 2022)
Mary Butler: The Department currently has no plans to introduce an independent complaints mechanism for mental health services nor has a review been carried out to ascertain the cost of establishing such a mechanism. In line with the Mental Health Act 2001 (Approved Centre) Regulations 2006, each inpatient mental health service, as with general health services, must have a complaints procedure in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 May 2022)
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.