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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 May 2020)

Mary Butler: 1102. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will clarify, following the publication of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business, guidelines on to Covid-19 for registered and non-registered childminders that care for the children of essential workers and in which phase of the plan this activity can recommence. [5593/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 May 2020)

Mary Butler: 1105. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the guidelines on childminders re-opening following this period of closure will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5556/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 May 2020)

Mary Butler: 1206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an appeals decision will be finalised for a person (details supplied) which was first submitted on 24 October 2019. [5688/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (19 May 2020)

Mary Butler: Are we in public session now?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (19 May 2020)

Mary Butler: We agreed last Tuesday that we would give two sessions to the issue of nursing homes because it has been so significant. Some 62% of all deaths have occurred in residential settings. We agreed last Tuesday that we would have two sessions.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Mary Butler: I welcome the witnesses, and thank them for giving their time. I thank them for their work to date and the response of the healthcare sector. I have four or five questions which I will put them to all three witnesses and whoever wishes to respond may do so. This awful pandemic has borne down heaviest on older people, in particular those in nursing homes and residential facilities....

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Mary Butler: I will speak for a minute and a half to allow the Minister to respond. The economic impact from the Covid outbreak has already been unprecedented. Many businesses throughout the country have had to close their doors to adhere to public health advice to combat the spread of the virus. Many supports, as the Minister has outlined, have been put in place with 590,000 receiving the pandemic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (13 May 2020)

Mary Butler: 452. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for Sláintecare for 2020; the priority areas to which the funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3924/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (13 May 2020)

Mary Butler: 453. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated and drawn down each year to date under the Sláintecare programme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3925/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (13 May 2020)

Mary Butler: 454. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the Sláintecare programme can be implemented in full within its planned ten year cycle; if not, when it will be fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3926/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Provision (13 May 2020)

Mary Butler: 708. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4918/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (13 May 2020)

Mary Butler: 802. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 17 April 2020 or the latest date available; the way in which it compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; the number of persons on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than12 months, respectively...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (13 May 2020)

Mary Butler: 803. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 17 April 2020 or the latest date available; the way in which it compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; the number of persons on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months. [5337/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (13 May 2020)

Mary Butler: 804. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 17 April 2020 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons awaiting placement under the scheme by each local health area; and the length of time waiting in tabular form. [5338/20]

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (7 May 2020)

Mary Butler: Once again, I would like to speak about nursing and care homes. I acknowledge the Minister's statement to the effect that, based on the preliminary data, the number of cases has declined from approximately 100 a day in early April to approximately 50 a day towards the end of last week. I pay tribute to and thank the fantastic staff in all the nursing and care homes throughout the country...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Mary Butler: It will come up anyway.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Mary Butler: As the Minister will be aware, 90% of deaths due to Covid-19 are among those aged over 65. All my questions today will be Covid-19-related. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre issued guidance for immediate implementation saying that surgical masks should be worn by healthcare workers when providing care within two metres of a patient, irrespective of Covid-19 status. Does the...

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Mary Butler: The situation in nursing and care homes needs urgent attention. Due to concerns raised with me by various nursing homes, I undertook a survey between 7 and 9 April. I contacted 80 nursing homes in Waterford, Kilkenny, Cork and Kerry and received a 25% response rate. I asked whether they had sufficient quantities of PPE to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. Of those that replied, 10%...

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2020)

Mary Butler: The coronavirus emergency is the most dangerous and life-altering event Ireland has faced in any of our lifetimes. It has completely changed the way we live our lives and how we go about our daily business. We have all seen the horrific numbers from Italy and Spain, our European neighbours, and we now pray that their present is not our future. We cannot call to our parents for a cup of tea...

Coronavirus: Statements (5 Mar 2020)

Mary Butler: I am sharing time with Deputy Cathal Crowe. The coronavirus is a serious challenge globally and nationally. It is crucial that we all follow the advice of public health experts as they are in constant contact with the WHO. The coronavirus affects older people and those with certain health conditions to a greater extent. Older people who may contact this virus will need additional...