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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (6 Oct 2020)
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: Care of the Elderly (6 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: We all know that community services such as day care and respite services play an important role in enabling older people to continue living in their communities and maintain their social connections. These services contribute to positive ageing and better overall health. However, the introduction of physical distancing, isolation and restricted contact with family and loved ones has changed...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (6 Oct 2020)
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: Nursing Home Accommodation (6 Oct 2020)
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: Nursing Home Accommodation (6 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: Nursing home providers are ultimately responsible for the safe care of their residents. Under the Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2013 as amended each resident must have a care plan prepared following a comprehensive assessment, carried out by an appropriate health care professional immediately before or on admission to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Wards of Court (6 Oct 2020)
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: Home Care Packages (6 Oct 2020)
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: Home Care Packages (6 Oct 2020)
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: Respite Care Services (6 Oct 2020)
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 Help Service (6 Oct 2020)
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: Home Help Service (6 Oct 2020)
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: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)
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: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 735 to 737, inclusive, together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 738 and 739 together. As these are service 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 Support Scheme (6 Oct 2020)
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: Care of the Elderly (6 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: We all know that community services such as day care and respite services play an important role in enabling older people to continue living in their communities and maintain their social connections. These services contribute to positive ageing and better overall health. However, the introduction of physical distancing, isolation and restricted contact with family and loved ones has changed...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Oct 2020)
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.
- Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: From the Seanad (7 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: I am pleased to report these final amendments to the House. The Bill contains important patient safety measures and I know from the earlier Dáil and Seanad debates that there is strong support across the House for this legislation and a common desire to support its progression. The Bill makes significant changes to the five health profession regulatory Acts, particularly in the areas...
- Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: From the Seanad (7 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Seanad amendments Nos. 4 to 6, inclusive, 17 and 18, 24 to 26, inclusive, 46 to 49, inclusive, 59 and 60 together. Regulators can impose a range of sanctions on a practitioner following a fitness to practise inquiry. The most serious of these include cancelling a person's registration, suspending the registration for a period of time or attachment of conditions to a...
- Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: From the Seanad (7 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: I propose to take amendments Nos. 7, 19, 27, 50 and 61 together. As with the previous amendments, these relate to the treatment of the minor sanctions of advice, admonish and censure. The Bill initially provided that regulators would in future be required to publish information in all cases where these sanctions were imposed. Colleagues in both Houses expressed concern that this measure...