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- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (7 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: The Government is committed to developing acute hospital services and infrastructure. University Hospital Limerick is an integral part of the University of Limerick hospital group, providing hospital services and care to the populations of Limerick, Clare and north Tipperary. The hospital provides quality patient care, delivered safely by skilled and valued staff through the best use of...
- Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank the Acting Chairman for his kind wishes. I welcome this opportunity to address the House on the winter plan, which was published by the Health Service Executive on 24 September. Every winter, our healthcare system faces increasing pressures on it, making it more difficult for people, particularly older people, to access treatment as quickly as we would wish.This is particularly...
- Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: Eighty minutes would be more what I need. I thank the 16 Senators who spoke for their contributions. Some strayed outside the remit of the winter plan but I will confine myself in my reply to addressing the questions that related to specific aspects of the plan. An issue raised by several speakers was the availability of the flu vaccine. I was in the Seanad on two occasions last week to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (8 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: Mental Health Services (8 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: HSE Waiting Lists (8 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: HSE Waiting Lists (8 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: HSE Waiting Lists (8 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: Mental Health Services (8 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: HSE Waiting Lists (8 Oct 2020)
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: HSE Waiting Lists (8 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 Homes Support Scheme (13 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: 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 Scheme aims to ensure that long-term nursing home care is accessible and affordable for everyone and that...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: Both myself and Minister Donnelly have received and responded to correspondence on this matter. NPHET recommended the establishment of an Expert Panel on Nursing Homes on 14th May 2020, to examine the complex issues surrounding the management of COVID-19 among this particularly vulnerable cohort. Later that month, the Nursing Homes Expert Panel was appointed by the Minister for Health ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (13 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 453 and 454 together. Both myself and Minister Donnelly have received and responded to correspondence on this matter. NPHET recommended the establishment of an Expert Panel on Nursing Homes on 14th May 2020, to examine the complex issues surrounding the management of COVID-19 among this particularly vulnerable cohort. Later that month, the Nursing Homes...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 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: Mental Health Services (13 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: Mental Health Services (13 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: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 Oct 2020)
Mary Butler: The Chief Inspector within HIQA maintains oversight of all designated centres through the receipt of solicited and unsolicited information and through inspections. Registered providers are required to notify the Chief Inspector of any suspected or confirmed outbreaks of COVID-19. When HIQA is informed of new or rising numbers of cases, individual registered providers are contacted to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 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.