Results 4,801-4,820 of 12,066 for speaker:Mary Butler

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 28: In page 38, line 3, to delete “or 14H” and substitute “, 14H, 14K or 14L”.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 29: In page 38, lines 15 and 16, to delete “and 14H, determinations under section 14C(2)” and substitute “, 14H, 14K and 14L, determinations under sections 14C(2) and 14M(3)”.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 30: In page 38, line 33, to delete “and 14H” and substitute “, 14H, 14K and 14L”.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 31: In page 38, line 36, to delete “section 14C(2)” and substitute “sections 14C(2) and 14M(3)”

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: As the Deputy said, we discussed this matter at length on Committee Stage. As I explained, we are not in a position to retrospectively deal with the financial costs. The nursing home support scheme costs the Exchequer €1.4 billion per year and €350 million is received through charges. To be brief, it is for this reason and the reasons I outlined on Committee Stage, I will not...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: The Deputy has been passionate about this matter but it was examined in detail. The challenges and risks are high. It is my view and the view of the Department that retrospective application of these particular conditions is not possible. There will, therefore, be no refunds for contributions already made towards the cost of care for those who have already spent in excess of three years in...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, line 24, to delete “or 14H” and substitute “, 14H, 14K or 14L”. I flagged on Committee Stage that I would be tabling several amendments on Report Stage to provide in respect of the second partner in a couple. These second partner provisions are largely dealt with in the amendments I am presenting now. However, providing for...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank everyone for their contributions, some of which I thought were unfair. We are losing sight of what I am trying to achieve. The Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act was introduced in 2009. It was quickly acknowledged that there was an anomaly as to how farm families and small businesses were being treated. The three-year cap applied to everybody else with a principal private residence...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 306 to 308, inclusive, 311 and 378 together. The Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) was established in April 2020 as a temporary administrative measure in response to the challenges faced by the nursing home sector at the start of the pandemic. As the pandemic continued, additional support measures for private and voluntary nursing homes have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyberattack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyberattack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyberattack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is ongoing, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: The proposal to establish a cross-governmental youth mental health Pathfinder unit, with participation from the Departments of Health, Education and Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, received Ministerial approval during the previous Government. Its establishment is a priority in the current Programme for Government. The proposal is to formalise a new model for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Closures (14 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: Earlier this year I met with staff of St. Brigid’s, along with HSE personnel, to explain in detail the rationale for the repurposing of the St. Brigid’s facility. I have also met with the HSE recently and on 4 June I met with representatives of the Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District to clarify the agreed plans for the future of the facility. I have no plans to have further...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: I am pleased to introduce this Bill to the Seanad. Since I was appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for mental health and older people last July, updating the fair deal legislation to enhance protections for family farms and business owners has been a priority for me. I thank Senators for the opportunity to present the provisions of the Bill in the House today. The nursing...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank all the Senators for their valuable and personal contributions. The Bill is technical and complex in nature, so I appreciate the support of Senators in facilitating its swift passage through Seanad Éireann. I thank the Cathaoirleach, Senator Mark Daly, the Leader and the Deputy Leader of the House and all the officials, given that there was much toing and froing in the past...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: The Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, is the statutory independent regulator in place for the nursing home sector, whether a HSE managed or a private nursing home. The Authority, established under the Health Act 2007, has significant and wide-ranging powers up to and including withdrawing the registration of a nursing home facility, which means that it can no longer operate as a...