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- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: 260. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to counselling and psychotherapy in the context of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43257/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: 309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43213/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: In June 2020, the Programme for Government, mindful of the particular impact of COVID-19 on older people, especially those who live on their own and people living in nursing homes, set out a commitment to establish a commission to examine care for older people. While preliminary scoping work on the establishment of a commission on care has commenced in the Department of Health, the ongoing...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: The Department of Health is cognisant of the challenges associated with recruiting and retaining staff in the home help sector and is committed to working across Government and with relevant stakeholders to ameliorate these issues. The Programme for Government committed to establishing a Workforce Planning Expert Unit to work with the education sectors, regulators, and professional bodies to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: The Nursing Home Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as 'Fair Deal', is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. The primary legislation underpinning the NHSS is the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009. Participants in the NHSS contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The Scheme...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Sep 2021)
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: Disabilities Assessments (15 Sep 2021)
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 (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: I have been liaising with the HSE regularly on this very important matter since it was announced. I am assured by the HSE in the context of the closure of the Centre that the needs and preferences of each resident are of paramount importance. On 28 June, the HSE notified the Department of Health that the HSE’s Cork Kerry Community Healthcare Organisation had taken the difficult...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Sep 2021)
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 (15 Sep 2021)
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 (15 Sep 2021)
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 (15 Sep 2021)
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: Health Services (15 Sep 2021)
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 (15 Sep 2021)
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: Care of the Elderly (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: A key principle underpinning Government policy is to support older people to live in their own home with dignity and independence for as long as possible. In recent years there has been a shift in healthcare provision focus towards home care. Home support services are key in facilitating older people to remain at home and, with our ageing population, will become increasingly important in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Sep 2021)
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 (15 Sep 2021)
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 (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) published updated guidance on visiting in long-term residential care:COVID-19: Normalising Visiting in Long Term Residential Care Facilities (LTRCFs). This guidance came into effect on 19 July. The public health advice is to restore visiting to near normal in terms of frequency of visits in those settings with a high level of vaccination of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (15 Sep 2021)
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: Health Services (15 Sep 2021)
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.