Results 41-60 of 142 for carers speaker:Mary Butler

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: ...initially the 580 nursing homes, public, private and voluntary, which are know to and registered with HIQA, were the first to be put on the list. Then it became known quickly that there were many carer-led homes, which were mostly religious orders, and some community-led homes which were also carer-led not nurse-led, that were not known specifically to HIQA. I intend to change that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Mary Butler: ...under my direction. It's work will centre on examining and proposing recommendations on the strategic workforce challenges, including pay rates, recruitment and retention of workers, in front-line carer roles in home support and in nursing homes. I opened the Groups inaugural meeting on 3rd March 2022, at which the Terms of Reference were agreed. They are available on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Employment Rights (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: ...workers. For this reason, I established the cross departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in March 2022 to examine, and formulate recommendations to address, the challenges in frontline carer roles in the home support and long term residential care sectors. The Report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistants was published on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (14 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: ...recruitment. This has been affected due to the strategic workforce challenges in the home support sector. I have established an Advisory Group to identify the specific obstacles to recruiting carers and make recommendations by this September. Significant inroads have been achieved in reducing waiting lists for funding approval for new or additional service from over 7,800 in January...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (26 May 2022)

Mary Butler: Under my direction, a Cross-Departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group was established earlier this year in order to examine strategic workforce challenges in front-line carer roles in home support and nursing homes. To this end, a 'Call for Submissions' was issued by the Department to relevant stakeholders in December 2021.  Following receipt of these completed submissions in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Mary Butler: ...will be established as a matter of priority in early 2022. The role of the group will be to facilitate the views of stakeholders and examine any strategic workforce challenges in front-line carer roles in home support and nursing homes. Potential areas to be considered include recruitment, retention, training, and the career development of front-line carers in home support and nursing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (27 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: ...of the Panel may be considered in the context of a commission on care. While any terms of reference for a commission have not been determined addressing the needs and concerns of family carers remains a focus for the Department of Health. Further development of supports for carers is an important part of a more integrated community approach to supporting people as they get older.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: The National Dementia Strategy aims to improve how we provide care for people with dementia, their families and their carers. Implementation of this strategy is a key commitment in the Programme for Government. The National Dementia Office, within the HSE, oversees implementation of the strategy. A range of health and social care services are provided to people with dementia, their families...

Neurological Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: ...our country's determination to be both inclusive and compassionate in how we care for our elderly citizens. I am deeply concerned over the increase in the number of older people acting as carers for loved ones and relatives. According to the last census, from 2011 to 2016 there was an increase in this number in the order of 18.5%. There are now 29,000 people aged over 65 providing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (18 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: ...priority. For this reason, I established the cross departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in March 2022 to examine and formulate recommendations to address the challenges in frontline carer roles in the home support and long-term residential care sectors. Working closely with key stakeholders, the Group examined the sector. The Report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (11 May 2022)

Mary Butler: ...-of-the -home-support-service-hss-guidelines.pdf Notwithstanding the above, it is important to note, that when a client is approved for Home Support, commencement of the service is dependent on carer capacity and funding being available for that service. Clients who are approved for a Home Support service, and where carers and/or funding is not readily available at that time, are placed on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (7 Oct 2020)

Mary Butler: ...the various groups she mentioned today, whether people with physical disabilities that do not directly affect mobility or people with autism or intellectual disabilities and their parents and carers. I take on board the Senator's point, which she made very well, that the primary medical certificate sets out the criteria, which are quite stringent given that the person applying must have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (15 Feb 2022)

Mary Butler: ...to take Questions Nos. 788, 814 and 819 together. I am committed to establishing a cross-Departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group to examine strategic workforce challenges in front-line carer roles in home support and nursing homes. The work of this Group will centre on engagement with the relevant stakeholders in the sector.  To this end, a 'Call for Submissions' was issued by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Mary Butler: ...especially at weekends in rural areas, like Saturday and Sunday. Home care works really well from Monday to Friday in a lot of areas but if you are in a particularly isolated area and you need two carers three times a day on a Saturday and Sunday, it can prove problematic. Obviously, carers do a great job but need time off as well. They have to have their own work-life balance. They...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Feb 2022)

Mary Butler: ...Workforce Advisory Group, as a matter of priority in early 2022. The role of the group will be to facilitate the views of stakeholders and examine any strategic workforce challenges in front-line carer roles in home support and nursing homes. Potential areas to be considered include recruitment, retention, training, and the career development of front-line carers in home support and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: ...priority. For this reason, I established the cross departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in March 2022 to examine, and formulate recommendations to address, the challenges in frontline carer roles in the home support and long term residential care sectors. The Report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistants was published...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Mary Butler: ...care. In parallel with this, a Cross-Departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group has been established. The role of the group is to examine the strategic workforce challenges in front-line carer roles in the home and nursing homes. Areas to be examined include recruitment, retention, skills development and sustainable employment of carers into the future. I opened this Groups...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Oct 2021)

Mary Butler: ...the skills and labour market shortage, in home support and nursing homes. Potential areas to be considered include recruitment, retention, skills development, and the sustainable employment of home carers into the future. The Department is working to scope and plan for the establishment of this group. It is envisaged that it will include representatives from the home support sector and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (12 Jul 2022)

Mary Butler: ...pressures due to staff availability are particularly affected. At the end of May provisional information shows that there were 4,720 people assessed and approved for Home Support but were awaiting a carer to be assigned. In January 2020, there was about 1,300 people in this category. Despite the increase, it is important to note that the total number of people waiting for home support...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Dec 2023)

Mary Butler: Very important issues were raised by Family Carers Ireland. I will answer both the Deputy's questions. In budget 2024, €1.4 million was secured for the commission on care. We are just working through the final details now, but it will be set up in January next year. There will be three different modules. The first module will be six months, there will be a second module of six...