Results 6,061-6,080 of 11,565 for speaker:Mary Butler
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Feb 2022)
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 (8 Feb 2022)
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: Departmental Data (8 Feb 2022)
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: Departmental Reports (8 Feb 2022)
Mary Butler: Following a Prime Timeprogramme in which the nursing homes referenced by the Deputy were featured, I convened a meeting with the Chief Inspector of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). In the context of that meeting, I requested a briefing report, to include the current position regarding those nursing homes. This was prepared by HIQA and was submitted to me in July 2021. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (8 Feb 2022)
Mary Butler: There has been a very clear national commitment to continue to learn from the pandemic as the national and international understanding of the virus evolves, and where necessary to ensure that the public health-led approach evolves, as evidence and learning materialises. The independent COVID-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel was established, on foot of a NPHET recommendation, to examine the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Feb 2022)
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 Feb 2022)
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 (8 Feb 2022)
Mary Butler: Government is committed to improving community-based services, shifting care to the home and offering greater choice for older people. €150 million of additional funding was secured for 2021 to provide 5 million more hours and I'm pleased to say that the funding for this has been maintained into 2022. Preliminary information available indicates that about 2.9 million more hours were...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Feb 2022)
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: Data Protection (8 Feb 2022)
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 Feb 2022)
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 Feb 2022)
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 Feb 2022)
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 Feb 2022)
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 Policy (8 Feb 2022)
Mary Butler: Supporting positive mental health and wellbeing is a priority for me, and the Government. This is particularly important during the current pandemic. Covid-19 has presented significant challenges for people’s mental health, including increased stress, anxiety and fear. While there is no doubt that Covid-19 has posed significant challenges, including isolation, bereavement, anxiety and...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (9 Feb 2022)
Mary Butler: I welcome this opportunity to address the House on the issues raised by the three Deputies. It is not the first time any of them has raised this. We hear it on a consistent basis. I acknowledge the distress that overcrowded emergency Departments cause to patients, their families and front-line staff working in very challenging conditions in hospitals throughout the country. The health...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (9 Feb 2022)
Mary Butler: I have to put on the record of the Dáil that HIQA is an independent body. I know from dealing with nursing homes, community nursing units and community hospitals throughout the country, and from any dealings I have had with HIQA, that it is an independent body. The 2018 health service capacity review was clear on the need for a major investment in additional capacity in both acute...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Consumer Rights (9 Feb 2022)
Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Bruton for raising this important issue. I agree with what he has said. The recent rises in prices are driven by a number of factors and it is vital that all drivers of price increases are addressed. We have to make sure that we have, at least, transparent and competitive markets. The first point he made about consumers being informed of the renewal date is the most...