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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Nov 2022)
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.
- 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: The previous mental health policy did not include dual diagnosis.
- 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: I will try to get through as many of the Deputy's questions as possible. If I forget any, she should come back to me. On her first question, it is a complicated area but there is huge overlap as well. I was struck by what was said earlier, that just because a person is an older person, that does not mean that his or her disability fades away. What we are doing for home support workers? I...
- 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: We do not have a timeline but we will work out the timelines on all the recommendations shortly. Many of the CHOs are recruiting at the moment and they are finding it difficult to recruit staff, even on €16 per hour plus mileage. We are seeing that across the board.
- 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: There has been a huge amount of outreach around dementia, so we have dementia-friendly communities. A huge amount of work has been done with libraries so the signs of dementia are recognised. It is one area where there has been a reach out to first responders in respect of dementia. I can remember a case I was aware of, where a person in a shop was really disorientated and she started to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (29 Nov 2022)
Mary Butler: I recognise the important part smaller voluntary and family-run nursing homes play in communities and I am committed to supporting them in these challenging times. Providers of long-term residential care who participate in the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) can, from 11 November, obtain additional funding supports to help meet increased energy costs due to inflation through the Temporary...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (29 Nov 2022)
Mary Butler: The Boarding Out Scheme facilitates older people to remain in their communities where they may otherwise be accommodated in residential care. It can also help to reduce social isolation. While the use of the Boarding Out Scheme by the HSE has traditionally been small I consider there is value in exploring it further. As I have previously advised the Deputy, I have requested that...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2022)
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 (29 Nov 2022)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 623 to 625, inclusive, together. The COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented challenge across our health services and none more so than in our nursing homes. The pandemic has been a hugely difficult time for all residents, relatives, and staff of nursing homes and I would like to express my condolences to all those who have lost a loved one during this...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2022)
Mary Butler: Addressing the shortage of care-workers in Ireland is an urgent priority for the Government. To this end, I established the cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in March 2022 to examine, and formulate recommendations to address, the challenges in front-line carer roles in the home-support and long-term residential care sectors. Working closely with key stakeholders, the Group...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 Nov 2022)
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: Nursing Homes (29 Nov 2022)
Mary Butler: I recognise the important part smaller voluntary and family-run nursing homes play in communities and I am committed to supporting them in these challenging times. Providers of long-term residential care who participate in the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) can, from 11 November, obtain additional funding supports to help meet increased energy costs due to inflation through the Temporary...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Nov 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 (29 Nov 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 (29 Nov 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 (29 Nov 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Nov 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: Home Help Service (29 Nov 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: Home Care Packages (29 Nov 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: Health Services (29 Nov 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.