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- Interim Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank the Minister for his contribution this evening and welcome all our NGO partners to the debate. I am very pleased to attend today with the Minister and I will also be in the Seanad next week. The Government is fully committed to the delivery of high-quality, person-centred and recovery-oriented mental health services. The Mental Health Commission’s interim report on the...
- Interim Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: I want to thank everyone who has been here for over three hours. We have listened intently. That is one thing I always do whenever I sit on this side of the House. I listen and take notes. It has been a really difficult week. There is no point in saying otherwise. Deputy Niamh Smyth summed it up when she said that you should not have to fight the system. We all see that you have to...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (26 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The provision of out-of-hours GP care is a fundamental component of general practice and appropriate access to GP out-of-hours services must be maintained. Under the general medical services scheme, contracted general practitioners must make suitable arrangements to enable contact to be made with them, or a locum or deputy, for emergencies...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (26 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy. Her point is well made. To reiterate, the HSE continues to work in partnership with NoWDOC and Caredoc to ensure the delivery of a safe and appropriate GP out-of-hours service. No decision has been made with regard to any redesign of the service in the area and any such decision will involve the stakeholders concerned. The HSE CHO has confirmed that there are currently...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (26 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: Please God.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jan 2023)
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: Care Services (26 Jan 2023)
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 I also wish to advise the Deputy of a number of housing adaptation schemes managed by the Local Authorities and who can offer advice on the housing issues referenced. The local office for Dun Laoghaire is Phone: 01 205 4700 Email: info@dlrcoco.ie Dundrum Office...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Jan 2023)
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 (26 Jan 2023)
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.
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: It is only until the end of March.
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: It will not be permanent.
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: I was here last week for a Topical Issue debate and the Deputy did not turn up.
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: I reiterate what my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, said in her opening remarks and thank all Deputies for the constructive and positive contributions to this important motion on the issue of CAMHS. I thank Deputy Ward for tabling the motion. Many of the same speakers were present last Thursday evening for three hours. We are here again today for two hours. I will be in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (31 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: The Government is committed to supporting healthy and positive ageing as well as to ensuring that older persons can continue to live independently in their homes and communities for as long as possible. Acknowledging the disproportionately negative impact of the pandemic on older persons, the Programme for Government: Our Shared Future (2020) commits to the establishment of a commission...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (31 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 to 595, inclusive, together. 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: Nursing Homes (31 Jan 2023)
Mary Butler: In December 2021, the Department of Health published the independently chaired Value for Money (VFM) review on nursing home costs. The VFM Review sought to identify, quantify and analyse the in reasons for any cost differential between private/voluntary and public nursing homes and, following analysis, to make recommendations for improving the value for money obtained by the Health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (31 Jan 2023)
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: Mental Health Services (31 Jan 2023)
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 (31 Jan 2023)
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.