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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Wynne for her question. I am familiar with Cahercalla community hospital and Dr. Michael Harty, who used to sit on that side of the House in the previous Dáil. I visited the hospital and will meet Dr. Harty again in the next few weeks. The Deputy is correct, in that 3.5% of all nursing homes in Ireland are voluntary not-for-profits. They do not have the same economies...

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Ward, once again, for initiating the Bill. I also thank my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, for opening the debate. We are talking about youth mental health tonight and regulation of CAMHS. However, the contribution from Deputy O'Donoghue was so telling, and it especially appealed to males to reach out and ask for support. In 2022, we lost 411 people in...

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: What is the name of the organisation to which the Deputy referred?

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Care of the Elderly (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for this important question. The Government is committed to the delivery of health and social care services that enable older people to live and age well in their homes and communities. The enhanced community care programme aims to implement an end-to-end care pathway that will care for people at home and, over time, prevent referrals and admissions to acute hospitals...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Care of the Elderly (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: Last summer, the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, initiated our new approach to urgent and emergency care planning. This plan focused on improving primary measures, two of the most important being 8 a.m. trolley numbers and improving patient experience time for the over-75s as a priority patient cohort, and those most likely to require longer hospital stays. The last six months of 2023, compared...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Care of the Elderly (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: I agree with the Deputy, and what is really important here is hospital avoidance in the first place. We spoke about the teams going into the nursing homes. We now have a situation where if a resident in a nursing home, whether public, private or voluntary, needs an X-ray, the X-ray team is going in there. That is really important and it means that person will not have to be brought by...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Mental Health Services (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for tabling this question. Officials in my Department sought an update from the HSE in relation to the specifics of the question that has been raised. The HSE has advised that four CAMHS teams are shared across the Meath and Louth area to address the population demands of County Meath, as well as the catchment area served by the team in Drogheda. These teams are based in...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Mental Health Services (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: As I put on the record of the House on Tuesday, we have made progress on the CAMHS waiting list. At the end of 2023, there were 3,759 children on the list. This was a decrease of 480 children through the end of the year. It is still a very high number. I have a dedicated focus on it week on week, month on month. I welcome that reduction. It has to be noted in this context that CAMHS...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Mental Health Services (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: We currently have 820 people working in CAMHS, with 225,000 appointments issued last year. There were 12% more referrals last year and in 2021, there was 33% more referrals. By the end of 2024, there will be more than 900 people working in CAMHS. I have received that funding in the budget. As late as yesterday evening, I had a meeting about these posts being put in place. One of the...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Nursing Homes (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: It is an important question. I will not comment on the individual case, but it is important to state that nursing home residents, whether younger people or older adults with disabilities, should enjoy the same level of support and access to services for which they are eligible as when they lived in their own homes. It is acknowledged that the reason they require 24-hour support is their...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Nursing Homes (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: If the Deputy sends me the details of that case, I will have it looked into because it is not appropriate for the family of someone who is non-verbal, living in a nursing home and dependent on disability allowance and the fair deal scheme to be sent a bill of €2,500. As she said, we need to bring more clarity to this area. I deal with it myself. LocalLink has been helpful,...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Nursing Homes (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: The response, which the Deputy will get a copy of, states that under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, an exceptional needs payment can be made, but that is not always appropriate for a person who may not have family backup and may not be able to communicate. It can be used in some instances, but we need a stronger solution to support people. The CEO of the HSE, Bernard Gloster,...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Health Strategies (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: I wish to comment on computerisation, especially regarding home supports. There is currently a split in that the 22 million home support hours last year were delivered between private, public and voluntary services. Approximately 55% of all the home support last year was delivered by private sector services, which all use IT to deliver their supports. Unfortunately, the HSE is lagging but...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Health Strategies (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: We did actually pilot an IT system for homecare in former CHO area 3, which I think it is now called the Limerick–midwest region. It is hard to keep up with the changes in names. The staff are continuing to use the system. It makes a significant difference because, where a person in receipt of homecare has a fall, has been moved to hospital or has gone on holidays, there can be...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: It was time for the Labour Minister to do it.

Child and Youth Mental Health: Statements (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: I am pleased to have the opportunity to discuss child and youth mental health services and highlight the work that has been ongoing over the lifetime of this Government to bring improvements to mental health services. I assure the House that the Government is fully committed to the delivery of modern, high-quality, person-centred, recovery-orientated mental health services. As Minister of...

Child and Youth Mental Health: Statements (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: The Deputy might send me on that letter.

Child and Youth Mental Health: Statements (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: I made most of my comments in the opening piece. I would like to begin by thanking everyone who has been here today. I know for a fact that were Deputy Verona Murphy not in the Chair, she would have been sitting over there and would have stood up and spoken as well. It is no surprise to me who spoke here today because everybody who did so constantly raises issues about mental health with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (27 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: The Mental Health Bill is being drafted generally in line with the published General Scheme of a Bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001, and will replace the existing 2001 Act as the Act underpinning our mental health legislation. It is a large Bill encompassing many separate, complex areas such as involuntary admission and detention, regulation of mental health services, establishment...