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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (5 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy very much. I will bring his comments to the attention of the Minister for Health. As I said, the State spent more than €3 billion on medicines last year, which is a new record. This is in the context of a total health budget of €22.5 billion, which is another record. At the same time, however, it is a person who needs that orphan drug, for example, and it...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: Can the Deputy confirm what community healthcare organisation, CHO, she is in?
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: Okay, great. I thank the Deputy for raising this really important issue this evening. As she said, ADHD has long been recognised as one of the most common psychiatric disorders in children and it is now known to persist into adulthood. Core symptoms include inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. It can cause many issues in areas such as personal and social relations, education and...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy again. I am conscious that Rebecca and her mam might be actually watching tonight so I will say it again. ADHD does not stop when you turn 18. In 2021, one of the first clinical programmes I launched was in respect of ADHD for adults and I have visited a number of the teams already. The teams are separate to the general adult mental health services. It is a separate...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (5 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Connolly for raising this really important matter. She referred to how she learned the news about the hospital. I learned from the Deputy's question and from a media query I got today. I am not happy with that at all. I would expect to be informed of any decision to close a ward or a hospital. I begin by acknowledging, as the Deputy has, the vital healthcare role that...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (5 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: I feel the Deputy's frustration because I feet it as well. The situation is that when those seven respite beds were opened over the last 12 months, the staffing for those seven beds were funded. I do not see any reason they were not funded last week. My understanding is that they are funded and this is the reason they were looking for agency staff to support that. As I said, I will...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Closures (6 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: It is lovely to see Senator Flynn in the chair. I thank Senators Kyne and Pauline O'Reilly for raising this important issue. I want to be clear on this because I do not want people to be upset or worried. Admissions to Clifden District Hospital have unfortunately been paused due to lack of staff availability. For people listening who might not understand the situation in Clifden, the...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Closures (6 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: I thank both Senators for the way they have addressed this matter. We are all very conscious that this is home from home for many people and that respite is important. There is no bigger advocate in these Houses than me for community nursing units and HSE run community hospitals, whether they have 40 beds or 80 beds. I met yesterday with Dr. Emer Ahern who is the clinical lead for older...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: We have the highest life expectancy in the EU.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy very much for her question. We have been speaking about care all this week. I was only saying to the Tánaiste last night that of my budget for older people and mental health, which is €3.9 billion, every single cent of it is spent on care. There is home care, day care, meals on wheels and supporting people to age in place and in nursing homes and there are...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for his question. I will follow up on this today. The Deputy is aware that we had a situation over the last six months where the Fórsa union was not co-operating in relation to giving us responses. Some 54% of all parliamentary questions asked in the Oireachtas are for the Department of Health. I cannot tell the Deputy the volume that comes through this Department-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)
Mary Butler: In relation to that specific case, which the Deputy raised directly, I will give the Deputy a commitment that I will follow up on that today and try to get a response for him.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (5 Mar 2024)
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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE recently ended the industrial action which commenced on 6 October 2023. As a consequence, members in these grades were not engaging with political forums...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (5 Mar 2024)
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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE recently ended the industrial action which commenced on 6 October 2023. As a consequence, members in these grades were not engaging with political forums...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (5 Mar 2024)
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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE recently ended the industrial action which commenced on 6 October 2023. As a consequence, members in these grades were not engaging with political forums...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (5 Mar 2024)
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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE recently ended the industrial action which commenced on 6 October 2023. As a consequence, members in these grades were not engaging with political forums...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Mar 2024)
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: Health Services (5 Mar 2024)
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 Help Service (5 Mar 2024)
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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE recently ended the industrial action which commenced on 6 October 2023. As a consequence, members in these grades were not engaging with political forums...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Mar 2024)
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.