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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (24 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: New Infrastructure Guidelines, which supersede the Public Spending Code (PSC), were introduced on 1st January 2024. The Department of Health is working with the HSE to implement the new Infrastructure Guidelines. The HSE have robust systems and procedures to appraise, manage, and deliver infrastructure projects required for the provision of health services. These are detailed in the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Sep 2024)

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: Legislative Programme (24 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: As the Deputy will be aware, the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023, was before Second Stage in the Dáil on 27 February 2024. No consultation between officials in my Department and the Deputies is required before the Amendment Bill can proceed to Committee Stage. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government's Mental Health Bill was at an advanced stage of drafting when the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Sep 2024)

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 (24 Sep 2024)

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: Care Services (24 Sep 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (25 Sep 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: The free contraception scheme was launched in September 2022, initially for those aged 17-25. It has been gradually expanded and now includes women aged 17-35 from July 1st, 2024. Approximately 2,400 GPs and 2,050 pharmacies have signed up to provide services and products under the scheme to date. The scheme is open to women, girls and other people identifying as transgender or non-binary,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: The Department of Health, the HSE and I are aware of the developing situation concerning nursing homes formerly operated by Aperee Ltd. Aperee Camp/Ocean View is the sixth nursing home from the Aperee group which has been de-registered by HIQA due to non-compliance with regulations. The Chief Inspector has identified significant levels of non-compliance including management of the centre,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (25 Sep 2024)

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.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Senator and acknowledge his persistent advocacy in all health matters. I have come before him in this House many times. I join him in acknowledging and marking the fact that September is cardiovascular month. It is very important we continue to put a focus on that. I am taking this question on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly. The national review of cardiac services...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I will agree with Senator Conway on screening, which is very important. This is an early detection and population-based screening programme for early detection of cardiovascular disease. The Minister for Health is fully committed to supporting our population screening programmes which are a valuable part of our health service. As the Senator may be aware, decisions on whether to introduce...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Senator for her question and it is fair to say that the senior Minister, Deputy Donnelly, working with Bernard Gloster and Sandra Broderick, the new regional executive officer, REO, are trying to use every available lever they have in the area to improve the situation in University Hospital Limerick. It is also fair to acknowledge that a huge amount of great work is done in that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I understand exactly where the Senator is coming from. Based on the answer I provided, everyone has to acknowledge that more investment and staff have been put into University Hospital Limerick than in any other hospital in Ireland in the last four years. That is a fact. Unfortunately, there are issues that take a long time to deal with. There are cultural issues and the way things are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank Senator Ward for raising this important issue. The answer I have was prepared by the Office of the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, but ADHD comes under my remit, as Minister of State with responsibility for mental health. Therefore, I will deal with it in two separate ways. I will speak first to the long-term illness scheme. Established in the 1970s, the scheme provides for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: To conclude, I do not have a medical background myself but one thing I have learned from speaking to clinicians is that 40% of young people who are in CAMHS have ADHD. Their condition can be dealt with very well with medication. Once they get that diagnosis and they are put on the correct medication in the correct dosage, they can do extremely well. The situation we had was that when they...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. When one is parked outside the school gate or one is walking to school, it really focuses the mind on the safety of children going to school. I am dealing with this matter on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Lawless, who has given me a comprehensive answer. As we all know, the Government is committed to achieving a modal shift in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: While there was an enthusiastic response to the initial call for applications under the programme in 2021, with approximately one quarter of schools in the country registering to apply, this naturally means that three quarters of schools were not enrolled in it. It should, however, be noted that because a school is not currently in the programme, that does not mean it will not receive any...

Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: Certainly.

Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank all Deputies who contributed to this debate for their support and constructive engagement on this important legislation. I am certain that my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Chambers, looks forward to engagement with Deputies on Committee and Report Stages on the issues raised this evening. As the Minister, Deputy Chambers, stated, the purpose of the Finance (Provision of Access...