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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 - 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: Investment in child and youth mental health services has been a priority for me and this Government, and is exemplified through the year on year increased investment into CAMHS over the lifetime of this Government. As additional CAMHS teams have been established, staffing has increased in parallel. More specifically, the HSE has increased staffing in community CAMHS from 388.76 WTEs in 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for his question. Ensuring that children have access to inpatient mental health beds is a priority for me and this Government. There are four inpatient CAMHS units in Ireland, namely Eist Linn, Linn Dara, Merlin Park and St Vincent’s. These Units, also known as Approved Centres, are registered, regulated and inspected by the Mental Health Commission. While CAMHS...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: It is a priority for the Government to allow more people to engage in services that allow them to remain independent and live in their own homes. The HSE has operational responsibility for planning, managing and delivering health and personal social services. The HSE has advised that it intends to use part of the revamped Health Centre building at Macroom Hospital as a new Day Care Centre...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: West Kerry Community Hospital provides important and valued services for people in the West Kerry area. The hospital has 46 beds registered, of which 35 are long-stay beds and 11 are short-stay beds, including 2 respite and 1 palliative care bed. The maximum number of people that can be safely accommodated in the hospital are currently being accommodated. The intention of the HSE is to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (29 Feb 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: Mental Health Services (29 Feb 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 (29 Feb 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: Care of the Elderly (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: On 14 December 2023 Minister Donnelly and I announced the appointment of Professor Alan Barrett, Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Institute, as Chairperson of the Commission. I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the process for appointing the other members of the Commission is currently being finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 Feb 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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (29 Feb 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: Hospital Facilities (29 Feb 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 (29 Feb 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 (28 Feb 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 (28 Feb 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: Hospital Facilities (28 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183 and 186 together. As these are operational matters, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (28 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: Recommendation 1 of the Mental Health Commission report, referenced by the Deputy, relates to the immediate and independent regulation of CAMHS by the Mental Health Commission. The intention of this recommendation is to ensure that all children have access to evidence-based and safe services, regardless of geographical location or ability to pay. I support the regulation of all mental...

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?