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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Jul 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: Health Services Staff (11 Jul 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 (11 Jul 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.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for her passion. Development of a high-quality CAMHS service nationally, in line with Sharing the Vision, the HSE service plan and other related initiatives, is a priority for me and the Government. This year, €137 million will be spent on CAMHS and €80 million will be spent on organisations such as Jigsaw, MyMind, SpunOut, Pieta and others, to support...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for the question. The development of a high-quality mid-west CAMHS has been a key priority and focus for mid-west community healthcare in recent years. I cannot agree when the Deputy says CAMHS are in crisis. There might be issues with location, premises and space but there are 21,000 children in the support of CAMHS as I speak. There were 225,000 appointments last year...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget Process (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: The pre-budget submission to which the Deputy is referring is the Alzheimer Society of Ireland's 2024 pre-budget submission. The Government is committed to ensuring that those living with dementia have access to the right services and supports to help them to live well in their communities, and has prioritised much-needed investment in dementia over the past three budgets. We have...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Jul 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: Health Services Staff (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: As the Deputy will be aware, €750,000 has been provided in Budget 2023 to support counselling psychology training places. This funding demonstrates the Government’s commitment to strengthen access to psychology training. I am focused on supporting counselling psychology students in an equitable way and that delivers value for money. The structure of this funding is still being...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: Fair Deal was designed to protect and support vulnerable older people, to ensure equal access to nursing home care based on what they could afford. This gives certainty to people and families. Government funding for Fair Deal is to support vulnerable older people at a time in their lives where full time care is essential. The long-established statutory mechanism through which private and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 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 of the Elderly (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: The Government is committed to supporting healthy and positive ageing throughout the lifecourse; to meeting the challenges—and seizing the opportunities—that arise from Ireland’s ageing population; and to ensuring that the Sláintecarevision of ‘the right care, in the right place, at the right time’ is realised for all citizens as they age. Acknowledging...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: Ireland’s population is ageing rapidly, and for the most part, our older population clearly indicates their preference to age in place, in their own homes, for as long as possible. One of the Government's key priorities, as outlined in the Programme for Government, is to support older people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (6 Jul 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 (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: Access to counselling supports and talk therapies is a key priority under Sharing the Vision, our national mental health policy. Under the oversight of HSE Primary Care, as of end Q1 2023, a Talk Therapies working group has finalised a synopsis for a position paper on a layered care service delivery model, incorporating subject matter expertise from primary and specialist mental health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: Fair Deal was designed to protect and support vulnerable older people, to ensure equal access to nursing home care based on what they could afford. This gives certainty to people and families. Government funding for Fair Deal is to support vulnerable older people at a time in their lives where full-time care is essential. The Department of Health acknowledges that there are variations in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as Fair Deal, is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The NHSS covers the cost of the standard components of long-term residential care which are:Nursing and personal...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: Safeguarding adults who may be at risk of abuse, harm, and neglect by others in the context of their interactions with the health and social care sector, including in nursing homes, is a key objective of the Department of Health, every statutory body under its aegis and every relevant service that interacts with such adults. In the health and social care sector, a framework of standards,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (6 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: As these are operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (6 Jul 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.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Jul 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for his question. As he knows, I was at the Private Members' business debate last week, which the Government supported. We will continue to support nursing home providers the length and breadth of the country.