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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available. A full response is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) was established under the Health Act 2007, as amended, to promote safety and quality in the provision of health and personal social services for the benefit of the health and welfare of the public. HIQA’s regulatory role is to regulate designated centres for older people, people with a disability and special care units. HIQA also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: In the health sector, a framework of standards, policies and procedures for the safeguarding of adults who may be at risk of abuse, harm and exploitation is in place. This includes:the HSE’s national operational adult safeguarding policy Safeguarding Vulnerable People at Risk of Abuse – Policy and Procedures (2014)providing clear guidelines for HSE and HSE-funded staff to follow...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (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: Nursing Homes (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 674 and 675 together. The Government is conscious of the financial challenges faced by the nursing home sector, especially smaller and voluntary nursing homes that may not have access to the same economies of scale as larger homes or groups. The Government has provided substantial support to the private and voluntary nursing home sector over the course of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: Both the Government and the HSE value the regulation of our mental health services as it provides a framework in which to constantly review and improve our services, so they remain person-centred. The Government values the role of the MHC, which is to promote high standards and good practice in mental health services. It is positive to note there has been an overall improvement in compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: The Mental Health Commission annual report provides an important independent insight into where we are performing well and where improvement is required. In 2022, overall compliance across 31 Regulations was 88.37% compared with 80.04% in 2019, thus indicating an overall improvement of 8.33%. The HSE is reviewing the report and has in place various initiatives currently underway to address...

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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (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: Mental Health Services (11 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: Health Services Staff (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 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 Services (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: As the Deputy is aware, the Fourth Progress Report on the Implementation of the COVID-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel Recommendations was published in June 2022. The report highlighted the important progress that had already taken place across a number of areas and set out the structures and processes that have been established to ensure continued implementation. It also highlighted that the...

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: Health Service Executive (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: Departmental Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: The Patient Advocacy Service (PAS) provides support to people of all ages, including older persons, who wish to make a complaint about the care they have received in Public Acute Hospitals or Nursing Homes. PAS also supports people in the aftermath of patient safety incidents. PAS is a National Service with a National Phone line which is available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 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. Overall, €1.4 billion of the total Health Budget was allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: The Social Care, Mental Health, Drugs Policy and Unscheduled Care Policy Division spans issues relating to older people, palliative care, dementia and carers, mental health services, people who use drugs, inclusion health and access to urgent and emergency care. The divisional remit is to develop policy and underlying legislation as required, to ensure the provision of high quality health and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: Overall policy on assisted decision-making is vested in the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and decisions in relation to the preparation of codes of practice under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 ("the 2015 Act") are a matter in the first instance for the Director of the Decision Support Service (DSS) under section 103 of the Act. I have...