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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (27 Jun 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: Mental Health Services (27 Jun 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 Records (27 Jun 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 Records (27 Jun 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 Records (27 Jun 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 Records (27 Jun 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: Departmental Records (27 Jun 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: Departmental Records (27 Jun 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: Departmental Records (27 Jun 2023)
Mary Butler: The long-established statutory mechanism through which private and voluntary nursing homes are funded was established by the Oireachtas under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009. This legislation outlines the process for private and voluntary providers to negotiate the prices for their services with the designated State agency, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). Maximum...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Jun 2023)
Mary Butler: As you 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: Mental Health Services (27 Jun 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 (27 Jun 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: Care of the Elderly (22 Jun 2023)
Mary Butler: Adult safeguarding is an important matter for all of society and all agencies and Departments. On Tuesday night, I read the full report into what transpired in that nursing home. I would not ask any of my colleagues to sit at 11 o'clock at night and read a report like that. It was very distressing. I wish to be clear that relevant legislation is in place and applicable across all...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Care of the Elderly (22 Jun 2023)
Mary Butler: In the three years that I have been coming into the Dáil as Minister of State with responsibility for older people, this is one of the most difficult days for me, to come in to discuss the rape of an elderly lady in long-term residential care, her home from home. I thank Deputy O'Dowd for raising this matter and for his constant advocacy for older people in long-term residential care,...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Care of the Elderly (22 Jun 2023)
Mary Butler: No, I am fine. I would like to assure the Deputy that my Department is engaging closely with the HSE to ensure that this is undertaken in a timely and comprehensive manner. There is already a strong framework of standards, policies and procedures in place across the health sector for the safeguarding of adults who may be at risk of abuse, harm and exploitation. In addition, the current HSE...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank Deputy O'Dowd for his question. Obviously, my first thoughts are with the family of "Emily" and with Emily herself, who is since deceased. I think of the upset and devastation of the families involved in this absolutely awful trauma and the circulation of the report this week is even more traumatic for them. I am very conscious of all of the issues that have been identified in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jun 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 (22 Jun 2023)
Mary Butler: The 35 recommendations arising from the Maskey report reviewing South Kerry CAMHS care resulted in a number of actions. The latest HSE implementation framework contains a total of 63 actions (local and national) against the 35 recommendations. The 35 recommendations led to 63 actions, 19 of which (national and local) have been implemented, with others underway. The HSE is currently...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (22 Jun 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 (22 Jun 2023)
Mary Butler: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 sets out the basis for determining the cost of care in public centres under section 33 of the Act and maximum prices in private centres under section 40. Cost of care in public centres In March 2022 the HSE published its annual updated cost of providing care in its public residential care centres for older people. The report gives detailed cost of...