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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: Improving access to home support is a priority for the Government. Since Budget 2021 I have secured an additional €228 million in funding. In 2023 the overall home care budget is €723 million. Across Cork and Kerry there are almost 7,500 people in receipt of a Home Support Service and at the end of August over 1.8 million home support hours had been provided year to date....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: I am aware of the press release issued by Mental Health Reform on October 12th. The total allocation for mental health services in 2024 is approximately €1.3 billion, which is the fourth year in a row in which the mental health budget has been increased. This increase in funding for mental health services represents a significant investment which will enable continued policy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (9 Nov 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 (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: Improving access to mental health services remains a commitment to me and my Department. To this end, funding to mental health has increased by 25% during the lifetime of this Government. More specifically, around €137 million was provided by the HSE to CAMH services in 2023. In addition, around €108m has been provided to community-based mental health organisations/NGOs this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: As of 31st October, the HSE reported there were 550 Delayed Transfers of Care in hospitals of which 245 people were waiting on residential care. It is important that people receive the care they need in the setting most appropriate for their needs. Transitional Care Funding is a significant resource in facilitating the discharge of patients from hospital to a setting appropriate to their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6thOctober. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: The total allocation for mental health services in 2024 is approximately €1.3 billion, which is the fourth year in a row in which the mental health budget has been increased. This increase in funding for mental health services represents a significant investment which will enable continued policy implementation and service improvement in line with our national mental health policy,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6thOctober. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6thOctober. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (9 Nov 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 (9 Nov 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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6thOctober. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: Since my appointment as Minister for Mental Health and Older People in 2020, I have made dementia a priority. Through successive budgets, I have worked to prioritise Government funding for the development of dementia diagnostic and post-diagnostic services, in line with the recently-published Dementia Model of Care. Through Budget 2024, I have continued to prioritise dementia by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday, 6 October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: Home support is an essential service for thousands of people each day across the country. It is highly valued by service users and their families because it enables older people to live independently and with dignity in their own homes for longer. It also enables many older people to return home following acute hospital admission. Otherwise, they may remain there or would be admitted to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6thOctober. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for his constant advocacy for older people and especially appropriate nursing home care. There has been ongoing regulatory engagement between HIQA and Aperee, including provider meetings and cautionary and warning meetings. Unfortunately, two nursing homes have closed to date. One is in Ballygunner in Waterford and the other near Kinsale in Cork. As of Friday week last,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: We are used to hearing the Deputy advocating very strongly for people in Carlow but these issues happen all over the country as well. I do not have the specific details on St. Dympna's Hospital and the primary care centre for the dental clinic but at the same time, we must have standards and refurbishment and best practice are very important too. I will speak to the Deputy after this and...

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: There is.

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: It is coming.

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: I am glad that workforce is a focus of today's motion. The Government is committed to improving recruitment and retention. In March 2022, I established the strategic workforce advisory group on home carers and nursing home healthcare assistants. It set out to examine and, most importantly, propose solutions. The group was chaired by the Department of Health and comprised representatives...