Results 2,701-2,720 of 11,470 for speaker:Mary Butler
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 Jun 2023)
Mary Butler: The Government remains committed to the development of all aspects of mental health services nationally, including those for children and young people. The total allocation for mental health services in 2023 is over €1.2 billion. This is another record budget for mental health services. A key objective is to improve access and address CAMHS waiting lists, in light of increasing demand...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 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: Nursing Homes (1 Jun 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. The primary legislation underpinning the NHSS is the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009. Participants in the NHSS contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (1 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. The Government remains firmly committed to enhancing specialist services for eating disorders, including improved access and shorter waiting lists. The total allocation for mental health services in 2023 is over €1.2 billion. Further improvements to this...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (1 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. The Government remains firmly committed to enhancing specialist services for eating disorders, including improved access and shorter waiting lists. The total allocation for mental health services in 2023 is over €1.2 billion. Further improvements to this...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (1 Jun 2023)
Mary Butler: The Department of Health acknowledges that there are variations in the cost of care across public centres as well as across private nursing homes, with public Community Nursing Units (or CNUs) generally having a higher cost of care. In December 2021, the Department of Health published the independently chaired Value for Money (VFM) Review on Nursing Home Costs. The VFM Review sought to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 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.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)
Mary Butler: I can take that question.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for her question. I am delighted to hear Cavan-Monaghan has one of the pilot projects. We have 67% coverage of physical Jigsaw services throughout Ireland to provide youth mental health supports for those aged 12 to 25. However, there are some glaring areas that do not have Jigsaw provision, including the Deputy's area, community healthcare organisation, CHO, 5 and...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)
Mary Butler: The system is far from broken. Today, as we stand here in Leinster House 56,000 people have received home care and will receive it at lunchtime and in the evening. We are challenged in areas where we do not have staff. I had a budget of €723 million this year, a phenomenal amount of money, to deliver home care. We are challenged from the perspective that approximately 3,000 people...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (31 May 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: Home Help Service (31 May 2023)
Mary Butler: In order to examine the significant workforce challenges in the home support and nursing home sectors in Ireland, I established the cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in March 2022. Working closely with key stakeholders, the Advisory Group made 16 recommendations to address the challenges in frontline carer roles in the home support and long-term residential care sectors. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (31 May 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 Strategies (31 May 2023)
Mary Butler: The National Dementia Strategy contains a range of actions to increase awareness and understanding of dementia; to improve diagnosis and provide integrated services, supports and care; and to improve education and research on dementia. The National Dementia Office was established in the HSE in 2015 to provide leadership on, and coordinate the implementation of, the Strategy across the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (31 May 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.
- Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputies for bringing forward this important motion on specialist community-based disability respite services providing us with a welcome opportunity to discuss the matter. The Government is not opposing this motion on the grounds that we all share a desire to see increased respite services for people with disabilities and those loved ones who care for them. Respite - a short...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)
Mary Butler: The Government remains firmly committed to enhancing specialist services for eating disorders, including improved access and shorter waiting lists. Over the last four years, more than €8 million has been made available for eating disorder posts. The national model of care aims to establish 16 teams in total. There are currently five teams in place and three more are being recruited....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (30 May 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 Waiting Lists (30 May 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 (30 May 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.