Results 2,861-2,880 of 11,402 for speaker:Mary Butler
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (16 May 2023)
Mary Butler: The principal functions of the Mental Health Commission are to promote, encourage, and foster the establishment and maintenance of high standards and good practices in the delivery of mental health services and to take all reasonable steps to protect the interests of persons detained in approved centres under the Mental Health Act 2001. As the Deputy will be aware, the Mental Health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (16 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 Care Packages (16 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 Care Packages (16 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 Care Packages (16 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: Healthcare Policy (16 May 2023)
Mary Butler: The Government is committed to supporting healthy, active, and autonomous ageing as well as to ensuring that older persons can continue to live independently in their homes and communities for as long as possible. Acknowledging the disproportionately negative impact of the pandemic on older persons, the Programme for Government: Our Shared Future (2020) commits to the establishment of a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 May 2023)
Mary Butler: Evidence shows loneliness is a significant issue for population health and a number of different studies have linked loneliness to multiple chronic health conditions. Loneliness levels in Ireland are rising, and the pandemic was a major contributory factor. As the pandemic evolved, Ireland has transitioned from a focus on regulation and population wide restrictions to a focus on public health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Investigations (16 May 2023)
Mary Butler: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) regulates designated centres for older people, people with a disability and special care units. HIQA also regulates medical ionising radiation exposure and monitors standards in acute and community hospitals and some children’s social care services. HIQA does not currently have a remit to monitor private hospitals against the National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 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: Nursing Homes (16 May 2023)
Mary Butler: I recognise that private and voluntary nursing homes deliver very complex levels of care to residents in many cases. 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 identify, quantify and analyse the in reasons for any cost differential between private/voluntary and public nursing...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (16 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: Care Services (16 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: Mental Health Services (16 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: Mental Health Services (16 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: Mental Health Services (16 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: Care of the Elderly (16 May 2023)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 727 and 729 together. The Government is committed to ensuring that older persons can continue to live independently in their homes and communities for as long as possible as well as to supporting healthy, active, and autonomous ageing. Acknowledging the disproportionately negative impact of the pandemic on older persons, the Programme for Government: Our...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (16 May 2023)
Mary Butler: Since the start of the pandemic, the national response has continuously evolved to take account of emerging evidence and learnings both nationally and internationally. Throughout, this has included a specific focus on older people, in particular, those resident in nursing homes. Significant supports were put in place for nursing homes, and the situation at both a local and a national level...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (16 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: Health Services Staff (16 May 2023)
Mary Butler: As the Deputy is 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 focussed 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: Health Service Executive (11 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.