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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. As the Deputy will be aware, GPs are private practitioners, although most GPs hold contracts with the HSE to provide services under public health schemes. There are currently 2,539 GPs with a general medical services, GMS, contract for the provision of GP services without charge...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: I do not have a response in respect of primary care centres at the moment but I know the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, was in counties Sligo and Donegal last Friday to open three primary care centres. Nine primary care centres were announced in December last year. We have been building primary care centres for the past five or six years and rolling out eight or nine of them each year....
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: The development has been included in the capital plan since last year and will go ahead.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: The Minister and I are committed to the development of a new community nursing unit for older persons in Cashel. As the Deputy is aware, a community nursing unit and a ten-bed crisis house for mental health are already under construction in Clonmel. The HSE has advised that the existing hospital site is not suitable for the new 60-bed community nursing unit. It has also advised that the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Third Level Costs (25 Apr 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 currently...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Meals-on-Wheels Services (25 Apr 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: Medicinal Products (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: Residents in nursing homes receive medication as prescribed by a general practitioner or physician and as dispensed by a pharmacist. Prescribing practices including the choice of drug is the prerogative of the medical profession and not subject to review by inspectors of social service. Inspectors will review care records and medication administration records to ensure that residents...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: As the Deputy is aware, the Chief Inspector of Social Care and the Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA) is the national independent regulator of Nursing Homes and operates under the Health Act 2007. All facilities for older people are subject to registration and inspection by HIQA, which is underpinned by a comprehensive quality framework comprising Registration Regulations, Care and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (25 Apr 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 (25 Apr 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 (25 Apr 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 (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: The Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme for nursing homes, also known as TAPS, provides financial assistance to private and voluntary nursing homes to support their preparedness in relation to COVID-19 and to manage outbreaks, if and when they present. The Scheme's guidelines and associated documentation are publicly available at www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/te...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: The Health Act 2007, as amended, provides the overarching regulatory framework for the nursing home sector with further detailed requirements set out in Registration Regulations, Care and Welfare Regulations and Quality Standards. Under the Health Act 2007, as amended, and related Regulations, the registered provider is responsible and accountable for the quality of care and safety of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the Health Service Executive Annual Report and Financial Statements 2021 (available at this URL: www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/corporate/hse-annual-re port-and-financial-statements-2021.pdf) provides details of formal complaints received, by category, by the HSE during 2020 and 2021. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: The Health Act 2007, as amended, provides the overarching regulatory framework for the nursing home sector with further detailed requirements set out in Registration Regulations, Care and Welfare Regulations and Quality Standards. Under the Health Act 2007, as amended, and related Regulations, the registered provider is responsible and accountable for the quality of care and safety of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: The Health Act 2007, as amended, provides the overarching regulatory framework for the nursing home sector with further detailed requirements set out in Registration Regulations, Care and Welfare Regulations and Quality Standards. Under the Health Act 2007, as amended, and related Regulations, the registered provider is responsible and accountable for the quality of care and safety of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Apr 2023)
Mary Butler: Officials in my Department directed this query to the Mental Health Commission and the following is their response: "It would not be appropriate for the MHC to comment on correspondence between the Chairperson and a private citizen. However, for information, the Regulatory Team has confirmed previously that certain residents were happy to move."
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (25 Apr 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 (25 Apr 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 (25 Apr 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.