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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Closures (15 Feb 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 of the Elderly (15 Feb 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 (15 Feb 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 (15 Feb 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 (15 Feb 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 (15 Feb 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 (15 Feb 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: Nursing Homes (15 Feb 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.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (14 Feb 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for the support he has always afforded to me. We all have a common desire to have the best possible policies and services in place for older people. That process starts by ensuring we identify the growing and diverse needs of older people. I want to see older people being able to age in place and being able to live in their own communities for as long as possible. We...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (14 Feb 2023)
Mary Butler: I beg the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's indulgence in the context of allowing me to welcome a group of ladies to the House. They are members of the Fianna Fáil women's network, which includes many aspiring politicians. I hope the late hour we are sitting will not put them off deciding to venture into politics. They are more than welcome to Leinster House. I very much thank the Deputy...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (14 Feb 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank Senator Clonan for raising this matter. It is my first time taking one of his Commencement matters. I am delighted to do so. We will meet again at 5 p.m. to discuss the Shona Project, so we will speak twice in one day. The HSE provides a range of assisted living services, including personal assistance, to support individuals in maximising their capacity to live full and...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (14 Feb 2023)
Mary Butler: There is a half-minute left.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (14 Feb 2023)
Mary Butler: They would have to be paid the living wage. They would have to be provided with mileage which the HSE workers get. Notwithstanding that issue, HSE healthcare workers are paid €16.50 an hour and mileage and still it struggles to recruit. We have rolling recruitment campaigns across the nine CHOs at the moment to try to encourage more people to become healthcare workers. I want to...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (14 Feb 2023)
Mary Butler: I thank Senator Clonan for the way he expressed himself today. We are putting a new tender in place at the moment. It was meant to be in place on 1 January but has now gone out to 1 April. One of the things we are doing, because this was not available for the care of older people previously, is looking at personalised budgets for the first time ever, within the tender. We are also looking...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Feb 2023)
Mary Butler: Proceeds of Sale The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021, which was signed into law on 22 July 2021, and commenced on 20 October, introduces further safeguards in the NHSS to further protect the viability and sustainability of family farms and businesses. It also includes an amendment in relation to applying the 3-year cap to the proceeds of sale of a house while a resident is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Feb 2023)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 568 and 573 together. I would like to again express my sympathy to all those who lost loved ones during the pandemic. 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (14 Feb 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 (14 Feb 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 (14 Feb 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 of the Elderly (14 Feb 2023)
Mary Butler: Ireland’s population is ageing rapidly, and for the most part, our older population clearly indicates their preference to age in place, in their own homes, for as long as possible. One of the Government's key priorities, as outlined in the Programme for Government, is to support older people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible....