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Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (26 Jan 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 I also wish to advise the Deputy of a number of housing adaptation schemes managed by the Local Authorities and who can offer advice on the housing issues referenced. The local office for Dun Laoghaire is Phone: 01 205 4700 Email: info@dlrcoco.ie Dundrum Office...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Jan 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 (26 Jan 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 (25 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for his question. It has been agreed with the HSE that there will be an assistant national director specifically for the child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, and that recruitment will be under way in the next two weeks. I am very pleased to have agreed that. It is very important, after the report and as a result of the Maskey report last year as well, that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jan 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: Primary Care Services (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter and for the opportunity to update the Dáil on it. Public health nurses play an extremely valuable role within the community healthcare system and provide an extensive range of services, including the provision of child health screening and supports for parents. It is vital that the local community in Crumlin, and all communities across the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: The Government is committed to supporting the continued participation of landlords and growing their investment in the rental market. Budget 2023 provides for a doubling of the cap on deductibility for a landlord's pre-letting expenditure for previously vacant properties to €10,000 per property. The requirement for vacancy for associated expenditure to qualify for such tax...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: I will relay Senator McDowell's thoughts back to the Department. The Senator has made some valid points. We know that many landlords are exiting the market. Many of these people were accidental landlords who might have inherited or bought houses.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: Many of these individuals never intended to be landlords landlord, and the find themselves in difficult circumstances at present. This can be seen throughout the country. I agree with Senator McDowell on that and on the point he made that they are not encouraged to remain within the framework of what they can really do. The review of which I spoke is already under way and will be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Young Adult Travel Card (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Transport. I thank the Senator for raising it, as I know he has done previously. I understand the Senator is asking that the young adult card scheme be extended to include 50% discounted journeys to colleges in Northern Ireland. The Department for Transport has responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Young Adult Travel Card (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: I will do that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: I am committed to supporting people to age in place at home in their communities with the wrap-around supports, including the dementia-specific day care services, meals on wheels and home care. In order to bolster staff resources and reduce waiting times for allocation of service, Cork-Kerry community healthcare advertises on an ongoing basis for healthcare support assistants throughout the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: The Minister, Deputy Donnelly, the Government, along with the Department of Health, remain fully committed to improving services in Limerick, the mid-west region and across the entire country. I believe that only recently the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, and the Taoiseach, met with the elected representatives in that area. It is very clear that after what has been a very difficult couple...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising this very important issue, and for giving me an opportunity to address it. Since budget 2021, I have secured an additional €207 million in funding for home support. This year, the overall home support budget will be more than €700 million. I am probably the first Minister of State that has ever stood here who has the capacity to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Services (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: To reiterate, I am pleased to confirm that the return of public health nurses to their core duties has now enabled the resumption of child development checks across the country. Last year, for example, 84% of children had the check before they reached 12 months, whereas in the previous year, in the height of Covid, the rate was sitting at 59.8%. There has been a huge increase but we want to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and welcome the opportunity to address the House. While acknowledging that there are significant challenges in the provision of healthcare services in Limerick and the mid-west region, there has been and continues to be substantial investment in UL Hospitals Group. For example, in October 2022 the Minister for Health broke ground on a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Jan 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 (24 Jan 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. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The NHSS covers the cost of the standard components of long-term residential care which are: - Nursing and...