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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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Employment Rights (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: The Government is committed to addressing the workforce challenges which are negatively affecting the recruitment and retention of home support workers. For this reason, I established the cross departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in March 2022 to examine, and formulate recommendations to address, the challenges in frontline carer roles in the home support and long term residential...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (24 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Family Support Services (24 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (24 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.

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: Care 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: Departmental Reports (24 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.

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

Mary Butler: The Government is committed to supporting people with care needs to continue to live independently in their homes and communities for as long as possible. As of November 2022, 19,038,523 home support hours had been delivered nationally over the preceding year and, as at the end of November 2022, there were 56,429 people in receipt of the service. However, there were also 3,240 new applicants...

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

Mary Butler: The Government is committed to supporting healthy, positive ageing and ensuring that older persons can continue to live independently in their homes and communities for as long as possible. The Programme for Government(2020) commits to the establishment of a commission on care that will ‘assess how we care for older people and examine alternatives to meet the diverse needs of our older...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (24 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care 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.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (19 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. Regarding the case of the two boys, I take on board everything he said and will talk to the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, regarding the issues he raised but I cannot comment on the case because I was not aware of it before I came in here. The Minister of State apologises for not being here. The Deputy is right that early...