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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (13 Dec 2022)

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 (13 Dec 2022)

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 (13 Dec 2022)

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 (13 Dec 2022)

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: Public Inquiries (13 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: 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 particular, those resident in nursing homes. Significant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 Dec 2022)

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 (13 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: Next year the overall funding available to the HSE for Older Persons will exceed €2.4 billion. This includes nearly €1.1 billion for Fair Deal. This represents an overall increase of 25% since 2020. A wide range of core services will be provided for older persons including home support, day care, community supports in partnership with voluntary groups and intermediate care as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (13 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: Under Section 21(3) of the Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People Regulations 2013, all Nursing Homes and care providers are obliged to retain Health Information for 7 years. In the event that a person’s sensitive personal data has been lost or destroyed, this may constitute a breach of the GDPR, and the person(s) involved should raise their concerns with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: The Department of Health acknowledges that there are variations in the cost of care across public community hospitals as against private nursing homes. I visited Sacred Heart Hospital, Carlow with the Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: It is a fantastic facility. Does the Deputy remember, on the day we were there, the amount of work being done with the integrated care programme for older persons, ICPOP, team, in relation to supporting people to age well at home, nutrition and dietary requirements and the risk of frailty and falls? The HSE will always step in where a resident's needs are sufficiently complex that they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for the way in which she addressed this. I am in discussions with Department officials to examine ways in which funding can continue to be used to support, where necessary and appropriate, those nursing homes not scheduled to renegotiate their deeds of agreement this year. We are also looking at an expected extension of the temporary inflation payment scheme. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for her question. The Government is conscious of the financial challenges faced by the nursing home sector and has acted accordingly. The cost of residential care to the State was €1.4 billion last year. We received approximately €350 million back from people who avail of the fair deal support mechanism. As of today, there are 22,613 people living in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: We have been working very hard on the statutory home care scheme over recent years. We lost time during Covid. I would be the first to admit that. The Deputy is right that we need the same standards in respect of home care the length and breadth of the country. The interRAI, which is the single assessment tool, is what will provide that. I secured funding in my very first budget to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: There are a great many home care workers the length and breadth of the country. To be fair, 56,500 people will receive home care today. Many will receive more than one visit during the day. However, we are seeing many more complex cases as a result of Covid and more referrals from GPs and public health nurses for people to avail of this service. The Deputy is right that if there are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I was not aware of it. I know that in my area, for example, there is huge provision of community and step-down beds and transitional beds for up to 11 weeks for people who it is deemed no longer need to be in an acute hospital and whose consultant has said they need only community or step-down care. As the Deputy will know, we are abolishing all...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Ward for his question. The Deputy will be aware that the Mental Health Commission is an independent statutory body established under the Mental Health Act 2001. The commission’s principal functions 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...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: To be fair, when the initial report from Dr. Seán Maskey was presented to me I acted quickly and promptly. I initiated an independent audit by the HSE of three particular areas, namely, prescribing, standard operation procedures and the interaction of parents and families with CAMHS. The Mental Health Commission also agreed to conduct a full review of all nine CHOs. The standard...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: The HSE acts when it is contacted by the Mental Health Commission. Any safeguarding issues or concerns raised are dealt with promptly and appropriately by the HSE and the relevant CAMHS teams. At the same time, we must remember that thousands of children are receiving the support of CAMHS multidisciplinary teams on a daily basis. They receive good supports. I must try to build confidence...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: In 2023, the overall budget for home support will exceed €700 million. Over the last three budgets, I have secured more than €200 million in additional funding for home care support, a 42% increase since 2020. I thank the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, for his support, and that of the whole Government and Cabinet, in ensuring this particular funding has been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: Next year the overall funding available to the HSE for Older Persons will exceed €2.4 billion. This includes nearly €1.1 billion for Fair Deal.  This represents an increase an overall increase of 25% since 2020. I have secured additional investment of almost €12m for new measures next year. The Healthy Age Friendly Homes initiative will be rolled out nationally...