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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 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: Nursing Homes (15 Dec 2022)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 334 and 335 together. I recognise the important part smaller voluntary and family-run nursing homes play in communities and I am strongly committed to supporting them in these challenging times. The Government remains conscious of the financial challenges faced by the Nursing Home sector, particularly in terms of inflationary cost increases. A...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 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 (15 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: Home Help Service (15 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: Nursing Homes (15 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: Home Care Packages (15 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: Health Services Waiting Lists (15 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.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes (14 Dec 2022)
Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Flaherty for raising this issue. Before I deal with the substantive issues raised, I wish to state categorically that when it comes to HIQA regulations I will never compromise. I will not apologise to anybody in the House for having regulations and standards in place. It is very important that we have oversight and that we have an organisation such as HIQA that can go into...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes (14 Dec 2022)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy. On the funding of the private nursing homes, last year my budget was €1.4 billion. The private nursing homes received €1 billion of that €1.4 billion, supporting 18,000 people, whereas the HSE supports 4,500 people under fair deal. It must also be appreciated that residential HSE-run community nursing units and community hospitals are often staffed...
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Dec 2022)
Mary Butler: This might be my last time speaking in the Seanad as Minister of State with responsibility for mental health and older people with Senator Daly as Cathaoirleach. I thank him and all the other Members for the courtesy shown to me over the past two and a half years. I want to say a special word of thanks to the Cathaoirleach for the way he has magnified the importance of the Seanad.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Dec 2022)
Mary Butler: The celebrations over the last few months have been very timely. I was honoured to see the portrait downstairs of Tras Honan who is a Waterford woman and is originally from County Clare. She was the first ever female Cathaoirleach of the Seanad and it is fitting to mark her achievement. I say well done to the Cathaoirleach on all of his work and all the support he got from Members. I am...
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Dec 2022)
Mary Butler: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Dec 2022)
Mary Butler: Perinatal clinics.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Dec 2022)
Mary Butler: I thank all the Senators for their contributions to the debate. The Bill allows us to maintain our support for the core principle of community rating, which is a long-established and well supported Government policy for the health insurance market, and ensure that the cost of insurance is shared across the insured population. The main purpose of the Bill is to update the amounts of risk...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2022)
Mary Butler: A once-off fund of €100m for 2022 has been allocated from Budget 2023 to support community-based health and social care service providers for cost increases. This funding includes the €10m Temporary Inflation Payment Scheme for private nursing homes and a larger fund for voluntary community-based providers, which is being made available in recognition of the challenges being...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (14 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: Health Services (14 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: Health Services (14 Dec 2022)
Mary Butler: The Government has provided substantial supports to the nursing home sector over the course of the pandemic. Over €145 million has been claimed by nursing homes under the Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) since its introduction in 2020. The Government has now agreed to extend TAPS to the end of the year by maintaining the availability of Outbreak Assistance support. A...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 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.