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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jun 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.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Donnelly for raising this issue. He is quite right. There was a protest outside Leinster House on Tuesday. There is an action plan, which will be published very shortly. The action plan will not relate only to mental health. It has to relate to educational prospects, to prospects for apprenticeships and to education and social protection. All of those key factors...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy very much for raising this important issue. As he knows, since I became the Minister of State responsible for mental health, we have had a new vision – Sharing the Vision – and a strategy. We have a national implementation monitoring committee to ensure the vision is realised. As part of this, I have tasked a subcommittee in CAMHS to investigate exactly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (2 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for her very important question. I am in a unique situation in that I have a budget that can fund every home care package in the country. My budget for the delivery of home care across the country is €672 million. Every day, 55,000 people receive home care. The problem is that we currently have approximately 5,300 people awaiting home care. The packages are...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: I also was not in a position to attend as I was in the Seanad taking Commencement Matters at noon yesterday. I expect to publish the Traveller health action plan before the summer recess. It does not just relate to mental health; it also covers a suite of measures for Travellers relating to social protection, housing, access to education and access to apprenticeships. Considerable work has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (1 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: As the Deputy said, Erkina House is a high-support residence that provides a rehabilitation and recovery service for people with mental health difficulties. There are currently 12 residents in the house, which is situated in the village of Rathdowney, County Laois, in the Deputy's constituency. The first I heard of this matter was when Deputy Stanley, the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (1 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for his impassioned plea with regard to Erkina House. I will be keeping a very close eye on the developments. The Mental Health Commission visited Erkina House on 15 January 2018. It made recommendations regarding the physical environment, policy development, multidisciplinary team access, individual care planning and medication management. I welcome the fact that the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (1 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy again for the points he raised. I will pick up on some of the aspects mentioned, starting with Irish Water. We hear about these challenges, and I hear about them in my constituency as well. In fairness to the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, significant funding was allocated to Irish Water. I think it is €1.5 billion annually for the next four years to enable...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (1 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Stanton for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. He has asked me to pass on his apologies to the Deputy for being unavailable to take this matter himself. The Housing for All strategy delivers on the programme for Government commitment to step up housing supply and to put...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: As this is a service 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 (1 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: As this is a service 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 (1 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: As this is a service 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 (1 Jun 2022)

Mary Butler: I was informed by the HSE on 11 May 2022 that due to recruitment challenges, the number of operational beds in the Linn Dara CAMHS unit must be reduced from 24 to 13 on a temporary basis. No patient has been or will be discharged early from the unit. This regrettable situation has arisen because a number of nursing posts have become vacant simultaneously at Linn Dara for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Culture Policy (31 May 2022)

Mary Butler: I will be making a statement on the future of the Creative Ireland programme on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, who is currently in Cabinet. Many of the questions the Senator has asked are given a comprehensive response. In December 2016, a new all-of-government initiative, entitled clár Éire IIdánach or the Creative Ireland programme, was approved as a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Culture Policy (31 May 2022)

Mary Butler: The blockage over the past couple of years has been Covid-19 and the fact that a great many organisations were not able to meet as they normally did and had to go online. We missed the benefits of the arts, culture and creativity. They are so important for our well-being, in particular mental health and well-being. It was brought into sharp focus during Covid-19. I firmly believe enhanced...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Safety (31 May 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank Senator Malcolm Byrne for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Naughton, who is currently attending Cabinet. I recognise many of the significant points made by the Senator. He attended in Waterford last Friday afternoon, when we celebrated 20 years of the search and rescue service in the south east located...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Safety (31 May 2022)

Mary Butler: As I outlined, the legislative framework includes a range of controls to regulate the operation of jet skis. I refer specifically to the Maritime Safety Act 2005, under which local authorities, harbour authorities and Waterways Ireland may make by-laws to regulate or control the operation of jet skis in their functional areas. Such by-laws may also address matters relating to the launching...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regional Airports (31 May 2022)

Mary Butler: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. She did not say anything I disagreed with. I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, who, as the Senator pointed out, is attending meetings on this very issue. What we witnessed at Dublin Airport last weekend was totally unacceptable. The Government and Minister are very...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regional Airports (31 May 2022)

Mary Butler: The passenger experience at Dublin Airport is falling far short of the service our citizens and visitors should expect at our largest State airport. The Government recognises the undue stress these unacceptable delays are having on passengers. It is like a perfect storm. People have not been able to holiday abroad for the past two and a half years. We have seen similar pressures in the...