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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (29 Mar 2022)
Mary Butler: The Nursing Home Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as 'Fair Deal', is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. The primary legislation underpinning the NHSS is the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009. Participants in the NHSS contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The Scheme...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Mar 2022)
Mary Butler: I am very aware of the strategic workforce challenges which includes pay rates across the nursing homes sector, however, in my capacity as Minister for Older Persons and Mental Health, I have no function in determining the rate of pay in private nursing homes. I am eager to address the challenges being faced and as such I wish to highlight the Cross-Departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (29 Mar 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: Health Services Staff (29 Mar 2022)
Mary Butler: The Department of Health acknowledges that there are variations in the cost of care across public centres as well as across private nursing homes, with public nursing homes generally having a higher cost of care. Regardless of whether it is a private, voluntary or public nursing home, the resident's financial contribution is the same; the price of care only affects levels of state funding and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Mar 2022)
Mary Butler: The Department is in the process of developing a statutory scheme for the financing and regulation of home-support in line with the Programme for Government (2020) which commits to the introduction of a scheme to support people to live in their own homes by providing equitable access to high-quality regulated home care. In parallel with this, a Cross-Departmental Strategic Workforce...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Mar 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: Vaccination Programme (29 Mar 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Mar 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 Staff (29 Mar 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 (29 Mar 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 (29 Mar 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 (29 Mar 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 (29 Mar 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: Eating Disorders (29 Mar 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: Eating Disorders (29 Mar 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: Eating Disorders (29 Mar 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: Eating Disorders (29 Mar 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 Services (29 Mar 2022)
Mary Butler: The type of payment referred to by the Deputy is a matter between the home support providers and their employees and I have no role in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Mar 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: Home Care Packages (24 Mar 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.