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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Nov 2021)
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 (2 Nov 2021)
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 (2 Nov 2021)
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 (2 Nov 2021)
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 (2 Nov 2021)
Mary Butler: Information on the changes to the scheme resulting from the Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021 including who can be a family successor, the process of appointing a family successor and the supporting documents required can be obtained from a local Nursing Homes Support Scheme Office or from www.hse.ie/nhss. Section 5 of the linked webpage outlines the process and the statutory...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (2 Nov 2021)
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 (2 Nov 2021)
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.
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Statements (21 Oct 2021)
Mary Butler: I am pleased to mark breast cancer awareness month and to discuss this important topic. At the outset, I wish to acknowledge the great commitment of those working in cancer services in hospitals, screening services, community services and the charitable and voluntary sectors. This has enabled the continued provision of quality care to individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic and following...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (21 Oct 2021)
Mary Butler: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021 was enacted on 22 July; as per the amendment to the Act introduced at committee stage in the Dáil, it will be brought into effect 90 days after its signing into law, on 20 October 2021. The principal amendment introduced under the Act extends the three-year cap on contributions to farms and businesses owned by scheme participants,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (21 Oct 2021)
Mary Butler: Changes to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021 will be implemented from 20 October 2021. The primary amendment to the Scheme (more commonly known as the Fair Deal Scheme) will mean that after a period of three years, when calculating the cost of a person’s nursing home care, the value of family-owned farms and businesses will no longer be taken into account....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (21 Oct 2021)
Mary Butler: I am delighted to have secured investment in Budget 2022 to support the development and establishment of 9 permanent multi-disciplinary Community Support Teams (CSTs), one in each CHO, as part of a wider overall allocation of €17.6 million to support the continued implementation of the recommendations of the COVID-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel Report. This investment aims to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Oct 2021)
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: Emergency Departments (20 Oct 2021)
Mary Butler: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. As Deputy Lahart has outlined so well, of course someone presenting to an emergency department is anxious and upset. The presence of Covid has made it more fraught. I acknowledge the distress that overcrowded emergency departments cause to patients, their families and front-line staff working...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Emergency Departments (20 Oct 2021)
Mary Butler: I will bring the Deputy's concern back to the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. I am delighted to hear that they both visited the hospital recently and have seen the progress. Attendances at all emergency department are hospitals have increased throughout the country. It is a very worrying trend so early in the winter. We are facing into the possibility of the winter flu and the vomiting...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Oct 2021)
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 (20 Oct 2021)
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 (20 Oct 2021)
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 (20 Oct 2021)
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 (20 Oct 2021)
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 (20 Oct 2021)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244, 248 and 249 together. 2021 saw a then record budget for mental health of over €1.114 billion, including €23 million to commence implementation of many of the short-term recommendations of Sharing the Visionin 2021 and the HSE National Service Plan (NSP) and €15 million to address the additional challenges posed by Covid-19. An...