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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: On behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Rabitte, who has responsibility for disabilities, I thank Deputy Durkan for raising this important issue and for offering us the opportunity to respond. The Government and the HSE are fully committed to delivering real and tangible solutions to enhance services to better support children with disabilities in Ireland. The progressing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Financial Services (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Troy for raising this issue. I am taking this on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Chambers, who had a Cabinet meeting this afternoon and so is not in a position to attend. The Central Bank has put in place a range of measures to protect consumers who take out or have a mortgage or other loan. This consumer protection framework seeks to ensure all Central Bank-regulated...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Financial Services (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I will bring back to the Minister what the Deputy has said, and I understand his passion. I do not think there is any Deputy in the House who has not engaged with people who have found themselves in the same predicament. I put on the record of the House that the overall level of mortgage arrears continues to decline and, as per statistics recently published by the Central Bank, the number...

Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: Certainly.

Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank all Deputies who contributed to this debate for their support and constructive engagement on this important legislation. I am certain that my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Chambers, looks forward to engagement with Deputies on Committee and Report Stages on the issues raised this evening. As the Minister, Deputy Chambers, stated, the purpose of the Finance (Provision of Access...

Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Senator and acknowledge his persistent advocacy in all health matters. I have come before him in this House many times. I join him in acknowledging and marking the fact that September is cardiovascular month. It is very important we continue to put a focus on that. I am taking this question on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly. The national review of cardiac services...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I will agree with Senator Conway on screening, which is very important. This is an early detection and population-based screening programme for early detection of cardiovascular disease. The Minister for Health is fully committed to supporting our population screening programmes which are a valuable part of our health service. As the Senator may be aware, decisions on whether to introduce...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Senator for her question and it is fair to say that the senior Minister, Deputy Donnelly, working with Bernard Gloster and Sandra Broderick, the new regional executive officer, REO, are trying to use every available lever they have in the area to improve the situation in University Hospital Limerick. It is also fair to acknowledge that a huge amount of great work is done in that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I understand exactly where the Senator is coming from. Based on the answer I provided, everyone has to acknowledge that more investment and staff have been put into University Hospital Limerick than in any other hospital in Ireland in the last four years. That is a fact. Unfortunately, there are issues that take a long time to deal with. There are cultural issues and the way things are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank Senator Ward for raising this important issue. The answer I have was prepared by the Office of the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, but ADHD comes under my remit, as Minister of State with responsibility for mental health. Therefore, I will deal with it in two separate ways. I will speak first to the long-term illness scheme. Established in the 1970s, the scheme provides for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: To conclude, I do not have a medical background myself but one thing I have learned from speaking to clinicians is that 40% of young people who are in CAMHS have ADHD. Their condition can be dealt with very well with medication. Once they get that diagnosis and they are put on the correct medication in the correct dosage, they can do extremely well. The situation we had was that when they...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. When one is parked outside the school gate or one is walking to school, it really focuses the mind on the safety of children going to school. I am dealing with this matter on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Lawless, who has given me a comprehensive answer. As we all know, the Government is committed to achieving a modal shift in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: While there was an enthusiastic response to the initial call for applications under the programme in 2021, with approximately one quarter of schools in the country registering to apply, this naturally means that three quarters of schools were not enrolled in it. It should, however, be noted that because a school is not currently in the programme, that does not mean it will not receive any...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Sep 2024)

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 (26 Sep 2024)

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 (26 Sep 2024)

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 (26 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: There are several mechanisms whereby community and voluntary organisations can seek funding. Organisations can apply to HSE Mental Health Services for national lottery grant funding through the relevant local HSE Community Health Organisation. Details can be found at: . In addition, organisations may provide mental health services to or on behalf of the HSE at both local and national level,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (26 Sep 2024)

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 (26 Sep 2024)

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.