Results 6,181-6,200 of 11,491 for speaker:Mary Butler

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (23 Sep 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.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla — Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (22 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy. Improving all aspects of mental health service delivery is a priority for me, the Government as a whole and the HSE, in line with the executive's national service plan 2021. This includes continued collaboration between relevant agencies and service users to ensure that quality and standards in our mental health facilities are further improved in line with best practice...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla — Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (22 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. Significant Government funding in 2021 means that the mental health budget is now in excess of €1.1 billion. The HSE is providing approximately €139 million this year for mental health services in community healthcare organisation, CHO, 4, which includes east Cork. I appreciate that this topic has been raised by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021 was signed into law on 22 July. The principal amendment introduced under the Act extended the three-year cap on contributions to farms and businesses owned by scheme participants, on the condition that these continue to be managed by a family successor for a certain period. The goal of this amendment is to assist in protecting the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (22 Sep 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 (22 Sep 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 (22 Sep 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 Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (22 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 274. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has plans to introduce a further tranche of community enhancement programme funding given that community centres are incurring additional expense as they move towards reopening within the public health restrictions of the day; the amounts paid to each local authority under the previous tranche of community enhancement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence regarding the EWSS (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45116/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence regarding apprenticeships (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45120/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Housing Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: The Indecon Report on the Taxation of Vacant Residential Property(2018) recommended that a major programme of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) should be activated by Local Authorities to purchase vacant properties, even when these dwellings are not suitable for social housing. In this regard, Housing for All: A new Housing Plan for Irelandprovides for such a programme of CPO acquisitions,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (21 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: It is a key priority for the Government to allow more people to engage in services that allow them to remain independent and live in their own homes with dignity and independence for as long as possible. Day centres are fundamental to the health and well-being of our older population and play a key role in enabling older people to live independently in their own communities and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Sep 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 (21 Sep 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: Hospital Staff (21 Sep 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 (21 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: The Chief Inspector of Social Services in the Health Information and Quality Authority, (HIQA), is the statutory independent regulator in place for the nursing home sector, whether a HSE managed or a private nursing home. The Chief Inspector, established under the Health Act 2007, has significant and wide-ranging powers up to and including withdrawing the registration of a nursing home...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Sep 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 (21 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021 was signed into law on 22 July, and it will be brought into operation on 20 October, 90 days from its enactment. The goal of this amendment is to assist in protecting the viability and sustainability of family farms and family-run businesses. The principal amendment introduced under the Act extended the three-year cap on contributions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (21 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) published updated guidance on visiting in long-term residential care: Covid-19: Normalising Visiting in Long Term Residential Care Facilities (LTRCFs). This guidance came into effect on 19 July. The public health advice is to restore visiting to near normal in terms of frequency of visits in those settings with a high level of vaccination of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: The development of all aspects of mental health services remains a priority for Government. This is reflected in the current Programme for Government, the new policy,Sharing the Vision - A Mental Health Policy for Everyone, and the significant additional funding given to HSE Mental Health services in Budget 2021. In excess of €1.1 billion is allocated for mental health in the 2021 HSE...