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Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Kelly. That is a really important point because the likes of the recovery colleges etc. feed into the recovery office which, in turn, feeds back into the Department. There are structures in place. I agree 100% with the Chair that is important that we learn from lived experience and what has been done right and wrong.

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Lahart for that and all the work he does on mental health. It was fantastic that he met with the ambassador from Australia. We have much to learn from other countries. I look forward to live meetings. You cannot beat the cut and thrust of an Oireachtas committee room. I spent a lot of time in those rooms during the years when I was Chair of the Joint Committee on...

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: Senator Dolan is another wonderful advocate for mental health. I have spoken to her so many times on this. I am joined by my key people in the mental health unit in the Department of Health. I am surrounded by people who support me every day of the week and I thank them for all the work they do. The Senator will be able to raise the recruitment with the HSE next week and I hope she does....

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank the Senator for her comments on my green ribbon. I always wear it proudly. I travelled to Cork a couple of weeks ago to launch the green ribbon campaign with the Lord Mayor of Cork, Mr. Colm Kelleher. That was a great visit. In today's post, I got 20 lovely green ribbon face masks. I was trying to decide how to give them out so I have decided to be like Ryan Tubridy, with one for...

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: Last year, we quickly provided €1.1 million to various NGOs, for example, Jigsaw, MyMind, Pieta House and the Samaritans, to support our move to a blended approach and to move online. More finances have been provided this year. We will get the Senator a written response.

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: The reopening of day care centres falls under my remit. To date, 120 of them have opened and more are opening every month. There are challenges, though. For example, I visited two facilities in north Tipperary yesterday, the Dean Maxwell nursing home and the Community Hospital of the Assumption in Thurles. They are both long-term residential care facilities. When people attended them for...

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: There is no funding issue with day care centres in this regard, thank God.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding reports of a proposal by a company (details supplied) to seek approval to build a gas plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43193/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 227. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been afforded to increasing the fishers' tax credit and the seafarers' allowance for crewmen to incentivise more workers into the industry; if consideration has been afforded to further tax incentives for crewmen on Irish fishing vessels to address worker shortages within the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the surveys being carried out under the Water Framework Directive in the south-east; the expected timeframe for surveys to be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43190/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will identify funding streams or any grant funding available within his Department to supplement and incentivise the planning and construction of housing projects for older persons specifically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42851/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 647. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a national policy for the care of children with food allergies some of which can pose a significant health risk to children in pre-schools, primary schools and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43187/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 648. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in finalising the pay and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; the timeline for the finalisation of these issues; the current position regarding negotiations with a union (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43189/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 649. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43194/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Carer's Leave (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 789. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration has been given to the possibility of extending carer’s leave for employees across all sectors; if he has investigated such a measure to the point by which costings have been calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43188/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 790. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding streams within his Department which may be of potential assistance to ongoing fundraising effort outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43195/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: 791. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the potential funding streams within his Department, Pobal or by alternative means to support the establishment of a pre-school for ECCE classes as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43197/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: HIQA, in discharging its duties, determines, through examination of all information available to it including site inspections, whether a nursing homes meets the regulations in order to achieve and maintain its registration status. Should a nursing home be deemed to be non-compliant with the Regulations and the National Quality Standards, it may either fail to achieve or lose its registration...