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

Mary Butler: I do not mind.

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

Mary Butler: The most important thing in relation to Sharing the Vision is that it is cross-departmental. That is very important. Once upon a time, people believed that if they had poor mental health or a mental illness they were dealt with by the Department of Health, the HSE or a local general practitioner but much of the time the issues by which the person is compounded are, for example, challenges...

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

Mary Butler: As Dr. Dodd has been involved in this work as well, I ask him to comment.

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

Mary Butler: I thank Dr. Dodd. By way of add-on, I am meeting the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, at 3 p.m. today to discuss mental health supports for students, primary and secondary. We will also discuss trauma-based counselling for children who would deal with specific issues during their time in school. There is quite a lot of work going on in the background. At times, it is just about...

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

Mary Butler: The question crosses over a couple of sections. Palliative care does not come under my remitper se; rather it comes under the remit of the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly. From the well-being point of view, it comes under the remit of the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan. There is no doubt that in terms of the challenges that people have faced over the last 16 to 18 months, they have...

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

Mary Butler: I will make a couple of points. The Department is acutely conscious of people with lived experience when determining policy or looking, for example, at how we should change and adapt to the issues we have dealt with in the pandemic. As I said, regarding the national implementation and monitoring committee there are 17 key people on the steering committee. There is a person there with lived...

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

Mary Butler: This year, for example, we had a significant consultation on the Mental Health Act in April. Mr. Kelly might be able to tell us a little bit about that because quite a lot of submissions - over 100 - were received.

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]