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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Jan 2022)
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.
- Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: I join Members once again in reading into the record of the House my deepest condolences to Ashling Murphy's family; her boyfriend, Ryan; her friends; her work colleagues; her pupils; and members of her local and wider community in County Offaly. Although nearly two weeks have passed since this tragic occurrence, there remains a palpable sense of shock in every community throughout the...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: Yes.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: I did meet them.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (25 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: I am, along with Government as a whole, committed to the development of improved community-based services, shifting care to the home, and offering greater choice for older people. We have prioritised home support services and the additional funding secured in Budget 2021 to provide an extra 5 million hours has been maintained under Budget 2022. It is estimated that by the end of November some...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (25 Jan 2022)
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 Help Service (25 Jan 2022)
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 (25 Jan 2022)
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 Help Service (25 Jan 2022)
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: Health Services (25 Jan 2022)
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: Home Care Packages (25 Jan 2022)
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 (25 Jan 2022)
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: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: The HSE provides all PPE, including appropriate face masks, to all health care workers employed by the HSE, and in certain private settings such as nursing homes in accordance with advice of the National Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Team (AMRIC). In addition, I understand from the HSE that the supplies of FFP2 masks are being provided through the Community Healthcare...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: The Nursing Home Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as 'Fair Deal', is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. The primary legislation underpinning the NHSS is the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009. Participants in the NHSS contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The Scheme...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: At the onset of the pandemic, the HSE responded rapidly by reconfiguring existing services and putting additional services and supports in place in order to respond to any rise in mental health service need. To adapt and improve accessibility, Mental Health Services and many of its funded NGO partners, successfully fast-tracked new digital health options including innovative online, text and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (20 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021 was signed into law on 22 July, and became full operational on 20 October 2021. 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 based on farm and business assets...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: The proposal to establish a cross-governmental youth mental health Pathfinder unit, with participation from the Department of Health, the Department of Education and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, received Ministerial approval during the previous Government. Its establishment is a priority in the current Programme for Government. The proposal is...
- Gender-based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2022)
Mary Butler: I join Members of the House in expressing my deepest condolences to Ashling Murphy's family, her boyfriend Ryan, her friends, her work colleagues, her pupils and the members of her local and wider community in County Offaly. The entire country is behind the Murphy family as they face this unimaginable grief. I attended very poignant candle-lit vigils in Dungarvan and Portlaw last week. We,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)
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.