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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Misuse of Drugs (3 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: I offer the apologies of the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and national drugs strategy, Deputy Feighan. He cannot be here because of Covid-19 restrictions. I am taking the question on his behalf. Under the national drugs strategy, the Government established a working group to consider alternative approaches to the possession of drugs for personal use in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Misuse of Drugs (3 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: The health-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Misuse of Drugs (3 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: I do not accept that it is a misinformed answer. The health diversion programme will connect participants with health services and it will provide a pathway to treatment and recovery where there is problematic drug use. It will also allow participants to avoid a criminal conviction. An interdepartmental group, chaired by representatives of the Department of Health, is considering legal...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Misuse of Drugs (3 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: There is no reason for the Deputy to shout across the floor at me. I am taking this question on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, who cannot be here due to Covid-19. A little respect would go a long way.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (3 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: My colleague and fellow Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, sends her apologies as she is currently in the Seanad and was not in a position to take this question. The implementation of Progressing Disability Service for Children and Young People, PDS, programme is an agreed Government and HSE policy. This policy supports the reconfiguration of children's disability services to provide...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for the question and his continued support of the nursing home sector. As he will know, the temporary assistance payment scheme was established in April 2020 as a temporary measure to support nursing homes during the pandemic. This scheme was extended twice. It was announced in September 2020 that the funding would cease. Funding of €134.5 million has been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (2 Dec 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: Home Help Service (2 Dec 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: Health Services Staff (2 Dec 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: Home Care Packages (2 Dec 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: Hospital Services (2 Dec 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.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue again. As he will know, we have had extensive collaboration and meetings on the Owenacurra site in Midleton. I am conscious of the fact that 19 people call Owenacurra their home. As the Deputy will know, however, the centre was built in 1960. It is not fit for purpose any more due to asbestos and fire safety issues. The Mental Health Commission...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for his question. On the €10 million that has to be spent by the end of the year, I have another meeting at 2 p.m. today. Local organisations were not contacted. We will be using Mental Health Ireland to allocate the money. When €10 million is allocated on budget day and has to be spent before the end of the year, an awful lot of work has to be done....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospice Services (1 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue about an update for the plans for a midlands hospice. I thank her for the compassionate way in which she has dealt with it. Her statement at the start, "You matter because you are you, and you matter to the end of your life.", reflects exactly what a hospice does. The Government is strongly committed to the development of end-of-life...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospice Services (1 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: I again thank the Senator. She is quite right that HSE estates is developing a costed, timelined plan for the development, to be ready by the end of 2021. The Department of Health is actively engaging with the HSE and representative groups on this matter to improve equity of access to an inpatient unit for the midlands. We had this battle in Waterford for many years. The friends of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (1 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: Government has prioritised improved access to home support services. Work is ongoing within the Department of Health to progress the development of the new statutory scheme to support people to live in their own homes within the broader context of the Sláintecare reforms. Recruitment of the 130 posts funded for the national rollout of interRAI as the standard assessment tool for care...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Mary Butler: Yes.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2021)

Mary Butler: No, they are not.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (30 Nov 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: Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2021)

Mary Butler: In relation to variations in the cost of care for public and private nursing homes it is acknowledged that public nursing homes have, in general, a higher cost of care, although there is a wide range of costs in both public care and private care. The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as Fair Deal, has been in place since 2009 as a system of financial support for...