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- 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (21 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: The Government takes adult safeguarding and matters and allegations of suspected neglect and abuse in health settings very seriously. Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse and harm by others in the context of their interactions with the health sector is a key objective of the Department of Health, every statutory body under its aegis, and every health and social care service that interacts...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 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: Hospital Facilities (21 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 (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 Justice and Equality: Suicide Prevention (16 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 Justice and Equality: Suicide Incidence (16 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 Justice and Equality: Mental Health Policy (16 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 Justice and Equality: Mental Health Services (16 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 Justice and Equality: Eating Disorders (16 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278, 279, 280 and 281 together. 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 Justice and Equality: Eating Disorders (16 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 Justice and Equality: Mental Health Policy (16 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: General Practitioner Services (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: I reiterate the Government's commitment to ensuring that patients throughout the country continue to have access to quality GP services. That is what all the Deputies have reiterated tonight. The important role that GPs play in the delivery of our health service and the commitment to providing a responsive and high-quality service to patients is acknowledged. The workload in many GP...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: I am taking this Topical Issue matter for the Minister, Deputy Donnelly. I thank all three Deputies for raising the issue of the impending closure of a general practice in Templemore following the recent retirement of Dr. Joe Hennessy. The Government is committed to ensuring that patients throughout the country continue to have access to GP services and that general practice is sustainable...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: 260. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to counselling and psychotherapy in the context of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43257/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: 309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43213/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (15 Sep 2021)
Mary Butler: In June 2020, the Programme for Government, mindful of the particular impact of COVID-19 on older people, especially those who live on their own and people living in nursing homes, set out a commitment to establish a commission to examine care for older people. While preliminary scoping work on the establishment of a commission on care has commenced in the Department of Health, the ongoing...