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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (15 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: The Department of Health is cognisant of the challenges associated with recruiting and retaining staff in the home help sector and is committed to working across Government and with relevant stakeholders to ameliorate these issues. The Programme for Government committed to establishing a Workforce Planning Expert Unit to work with the education sectors, regulators, and professional bodies to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (15 Sep 2021)

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: Health Services Staff (15 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: Disabilities Assessments (15 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 (15 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: I have been liaising with the HSE regularly on this very important matter since it was announced. I am assured by the HSE in the context of the closure of the Centre that the needs and preferences of each resident are of paramount importance. On 28 June, the HSE notified the Department of Health that the HSE’s Cork Kerry Community Healthcare Organisation had taken the difficult...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 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 (15 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 (15 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 (15 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: Health Services (15 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 (15 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: Care of the Elderly (15 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: A key principle underpinning Government policy is to support older people to live in their own home with dignity and independence for as long as possible. In recent years there has been a shift in healthcare provision focus towards home care. Home support services are key in facilitating older people to remain at home and, with our ageing population, will become increasingly important in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 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 (15 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 (15 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: Health Service Executive (15 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: Health Services (15 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.

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

Mary Butler: I am grateful for the invitation to be here today. I confirm I am in my office on the Leinster House campus. The pandemic has undoubtedly had a serious impact on the delivery of all public services, including mental health services. We have relied on our national solidarity and the dedication and commitment of healthcare workers nationwide to keep going during this difficult time. Now...

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

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for the question and for her interest in mental health. I am aware that she has a profound interest in this area. It is not the first time the Deputy has asked questions relating to it. The ADHD adult programme has received €1.3 million to date for three demonstration sites that are in the CHO 1 of Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim, CHO 3 of Limerick and CHO 6. The...

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

Mary Butler: My understanding is that the clinical programmes have been advertised but unfortunately, as we all know, recruitment of staff across the HSE can take up to 50 weeks. When someone applies for a post sometimes that person's current post has to be backfilled before he or she is released. This has created challenges. The leader of the clinical programmes, Dr. Amir Niazi, whom I met only last...

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