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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: As this is as 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 Services Staff (10 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: According to the Health Service Executive there are 17 boarding out facilities across 3 of the Community Health Organisations (CHO); CHO 1, CHO2 and CHO8. The last year has been a very challenging year for the health system, and the response to the current pandemic, has highlighted the importance of the need to support people, including our older people, to access the right care, in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (10 Feb 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 Services Staff (10 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (10 Feb 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: Patient Transport (10 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (10 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: The National Implementation and Monitoring Committee (NIMC) is collectively responsible for driving and overseeing the long-term implementation of the national mental health policy, Sharing the Vision. The NIMC is made up of the NIMC Steering Committee which will be supported by an NIMC Reference Group of Service Users and Families and NIMC Specialist Groups. The NIMC Steering Committee will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: A Vision for Change (10 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: With regard to the availability of A Vision for Change monitoring group reports on the HSE website, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible. I will also request that these reports are posted on both the Department of Health and HSE websites. The six annual reports from 2007 to 2011 of the Independent Monitoring Group can be found at the...

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: Can I have 30 seconds, please?

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: All mental health supports and initiatives are for everyone. A person does not have to play sport to avail of them. They are there for everyone from the very young to the very old. As the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, pointed out, a huge amount of support has been put in place for sporting organisations, whether it is the GAA, IRFU or whichever sports are involved. Mental health...

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: The Department of Education, through the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, is providing school-level emotional and psychological support. I have no doubt the Minister, Deputy Foley, will bring the decision to the House when it is made.

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: I will try to answer as many of the questions as possible. The national clinical programme for dual diagnosis is proceeding and the new clinical lead is in place. I have funded new posts for dual diagnosis in 2021, which I know everybody will welcome. On the issues relating to the Mental Health Act 2001, this is extremely complex legislation and a great deal of work is being undertaken....

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: I addressed that question earlier, although the Deputy might not have been in the Chamber. I will meet representatives of the HSE in the coming weeks. My primary focus when I came into the job was to get the national implementation and monitoring committee in place for Sharing the Vision. Given that we were dealing with the Covid pandemic, I wanted to ensure that services could be retained...

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for that very important question. The HSE has worked closely with different NGOs to provide counselling supports. MyMind, for example, has provided 10,000 instances of counselling supports in 15 different languages for people living in Ireland and this supports people who live in direct provision.

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Mary Butler: We have funded this year the additional staff required to develop the HSE psychosocial framework. The primary care list, which we all know is extremely long, is, as one Deputy said earlier, something I inherited but have been working on intensively. Currently, there are 12,000 under-18s on that list and 6,000 of them have been waiting over 12 months, which is not acceptable to me. I met...