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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for his very important question. The development of all aspects of mental health services nationally, including those for children and young people, remains a priority for me and the Government. This is reflected in the current programme for Government and in the significant additional funding allocated to mental health in budget 2021. As the Deputy will know,...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: The Deputy has raised a valid point. Since I came into this role, I have had several discussions with the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, regarding CAMHS waiting lists. There are currently more than 2,230 children waiting for such services. However, in the past seven months or eight months, CHO 4 has taken a proactive approach. Part of the waiting list, especially on the Kerry side, was...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: There are many challenges in primary care for under 18s. The waiting list is at all-time high of 10,500. It is an issue I have inherited. I met the Minister on this issue recently and I have met the HSE primary care team. The team and the section of the Department that deals with mental health are aware that more than 5,000 under-18s are currently on that waiting list for more than 12...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: This falls more under the remit of the Minister. I am very familiar with the situation, and I am a mother of three. This week, there was a move to allow partners to attend the 20-week scan, which had not been allowed until now as a result of Covid. It has been challenging. We are talking about hospitals and maternity wards which are home to young babies, including the most vulnerable....
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for her question. I know mental health and all the challenges people face are close to her heart. At every opportunity she gets she comes in here and raises these issues in a constructive manner. She was here again yesterday for the Private Members' business regarding mental health. I thank her for keeping mental health front and centre. It is hugely important. We have...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: I could not agree with the Deputy more. Our schools policy needs to be updated across many sectors but especially in regard to drug abuse. Sharing the Vision advocates for additional universal supports to provide care to individuals with complex mental health needs, including those presenting with co-existing mental health supports such as addiction or dual diagnosis. This is where it gets...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: Over the last few months, correspondence has been received by the Department of Health in relation to the impact of Covid-19 on mental health. Some correspondents have expressed concern over a potential increase in self-harm, suicide and increased anxiety in the general population. While early information suggests that there has not been a significant increase in self-harm and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: As these are operational matters, 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 (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: As these are operational matters, 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 (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: Homecare is an essential service to support people to live in their own homes and their own communities for as long as possible. The allocation of funding for home supports across the system, though significant, is finite and services must be delivered within the funding available. The 2020 National Service Plan provides for 18.9m home support hours to be delivered to 53,700...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: As these are operational matters, 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 (10 Dec 2020)
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 (10 Dec 2020)
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: Suicide Incidence (10 Dec 2020)
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: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)
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: Mental Health Policy (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: The National Implementation and Monitoring Committee structure (NIMC), is collectively responsible for driving and overseeing the long-term implementation and roll out of the recommendations of the national mental health policy Sharing the Vision – A Mental Health Policy for Everyone. The NIMC comprises a Steering Committee and a Specialist Group Panel. The purpose of both will be to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: The importance of continued social interaction of residents and their families cannot be overstated and every effort should be made, in line with public health advice, to ensure that these interactions continue.The Plan for Living with COVID-19 Framework has been developed to help us to go about our daily lives as much as possible, with measures aimed at the key priorities of protecting...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (10 Dec 2020)
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: Prison Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: I welcome the recently published Final Report of the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), in respect of its last visit to Ireland in late 2019. The Department of Health has examined in detail the CPT Report. The overall thrust of the Report was favourable from a health sector point of view, which relates to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)
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.