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- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Aids and Appliances (15 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank the Senator for the practical and pragmatic way he has raised this matter. It is a serious issue for many families. As he has said, the spotlight in recent weeks on young children with prostheses has shown that it can be very problematic for many families who might not have access to a long-term illness card or a medical card. As Senator Byrne said, if they are trying to raise an...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Maternity Services (15 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: Many people are interested in this Commencement matter. As Senator Fitzpatrick has quite rightly said, the Rotunda Hospital is the world's oldest and Ireland's busiest maternity hospital, with the phenomenal number of 8,000 babies being delivered every year. I thank her for raising the issue and giving me the opportunity to outline to the House on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Stephen...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Maternity Services (15 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for her subsequent statement. In 2020, €4.6 million was provided by the HSE to the Rotunda Hospital to address capacity and infrastructural needs. Given the age and condition of the original hospital, additional funding of €100,000 has been provided by the HSE to the Rotunda to prepare a strategic assessment report and preliminary business case in support of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (15 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: Home Help Service (15 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: Health Services (15 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: Eating Disorders (15 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: Eating Disorders (15 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: Health Services Provision (15 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: Home Help Service (15 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: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (15 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: Home Help Service (15 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 523 and 525 together. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has recently published new public health advice in relation to visiting long-term residential care services. This new guidance outlines an updated definition for ‘critical and compassionate circumstances’, which now provides that residents may be facilitated to receive: ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 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 (15 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: Self-Harm Prevention (15 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 with the information requested..
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: I have been advised by the Health Information and Quality Authority that on 8 September 2020, HIQA inspectors of social services carried out a follow-up inspection of the nursing home referred to by the Deputy. As part of this inspection, a report was written which states that a serious incident review of the management of the COVID-19 outbreak had been completed by the registered...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (15 Dec 2020)
Mary Butler: As Minister I cannot make any comment on protected disclosures received that could in any way identify the person who made the protected disclosure. The Protected Disclosures Act (2014) precludes the Department from discussing any matter in relation to the protected disclosures that could identify that person. However, I can assure you that that all protected disclosures received...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (15 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: Hospital Facilities (15 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.