Results 1-20 of 163 for 5 million speaker:Mary Butler

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Mary Butler: ...of our healthcare workers in improving the health outcomes for patients with cancer; — the improvement in survival rates in Ireland during the current National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026, with more than 215,000 people living in Ireland following a cancer diagnosis compared to 150,000 in 2017 when the Strategy was brought to Government; — the strong performance of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (20 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: ...Health, and an administrator. Enhancement of specialist mental health services such as ADHD is a key priority for myself as a Minister, the Government as a whole and the HSE. Since 2021, over €3 million has been made available for funding ADHD posts from Programme for Government funding. This has enabled the set-up of 5 ADHD Teams with recruitment of over 25 posts, and two more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: ...Health, and an administrator. Enhancement of specialist mental health services such as ADHD is a key priority for myself as a Minister, the Government as a whole and the HSE. Since 2021, over €3 million has been made available for funding ADHD posts from Programme for Government funding. This has enabled the set-up of 5 ADHD Teams with recruitment of over 25 posts, and two more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: ...Health, and an administrator. Enhancement of specialist mental health services such as ADHD is a key priority for myself as a Minister, the Government as a whole and the HSE. Since 2021, over €3 million has been made available for funding ADHD posts from Programme for Government funding. This has enabled the set-up of 5 ADHD Teams with recruitment of over 25 posts, and two more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: ...Health, and an administrator. Enhancement of specialist mental health services such as ADHD is a key priority for myself as a Minister, the Government as a whole and the HSE. Since 2021, over €3 million has been made available for funding ADHD posts from Programme for Government funding. This has enabled the set-up of 5 ADHD Teams with recruitment of over 25 posts, and two more...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: ...was really welcome. As I said, we have five full teams in place with two more being recruited at the moment in CHO 8 and CHO 7. Currently, there is none in CHO 2 Galway, Mayo, Roscommon; in CHO 5 Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny - my own area - or in CHO 9. There is a partial team in Cavan-Monaghan. We are currently looking at the €10 million spend. I have prioritised ADHD because I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: ..., clinical nurse specialist mental health and an administrator. Enhancement for specialist mental health services such as ADHD is a key priority for me as Minister. Since 2021, more than €3 million has been made available for funding ADHD posts from programme for Government funding. This has enabled the set-up of five ADHD teams with recruitment of more than 25 posts, and two...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Health Strategies (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: I wish to comment on computerisation, especially regarding home supports. There is currently a split in that the 22 million home support hours last year were delivered between private, public and voluntary services. Approximately 55% of all the home support last year was delivered by private sector services, which all use IT to deliver their supports. Unfortunately, the HSE is lagging but...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...Government. As additional CAMHS teams have been established, staffing has increased in parallel. More specifically, the HSE has increased staffing in community CAMHS from 388.76 WTEs in 2011 to 659 in December 2021 to approximately 820 posts by the end of 2023. This is an increase of more than 50% over the last 12 years. In addition, I announced a further 68 posts for youth mental health...

Paediatric Orthopaedic and Urology Services: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...and referrals compared with previous years. We have seen a 13% reduction in children waiting over four months for spinal procedures at the end of 2023 compared with 2022. We have also seen a 5% reduction in the number of children waiting for spinal procedures, excluding suspensions, at the end of 2023 compared with 2022. However, we are not for a moment saying that is good enough. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (18 Jan 2024)

Mary Butler: ...to the cost of their own care is calculated under the same criteria, therefore the cost to the resident remains the same. In 2019, the Nursing Homes Support Scheme funding (NHSS) budget was €985.8m. Year-on-year the budget has increased: in 2023 I secured a funding increase of €40 million for the NHSS. An additional €45.6 million has been allocated to support...

Delivery of a Rights-Based Care Economy in Ireland: Motion (7 Dec 2023)

Mary Butler: ...system, led by the Department of Health, aims to support people with care needs to live independently in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. The Government has invested an additional €228 million in home support services since budget 2021. The delivery of home support hours is increasing year on year. We expect to deliver 21.5 million home support hours in...

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Mary Butler: ...;31 per hour, up to a maximum of €34 per hour. The service level agreement made with the HSE and the private sector involves the delivery of 30-minute and 60-minute sessions. There is no concept of 45-minute sessions. Notwithstanding these improvements, there is currently a funded waiting list of approximately 2,800 people who are receiving home support but not the maximum hours...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (11 Oct 2023)

Mary Butler: ...development of all aspects of mental health, in line with our national policy, Sharing the Vision, remains a priority for me and for Government. This includes CAMHS, which receives around €137 million in dedicated funding annually. I was delighted yesterday to increase the budget for mental health to almost €1.3 billion. On the day of last year's budget, mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget Process (6 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: ...well in their communities, and has prioritised much-needed investment in dementia over the past three budgets. We have invested €12.16 in dementia services and supports in 2023: €4.86 million has been provided for the National Dementia Strategy and €2.1 million for the full resumption of dementia-specific day care services. We have also prioritized investment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (5 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: ...well in their communities, and has prioritised much-needed investment in dementia over the past three budgets. We have invested €12.16 in dementia services and supports in 2023: €4.86 million has been provided for the National Dementia Strategy and €2.1 million for the full resumption of dementia-specific day care services. We have also prioritized investment...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Mary Butler: ...making a significant difference. I also want to change the narrative in really pushing youth mental health. It is a key priority of mine. I met with the new HSE CEO recently. Some 2% of the 1 million children in Ireland may need the support of child and adolescent mental health services but the remaining 98% also need supports. Jigsaw does an invaluable job. I met with Dr. Joseph...

Nursing Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Mary Butler: ...their families and often takes place at a time of crisis and is a decision that is not to be taken lightly. Supporting the nursing home sector is a priority for the Government. This year, €1.5 billion will be allocated to support 22,700 residents in nursing home care. To put this in context, this is larger than my entire mental health budget and the entire budget for the...

Home Care and Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Mary Butler: ...on wheels. We have 330 day care services back up and running. We have 46 specific dementia day care services up and running. That is nearly 380 in total. Meals on wheels provides meals to 250,000 people every month and is hugely important. It is so much more than just a knock on the door with the meal; there is a social connection. Then we have home care. I am pleased to say that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Residential Institutions (13 Jun 2023)

Mary Butler: ...Deal and it is really important that private and voluntary providers continue to engage in the process as set out in the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009. Across the country, approximately 425 private nursing homes negotiate with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) as part of the usual process. Anyone who has had a scheduled renegotiation of their Deed of Agreement this year...