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Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Mary Butler: ...as she had a long-standing commitment. The Minister is not opposing the motion put forward by the Deputies. I welcome this opportunity to discuss the important issue of supporting our family carers. I thank the Regional Group of Deputies who brought forward this motion. I think this is a timely discussion. As the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health and older...

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

Mary Butler: In its 2024 pre-budget submission, the Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) has called for investment in therapeutic support and education for family carers of people with dementia, among other priorities. While caring can be a rewarding experience, the Government acknowledges the challenges faced by many family carers, particularly those who are engaged in high intensity caring. In Budget...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: Yesterday, Family Carers Ireland protested outside the gates of Leinster House. I went outside to meet its members. They are on their knees. The word they used was "caged". They feel caged in their own homes when it comes to home support hours and respite hours. They feel there is a postcode lottery for services. Rural isolation and desperation were also mentioned. Home carers who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Carer's Leave (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Butler: ...on the HSE’s continual enhancement of existing service-provision and on emerging good practice across the current system of health and social care delivery as well as supporting family and unpaid carers. The national roll-out of interRAI as the single assessment tool (incorporating the assessment of carers’ needs) will be integral to the new scheme, underpinning the...

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2019)

Mary Butler: When I spoke yesterday to the Sinn Féin motion on home support workers, I started by paying tribute to carers. Once again, I pay tribute to the immense work done by them. I support the motion proposed by Deputy Penrose and his Labour Party colleagues. Those who work as carers have been completely undervalued by the Government, even though they provide essential support for their loved...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (28 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: ..., especially those who live on their own and people living in nursing homes, set out a commitment to establish a commission to examine care and supports for older people. Under the National Carer’s Strategy a range of measures have been introduced or extended by my Department to support family carers in recent years. Most recently, €2m was allocated in Budget 2021 as a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Carer's Leave (28 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: ...on the HSE’s continual enhancement of existing service-provision and on emerging good practice across the current system of health and social care delivery as well as supporting family and unpaid carers. Work is on-going within the Department to progress the development of the new scheme within the broader context of the Sláintecare reforms. This work encompasses the...

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

Mary Butler: ...of everybody with care needs are upheld in accordance with their needs and preferences throughout their lives. I am pleased to support the motion. We recognise the invaluable contribution that family carers make in caring for some of the most vulnerable in our society and we are committed to ensuring that carers are fully supported and empowered. The motion covers many Departments...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (24 Oct 2019)

Mary Butler: 299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the income disregard of €332.50 will be increased for those carers who can work the extra 3.5 hours announced in budget 2020 in view of the fact that there is fear among carers they may be penalised as the income disregard did not increase; and if the issue will be revisited (details supplied). [43862/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (3 Nov 2020)

Mary Butler: ...rooms, deliver an acute hospital dementia and delirium care pathway, and implement the national clinical guideline on the appropriate use of psychotropic medication in people with dementia. Family carers provide selfless and dedicated care to their loved ones, and the Government recognises that the caring role can be challenging, particularly in current circumstances. Our family carers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Butler: ...and development of mental health services and supports. It is important to recognise the valuable contribution of those who care for family members, relatives, and friends, including young carers. Family Carers Ireland, a not-for-profit organisation, supports family carers and young carers through the provision of free emergency care planning, counselling, specialised training and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Care Services (7 Oct 2020)

Mary Butler: I am fully aware that Covid-19 has placed significant additional pressures on people with dementia and their families. I recently convened a round table discussion with carers. Unfortunately we had to conduct it online and reduce the numbers involved but I specifically asked to speak to people caring for people with dementia and mental health challenges and particularly to people who were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (26 Apr 2022)

Mary Butler: .... This has been affected due to the strategic workforce challenges in the home support sector. An Advisory Group has been set up and has already met, to identify the specific obstacles to recruiting carers, and make recommendations to me by this September. It is important to note that progress is being made in this area - at the end of February 2022 there were 4,567 people assessed and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (24 Mar 2022)

Mary Butler: ...about my commitment in establishing a Cross-Departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group to examine strategic workforce challenges, including recruitment and retention of workers, in front-line carer roles in home support and nursing homes. This Group is now fully established and I opened the inaugural meeting on 3rd March 2022 and expressed my full support. The Terms of Reference...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: ...centre-based day care. This was first introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic and is universally viewed as beneficial, improving both the quality of life of clients and providing a break for family carers. Alongside this, I allocated €300,000 in funding to the Alzheimer Society of Ireland to provide weekend activity clubs for people with young onset dementia. This new service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Nov 2022)

Mary Butler: I established the cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in March 2022 to examine, and formulate recommendations to address, the challenges in front-line carer roles in the home-support and long-term residential care sectors. The Report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistantswas published on 15thOctober 2022. Providing an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Mary Butler: No, through both. At the end of the day, a person who needs home care does not care who is providing that once the home carer comes in the door. Previously, it was a 50:50 split. There was 50% of home care provided by the HSE and 50% by private companies and voluntary groups such as the organisation I mentioned. I received additional funding of €150 million in my first budget to...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Mary Butler: ...supports in every aspect of their lives to enable them to achieve their full potential, maximise their independence and lead fulfilling lives. There has been an awful lot of talk today about carers. I hosted an online round table with carers three weeks ago. It was supposed to be a much bigger event, but we had to reduce it. I heard from carers, including dual carers who are looking...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: ...the Government. To this end, I established the cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in March 2022 to examine, and formulate recommendations to address, the challenges in front-line carer roles in the home-support and long-term residential care sectors. Working closely with key stakeholders, the Group examined the recruitment, retention, training, career-development, and...