Results 1-20 of 205 for cork speaker:Mary Butler

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Museum Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Mary Butler: To reiterate, a number of organisations, including Dublin Port and the local authorities in Cork and Limerick indicated their interest in taking the LÉ Eithne as a museum piece or a tourist attraction, following her decommissioning in 2022. However, despite extensive engagements and lengthy discussions and inspections all these parties withdrew. Dublin Port commissioned two reports in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Mary Butler: ...such as cyclists and pedestrians, is paramount to the Department of the Minister, Deputy Ryan. The Lehenaghmore improvement scheme is currently at detailed design and land acquisition stage. Cork City Council deemed it necessary to seek a compulsory purchase order to secure the required lands for the scheme as acquisition of these lands through agreement was not possible. An Bord...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Museum Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Mary Butler: ...In effect, these three ships had reached the end of their working lives and were not in a condition for continued operations. As the Deputy is aware, LÉ Eithne was originally constructed in Verolme Dockyard in Cork and was completed in 1984 as a helicopter patrol vessel. She was the last ship of the Irish Naval Service to have been built in Ireland and, as such, occupies a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Mary Butler: ...of modal shift away from private car use. The process of identifying such projects is undertaken by the NTA in collaboration with the relevant local authorities. Walking and cycling projects are funded across the Cork City Council area through allocations from the NTA's active travel infrastructure programme. As with all local authorities, funding allocation is based on demand, user...

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

Mary Butler: ..., including new treatments now available in Ireland for the first time, tailored anti-cancer therapies, and new radiotherapy treatments; — the development of new infrastructure for cancer since 2017, including new radiation oncology facilities at Cork and Galway with a total capital spend of over €120 million, and the extensive cancer infrastructure projects which are...

Child and Youth Mental Health: Statements (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...with the CAMHS operational guidelines, both of which were recently published. Both published reports are being given full and proper consideration by me, the Department of Health, and the HSE. In addition, University College Cork is undertaking a qualitative review of service-user experiences. The HSE is taking account of the recent Maskey and Mental Health Commission reports on CAMHS...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...for the transition of patients from the acute sector to the community. However, similar to other hospitals in remote locations, staff recruitment challenges have unfortunately had an impact. Cork Kerry Community Healthcare continues to endeavour to recruit staff to increase the number of community beds for the region and maximise the services available. The HSE will continue to seek...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...capacity, and I am monitoring the waiting list week on week regarding inpatient supports for young people. Whether it is the unit in Merlin Park University Hospital in Galway, Éist Linn in Cork, or Linn Dara in Cherry Orchard Hospital in Dublin, we are keeping a focus on this and the waiting list this week stands at one person waiting for inpatient admittance to a CAMHS unit.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (14 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...in the coming years. In line with recommendations in the National Clinical Programme for Ophthalmology: Model of Eye Care, published in 2017, and the Reconfiguration of Acute Hospital Services: Cork and Kerry, it was decided that there should be a regional department of ophthalmology. The South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital was chosen as the site best suited for this. The HSE...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (8 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...to it but we have found it challenging recently. In Donegal, for example, we advertised two posts related to nutrition and received no applications. There are challenges in specific areas. I know west Cork very well and it is a beautiful part of the country, as the Senator said. It is vast and the catchment area is enormous. The Senator spoke to the point that Skibbereen and Dunmanway...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (8 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...people to move to more rural locations. It is a valid question. On the Senator’s own area, orthodontic figures are available for the HSE south orthodontic subregion. The most recent figures from Cork and Kerry show that 860 patients had their orthodontic needs assessed in the first half of 2023 while 1,937 patients were in active treatment in the HSE. Notwithstanding that, there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (18 Jan 2024)

Mary Butler: ...for the transition of patients from the acute sector to the community. However, similar to other hospitals in remote locations, staff recruitment challenges have unfortunately had an impact. Cork Kerry Community Healthcare continues to endeavour to recruit staff to increase the number of community beds for the region and maximise the services available. The HSE will continue to seek...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: ...an improvement in the supports that are being provided to young people. The Deputy spoke about an approved centre. We have four inpatient approved centres in the country, two in Dublin, one in Cork and one in Merlin Park, Galway, which are sufficient to provide those type of supports at present. On out-of-hours services, in the past two months, I announced five new online hubs to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: ...to home support is a priority for the Government. Since Budget 2021 I have secured an additional €228 million in funding. In 2023 the overall home care budget is €723 million. Across Cork and Kerry there are almost 7,500 people in receipt of a Home Support Service and at the end of August over 1.8 million home support hours had been provided year to date. At the end of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: ...and Aperee, including provider meetings and cautionary and warning meetings. Unfortunately, two nursing homes have closed to date. One is in Ballygunner in Waterford and the other near Kinsale in Cork. As of Friday week last, the HSE has taken over the running of Aperee Living in Callan, County Kilkenny, and it will continue to run it as a going concern at the moment. I thank Sage...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (24 Oct 2023)

Mary Butler: Cork is very well represented here with four Deputies in the House. I thank them for their comments. In fairness to them, they have advocated for their constituents since the flooding happened last week. I also thank them for acknowledging that we have had similar situations in Clashmore, Tallow and Kinsalebeg in west Waterford,. I visited houses last Friday. It is devastating to see the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (24 Oct 2023)

Mary Butler: ...today the Government announced an emergency flood relief scheme to provide aid to businesses and community, voluntary and sporting bodies directly affected by the recent weather events in counties Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Louth and Kilkenny. A second enhanced scheme will allow for higher levels of financial support due to the fact that the impact has been more severe. The scheme will...

Seanad: Provision of Free HRT Treatment: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Mary Butler: ...guidance to GPs in the community to support the effective management of menopausal symptoms for women closer to home within primary care. These clinics are located in the National Maternity Hospital, Nenagh, the Rotunda, the Coombe, University Hospital Galway and Cork. Women have often expressed feeling dismissed by healthcare providers when it comes to their menopause experiences so,...

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

Mary Butler: ...and operational changes have been implemented. As the Senator knows, this is not only in podiatry. Indeed, as part of the enhanced community care programme there are several vacancies across Cork and Kerry, including in west Cork. Cork Kerry Community Healthcare teams continue to run recruitment campaigns at a local, national and international level to fill these vacancies. The teams...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Care Services (26 Sep 2023)

Mary Butler: ...funding for Meals on Wheels and day centres for older people. In addition, a further €2.1 million was secured for dementia-specific community day services. There are currently 397 people in the east Cork area in receipt of home support, equating to just over 2,040 hours per week. There are three HSE-funded Meals on Wheels organisations providing more than 1,200 meals to 112...