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# Mary Butler

Last month
March 2024
HSE backs weekend cardiac care service in Waterford for the 'first time', says minister
Leaking of AG advice on referendums was 'absolutely scandalous', Minister of State says
Minister of State Mary Butler also said the referendums weren’t “explained clearly enough and we have to take ownership of that”.
Gardaí investigating after Minister's car damaged in Waterford
This year
2024
Donegal counselling service for children and adolescents to close due to lack of state funding
Last year
2023
Minister 'disappointed' with €13m for new mental health measures, confirms ADHD adult service expansion halted
Minister still has concerns about 'unintended consequences' of Fair Deal rental income change
'We're letting children drop off a cliff edge at age 18': Opposition hits out at CAMHS issues
HSE carrying out review of children in CAMHS services who did not receive follow-up care
Slow rollout of eating disorder services 'destroying lives'
All time
Employment permits for 1,000 home care workers to be made available to tackle recruitment crisis
Samaritans received nearly 1,000 calls a day last year, with mental health the top concern
National audit of CAMHS services to be carried out, Minister confirms
'My son lost his smile': Families say South Kerry CAMHS compensation scheme must be non-adversarial
People waiting longer to access specialist eating disorder care
'Eating disorders don't just stop': Teenagers losing services on transition to adult care
Delays, distress, deterioration: Health system failing people with eating disorders
'The paper should apologise': Fianna Fáil politicians respond to newspaper attack on their looks
Minister of State Mary Butler, Senator Fiona Loughlin and Senator Erin McGreehan
'Role of family' in mental health patients' care to be considered in new legislation
Loophole means 'voluntary' mental health patients have diminished right to appeal detention
Nursing home residents allowed two visits per week from 22 March
Patients sleeping on floor of Waterford psychiatric unit described as 'shocking'
Over a thousand names added to home help waiting list in space of four months as total surges to 7,300
New bill proposes ban on tattoos and intimate piercings for under 18s
Just 5 of Fianna Fáil's election hopefuls are female*