Mary Butler

Fianna Fáil junior minister Mary Butler received a threat of violence against her during the summer, leading gardaí to offer her security advice at her home and constituency offices

‘Our mental health system is truly broken if we cannot give interventions for our young people contemplating suicide,’ says Sinn Féin’s Mark Ward in reference to the long waits for access to Camhs' services

Improving the child and mental health service should be a ‘huge priority’, say Mental Health Reform

Dr John Hillery was speaking at the publication of the devastating report on how Camhs is failing children and their families

Over 40,000 people receive care supplied under contract from members of Home and Community Care Ireland and The National Community Care Network

Relatives of Fair Deal residents in Beaumont say they simply want parity of support for their loved ones with residents of HSE run homes

CareChoice, which has already withdrawn Beaumont care home from scheme, cautioned its five other homes in Cork region may also be at risk

HSE officials confirm more than 700 vacancies across services, with some network teams having vacancy rates of up to 65%

Failure to agree new HSE tender before old one expires would put services in ‘legal limbo’, says representative group

Fianna Fáil's Mary Butler expresses concern that Government decision could lead to ‘premature’ entry of older people into nursing homes

Support was buttressed by support from Independents after Government accommodated a range of demands

Minister for Older People Mary Butler says she was ‘disappointed’ by decision and wasn’t consulted in advance

Three years after his children died at the hands of their mentally ill mother, father is raising funds for one of the charities set up in their honour

Charity criticises additional charges for services levied on residents in private facilities

First cases of ‘concerning’ new Covid-19 subvariant detected in Ireland

Just a year after 89-year-old Michael Collins settled into a nursing home, it closed, one of 17 such closures due by the end of the year

Delayed discharges carry increased risk of infection, create lost bed days and can lengthen waiting lists

Court hears €1.2m to be spent on safety improvements at only acute in-patient unit in West Cork

HSE figures show more than 4,000 on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services lists

Residents, families and local politicians have called for mental health centre to stay open