Parliamentary questions

Questions

TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

Browse the questions

Clear

Showing questions under the heading Nursing Homes.

313 questions match, newest first.

Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2355. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene and allow for the transfer of a patient in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20422/25]
Robert Troy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2425. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure essential medication is supplied to a nursing home patient (details supplied) through either the enhanced medical card or the long-term treatment scheme. [20813/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2441. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on an application (details supplied) for the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21013/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
896. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of homes which are subject of a Fair Deal agreement. [16722/25]
Paul Lawless Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Health
307. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a determination on their fair deal application. [16382/25]
Paul Lawless Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Health
308. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their fair deal application. [16383/25]
Denise Mitchell Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
340. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a fair deal scheme application for a person (details supplied); if she is aware that this delay resulted in the expiration of the ten weeks of approved transitional care funding, resulting in this applicant’s family receiving a bill for over €12,000 in costs thus far; if the Minister will ensure this fair deal scheme appl…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
347. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will take action to expedite a fair deal application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16324/25]
Alan Kelly Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Health
226. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the new 50-bed community nursing home in Nenagh will open fully this October; and if not, when. [14242/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
671. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for people housed in social housing who are in need of a nursing home place and do not qualify for the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13931/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
672. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place for people who do not qualify for the fair deal scheme and have no public nursing home facilities in their locality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13932/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
673. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing homes in Wicklow compared with private nursing homes; if any of the private nursing homes accept publicly funded residents who do not qualify for the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13933/25]
Mark Wall Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
757. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a facility closing in County Waterford (details supplied); the plans she has to keep the facility open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13726/25]
John McGuinness Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1596. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if it is her intention to remove the anomaly whereby a first-time application for the fair deal scheme that is refused prevents the applicant from reapplying regardless of the fact their circumstances may have changed; if the application submitted relative to the care of a person (details supplied) will be re-examined and approved; and if she will make a stat…
Michael Cahill Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1721. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to arrange a transfer for a patient in a home in County Offaly to a nursing home (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11752/25]
Colm Burke Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1763. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of where the additional €145.5 million in 2022 and €138.74 million was spent on costs related to fixed-unit costs and other costs incurred which were in excess of the reimbursed money follows the patient rate paid under the nursing homes support scheme, as per the HSE annual reports and financial statements 2023; and if she will make a statement on t…
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1782. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals, in ranges of 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 years who are in receipt of full-time nursing home care, private and public, by IHA area. [12001/25]
John McGuinness Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1891. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce regulations to control the flat-rate charges for special services being applied each week by nursing homes to those residents already approved for financial support from the HSE whether they avail of the services or not; if the charges being levied should be considered in the assessment by the HSE of the cost of nursing home care for eac…
Alan Kelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
717. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of beds the HSE has acquired from private nursing homes from 1 January to 1 December 2024 and the cost associated with same, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9547/25]
Sean Fleming Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
739. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a fair deal application will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9591/25]
Robert Troy Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Health
280. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if changes will be urgently carried out to the fair deal scheme given certain anomalies in the scheme (details supplied); and if the family home will be assessed in a different way going forward. [8292/25]
Barry Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
971. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8087/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
830. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a nursing home facing closure in Kerry (details supplied); the steps her Department has taken to find an appropriate solution which ensures that the facility remains open into the future; if the option of the HSE purchasing the facility has been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6324/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Health
262. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of nursing home beds in the State in each year since 2019, broken down by HSE-provided, HSE-funded under sections 38 and 39 of the Health Act 2004 and privately provided, in tabular form. [5211/25]
Alan Kelly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
655. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the date on which the new Nenagh community nursing home will open to residents. [4408/25]