943. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the two level 2 palliative care beds at Cluain Árann, Tipperary town, County Tipperary; if the accommodation and associated facilities have been completed and are ready for occupancy; the date on which the beds became operationally ready; whether either bed is currently in use; and the reasons for any delay in bringing these beds into se…
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945. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the two level 2 palliative care beds at Cluain Árann, Tipperary town, County Tipperary; the outstanding impediments to opening the beds; and the definitive timeline for their commissioning and admission of patients. [74374/26]
1480. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant home support staff posts in South Tipperary; the measures being taken by the HSE and Government to recruit additional frontline home support staff in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40242/26]
1481. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to reports of elderly persons in South Tipperary going without home support services on certain days due to staff shortages, sick leave, annual leave and the HSE recruitment freeze; the steps being taken to ensure continuity of care for vulnerable older persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40243/26]
1482. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the timeline for lifting recruitment restrictions affecting home support services in south Tipperary; the number of home support workers who have retired or left the service in the past two years and have not been replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40244/26]
1483. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the contingency measures in place where elderly persons are left without home support for extended periods due to staffing shortages; the actions being taken to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions arising from lack of community care supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40245/26]
1484. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if additional funding or emergency staffing resources will be provided to home support services in South Tipperary in order to address significant staff shortages currently affecting elderly care in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40246/26]