721. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the new residential respite services being provided in County Kerry, in relation to children and adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41294/26]
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888. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the new residential respite services that are being provided in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37100/26]
889. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the new residential respite services being provided in County Kerry, in relation to both children and adults (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37105/26]
1065. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene for the allocated care to be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34316/26]
415. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently address serious concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will significantly increase the number of long-term residential care beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31666/26]
2327. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans being put in place for a location (details supplied) and for the adjoining lands and unused buildings in Beaufort, County Kerry; if she will give favourable consideration to the use of this property for urgently needed respite services for both adults and children with profound disabilities; and if she will make a statement…
2399. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to expand respite bed capacity in County Kerry for persons with intellectual disabilities; the current number of beds available; the number of individuals awaiting access; and if additional funding or facilities are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24147/26]
2400. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite beds currently available for adults with additional needs in counties Cork and Kerry, broken down by location; the number of persons on waiting lists, by age cohort, in tabular form. [24154/26]
2401. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress that has been made in extending respite services at Cúnamh Iveragh to a full seven-day service; the timeline for implementation; and if additional resources have been allocated to support this expansion. [24155/26]
2402. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress that has been made on extending the respite services at Cúnamh Iveragh, Cahersiveen, County Kerry to a full, seven-day service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24176/26]
3027. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently investigate a matter (details supplied) and allow for placement in a long-term care bed in Kenmare Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25500/26]
927. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a matter (details supplied) and ensure a day centre at Caherciveen Community Hospital remains fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16973/26]
1026. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if significant funding can now be found to alleviate the recruitment crisis of respite care staff by the HSE in Kerry, especially for those individuals with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12327/26]
787. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to facilitate the opening of a respite care centre 24 hours per day, 7 days of the week (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66159/25]
1106. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the action she will take to allocate more resources to meet the essential needs of a person (details supplied), with an emphasis on more respite to enable sustainable homebased care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62100/25]
2318. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the efforts being made to increase capacity at overnight respite centres serving Kerry families (details supplied); and whether additional funding and staffing will be provided this year. [41377/25]
2319. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the eligibility criteria of respite services, such as a service (details supplied), to ensure children with behavioural challenges are not excluded from accessing essential care. [41378/25]
326. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently enhance the adult day service in Killarney provided by an association (details supplied) and provide additional services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26404/25]
347. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the serious concerns being experienced by families with adults with special needs in Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26403/25]
348. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide emergency respite in County Kerry to families that are completely exhausted and do not receive as little as one day-night respite in the year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26405/25]
352. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to make respite available to families in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26438/25]
141. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE no longer provides funding for a centre (details supplied) to open five days a week for people with Alzheimer's disease; the estimated full-year cost of funding two extra days opening a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26086/25]
184. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason a person in County Kerry (details supplied) has not received any respite in Cunamh Iveragh, Cahersiveen, County Kerry, this family has not received respite in four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24553/25]
268. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide, as a matter of extreme urgency, a full respite service in Cahersiveen, County Kerry (details supplied); if she accepts that respite for these clients once every six months is not acceptable and the fact that many clients have not received any respite in three to four years is not acceptable; if she will…
643. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria required for a person in County Kerry (details supplied) who wishes to set up a business to provide residential/respite services to individuals with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15347/25]