396. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department would consider the establishment of respite services for adults with intellectual disabilities in West Cork; and the work her Department has conducted on this issue to date. [75004/26]
Topics / Care Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCare Services
272 questions from 83 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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267 written, 5 oral
83
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 15 |
| March 2025 | 7 |
| April 2025 | 16 |
| May 2025 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 24 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 17 |
| October 2025 | 20 |
| November 2025 | 19 |
| December 2025 | 8 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 33 |
| May 2026 | 25 |
| June 2026 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 10 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
431. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE sets a minimum mileage or travel reimbursement rate that home support providers approved under the authorisation scheme must pay to carers who use their own vehicles; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75236/26]
159. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a child in County Mayo (details supplied) is facing an estimated four-year wait for an assessment of need (AON); the measures being taken to address the excessive delays in accessing statutory assessments; and the current waiting times for AON assessments in County Mayo. [74556/26]
183. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health her position on developing a renal dialysis service in St. Joseph's care centre in Longford, considering the State savings that would be made in the reduction of taxi usage in accessing renal dialysis care. [74516/26]
236. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of residential care places for adults in North Kildare; and whether plans are in place for new residential care places in North Kildare in the future. [74761/26]
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…
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]
983. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients whose discharge from Cork University Hospital, the Mercy University Hospital and the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital was delayed pending home support or carer availability, on the last day of each month from January 2025 to September 2026, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73871/26]
997. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 71189/26, if the figure of 31 days total waiting on carer availability at Cork University Hospital refers to the combined wait of the four patients or to each patient; the longest individual wait in days; the total bed days lost to these delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73868/26]
830. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will ensure the care necessary if provided to the person. [72193/26]
11. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional persons who have qualified for carer’s allowance since the increase in the weekly income disregard took effect in July 2026 nationally and in Meath West. [67566/26]
634. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53121/26]
679. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on increased respite for the parents of a person (details supplied), with a view to securing a supported residential placement following a transition period. [53097/26]
692. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action that is being taken to address the urgent need for respite facilities in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52282/26]
912. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has modelled the potential impact and Exchequer savings that could arise if professionally managed home sharing enabled a proportion of older people to safely delay entry into long-term residential care or reduce reliance on State-funded home support services and the nursing home support scheme - fair deal; whether she will commission an…
211. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve social care services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51933/26]
885. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has completed an assessment of the potential use of St. Vincent’s Care Centre, Athlone, as a dedicated step-down, rehabilitation or intermediate-care facility; whether a business case has been prepared; and the discussions that have taken place with the HSE Midlands Region regarding the future use of the site. [49429/26]
907. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of supported housing units in CHO 9; the number of planned housing units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49600/26]
484. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the position regarding implementation of the dementia model of care; the status of each of its recommendations; the funding provided to delivery of this model of care in each of the years since its publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48584/26]
487. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the programme for Government commitment to increase ringfenced home care hours and funding for dementia intensive home care packages; the funding and hours provided for dementia specific home care in 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48587/26]
6. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection for a report on his attendance at the annual carers’ forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46023/26]
32. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Social Protection if, given that over 60% of appealed decisions are overturned, the steps he is taking to address the high initial rates of refusal for the domiciliary care allowance; if his Department has undertaken any research into the costs incurred by families in rural counties for private assessments to support appeals for a payment to which they are have been proven…
43. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the process for notification of entitlements for carers following the death of the person they are caring for. [46298/26]
47. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has considered recruiting more staff as medical assessors to speed up the process of appeals in invalidity, disability, and carers applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46150/26]
49. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending the eligibility for the domiciliary care allowance so that it continues until a child reaches the age of 18, in line with the transition to adulthood and continued care needs faced by families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46198/26]