479. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer’s allowance application (details supplied) after the person was awarded domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5498/25]
Topics / Care Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCare Services
272 questions from 83 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
272
questions
267 written, 5 oral
83
TDs have asked
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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
481. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a domiciliary care allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5535/25]
482. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether or not carer's allowance is halted for those receiving maternity or parental leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5597/25]
491. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of disallowed applications for carer's allowance in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5815/25]
286. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child needing full-time residential care (details supplied); the specific actions that will be taken to rectify the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5395/25]
291. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of each of the recommendations from the report of the strategic workforce advisory group on home carers and nursing home health care assistants, in tabular form. [5207/25]
292. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of her Department’s work in respect of establishing a funding model for a statutory right to home care; the options being considered; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5208/25]
692. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of places for individuals who need 24/7 care due to suffering with early-onset dementia who are under 65 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4699/25]
1016. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the additional respite care available to family members while their carer is on maternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3178/25]
1017. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists for a carer for December of each year 2019, 2023, and 2024 and for January 2025, in tabular form; and the breakdown by length of wait. [3506/25]
1018. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons receiving less than their full allocation of home support hours for December of each year 2019, 2023, and 2024 and for January 2025. [3507/25]
1019. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of emergency residential care for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2132/25]
1133. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address a crisis in respect of a person (details supplied) by providing a permanent bed in Dingle Community Hospital as a matter of extreme urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2563/25]
1419. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the turnover of medical staff for each of the past five years to date at CAMHS Ashbourne, County Meath. [46780/24]
1420. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update, including a timetable of delivery, for the planned new primary care centre for Gorey, County Wexford. [46792/24]
1422. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the range of services provided at Arklow primary care centre, County Wicklow; the proposals, if any, to expand the range of services available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46794/24]
1423. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the range of services provided at Carnew primary care centre, County Wicklow; the proposals, if any, to expand the range of services available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46795/24]
1432. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on primary care centres in Blarney, Glanmire and Mayfield. [46805/24]
1466. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the measures that are in place to provide compassionate and expedited support for terminally ill patients and their families, particularly in cases where the patient is unable to attend local offices due to their medical condition. [1003/25]
1585. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if respite will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1608/25]
1689. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with a day care centre in Kildare South (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2121/25]
1690. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with a day care centre in Kildare South (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2122/25]