Care Services
An official questions-paper heading. 261 questions (4 oral, 257 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-14.
Questions under this heading, per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 9 |
| Feb 2025 | 15 |
| Mar 2025 | 7 |
| Apr 2025 | 16 |
| May 2025 | 21 |
| Jun 2025 | 8 |
| Jul 2025 | 24 |
| Sep 2025 | 17 |
| Oct 2025 | 20 |
| Nov 2025 | 19 |
| Dec 2025 | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 33 |
| May 2026 | 25 |
| Jun 2026 | 21 |
| Jul 2026 | 5 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 124 |
| Children | 110 |
| Social | 26 |
| Enterprise | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | Care Services |
| 2026-04-23 | Care Services |
| 2025-09-23 | Care Services |
| 2025-05-01 | Care Services |
The questions
Mattie McGrath
written
2025-09-08 · to Children
1862. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a funding scheme for the construction of purpose built day services centres for adults with disabilities. [44452/25]
Erin McGreehan
written
2025-09-08 · to Children
1865. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 2 April 2025, the reason the Department has not conducted an audit comparing the number of hours funded versus the actual hours provided to disability day service users.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44573/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-09-08 · to Children
1910. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the commitments or guarantees that will be put in place for community or voluntary providers of new residential care beds that the HSE will take up those beds thus allowing the community or voluntary provider make the necessary upfront investment in providing new beds. [45166/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-09-08 · to Children
1912. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to increase capacity for residential care outlined in the NASS database for 2000 individuals with immediate need and for 1200 individuals misplaced in nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45168/25]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-09-08 · to Children
1970. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to ensure that no person under 65 years is living in residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46144/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
2237. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 20 March 2025, of the 1744.75 hours unallocated, the number of persons this figure represents; the number of these people who have no homecare hours allocated to date; and the number that are additional hours to care hours already provided by the service. [45254/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
2238. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 20 March 2025, when geographical and carer limitations are mentioned in regard to filling home care hours, if this means there is an issue with people in a more rural setting; if so, the actions being taken by her to encourage these hours be taken up by potential carers. [45255/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
2660. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the remaining budget for respite for carers in 2025 for CHO4, broken down by area. [47340/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
2661. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health 3361. the number of days respite that can be provided within the remaining budget for CHO4, broken down by area. [47341/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
2662. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the budget that has been spent to date for respite for carers in 2025 for community healthcare organisation 4 or CHO4, broken down by area. [47342/25]
Edward Timmins
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
2669. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive neurological endovascular or stroke care therapy. [47476/25]
Brendan Smith
written
2025-07-29 · to Children
2298. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of respite services available in Cavan and Monaghan for children and for adults; the further proposals to extend the range of such services in 2025 and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41231/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-07-29 · to Children
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]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-07-29 · to Children
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]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2543. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health regarding the fair deal scheme, in the instance that the principal residence is sold after the three-year cap has passed, the way in which this impacts the applicant’s assessable means; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40780/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2650. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if a post admission care package can be organised for a patient (details supplied), who was recently discharged from the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41241/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
3074. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the maximum length of respite care that a carer of an older person can apply for per annum free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43094/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
3075. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of carers in County Kerry that avail of the maximum length of respite care when caring for older persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43095/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
3076. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the maximum amount of respite care that a carer (details supplied) of an older person can apply for per annum free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43096/25]
Robert Troy
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
3166. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a period of respite care will be approved for a person (details supplied). [43615/25]
Brendan Smith
written
2025-07-16 · to Social
176. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will give consideration to a document produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40055/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-07-16 · to Health
230. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO2 where HSE Adult Safeguarding Teams are based; and the WTE staff by job title required to fully staff one of those teams in tabular form. [39758/25]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-07-10 · to Children
302. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a day care service will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38378/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-07-10 · to Health
341. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of complaints made to HIQA against a service provider (details supplied) over the last four years including the number of complaints upheld, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38441/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-07-10 · to Health
342. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of complaints made to the Office of the Confidential Recipient against a service provider (details supplied) over the last four years, including the number of complaints resolved and the number outstanding, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38442/25]