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]
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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Independents counted together
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departments asked
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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
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
343. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of safeguarding concerns raised with the HSE about a service provider (details supplied) over the last four years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38443/25]
344. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to outline the amount of funding the State has provided to a service provider (details supplied) over the last four years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38444/25]
349. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total public funding allocated to companies (details supplied), broken down by year, by hospital, by other healthcare setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38465/25]
351. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the risk assessment that was carried out when providing public funds to companies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38467/25]
207. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the first-year and full-year cost of increasing the weekly foster care allowance by €10. [36585/25]
626. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of aligning the aftercare allowance to the foster care allowance (FCA) for all foster children in the State aged 18 and to be in receipt of this until they are 23 if living in the foster home, in order to avoid foster families in receipt of the FCA to not lose €125 per week, or in some cases losing the full €425 per…
808. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if she or her Department are engaging with, or will engage, a company (details supplied) concerning the termination of a contract of care for a resident. [35914/25]
857. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health her response to the request by an organisation (details supplied) for a €9 million investment in dementia-specific supports in budget 2026, including community daycare, home support, and dementia advisory services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36182/25]
859. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline plans to expand counselling supports for people living with dementia and family carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36184/25]
860. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if funding has been allocated in budget 2026 to support the implementation of the national dementia registry and the continued roll-out of the memory assessment support services model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36185/25]
571. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason carers allowance or benefit cannot be awarded to a family member living in a different county to help towards the cost of private care being paid for an individual who needs 24-hour care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33883/25]
688. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the action she is taking to provide full-time early learning and care services for children under six years of age in Carlow and Kilkenny; if she is aware that the Kilkenny childcare committee have confirmed that currently there are no available childcare places for families seeking full day care; if she will cons…
797. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will review the national guidance that prohibits home care workers from assisting vulnerable patients with the administration of blister-packed oral medication, including in low risk cases where patients are unable to self-administer due to severe physical conditions; if she will consider allowing greater flexibility in such cases under clinical oversigh…
839. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the case for respite care services for a person (details supplied). [32315/25]