531. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if she will investigate this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46750/26]
Topics / Care of the Elderly
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCare of the Elderly
41 questions from 30 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 18 June 2026.
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41 written, 0 oral
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 1 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 3 |
| May 2025 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 3 |
| November 2025 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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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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861. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health given the investment by the State over decades in residential homes managed by St John of Gods Order, if she considers it appropriate that one of these properties in her constituency is for sale on the residential market, presumably to be sold to the highest bidder, when residential places for older people in need of care and respite are at such a premium; and if …
312. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the criteria that must be met to be eligible for a personal alarm under the seniors alert scheme. [31020/26]
834. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO5 where HSE funds day care centre for older persons; the days of the week each of those day care centres opens; the capacity of each of those centres; and the referral process required for new older persons to join one of those centres providing capacity is available, in tabular form. [28174/26]
1832. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if, through the HSE West/ North-West Region, she can provide a list of all non-statutory organisations in County Mayo funded to provide the following services for older people by age cohorts 65+ and 75+, the amount of funding provided to each organisation for each service; the basis on which this funding is allocated; the total amount across all organisations …
1833. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if, through the HSE West/ North-West Region, she can provide the number of older people in County Mayo brought from their homes to acute hospitals by the National Ambulance Service in each of the past three years; the number of those living alone; the number of older people discharged from Castlebar Hospital after midnight over this period; the level of capita…
993. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when the interRAI Single Assessment Tool will be fully operational nationwide for residents in long-term residential care; to provide the original implementation timeline; the current timeline; the reasons for repeated delays.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9296/26]
994. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason interRAI assessments are not currently used to determine NHSS funding levels, despite Government acceptance of needs-based funding; whether she accepts that nursing homes continue to be funded on flat-rate pricing regardless of resident dependency.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9297/26]
995. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home residents nationally have been assessed using interRAI to date; what percentage this represents of the total NHSS population; whether she accepts that the current dataset is insufficient to justify further delay in reform.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9298/26]
1189. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the follow up meeting with the HSE and the Board of Newport Day Centre will happen, which was agreed at a meeting on 19 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10331/26]
1191. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of the Commission on Care for Older People; the timeline for publication of its first report; if it has commenced work on module two; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10333/26]
1131. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the total funding that will be allocated for respite for older people in 2026. [8327/26]
33. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the additional services that will be provided for older people’s care in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5031/26]
330. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in Thomastown for respite for dementia patients at present; the number of beds that will be available for respite for dementia patients when the new building is open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4877/26]
988. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding future services at a centre (details supplied) in Drimnagh. [71855/25]
598. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the key improvements delivered in older people’s services in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71239/25]
1023. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if there is a monitoring or appeals mechanism in place to ensure that elderly patients who are unable to travel for medical appointments are not effectively denied access to care or specialist services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63098/25]
1024. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to improve coordination between hospital consultants, community health teams, and families to ensure elderly patients receive appropriate, consistent, and compassionate care planning. [63099/25]
1123. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to request the HSE south west to consider extending a day care service (details supplied) for the benefit of older people in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63708/25]
943. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the opening of the dementia unit in Heather House in Cork. [61073/25]
1009. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the current vacancies by job title within Clare Older Persons Services as of 31 October 2025; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61429/25]
1896. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on respite care services, retirement homes, and living facilities for pensioners in County Meath; and whether additional respite beds and developments will be made for the rest of 2025 and 2026. [59112/25]
1921. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the opening of the new Killarney community nursing unit, and the transfer of patients from the old Killarney community hospital; if she will clarify her plans for the old community hospital when it becomes vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59205/25]
353. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the plans, and consideration being given, to assigning a social worker (within primary care teams or older persons services) dedicated to the care of older people in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56006/25]
344. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Integrated Care Programme for Older People in Mallow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54432/25]