440. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 50574/26, whether, of the 525 compliance audits of home support providers under the authorisation scheme examined travel time or mileage payments to carers; the number of providers found to be non-compliant on those terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75231/26]
Topics / Home Care Packages
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHome Care Packages
273 questions from 72 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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271 written, 2 oral
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| February 2025 | 15 |
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| May 2025 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 12 |
| July 2025 | 16 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 15 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 11 |
| February 2026 | 12 |
| March 2026 | 21 |
| April 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 30 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 18 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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442. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether home support providers contracted by the HSE are required to pay carers for travel time and mileage from their home to their first call of the day and from their last call back home; whether the HSE monitors compliance with this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75227/26]
443. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has assessed the gap between mileage paid by home support providers and the actual fuel and running costs carers incur on rural routes, where a carer covering about 100 km a day may receive a small fraction of the cost; whether the national hourly rate paid to providers includes a component for carers' travel costs; and if she will make a statement…
444. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE sets a minimum mileage reimbursement rate that home support providers approved under the authorisation scheme must pay to carers who use their own vehicles to travel between clients; if not, whether such a minimum is under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75223/26]
160. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address waiting lists for home support services in Galway; and the way in which the shortage of home care workers, particularly in rural areas, is being addressed. [67430/26]
808. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the reason Louth Meath HSE Integrated Health Area has one of the highest waiting lists in the country for home care support. [68716/26]
809. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health to ensure that all home care workers are paid for cancelled appointments, for example, in the case that a client is taken to hospital. [68715/26]
429. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm that home support will be provided for a person (details supplied) in the week where they are not currently receiving home support, given that they receive this care the three other weeks of the month. [67704/26]
189. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide the current waiting list figures for home care, both new packages and additional hours being sought, in County Roscommon and County Galway; the average waiting time; the length of time they have been waiting; and those longest waiting [67422/26]
577. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Donegal waiting for approved home support hours, by area; the length of time they are waiting; and reason for delay, in tabular form. [66641/26]
584. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when approved home support will commence for an older person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if she is aware a community hospital bed is taken up because of the delay; and if recruitment or capacity within current HSE staff and other providers in the area is being considered. [66625/26]
613. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the Department or the HSE maintains any estimate of unmet need for home support, including persons who have not applied owing to known delays in the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66835/26]
250. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to address the shortfall in respite services, and the promised statutory home support scheme; and if there will be investment to meet demand and milage reimbursement for all home care workers. [65998/26]
355. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow nursing home care for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66119/26]
373. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of home support provision by type, region and integrated healthcare area (details supplied). [66223/26]
404. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the funding provided to each approved provider of home care in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and the amount spent on home care provided directly by the HSE in each of those years. [66193/26]
1233. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the home care package; and the reason the hours awarded have not been fully delivered. [64760/26]
1284. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average hourly pay of home support workers providing State-funded home care services; the proportion of the total hourly cost accounted for by wages. [64958/26]
1285. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the rate paid by the HSE to home care providers for each home support hour delivered under State-funded home support schemes; the rates paid to public, private and not-for-profit providers, respectively. [64957/26]
1286. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on State-funded home support and home care hours in each of the past five years; the total number of home support hours delivered in each year; and the average cost per hour to the State. [64956/26]
1287. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting the allocation or commencement of State-funded home support hours in each county, at the latest available date; and the average waiting time in each county. [64960/26]
1288. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been clinically discharged from hospital but remain awaiting discharge due to the unavailability of home support or home care services, by hospital, at the latest available date; and the average length of delay in each hospital and the longest delay recorded in each hospital. [64962/26]
1289. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons assessed as requiring additional home support hours beyond those currently allocated to them, by county; and the total number of additional hours recommended but not currently funded. [64961/26]
3193. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health when the proposed statutory scheme for home support will be completed; the actions that have been completed to date as part of developing such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55194/26]
3258. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase HSE funding for supported living packages so that community-based living can expand in line with identified needs. [55431/26]