706. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of home care workers that need to be recruited in order to fill all the home care hours allocated to patients in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9514/25]
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
72
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 15 |
| March 2025 | 19 |
| April 2025 | 10 |
| 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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The questions
313. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for paediatric home care packages by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [8468/25]
314. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current hourly direct cost and indirect cost of paediatric home care packages; and the total cost of direct and indirect delivery of this type of home care in each of the years 2020 to 2024. [8469/25]
315. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the percentage split of paediatric home care service provision between direct and indirect delivery. [8470/25]
780. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in Roscommon; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in Roscommon; and the number waiting 0-3 months, the number waiting 3-6 months, the number waiting 6-12 months and the number waiting 12 months plus, in tabular form. [7833/…
941. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that are waiting for homecare support in Cork east; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in Cork east; the average number of hours granted to each successful applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7883/25]
331. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when the proposed statutory scheme for home support will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6846/25]
260. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide the current split of home care service provision between direct and indirect delivery, by hours and percentage. [5209/25]
261. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current hourly direct and indirect cost of delivery of home care; and the total cost of direct and indirect delivery of home care in each year from 2020 to 2024. [5210/25]
273. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of a query (details supplied) raised with the HSE in October 2024 given there been no update. [5028/25]
1134. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to fully review the national home care waiting list with a view to correcting the urban-rural imbalance which shows a quarter of the waiting list is based in one of the nine healthcare regions, namely, Cork and Kerry with 1,160; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2566/25]
1236. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the average number of publicly financed home care hours per person by age for County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2989/25]
1290. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [3330/25]
1291. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages in each month in 2023 and 2024, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [3331/25]
1311. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the average number of publicly financed home care hours, per person, by age for County Clare, for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3403/25]
1356. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of approved home care hours in CHO 5 that were not delivered during 2024 due to lack of available personnel, by county, in tabular form; the current number of home care vacancies in CHO 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3531/25]
1216. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of any instances where home care agencies outsourced from the HSE are requesting that persons with a disability who have a live-in carer to provide food and cover other living expenses for their carer; if so, if any such policy is decided by the HSE or by the agency; and if he will make a statement o…
1395. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and a homecare package expedited for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46657/24]
1538. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on a recruitment campaign for HSE home care workers in the Sligo-Leitrim area; how many home care workers have been recruited since January 2024 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1317/25]
1563. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the value of contracts awarded to companies for the provision of home care services in each of the past three years and the names of the successful companies; if robust due diligence is carried on each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1496/25]
1603. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours for older people provided in each LHO area in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1735/25]
1625. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a home support package is put in place for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [1851/25]
1654. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the current hourly direct cost and indirect cost of delivering home care; the total cost of direct and indirect delivery of home care in each of the years from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1922/25]