Home Care Packages

497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health for the number of Approved Providers issued with a quality improvement plan under the home support authorisation scheme in each year since 2023, broken down by integrated health area; the average time taken to close out a quality improvement plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50575/26]

498. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of service arrangements with approved providers under the home support authorisation scheme that have been suspended or terminated due to non-compliance since the scheme's commencement in 2023, broken down by year and by integrated health area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50576/26]

499. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether any approved provider has ever been removed from the home support authorisation scheme for non-compliance; if so, the number of such cases, the year in which each occurred and the specific grounds on which each removal was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50577/26]

500. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether compliance inspections under the home support authorisation scheme are conducted on an announced or unannounced basis as standard practice, given that this specific question was not addressed in the Department's reply of 26 June 2026; the proportion of inspections in each category since 2023; and if she will make a statement …

501. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health given the Department's confirmation that the HSE does not currently publish a standardised public compliance or performance rating system for private home support providers, whether the Department will request the HSE to introduce one; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50579/26]

827. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a homecare package request; to provide an update on the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49207/26]

528. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 1,000,000 older person home support hours. [48679/26]

286. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the commitment in the Sláintecare 2026 Action Plan that at least 327 healthcare professionals will be trained in interRAI assessment in each region by the end of Quarter 3 2026 and that 60 % of all new home support applications will be carried out using interRAI, the number of healthcare professionals trained in interRAI asses…

290. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the Sláintecare Progress Report 2025, which records that the national target for interRAI assessments for people seeking a home support service was 18,100 in 2025 and that the total completed was 4,656, representing a target variance of 74.3 per cent, if she will provide, the number of interRAI assessments completed and the re…

876. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in the midlands region who have been approved for HSE home support hours but are currently unable to access all or part of those hours due to a lack of available home support workers; the number of directly employed HSE home support workers and the number employed by private providers in the region; the current vacancy rat…

877. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reason a person aged 98 years, who has been approved for thirteen hours of home support per week has been advised that no home support workers are currently available to provide the approved care, they are only available for four hours a week; the steps being taken to ensure that the approved hours are delivered; whether alternative arrang…

50. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to significantly increase the living alone allowance; and to review the qualifying criteria. [46326/26]

881. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for access to home help supports in each county; and the number of persons currently on waiting lists in each county. [45149/26]

882. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reasons that are contributing to the waiting lists, and the allocation of home help supports across the State; the specific measures to seek to reduce those waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45150/26]

939. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the role her Department and the HSE will play in scaling Housing with Care or Housing with Support models for older people as part of the continuum of care between independent living and nursing home care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45317/26]

2005. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the home care nursing package application; if the application will be expedited given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42277/26]

2405. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the extent to which consumer-directed home support models are currently available through the HSE for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; the total value of funding allocated to such models in the current HSE budget; the total number of home support hours provided under them to date in 2026; the number of persons who have ben…

2406. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the extent to which personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds are currently available through the HSE for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; the total value of funding allocated to these arrangements in the current HSE budget; the total number of home support hours provided under them so far this year; the numb…

2407. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the way in which the pilot programme for personal budgets has been undertaken by the HSE; the main conclusions arising from it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44045/26]

2408. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria that apply to consumer-directed home support models for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions, including whether access is limited by diagnosis, assessed level of need or geographic area; and separately; the eligibility criteria that apply to personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds for th…

2409. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the home care providers most commonly used under consumer-directed home support models for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44047/26]

2410. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the providers or organisations most commonly used under personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44048/26]

2411. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether there are plans to extend consumer-directed home support models on a national basis for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; whether there are plans to expand personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds on a national basis for the same cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44049/26]

2412. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received consumer-directed home support models through the HSE; the total number of hours provided under such models, in each of the past three years and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44050/26]

2413. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received support through personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds; the total number of hours provided under those arrangements, in each of the past three years and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44051/26]