879. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health when the statutory home support scheme will be commenced; the barriers that now prevent its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53431/26]
Topics / Home Help Service
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHome Help Service
223 questions from 65 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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222 written, 1 oral
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| January 2025 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 17 |
| March 2025 | 4 |
| April 2025 | 10 |
| May 2025 | 11 |
| June 2025 | 10 |
| July 2025 | 16 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 12 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 18 |
| December 2025 | 6 |
| January 2026 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 18 |
| March 2026 | 15 |
| April 2026 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 11 |
| June 2026 | 14 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 16 |
| October 2026 | 8 |
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630. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost in 2027 if an extra 200,000 extra home support hours were provided. [50791/26]
708. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to implement home support approved in November 2025 for an elderly person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the seven-month delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50825/26]
274. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours can be put in place for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [49932/26]
934. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to broaden home support services for older persons beyond personal care tasks, such as washing and dressing, to include practical supports that enable older people to remain safely and independently in their own homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45312/26]
214. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason Alzheimer’s disease is not considered a disability by the HSE for the purposes of accessing home help services for people under 66 years of age; whether consideration is being given to including Alzheimer’s disease as a recognised disability for these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44213/26]
1739. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a home help package in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41427/26]
2010. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the cost per hour of home care provided by a home care worker directly employed by the HSE, for the full year 2025 and year to date in 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42333/26]
2011. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to outline the full set of costs occurred in providing home care through HSE Services for Older People in 2025; if each cost item is accounted for in the budget for this service line, or is a shared service attributable to other parts of the HSE budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42334/26]
2012. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of all indirect employment and service-support costs attributable to home care services in 2025, through HSE Services for Older People and other service lines, including disability and mental health, including rostering, care coordination, payroll, HR, training, supervision, audit, clinical governance and quality assurance; and if s…
2013. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the costs to date of the development and implementation of the integrated information and communications technology system for home support services as on page 22 of the 2026 NSP, by year of expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42336/26]
2014. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the total non-pay operating costs associated with delivering home care hours across HSE Services for Older Persons, disability, mental health and other service lines (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42337/26]
2371. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours delivered to people living with dementia from the total allocation of home support hours provided in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43790/26]
2372. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if the target set out in Budget 2025, whereby 20% of new home support hours will be ringfenced for people living with dementia, was achieved; if there was any shortfall in the provision of dementia-specific home support hours for older people; the proportion of the target that was delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43791/26]
2373. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, by HSE region of the number of dementia-specific home support hours delivered in 2025 and 2026 to date. [43792/26]
2374. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the proportion of dementia-specific home support hours delivered directly by the HSE and the proportion delivered by contracted providers or other organisations acting on behalf of the HSE. [43798/26]
2375. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time lists for respite services nationally and by HSE region; the number of people awaiting dementia-specific respite supports; the location of respite being provided in public, private nursing homes or at home. [43799/26]
2397. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a statutory home support scheme, specifically the work carried out to agree a funding model and define the level of legal entitlement; the timeline being worked towards for introducing the statutory scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44012/26]
1137. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health when the National Standards for Home Support Services will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37172/26]
1138. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of home support provided by private contractors in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [37173/26]
1209. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that 4,761 people were waiting for home support services in February 2025, primarily due to carer shortages; the current waiting list figure; the concrete measures being taken to address workforce shortages in home care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37650/26]
1210. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the Government will complete the development and implementation of a full statutory home support scheme; the current timeline for the system design, funding model and regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37651/26]
1225. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on home support waiting lists at end of March 2026; to provide a progress update on the development of the statutory home support scheme; to provide an update on the Sláintecare 2025+ commitment to finalise design and operational aspects of the operating model for home support services by the end of the year, in order to ensure readines…
955. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health for an overview of the regulation and oversight of private home-care companies. [32421/26]
956. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the auditing of allocated homecare hours that is delivered by private home-care companies; and whether the HSE has any way to know that it is not paying for hours not delivered. [32423/26]