425. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for provision of home help services in CHO 2 as of 29 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9022/26]
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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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1158. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide the current waiting list for the Home Support Service in Donegal. [6609/26]
1159. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will allow the Home Support Service in Donegal to resume recruitment for health care assistants, which has been curtailed; and if the outsourcing of these services to private providers in Donegal has been curtailed. [6610/26]
42. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address home help waiting lists in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5072/26]
532. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to address home help waiting lists in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5275/26]
998. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the exceptional delays in providing home support services, to those already approved for such services in County Donegal; the steps she proposes to take to have the committed services provided immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4169/26]
1041. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO 7 awaiting home help services as of 12 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4318/26]
160. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for home help services within CHO3 on November 30th 2024; and the total number of hours allocated, and provided, for the month of November 2024, in tabular form. [2569/26]
2360. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of older people awaiting a home help package in Kerry, by area and by length of time, in each quarter in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1040/26]
653. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if supports will be allocated to home carers for changes that must be made in line with HIQA's draft national standards for home supports services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73425/25]
728. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Waterford waiting for home support at December 2022–2025 (or latest comparable date), in tabular form; and the number of people receiving less than their allocated hours. [73698/25]
365. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of older people awaiting a home help package in Kerry, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72942/25]
1069. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason 890 clients in Cork were awaiting home support at the end of October 2025, representing 3,130 hours of unmet need, including 543 awaiting a new home support service and 347 awaiting additional hours; the actions being taken by the HSE South West to address these delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72260/25]
1071. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Care Assistants (Home Support) in Cork and Kerry in 2025; the number of candidates screened and appointed; the extent to which these campaigns will address the staffing shortages reported by the HSE Southwest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72262/25]
562. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is receiving only 12 hours of home support per week, despite the HSE’s previous indication that 22 hours per week were being provided; if she will address the ongoing absence of weekend home support cover for both individuals; if the promised respite placement from 13-26 January has been formally communicated to the family; a…
1015. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the allocation of home support service to persons living in County Louth for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [63054/25]
1016. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the funding allocated to home support service in County Louth for each of the years 2020 to 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [63055/25]
1017. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have applied for home support service in County Louth to date in 2025; the number of applications that were for an increase in a home support service that was already in place; and the number of these applications which were refused. [63056/25]
1018. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently approved for home support service in County Louth that are awaiting provision of same. [63057/25]
1019. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently in hospital in County Louth experiencing a delayed discharge while awaiting provision of home support service; and the length of time these discharges have been delayed by. [63058/25]
1020. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for home support service in County Louth from the initial application to provision of same. [63059/25]
1021. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if there has been a formal change in HSE policy in recent years regarding the preference for home-based care over residential or nursing home placements for elderly patients; and if this shift is linked to capacity constraints or resource limitations in nursing homes. [63096/25]
1083. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed breakdown of the 52 clients currently awaiting home support services in the Clonmel area; the category of need for each client; the average and longest waiting times currently experienced; and the specific measures being taken to reduce waiting times for home support in Clonmel and across South Tipperary. [63413/25]
1084. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the recent home support recruitment campaigns held in the southeast of the country did not include Clonmel or its environs; if there are plans to conduct a targeted recruitment drive for home support staff in Clonmel; and the expected timeline for such recruitment to commence. [63414/25]
1087. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any review or assessment of home support demand and capacity in the Clonmel area; and the strategic workforce planning measures in place to ensure adequate staffing levels and service provision in South Tipperary over the next 12 months. [63417/25]