Nursing Homes

903. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of nursing homes receiving patients discharged from hospital to long-term nursing home care in Wicklow and Wexford from 2020 to date; and the number of patients discharged to each nursing home, in tabular format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3439/26]

1004. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a place in a nursing home for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4205/26]

588. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on progress regarding the proposed new 60-bed community nursing unit for Cashel, County Tipperary; if the site option appraisal and architect’s report referred to in correspondence to this Deputy on 2 September 2025 have now been completed; if a preferred site has been identified; and the next steps and indicative timeframe for…

165. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently assist in the case of a person (details supplied) and allow for an urgent transfer to a nursing home closer to their family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2620/26]

1970. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated number of people aged under 65 who entered nursing home care for each of the years 2021 to 2025, respectively; and for the estimated number of people in the same age group who transitioned out of nursing home care in each of those years, in tabular form. [75280/25]

1989. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of individuals aged under 65 residing in nursing homes; the total number of individuals who have been transitioned to their own home annually since 1 Jan 2023 to date; the average time the discharge process takes; the measures in place to improve the quality of life and independence of people unde…

2073. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite a case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74001/25]

2319. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a new unit (details supplied) in Cork City; the timeline for hand over of this unit; if an application to register the service has been submitted to HIQA; the expected move in date for residents; if information will be issued to families and advocates with respect to the move in date; and if she will make a statement on…

2344. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that HIQA and the Office of the Chief Inspector of Social Services have applied regulatory enforcement powers consistently and proportionately across the nursing home sector, particularly in light of the apparent absence of prosecutions or registration cancellations involving large corporate providers. [75288/25]

2348. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of prosecutions under section 80 of the Health Act 2007 that have been initiated against nursing homes since 2021; and the number that relate to nursing homes operated by a company (details supplied). [75292/25]

2424. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 10 December 2025, to provide a timeline for handover of each of the seven community nursing units (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1497/26]

2439. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the amount being paid to a nursing home (details supplied) weekly, for the provision of a bed through the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1558/26]

2440. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the amount being paid to a nursing home (details supplied) weekly, for the provision of a bed through the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1559/26]

2441. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the amount being paid to a nursing home (details supplied) weekly, for the provision of a bed through the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1560/26]

2472. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a request for nursing home care in a facility which operates under the fair deal scheme; if clarification can be provided as to whether a person may be accommodated in such a facility on a private, self-funded basis outside of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

2489. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the potential impact of proposed tenancy reforms (particularly the six-year tenancy requirement) on families participating in the fair deal nursing home loan scheme; if she accepts that the proposed legislation may create unintended financial hardship for …

38. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected investment of her Department in implementation of the Ombudsman’s Wasted Lives report for the year 2026; the number of under-65s her Department plans to facilitate a transition from nursing-homes in 2026; the comparison with the investment of 2025; and the number of under-65s facilitated to make this tran…

627. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications from County Waterford awaiting decision or placement under the nursing homes support scheme in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and the average time from application to funding decision. [73823/25]

652. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite a fair deal appeal (details supplied) as this family cannot afford the costs of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73409/25]

661. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of registered nursing homes by county (and if possible, local electoral area) in each year between 2013 and 2023, split by sector (HSE, private and voluntary); the number of beds in these nursing homes by county (and if possible, local electoral area) in each year between 2013 and 2023, split by sector (HSE, private and voluntary)…

409. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to reform the fair deal scheme by reducing the five-year land or business transfer clause to three years to allow more farmers to benefit from the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72974/25]

898. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new Community Nursing Unit in Roscrea; if the review of potential sites that was taking place in October 2025 has been completed; if a site has been selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71367/25]

569. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the actions taken to date to strengthen the regulatory regime in the nursing home sector (details supplied); the remaining measures that will be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70975/25]

353. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a recent article regarding a public-private partnership to deliver seven new nursing homes (details supplied); the status of each nursing home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70717/25]

901. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home beds opened in 2025, per county; and the number of new beds approved for opening in 2026. [69331/25]