1122. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of community nursing home beds specifically available to individuals with Alzheimer's within CHO5. [6430/26]
Topics / Nursing Homes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsNursing Homes
326 questions from 83 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 15 October 2026.
326
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323 written, 3 oral
83
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 10 |
| February 2025 | 8 |
| March 2025 | 13 |
| April 2025 | 13 |
| May 2025 | 12 |
| June 2025 | 38 |
| July 2025 | 39 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 12 |
| November 2025 | 14 |
| December 2025 | 12 |
| January 2026 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 27 |
| March 2026 | 11 |
| April 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 32 |
| June 2026 | 12 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 6 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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4. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that Saint Anne's ward in St. Vincent's nursing unit in Mountmellick, County Laois, is kept in use when the new wing is open, to allow for the capacity of the hospital to go from 58 to 83; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4891/26]
32. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to regulate the parent companies of nursing home operators in Ireland and to bring them under the remit of HIQA which the Minister of State recognised as a systemic flaw in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on the 18 June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4909/26]
69. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps that she is taking to increase the number of HSE community nursing home dementia beds which have decreased by 12% between 2020 and 2024, to increase community dementia respite beds, and to build capacity to address forecasting suggesting that the number of people with the condition in Ireland will more than double by 2050; and if she will make a statem…
109. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the increase in the provision of community nursing home beds in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4895/26]
233. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of people aged 65 years or younger residing in nursing-homes. [4544/26]
892. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the process by which convalescence and egress beds for patients exiting hospitals are assigned to nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3318/26]
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 advancing the proje…
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 under 65 who continue to…
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 the matter. [75089/…
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 matter. [1972/26]
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 such families; the s…
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 transition in 2025.; and…
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]