308. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to including fees charged by nursing homes for social events to be included in an allowable deduction under the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55725/25]
Topics / Nursing Homes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsNursing Homes
326 questions from 83 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 15 October 2026.
326
questions
323 written, 3 oral
83
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
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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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The questions
906. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the phase 3 development at Nazareth House, Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55445/25]
354. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the increasing payments being requested by most nursing homes outside of the fair deal payment (details supplied); if a solution to this issue will be found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54501/25]
323. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal application for a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue as the family urgently need this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54180/25]
604. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health when the Nenagh community nursing home is due to open, especially now that the HSE have vacant possession of the building for the transfer of patients from a nursing home (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53164/25]
605. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if the recruitment process of staff for the Nenagh community nursing unit has concluded; if all staffing positions have been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53165/25]
617. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health if supports will be made available to move people with dementia to nursing homes closer to their families; even if it is outside their catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53289/25]
621. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints made to HIQA in respect of nursing homes in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of adverse findings made in each of those years; and the counties in which there were the highest per capita incidence of complaints made. [53300/25]
684. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) who is in a nursing home and in receipt of the fair deal support will be examined. [53697/25]
147. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the total bed capacity of a community nursing unit in Carraroe (details supplied); the number of beds currently in use in the unit; the number of beds currently closed in the unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52338/25]
187. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of community nursing home beds in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51260/25]
678. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each month of 2025 who have been discharged from nursing homes; the proportion of same who were recipients of fail deal supports; and for a breakdown of the reasons for these discharges, in tabular form. [50346/25]
700. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow for a person (details supplied) to be placed in a nursing home, close to their family and friends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50455/25]
2078. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of patients discharged from nursing homes in each of the past 12 months, by county; and the proportion of persons in each county and month who were evicted or involuntarily discharged in that period, in tabular form. [44602/25]
2101. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE residential beds available for nursing home care in Mallow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44684/25]
2371. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a fair deal application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45711/25]
2376. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each of the past five years who have been discharged from nursing homes; the proportion of same who were recipients of fair deal supports and for a breakdown of the reasons for these discharges, in tabular form. [45751/25]
2648. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when funding will be announced for the provision of a new community nursing home in Roscrea. [47231/25]
2576. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1763 of 19 March 2025, the detailed breakdown of what precisely the amount of €145.5 million is spent on, in particular the costs related to fixed unit costs and other costs incurred as per the HSE Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40972/25]
2580. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person whose family member resided in a private nursing home can access their records. [40981/25]
2645. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the month in which the new Nenagh community nursing home will be fully open. [41226/25]
2652. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a long-term nursing home bed will be expedited for a person (details supplied) given the urgency of the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41245/25]
2653. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if every effort will be made to ensure that Kerry patients are placed in the nearest community hospital or nursing home to where they and their loved ones reside given this is not currently happening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41246/25]
2696. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a place in a nursing home for a person will be provided (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41485/25]
2722. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of community nursing home beds specifically available to persons with Alzheimer's disease, per county, per year between the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41703/25]