Nursing Homes
An official questions-paper heading. 319 questions (2 oral, 317 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Feb 2025 | 8 |
| Mar 2025 | 13 |
| Apr 2025 | 13 |
| May 2025 | 12 |
| Jun 2025 | 38 |
| Jul 2025 | 39 |
| Sep 2025 | 7 |
| Oct 2025 | 12 |
| Nov 2025 | 14 |
| Dec 2025 | 12 |
| Jan 2026 | 31 |
| Feb 2026 | 27 |
| Mar 2026 | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 32 |
| Jun 2026 | 12 |
| Jul 2026 | 13 |
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| Department | Questions |
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| Health | 306 |
| Children | 12 |
| Enterprise | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Nursing Homes |
| 2026-05-12 | Nursing Homes |
| 2026-04-15 | Nursing Homes |
| 2026-02-25 | Nursing Homes |
| 2026-01-22 | Nursing Homes |
| 2025-09-23 | Nursing Homes |
| 2025-07-15 | Nursing Homes |
| 2025-06-10 | Nursing Homes |
| 2025-03-05 | Nursing Homes |
The questions
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-10-07 · to Health
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]
Michael Fitzmaurice
written
2025-10-07 · to Health
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]
Catherine Connolly
written
2025-10-02 · to Health
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]
John Connolly
written
2025-10-02 · to Health
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]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-09-23 · to Health
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]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-09-23 · to Health
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]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
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]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
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]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
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]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
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]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
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]
Colm Burke
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
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. …
Thomas Gould
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
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]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
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]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
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]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
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]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
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]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
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]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2723. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the occupancy rate of community nursing home beds specifically available to persons with Alzheimer's disease, both dementia beds and dementia respite beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41704/25]
Seán Crowe
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2748. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she plans to conduct a review into the care of people in residential care covered under the fair deal scheme to ensure that the residents are receiving the care and treatment that is being paid for; the recourse available to individuals and their families if they have not been receiving that care and treatment [41828/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2783. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of applications were received under the fair deal nursing home support scheme in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the average time for applications to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41936/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2784. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of residents currently availing of the fair deal nursing home support scheme at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41937/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2785. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the average costs per applicant is under the fair deal nursing home support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41938/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2819. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has paid to private nursing homes in Wicklow between the years 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42219/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2938. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to clarify the legal minimum level of qualification, if any, required for health care assistants to work in a nursing home. [42649/25]