Results 161-180 of 3,873 for national treatment purchase fund

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. On the 7th March, I published the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, which is the next stage of a new multi-annual...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...Tóibín mentioned people dying in homelessness outside of Dublin not being recorded. That is the responsibility of the Department of Health. Deputy Mattie McGrath referred to the capacity of wastewater treatment plants in our towns and villages. What he said is not the case. We have invested significantly in Uisce Éireann's capacity to deliver not just for the large urban...

Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: .... Let us make sure the Minister of State is supported in rolling all of that out and in making sure that is in place. Other things I am calling for within that group include an expansion of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF. Why are we not adapting that, dealing with it and providing therapy hours? Then you hit the concrete wall of CORU. While I respect its independence and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: ...Deal. This will increase to nearly €1.5 billion for 2023, and I am cognisant that the budget has to support all residents under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) for the full calendar year. The only mechanism for funding from the public purse for nursing home residents is Fair Deal and it is really important that private and voluntary providers continue to engage in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: ...was designed to protect and support vulnerable older people, to ensure equal access to nursing home care based on what they could afford. This gives certainty to people and families. Government funding for Fair Deal is to support vulnerable older people at a time in their lives where full-time care is essential. Overall, €1.4 billion of the total Health Budget was allocated last...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. On the 7th March, I published the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, which is the next stage of a new multi-annual...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Jul 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Robert Troy: 849. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) or alternatively refer this patient through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [34338/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: ...was designed to protect and support vulnerable older people, to ensure equal access to nursing home care based on what they could afford. This gives certainty to people and families. Government funding for Fair Deal is to support vulnerable older people at a time in their lives where full time care is essential. The long-established statutory mechanism through which private and voluntary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: ...was designed to protect and support vulnerable older people, to ensure equal access to nursing home care based on what they could afford. This gives certainty to people and families. Government funding for Fair Deal is to support vulnerable older people at a time in their lives where full-time care is essential. The Department of Health acknowledges that there are variations in the cost of...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Mark Daly: ...the delivery and handover of primary care centres in County Monaghan. Senator Marie Sherlock - The need for the Minister of State with special responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy to provide an update on her Department’s plans for the operation of the north inner city drugs and alcohol task force. Senator Tim Lombard - The need for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (5 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: ...was designed to protect and support vulnerable older people, to ensure equal access to nursing home care based on what they could afford. This gives certainty to people and families. Government funding for Fair Deal is to support vulnerable older people at a time in their lives where full-time care is essential. Overall, €1.4 billion of the total Health Budget was allocated last...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...of the case the Deputy raised but it is possible that the letter was an error. To get an appointment in eight years time would not be typical or anything near the normal waiting time for cataract treatment. On what we are doing, we are expanding the additional public services, including in Cork. The Deputy will be familiar with the developments that are happening there with the new...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (4 Jul 2023)

Mark Daly: ...for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to invest in community rehabilitation teams in the community healthcare organisation, CHO, 8 area to ensure adequate community-based treatments and therapies for neuro patients. Senator Mark Wall - The need for the Minister for Health to provide additional funding to Willow Community Counselling Services Athy, County Kildare....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (4 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: ...Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI). As a key stakeholder, it is important to maintain constructive dialogue with this representative body as we continue to discuss matters relevant to the operation and funding of nursing homes and ongoing matters relating to the operation of, and proposed changes to, the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. Most recently officials met with NHI to review the publication...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (4 Jul 2023)

Michael Ring: 590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing the NTPF funding to private nursing homes in view of the rising cost of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32236/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 Jul 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Robert Troy: 606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied), or if this person can be treated through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [32320/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (4 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: ...support to private and voluntary nursing homes to mitigate and respond to the impacts of COVID-19. The core concept of the scheme when it was established was that the State would provide additional funding to those nursing homes that require it to contribute towards costs associated with COVID-19 preparedness, mitigation and outbreak management. The scheme was established on an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (4 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: ...was designed to protect and support vulnerable older people, to ensure equal access to nursing home care based on what they could afford. This gives certainty to people and families. Government funding for Fair Deal is to support vulnerable older people at a time in their lives where full-time care is essential. Overall, €1.4 billion of the total Health Budget was allocated last...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. On the 7th March, I published the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, which is the next stage of a new multi-annual...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. On the 7thMarch, I published the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, which is the next stage of a new multi-annual...