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Health (Availability of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2025: First Stage (3 Jul 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is not being opposed.

Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025: First Stage (3 Jul 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: No.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2026 (3 Jul 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 350 to 352, inclusive, together. Since becoming Minister of State with responsibility for Older People, I have been working to support people with dementia and their families and will continue to prioritise their needs and build on the existing provisions and already substantial investment in dementia over the next five years to ensure that all people...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (3 Jul 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "recognises that: — a national policy on adult safeguarding will be introduced for the health and social care sector, as set out in the Programme for Government, and this policy will commit to the development of adult safeguarding legislation for the sector, including nursing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (2 Jul 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (1 Jul 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 857, 859 and 860 together. Since becoming Minister of State with responsibility for Older People, I have been working to support people with dementia and their families and will continue to prioritise their needs and build on the existing provisions that focus on person-centred care. On 23 May 2025, I announced that implementation of the National...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regulatory Bodies (26 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: The context here is quite simple. I always go back to the needs of older persons in nursing homes. What we saw in that programme with the residents in the nursing homes in Portlaoise and Beneavin was wanton neglect and abuse of older people. We want to look at the regulatory system and how we can improve it. All aspects will be considered. This is ultimately about improvements and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regulatory Bodies (26 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy and I have engaged intensively at the health committee. I will go through the points she raised. With regard to the licensing, there is absolutely a lacuna there at the moment. Within a group of companies, the licensing inspection is on individual nursing homes and who they are run by, but the parent company is not under HIQA's remit. I want that to be changed. There is an...

Seanad: Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (26 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the opportunity to discuss nursing homes and the care of older people with Members of the Seanad. I acknowledge the "RTÉ Investigates" programme that was broadcast on 4 June. This hard-hitting and harrowing programme highlighted a litany of poor care standards in two nursing homes, showing clear neglect and abuse of older people, namely, The Residence Portlaoise and...

Seanad: Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (26 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Seanad: Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (26 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am grateful for the very good contributions of Senators. I probably will not get to every point but I want to deal with the points as raised. Senator Byrne was first up and said we had a balance in the model. Regulation is key to that, and that is why I want to strengthen the regulation in terms of HIQA to give that reassurance. She asked if funding could be provided to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (26 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (26 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (26 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Seanad: Dental Services: Motion (25 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will send a note to the Minister.

Seanad: Dental Services: Motion (25 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Senators for their contributions, and particularly the Fine Gael Senators for tabling the motion and providing us the opportunity to discuss dental services and outline the Government’s priority to fundamentally reform these services over the coming years. I am taking this debate on behalf of Minister for Health, Deputy Carroll MacNeill. She is not opposing the motion. ...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan very much. The programme broadcast by "RTÉ Investigates" was horrific. It showed wanton neglect and abuse of older people. From that, we have had active engagement with HIQA, in regard to which I have a number of points. First, HIQA has acknowledged its processes, like any, need to be reviewed. I want to see a couple of changes in this area. I would like to...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: We have started a programme. We are currently conducting a capacity review of the provision of public beds. As Minister of State for older people, along with my colleagues the Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, and the other two Ministers of State, in addition to the Department, I am preparing that capacity plan. The Deputy will appreciate that everything comes down to funding. We would...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: Regarding Cahersiveen and Dingle, I will follow up with the HSE to get a full update on staff recruitment, because it is under way. We recognise how important this is to the Deputy.