Results 17,761-17,780 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 327. To ask the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to the provision of a capitation grant or low-interest loan scheme for small- to medium-sized nursing homes to meet the cost of required upgrades/building works in order to satisfy HIQA regulations, where that nursing home can show that it does not have the capacity to meet the financial requirements on same, and where...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 329. To ask the Minister for Health to outline with respect and reference to the TAPS payments which issued to private nursing homes throughout Covid, whether any public nursing homes received such payments under a similar scheme; if so, the name of the scheme; if governance and oversight were measured, similar to that of the audit undertaken on the TAPS scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 330. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression and the timeline for the establishment of a commission on care for older people, establishment of a commissioner for ageing and older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33290/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 331. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the expansion of community-based care, bringing it closer to home, in line with the Sláintecare Implementation Plan, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33297/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 332. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the expected timelines on the establishment of a new statutory home support scheme; how he plans to scope and plan for such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33303/23]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 333. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a progress update on the expansion of community intervention teams to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and to support the timely discharge of patients to their homes, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33305/23]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 340. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment on the target of community services assigning a case manager for older people with chronic conditions to assist them with accessing the care they need, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33313/23]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 341. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment on the development of the role of advanced nurse practitioners in older person services and chronic disease management, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33314/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 342. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment on the development and targeted expansion and availability of step-down facilities across each of the CHO areas, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33315/23]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 343. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop and support eHealth and the increased use of assistive technologies, supporting people to live independently across each of the CHO areas, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33316/23]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 344. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop and deliver a carers guarantee proposal that will provide a core basket of services to carers across the country, regardless of where they live, across each of the CHO areas since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33318/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 345. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop and increase access to talk therapies and improve access to specialist expertise, when it is required, in line with Sharing the Vision - a Mental Health Policy for Everyone., across each of the CHO areas since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Isolation (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 346. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a plan aimed at tackling loneliness and isolation, particularly among older people, as outlined in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion, across each of the CHO areas since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33320/23]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 347. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to further support the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (The Fair Deal) to provide assistance when staying at home may no longer be an option since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/23]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 348. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure that no nursing homes support scheme resident is charged for services they do not use, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33324/23]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 349. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure that the best possible safeguards are in place to protect our friends and family in nursing homes since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33325/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 350. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to Increase the number of specialist palliative care beds countrywide over the five years of government, ensuring that there will be a hospice serving every region in the country since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33326/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 351. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to support community specialist palliative homecare teams in all HSE areas, fund designated home care packages, and resource specialist palliative care provided in hospices since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33327/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 352. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to increase resources for the children's palliative care programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33328/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 353. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the total budget for homecare provision over the years 2020 to date, in tabular form, by CHO, county, number of hours requested by homecare management, number of hours provided and the total expenditure per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33330/23]