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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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 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.

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank all the Members. Some 40 Members spoke in this debate. People were very constructive. Like everyone else, I was shocked by the programme. It was wanton neglect and abuse. I thank the Members for their very constructive engagement. I will attempt to cover the areas that people brought up. What we saw happening on the programme was pure wanton neglect and abuse of older...

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome that.

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy should write to me about that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: Under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act (2009), responsibility lies with the Health Service Executive to consider each individual application and accept it or reject it on the basis of legislative and operational guidelines. Where a person lacks capacity, an application for State support through the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) can still be made provided certain criteria are met....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 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: Nursing Homes (24 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (24 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (24 Jun 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: Ministers are precluded by the provisions of Section 10B of the Health Act 2004 (as inserted by Section 6 of the Health Service Executive (Governance) Act 2013) from directing the Health Service Executive (HSE) as regards any function of the HSE relating to the provision of treatment or of a health or personal social service to any particular person, or as regards any decision whether or not...