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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (13 May 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: We can say we are always looking to increase the level of funding that has gone into home care, but it has increased to €838 million from a base of just over €400 million in 2020. It is such that between 58,000 and 60,000 people are receiving the service. The key thing is that, since last December, we have seen a significant reduction in the numbers. Deputy Gould might want...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (13 May 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: Improving access to home support is a priority for this Government. Home support hours have increased every year since 2020, from 17.8 million hours in 2020 to a funded target of over 24 million hours in 2025, including intensive and complex home support. The HSE has reported that 5,556 people were assessed and waiting on the provision of home support at the end of 2024, including those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (13 May 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy. I gave him global figures. I assumed he was going to ask me about CHO 8, his own area.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (13 May 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is across the spectrum and there are different areas. As regards the Deputy's area of CHO 8, the additional hours provided to March 2025 were 434 in terms of people waiting. The total number of people waiting was 791. At the end of December 2024, that number was 932. We have seen a reduction of 141 in the number of people waiting. This is a positive. At the end of December 2024,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (13 May 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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 May 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (13 May 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: Supporting Older People as they age and improving access to the home support services is a key priority for the Government and is an area where significant investment has been made to support the delivery of this service. Since budget 2020 the funding of this service has increased from €487m to circa €838 million in budget 2025 which represents an increase of over 70% over the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (13 May 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 Projects (13 May 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Meals-on-Wheels Services (13 May 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 (13 May 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Department of Health published a review of the NTPF pricing system in June 2021 and continues to work on bringing forward the recommendations that emerged from this review. A steering group has been established to oversee the delivery of the recommendations; this group has met on a regular basis since publication of the review. The group made four recommendations: •...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (13 May 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 (13 May 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As the individual case raised relates to operational service provision, the details have been forwarded to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy. The HSE’s 2023 Dementia Model of Care recognises the unique needs of people with young onset dementia, many of whom have young children, may still be in employment and may be financially supporting the family. In addition, younger people...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Meals-on-Wheels Services (13 May 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter, service level agreements are agreed between the HSE and service level providers. I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (8 May 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: The HSE’s 2023 Dementia Model of Care recognises the unique needs of people with young onset dementia, many of whom have young children, may still be in employment and may be financially supporting the family. In addition, younger people often present with atypical symptoms or rarer forms of dementia, meaning that diagnosis may be more complex and may take longer. The Dementia Model of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (8 May 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 Care Packages (8 May 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 (7 May 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), more commonly referred to as Fair Deal, was designed to protect and support vulnerable older people to ensure equal access to nursing home care based on what they could afford. Participants within the NHSS contribute up to 80% of their income (40% if part of a couple) and 7.5% per annum of the value of their assets (3.75% if part of a couple). The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 May 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.