Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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208. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the additional €37 million provided for home care packages and transitional care beds in budget 2018 that will be allocated to provide intensive home care packages for persons with dementia. [45147/17]

Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Budget 2018 has provided additional resources for Services for Older People and we are in a position to strengthen supports, in particular to facilitate speedier discharge from acute hospitals this winter. The Department is working with the HSE to prepare the 2018 National Service Plan. Pending agreement of the Plan I am not in a position to comment either on the funding that will be made available for dementia care or the specific services that will be provided. I will be happy to update the Deputy once the Service Plan is finalised.

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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209. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated in 2017 for intensive home care packages for persons with dementia; and the number of persons with dementia availing of these packages. [45148/17]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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210. To ask the Minister for Health if the allocation of intensive home care packages for persons with dementia has been suspended due to a lack of funding; and if so, when additional funding for these intensive home care packages will be made available. [45149/17]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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211. To ask the Minister for Health if a job description for carers delivering intensive home care packages for persons with dementia will be produced and made available to those availing of these packages and their families. [45150/17]

Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 to 211, inclusive, together.

As these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.