Johnny Guirke (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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3103. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that was paid out nationwide on the temporary assistance payment scheme since its introduction for nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40309/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) was established in April 2020 as a temporary administrative measure in response to the challenges faced by the nursing home sector at the start of the pandemic. As the pandemic continued, additional support measures for private and voluntary nursing homes have been delivered through the Health Service Executive (HSE).

Due to the ongoing high level of risk associated with COVID-19 during this period, the Department of Health extended the scheme twice, far beyond the originally planned timescale of three months. The further extension of the scheme was outlined in the Government’s Plan 'Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19', published in September 2020. This provided assurance of the Scheme’s availability and a planned timeframe of operation to the end of June 2021.

As of 21 July 2021, €112.2m has been paid out under the scheme.

Johnny Guirke (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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3104. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes nationwide that required support from the temporary assistance payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40310/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.

Johnny Guirke (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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3105. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all nursing homes that claimed the temporary assistance payment scheme in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40311/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.

Johnny Guirke (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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3106. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all nursing homes that claimed the temporary assistance payment scheme in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40312/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.

Johnny Guirke (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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3107. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that claimed the temporary assistance payment scheme by county in tabular form. [40313/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.