Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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196. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement a reablement programme in each community health area as a matter of urgency similar to the successful pilot reablement programme run in north Dublin city in 2013 which proved to reduce the number of persons requiring home help and save money for the health service; if his attention has been drawn to the extent of the proven benefits of such a programme in terms of health and cost savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46892/21]

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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197. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE continues to decline to fund a pilot reablement programme in the CHO2 community health area, despite the CHO2 region making such a proposal as far back as early 2018, based on their stated contention of significant benefits such a programme would bring to patients in terms of maintaining functionality and to CHO2 in terms of reduced requirement for ongoing home support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46893/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together.

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