Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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570. To ask the Minister for Health if the consumer directed home support grant is being administered within each CHO area; the number of consumer directed home support grants which were administered in each CHO from 2017 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47930/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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571. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of the consumer directed home support grant as it places the entire responsibility for employing home support on those caring for vulnerable family members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47931/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours for which homecare support assistants were required in each CHO from 2017 to date; the number of these hours that were filled by HSE employed homecare support assistants the number of these hours that were filled by external providers through the HSE and the number of hours in each CHO area within the same period that were unfilled resulting in unmet need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47932/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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573. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to each CHO from 2017 to date to recruit staff to the home support service; the CHO areas that had an underspend of their allocation from 2017 to date; the actions that are been taken within each CHO area to recruit home care support staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47933/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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574. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE policy on the allocation of available homecare support assistants in each CHO; if the allocation is carried out based on severity of need or other factors; if not, his views on whether it should be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47934/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.