Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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75. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place for a new model of dementia care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61050/22]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE's National Dementia Office has developed a draft Dementia Model of Care which outlines care pathways within the Irish health and social care system for people living with dementia, extending from identification of symptoms/signs, through to assessment, diagnosis, disclosure, care planning and post-diagnostic support. It includes all types of dementia, including where impaired memory is not the presenting complaint

The Model of Care sets out a range of targets and practice recommendations to advance treatment, care and support for those living with dementia in Ireland. It has four key elements:

- A diagnostic model which includes pathways to diagnosis and guidance on assessment for clinicians;

- Guidance on disclosure, drawing on national and international best practice;

- Care planning and guidance on personalised care planning processes that are inclusive of the person with dementia and their supporter/carer.

- Post-diagnostic treatment and support across five strands of support.

The Model of Care is underpinned by five core principles:  citizenship, person-centred approaches, integration, personal outcomes and timeliness.

A new National Clinical Lead for Dementia has recently been appointed and it is expected that the Model of Care will be published in the first Quarter of 2023.