Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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2079.To ask the Minister for Health for details, for all CHOs, by region, of the number of respite beds available for older persons, adults with disabilities and children with disabilities, in tabular form. [31431/24]

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

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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2080.To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is being charged for a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31439/24]

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

Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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2081.To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has confirmed an opening date for Monasterevin day care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31441/24]

Mary Butler (Waterford, 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.

Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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2082.To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has confirmed to him if funding will be given to Monasterevin day care services for the provision of meals on wheels. [31442/24]

Mary Butler (Waterford, 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.

Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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2083.To ask the Minister for Health if funding for meals on wheels has been confirmed; and if so, the amount confirmed. [31443/24]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The allocation of funding for Meals on Wheels services for the next budget is still under consideration by both the HSE and the Department of Health with all proposals submitted being reviewed and considered as part of the standard budget process.

In the Budget for 2024, the funding allocated to Meals on Wheels services across the country increased from €3.5 million in 2022 to over €6 million for this budget.

This funding helps to support approximately 317 Meals on Wheels organisations in operation nationally, who deliver on average 239,000 meals to approximately 19,000 clients monthly.

The Meals on Wheels service provides a valuable support to older people across the country living at home through the provision of healthy meals and is delivered through a combination of HSE and community providers.