Written answers
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Department of Health
Home Help Service
Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1015. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the allocation of home support service to persons living in County Louth for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [63054/25]
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1016. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the funding allocated to home support service in County Louth for each of the years 2020 to 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [63055/25]
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1017. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have applied for home support service in County Louth to date in 2025; the number of applications that were for an increase in a home support service that was already in place; and the number of these applications which were refused. [63056/25]
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1018. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently approved for home support service in County Louth that are awaiting provision of same. [63057/25]
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1019. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently in hospital in County Louth experiencing a delayed discharge while awaiting provision of home support service; and the length of time these discharges have been delayed by. [63058/25]
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1020. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for home support service in County Louth from the initial application to provision of same. [63059/25]
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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1021. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a formal change in HSE policy in recent years regarding the preference for home-based care over residential or nursing home placements for elderly patients; and if this shift is linked to capacity constraints or resource limitations in nursing homes. [63096/25]
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
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