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Care of the Elderly

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Questions (1081, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1087)

Terence Flanagan

Question:

1081. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he has considered establishing a forum on long-term residential care, to include all relevant stakeholders involved in the provision of such care for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34713/13]

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Terence Flanagan

Question:

1083. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the fair deal scheme is adequately resourced and future-proofed to accommodate the increasing numbers of persons who will need nursing home care in the near future and to prevent older persons in need of care having to wait to avail of the specialist care of nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34730/13]

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Terence Flanagan

Question:

1084. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the support his Department currently provides for private and voluntary nursing homes to meet the growth in demand for nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34734/13]

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Terence Flanagan

Question:

1085. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing an independent appeals mechanism in order that persons can address the failure to agree fees for nursing home care with the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34739/13]

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Terence Flanagan

Question:

1087. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing an independent appeals process to provide nursing homes with the opportunity to address judgments made by the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34743/13]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1081, 1083 to 1085, inclusive, and 1087 together.

I refer the Deputy to my replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 674, 676 and 677 of 28 May 2013 and 240 of 20 June. In addition, I would like to advise the Deputy that the Nursing Homes Support Scheme is currently under review. The review is centred on sustainability. Work will continue on the review in the coming months with a view to completion by end 2013-early 2014. As the Scheme is statutory based, the implementation of any recommendations arising from the review may require amendments to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act, 2009.

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