Home Help Service

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 February 2017

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Questions (185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

185. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to be assessed for the home help waiting list. [6492/17]

Róisín Shortall

Question:

186. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to be assessed for the home care package waiting list. [6493/17]

Róisín Shortall

Question:

187. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home help with a breakdown by community healthcare organisation, CHO; and his estimate of the funding required to eradicate that list. [6494/17]

Róisín Shortall

Question:

188. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for a home care package with a breakdown by community healthcare organisation, CHO; and his estimate of the funding required to eradicate that list. [6495/17]

Róisín Shortall

Question:

189. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the average number of hours per home care package and the value at every quartile. [6496/17]

Róisín Shortall

Question:

190. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the cost of a home care package at every quartile in the range. [6497/17]

Róisín Shortall

Question:

191. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that require extra hours under their existing home care package but in locations in which that need is not currently met; the accumulative number of hours that are unmet; his estimate of the cost of meeting that unmet need; and the way in which he has determined this figure. [6498/17]

Róisín Shortall

Question:

192. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that require extra hours under their existing home help arrangement but in locations in which that need is not currently met; the accumulative number of hours that are unmet; his estimate of the cost of meeting that unmet need; and the way in which he has determined this figure. [6499/17]

Róisín Shortall

Question:

193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his projected estimate of extra level of activity required and funding required to meet demographic pressures in the areas of home help and home care in each of the next 10 years. [6500/17]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 to 193, inclusive, together.

As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.