Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
1428. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health when the proposed commission to examine care and supports for older persons will be established; if the views of groups such as groups (details supplied) that provide support to such persons will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63203/21]
View answerA key priority for 2022 is to deliver the Commission on Care. Currently the Commission is in the initial stages of planning and drafting the terms of reference.
Although in the early stages the longer term view is to examine current and future challenges associated with the provision of care in Ireland such as workforce-planning; financing, commissioning, and pricing of services; resource-allocation models; care-needs assessment across the continuum of care; care-coordination; regulation; the provision of personalized care; data-collection and performance-management; and lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. The common challenge of ensuring the adequacy of service-provision in rural areas with low population-density could also be examined by the Commission.
The Commission on Care are new commitments, but the implementation of existing policies are all expected to contribute to and support the work of the commission and it is expected that various stakeholders will form part of the Commission on Care.
