Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 July 2022
293. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1384 of 14 June 2022, if the full analysis of service demand need for level 2 palliative care beds (details supplied) has been completed; if so, if it will be published and made available to review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36500/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra294. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1384, 1385, 1386 and 1387 of 14 June 2022, if level 2 bed provision within community hospitals and services for older people is not only to support home care teams and would also be required to support the regional acute level 3 palliative care unit that is, in the case of St Antony’s in Clonmel palliative care beds would support the level 3 south east palliative care centre recently opened in Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36501/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra295. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1384 of 14 June 2022, if the current level 2 palliative care bed provision (details supplied) and therefore less than the number prior to the closure of St. Brigid’s Community Hospital , Carrick on Suir is deemed as sufficient currently and for the future requirements given the upsurge of cancer disease following the pandemic as well as the ageing population. [36502/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra296. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the reason that level 2 palliative care support bedrooms cannot be internally modified, despite public private partnership approval, to include an adjacent family room as has been outlined previously that the circumstances and needs of palliative care patients and their families differ significantly to elderly patients and thus sharing a common family room is not optimal. [36503/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 293 to 296, inclusive, together.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
