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Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Duncan Smith: Two weeks before the "RTÉ Investigates" programme, a man in his 80s came to my clinic. He makes a bare minimum of 14 trips a week to the nursing home in which his wife is living. He visits in the morning to make sure his wife's day can begin with care, dignity and love. It is not the nursing home's job to provide love but it is its job to provide care and dignity. He goes again at...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: My grandad was actually in one of these affected nursing homes in 2024. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, would know this nursing home very well. It backs onto our constituency. My grandad was there for over a week when he was discharged from hospital. He said the staff were lovely, and they were, but there were not enough of them evidently. He was often left to go to the...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: First, I thank the Labour Party for giving us the opportunity to talk about this important topic. It is an emotive subject when families have to make the decision to put someone into a nursing home. I vividly remember when my father was not great and a decision had to be made. I am glad we were able to keep him in his own home with Kathleen Fitzgerald. I thank all the people, including...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat.

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

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Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta. Your time is up.

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----looked after. All right. I am sorry.

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Deputy Healy-Rae for his comments on abolishing the means test for carers. We are systematically trying to get to the point where it has been abolished. I recognise the changes that have been made because what we want to see, as the Deputy said, is people staying in their own homes for as long as possible for their dignity, comfort and connection with their families and because that...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Mattie McGrath: This is a timely and sensitive motion. The programme on RTÉ shocked everybody. Many people knew of the many changes in nursing care and the methods of care in our nursing homes. I salute the many hundreds of small nursing homes and some quite big ones in Tipperary, in particular St. Martha’s and Bramleigh Lodge in Cashel and the many others I could name. They do an excellent...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Michael Collins: I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward this very important motion today. I am sure there is not one person in the Dáil who saw the documentary who was not disgusted by the way our elderly were being treated. If big businesses are treating our elderly in such a terrible way, we must ensure we do all we can so that this does not continue. That said, we cannot tar everybody...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank the Members of the Labour Party for bringing forward such an important motion. I thank the Minister of State for his opening statement, which is comprehensive, but it is unfortunate to see the Government amendment and what is contained in it. We have spent a considerable amount of time speaking about this since the TV programmes aired and the experiences highlighted. Profit can...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Trust in nursing homes has been lost. With everything that has come to light in recent months, the one overwhelming response, which really concerns me deeply, is that people are now afraid of nursing homes, or perhaps more afraid, because revelations like these have been coming out for decades. Old age should come with a security and a certainty that a person's needs are met, they are safe...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Charles Ward: I thank the Labour Party for putting forward this very important motion on nursing homes. I support it and its calls to prioritise equality and safety in the care of older people. Overhauling nursing homes is what we need to look at. As someone who has worked on the ground and worked for the company involved in the documentary, I am not surprised. To say that 80% of nursing homes are now...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is hard to believe we are back here again. It is 20 years since the Leas Cross case, which led to a commission of investigation and the establishment of HIQA. Like many of my colleagues, I believe HIQA needs to be given some of the powers it has requested. As Deputy O'Reilly said, we need some facility for unannounced visits of a particular type. We cannot be utterly reliant on "Prime...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta.

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: -----there is still a particular issue with the capital assistance scheme. I spoke to the Minister for housing about it. It needs to be delivered. It is creating an issue because those who should be getting disability housing in St. John of God services and other services cannot get it because the councils are not able to deliver and the funding is put in with the tenant in situ scheme and...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Your time is up.

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Apologies.

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Liam Quaide: I commend the Labour Party on its motion. We fully support it. It has been an honour to meet in recent weeks with Safeguarding Ireland, Care Champions, and the Irish Association of Social Workers to discuss adult safeguarding and systemic problems within our nursing home sector and other care facilities. I look forward to engaging with Inclusion Ireland, Sage Advocacy and others to this...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: When I think of HIQA, I am often reminded of an article about the British royal family that stated that they believed that everything outside of Buckingham Palace smelled like fresh paint. HIQA is probably the same. Announced inspections are not working and give people far too much time. There have to be unannounced inspections. HIQA needs to be better resourced. None of us wants our...