Results 221-240 of 3,476 for speaker:Gary Gannon

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 416. To ask the Minister for Health if she will initiate an independent external clinical review of the care provided to a child (details supplied) at CHI Crumlin, given multiple missed clinical red flags, the apparent failure to act on Holter monitor results, and concerns regarding the veracity of posthumous documentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23014/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 417. To ask the Minister for Health if CHI Crumlin has reviewed its internal handling of the medical care and communications with the family of the late child (details supplied); if any disciplinary action or systems reform has followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23015/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 419. To ask the Minister for Health if any existing paediatric valve replacement therapies, including transcatheter options such as the harmony valve, were considered in the case of a child (details supplied); if not, the reason such interventions would have been ruled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23017/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 421. To ask the Minister for Health if Children’s Health Ireland filed a mandatory report under medical device regulations to the manufacturer of either the cardiac pacemaker or Holter monitor used in the care of a child (details supplied) following her death; if not, to provide an explanation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23019/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 423. To ask the Minister for Health if CHI Crumlin considered growth-related complications, such as lead strain or displacement when planning the long-term management of an implanted pacemaker in a child (details supplied) given their family’s height and the warnings raised by the father of the child prior to the initial implantation in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 429. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether the Holter monitor data collected from a person (details supplied) in May 2024 was reviewed within an appropriate clinical timeframe; if she will provide the timeline of when data was received, assessed, and acted upon by CHI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23032/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 430. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review clinical protocols at CHI Crumlin in relation to paediatric patients presenting with reported dizziness and known cardiac conditions, including the adequacy of the hospital’s response in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23033/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 418. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no investigation, follow-up, or treatment was pursued in relation to a leaky heart valve identified in the medical records of a child (details supplied) in both 2017 and 2022; to outline the standard of care that applies in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23016/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 420. To ask the Minister for Health if she will direct Children’s Health Ireland to publish clinical criteria used when determining whether a leaky heart valve in a paediatric patient with a cardiac history requires further investigation or treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23018/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 422. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the statutory obligations on hospitals to report adverse incidents or deaths potentially related to medical devices, including pacemakers and Holter monitors; and if these obligations were met by CHI Crumlin in the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23020/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 424. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that CHI introduces protocols requiring that parental concerns, particularly those regarding surgical risks are formally documented and reviewed as part of informed consent processes for high-risk paediatric interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23022/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Complaints Procedures (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 425. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has received complaints or concerns from other families regarding cardiac device management or pacemaker-related complications at CHI; if she will publish a summary of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23028/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 426. To ask the Minister for Health if there are standardised national protocols in place for the long-term monitoring of children with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers; if she is satisfied that these are consistently applied at CHI sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23029/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 427. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the current governance and accountability structures overseeing paediatric cardiology services within Children’s Health Ireland; to confirm whether independent clinical audits are routinely undertaken in cases involving rare complications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23030/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 428. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department tracks data on rare complications associated with pacemaker leads in paediatric cases; if she will publish the number of such cases recorded in Ireland since 2010, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23031/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 431. To ask the Minister for Health if she has any plans to establish a Patient Safety Commissioner role in Ireland, modelled on the UK and Scottish systems, to provide independent advocacy and accountability following serious failings in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23034/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 432. To ask the Minister for Health to detail how the new Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 will ensure families like that of a person (details supplied) receive full, timely disclosure of risks, adverse events, and post-treatment concerns; if the Act will apply retrospectively in any way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23035/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: 433. To ask the Minister for Health if she will initiate an external audit of how Children’s Health Ireland manages diagnostic data and patient-submitted information (e.g. Holter monitor diaries); if she will investigate whether failures to retain such materials have impacted patient outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23036/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Resource Centres (7 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister of State for her substantial contribution and recognition of Cabra, and her personal awareness of how change-positive the family resource centres can be for a community, particularly communities that, of their own volition, recognise the need for them. Cabra is an area with such an incredible history. The GAA team there is a real focal point for the community. There is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Resource Centres (7 May 2025)

Gary Gannon: I want to raise an issue I have raised on previous occasions, namely, the community I am very proud to represent, one that has its challenges but is always flourishing and has a deep history. It is a place full of strong families and deep roots, but it is a community that can often be overlooked and is struggling right now. The residents of Cabra have asked, in recognition not just of the...