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Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 1027. To ask the Minister for Health the action she took on learning that the contents of the draft audit into pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for development dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals had been published by a media outlet (details supplied); if she sought to confirm the contents of the report and if so, with who and when; if she contacted the Taoiseach; if she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 1028. To ask the Minister for Health the action her Department took on learning that the contents of the draft audit into pelvic osteotomies conducted on children for development dysplasia of the hip at several Dublin hospitals had been published by a media outlet (details supplied); if her Department sought to confirm the contents of the report and if so, with who and when; if her Department...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 854. To ask the Minister for Health if vertebral body tethering (VBT) surgery is formally approved for funding by the HSE; if not, the funding mechanisms under which any previous VBT procedures have been covered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16522/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 855. To ask the Minister for Health if vertebral body tethering (VBT) surgeries are being reimbursed under broader categories such as spinal fusion or spinal instrumentation despite being a distinct, motion-preserving procedure; and if she will provide details of any plans to establish a dedicated funding stream for VBT. [16523/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childcare Services (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 856. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vertebral body tethering surgeries that have been performed in Children’s Health Ireland hospitals to date. [16524/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 857. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has outsourced any vertebral body tethering procedures to private facilities (details supplied); and if so, the number of cases that have been handled through these arrangements. [16525/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 858. To ask the Minister for Health if any vertebral body tethering (VBT) procedures have been funded through the treatment abroad scheme; and if so, the number of Irish children that have received VBT overseas. [16526/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 859. To ask the Minister for Health if a charity (details supplied) has facilitated or performed any vertebral body tethering surgeries to date. [16527/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childcare Services (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 860. To ask the Minister for Health if any research on vertebral body tethering is being conducted or has been completed in Children’s Health Ireland; if so, the scope of this research; and whether any findings have been published. [16528/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childcare Services (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 861. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CHI has removed the spine register, which previously served as an early warning system for new techniques such as vertebral body tethering; and the alternative measures in place to monitor scoliosis surgery outcomes. [16529/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 862. To ask the Minister for Health how the HSE ensures that outcomes from vertebral body tethering surgeries are accurately tracked and monitored in the absence of a spine register. [16530/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 863. To ask the Minister for Health how the HSE is tracking and collecting safety and performance data for vertebral body tethering surgeries, given that there is no specific ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS code for this procedure. [16531/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 864. To ask the Minister for Health if the lack of a distinct coding system for vertebral body tethering is affecting the ability to audit and assess patient outcomes; and the steps being taken to introduce an appropriate classification system. [16532/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 865. To ask the Minister for Health if the tethering devices used in vertebral body tethering procedures comply with EU Medical Device Regulations and relevant Irish safety standards. [16533/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 867. To ask the Minister for Health how the procurement process for vertebral body tethering devices and associated implants has been managed; the suppliers that have been contracted to provide these devices; and whether procurement has followed HSE and EU Medical Device Regulations. [16535/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 866. To ask the Minister for Health how the HSE tracks and monitors the use of vertebral body tethering-specific medical devices in the absence of a dedicated procedure code. [16534/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childcare Services (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 868. To ask the Minister for Health if HIQA has been made aware if any vertebral body tethering procedures have been performed in CHI despite not being formally approved for use by the HSE; and if any regulatory concerns have been raised in this regard. [16536/25]

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

David Cullinane: 869. To ask the Minister for Health the steps HIQA and the HSE are taking to ensure oversight, patient safety, and regulatory compliance regarding the use of vertebral body tethering in Ireland. [16537/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 870. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline, and staging posts, for delivering a national policy on adult safeguarding for the health and social care sector; when she hopes to bring policy proposals to Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16550/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Apr 2025)

David Cullinane: 1029. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it took until March 2025 to notify parents of serious concerns at Children’s Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh regarding pelvic osteotomies when the Department was aware of a protected disclosure as early as 9 May 2024; and the reason surgeries were continuing in 2025 if they were not suspended. [17570/25]