Results 641-660 of 786 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sexually Transmitted Infections (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 67. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the new national sexual health strategy has still not been published; her plans to address rising rates of sexually transmitted infections and increase capacity in sexual health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10514/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sexually Transmitted Infections (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: There is currently no active sexual health strategy for Ireland. The previous strategy was launched a decade ago by Leo Varadkar when he was Minister for Health. We have long been promised a new strategy but it has not been delivered. For the third year we are lacking a comprehensive strategy or vision for sexual health. The sexual health services are thin on the ground and starved of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sexually Transmitted Infections (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: It is welcome to hear that this strategy is to be launched but this is not the first time it has been promised. As the Minister of State knows, there was a review in 2023. The Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, promised a strategy in 2024 and the then the Minister of State, Deputy Colm Burke, followed up by promising a strategy in Q1 of 2025. I welcome that progress has been made but it...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sexually Transmitted Infections (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: In her opening response the Minister of State mentioned PrEP, which could be a game-changer for HIV. The same is true for PEP and rapid testing. It can take 18 months for someone to be seen in a PrEP clinic in this country. In Dublin, over 1,000 people are waiting for an appointment at one of the PrEP clinics. It took a year and a half to replace the nurse specialist in the South...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 385. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of the final recommendations of the National Taskforce on the Non-Consultant Hospital Doctor Workforce; if the medical education and training strategic planning committee and the group tasked with defining safe medical staffing levels have been established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10515/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of non-consultant hospital doctors, by hospital, in each of the years since 2019, in tabular form. [10391/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 425. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant non-consultant hospital doctor posts, by hospital, in each of the years since 2019, in tabular form. [10392/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants, by clinical principal site, in each of the years since 2019, in tabular form. [10393/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 427. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant hospital consultant posts, by clinical principal site, in each of the years since 2019, in tabular form. [10394/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 428. To ask the Minister for Health the compliance rate with the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997/European Working Time Directive for non-consultant hospital doctors, by clinical site and month, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [10395/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 429. To ask the Minister for Health the total number and percentage of consultants signed up to the public-only consultant contract; the total number of consultants not on the public-only consultant contract; and the total number of consultants, by principal clinical site, in tabular form (details supplied). [10396/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 430. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants signed up to the public-only consultant contract, by speciality, in tabular form. [10397/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: It has come to light, thanks to The Ditch, that an audit has taken place into the hip surgeries on children in three hospitals. This follows serious concerns from a whistleblower that needless surgeries were taking place. The report, published by The Ditch, shows that, in the leaked report, in Cappagh, 79% of the surgeries did not meet the required threshold, in Temple Street, it was 60%,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (5 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers to date that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses (FRE) reinstated on their 2025 tax credit certificates; and if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers in each staff category that were in receipt of these FRE in 2024. [10076/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (5 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 177. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a percentage split of home care service provision in each of the years 2019 to 2024 by provider type (details supplied), in tabular form. [9917/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (5 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 178. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the total expenditure on home care service provision in each of the years 2019 to 2024 by provider type (details supplied), in tabular form. [9918/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that patients with endometriosis symptoms are being offered choices in their medical care (details supplied); when the national endometriosis framework will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10075/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Investigations (4 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the mistreatment of horses in Glanmire, Cork (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure that those who are responsible for this cruelty are held accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9118/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 653. To ask the Minister for Health the status of each of the 11 adult ADHD teams provided for in the 2021 model of care for ADHD in adults; the timeline she is working towards for full roll-out of each of the remaining non-operational teams; the steps that need to be taken to bring the final teams into operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9113/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 Mar 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 654. To ask the Minister for Health the status of each of the 11 adult ADHD teams provided for in the 2021 model of care for ADHD in adults; the timeline she is working towards for full roll-out of each of the remaining non-operational teams; the steps that need to be taken to bring the final teams into operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9113/25]