Results 861-880 of 955 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2636. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current resourcing of the hereditary cancer model of care within the National Cancer Strategy; if she will outline the additional funding being considered to ensure national access to this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41156/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2649. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for the assessment and potential inclusion of the psychiatric medication lumateperone for the treatment of bipolar disorder under the drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41240/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2650. To ask the Minister for Health if a post admission care package can be organised for a patient (details supplied), who was recently discharged from the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41241/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2705. To ask the Minister for Health the number of social workers currently employed in each of the six safeguarding and protection teams within the HSE; the number of vacant posts; the number of social work posts planned for 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41624/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2706. To ask the Minister for Health the additional skills and training that are provided to social workers upon joining safeguarding and protection teams to ensure they can deliver high-quality safeguarding services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41625/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2707. To ask the Minister for Health the role of the Chief Social Worker of the HSE; how this role interacts with both the National Safeguarding Office and the six regional safeguarding and protection teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41626/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2708. To ask the Minister for Health the chain of reporting and the lines of accountability for the management of safeguarding services within the HSE, both regionally and nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41627/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2709. To ask the Minister for Health the legal and financial expertise available to support each of the six safeguarding and protection teams; the resources available to the person with overall responsibility for safeguarding within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41628/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2710. To ask the Minister for Health if she will engage with the relevant education and training institutions to ensure that the level of training for social workers is sufficient to allow them to provide adult safeguarding services to a suitable standard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2788. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists working at a hospital (details supplied), by grade, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41978/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2789. To ask the Minister for Health the services currently available to users in north Dublin who suffer with trichiasis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41979/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 2790. To ask the Minister for Health when she expects north Dublin surgical hub to be opened and accepting patients; the number of WTE staff that have agreed to work at this hub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41980/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 3018. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the current level of funding allocated to cochlear implant services in Beaumont Hospital given the potential of these services to significantly improve the quality of life for individuals with hearing loss; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42827/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 3195. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical and support services including neurology, sleep specialists, mental health and social services are specifically available to individuals who developed narcolepsy post-pandemrix vaccination; the additional resources are being allocated to meet their long-term needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43819/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 3196. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports, including medical card entitlements, education allowances, and rehabilitation funding that have been provided to individuals diagnosed with narcolepsy or cataplexy following a pandemrix vaccination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43820/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 3269. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the availability of designated disability parking spaces at Beaumont Hospital, in light of ongoing concerns raised by patients with mobility issues about difficulties accessing the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44197/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 3320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the exclusion of Marino Institute of Education from core Higher Education Authority funding streams, given its role in teacher training and the impact on students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40899/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 3321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected timeline for finalising the regulations and commencing the designation by order process under the Higher Education Authority Act 2022, which would allow institutions such as Marino Institute of Education to apply for designated status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40900/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 3322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the implementation of the Sahlberg report’s recommendations on teacher education, particularly in relation to Marino Institute of Education and its integration within the higher education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40901/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (29 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 3418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the special educational accommodations, such as rest facilities, flexible scheduling or assisted learning support that have been implemented in further and higher education institutions for students diagnosed with narcolepsy post-pandemrix vaccination; whether additional funding is planned to support these students; and if he will make a...