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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (19 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 1616. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline, in the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under gastro-intestinal conference, the number of patients with oesophageal cancer determined "likely invasive" that were recommended palliative radiotherapy as a treatment; and the number of these patients aged over 70 years, in each of the years 2016 to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (19 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 1617. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline, in the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under gastro-intestinal conference, the number of patients with oesophageal cancer stage I and stage II that were provided palliative radiotherapy; and the number aged over 70 years, in each of the years 2016 to 2024 and to date in 2025, and in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (19 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 1618. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines followed in the application of brachytherapy to determine patient suitability at St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar. [11330/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: I raise the issue of staffing of children's disability network teams across the country. I have replies here from the HSE that say between 22% and 29% of posts are vacant. In Laois, I can tell the Minister that there are posts where there is 100% vacancy and 67% vacancy. In Laois, there is a chronic situation regarding staffing. The figures for network 12, which covers most of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for his reply. While there are moves afoot, it needs to be at a scale and a pace to match the demand that is there. The HSE states in one of its replies to me that there is an apprenticeship programme for social workers. Can there be apprenticeship programmes for other disciplines? Maybe that cannot be done but that is possibly one area that could be used. We...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (6 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 76. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the threshold for full medical card entitlement for those over 66 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8791/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (6 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to put this question. I congratulate the Minister and the Minister of State beside her, Deputy Murnane O'Connor, on their appointments. It is the first time I have had an opportunity to raise an issue with the Minister in the Dáil, so I wish her the best of luck in her position. She has a big job ahead of her. I want to raise with her the income threshold...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (6 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for her reply. I have another question about people of working age, or people under 66, as they are referred to in the question. This question refers to people over 66 years of age. I have deliberately phrased the questions that way because for people who are under 66, the income thresholds are €184 for a person who is single and €201.50 if you are over...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (6 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for the reply. That is helpful because the GP visit card is welcome. We acknowledge that it is there. The figures she gave mean that, I think, about one in 12 people who are entitled to it have applied for it and got it, or one in 11 or something like that. Obviously, there is a big piece of work there for the Government and all of us to try to get the word out there...

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

Brian Stanley: 84. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is taking any steps to undertaking a review for full medical card assessment for people of working age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8792/25]

Waste in Public Expenditure: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: This debate is welcome. However, the motion has a whiff of populism about it. As somebody who comes from a left, republican position, I believe in good public services, but I also believe in spending public money very well. We need to stop waste. Although those of us on the left advocate spending public money and creating good public services, it does not mean that we support wasting...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: The programme for Government sets out to improve mental health services. The SOSAD, Save our Sons and Daughters, organisation provides vital services and is running out of cash. It has made representations to try to move forward. It provides counselling, support and mental health services. It only has enough money to keep going for a number of weeks. In 2024, it provided services for...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: It has had to cut some services.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: We know our mental health services have gaps and deficiencies.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: SOSAD is filling the gaps.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: Will the Taoiseach prioritise it and commit to providing the money-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: -----and service level agreement that the SOSAD organisation needs?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: I ask the Taoiseach and Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: Time and money is running out.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 139. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if capital works for the Mountmelllick inner relief road will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/25]