Results 921-940 of 1,348 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 753. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that have been required to return to theatre due to post-operative infection following spinal fusion or growth rod procedures in Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, CHI at Crumlin, and Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, in each of the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied); and the number of children that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 754. To ask the Minister for Health routinely tracks and review cases involving multiple re-operations due to infection following spinal fusion or growth rod procedures; if these cases are subject to morbidity and mortality review or internal audit; the lessons, if any, that have been identified from these cases and the changes that have been implemented across sites to reduce the risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 755. To ask the Minister for Health if she will publish any available findings from internal or external reviews conducted at Children's Health Ireland or Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital in relation to post-operative spinal infections and surgical site complications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27477/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 756. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm whether parents of children undergoing spinal fusion or growth rod procedures at Children's Health Ireland are informed of the relevant post-operative infection rates, either site-specific or national, as part of the surgical consent process; if this information is not routinely disclosed, to explain how this complies with the principles set out...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 800. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug will be made available to patients for certain types of gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers under the HSE reimbursement scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27684/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 801. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to a recent poll into the attitudes of front-line ambulance staff towards the leadership of the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); if she has replied to correspondence from the representative organisation; the steps she will take in response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27685/25]

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Business of Joint Committee (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I join other members in wishing Deputy Lawlor well in his role as Cathaoirleach. I also commend Eileen Flynn on all of her work over many years of activism on these issues. It is very important that we centre in our work the voice of Travellers, hear their experience and listen to Traveller organisations. There are very serious human rights issues in housing, health - mental health in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on a waiting list for pre-exposure prophylaxis by clinic and wait time, in tabular form. [26447/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 356. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of public sexual health clinics in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26448/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 357. To ask the Minister for Health to identify which counties do not have a public sexual health clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26449/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 368. To ask the Minister for Health if the contract signed with a software company, and the work that was carried out by that company, in respect of the development and deployment of MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System) was reviewed before it was extended in 2022 (details supplied); the reasons this system has only been rolled out in one hospital; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sites that the MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System) is to be deployed to; the timeline for deployment in each site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26503/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns regarding the MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System); the efforts being made to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26504/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 378. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the endometriosis framework; the reasons for the delay in finalising this framework; the current timeline she is working towards for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26568/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank members. It is great to get introductions from everybody. There is a wealth of professional, personal and political experience in the room. Hopefully, we can use that collective experience to improve healthcare services for everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We will consider it. There are two other matters to consider. The first is the nomination of the Leas-Chathaoirleach. As members are aware, the committee may choose a Leas-Chathaoirleach who can perform the duties and exercise the authority of the Cathaoirleach in his absence. I propose that we take nominations for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. Members may wish to consult with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I have received apologies from Senator Tom Clonan. I have a few housekeeping matters to go through and the first is the declaration. In accordance with Standing Orders, I wish to make the following declaration: I do solemnly declare that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my knowledge and ability execute the office of Cathaoirleach of the Joint Committee on Health without fear...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 347. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual increases in the retail price of the most popular price category MPPC for a 20-pack of cigarettes since 2014; the portion of the increase related to taxes; the portion of the increase due to price rises by the tobacco industry, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25939/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 348. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised from a taxation measure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25940/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 349. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons successfully prosecuted for tobacco and or cigarette smuggling in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25941/25]