Results 961-980 of 1,561 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2357. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the number of suspected adverse reaction reports for vaccines received by HPRA in each year from 2019 to 2025, disaggregated by vaccine, seriousness, age band and outcome; and to confirm the number of these cases that proceeded to any form of compensation or settlement. [45671/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2360. To ask the Minister for Health to publish an annual report on vaccine adverse events and compensation, integrating HPRA pharmacovigilance data with scheme outcomes; to include rates per million doses administered by vaccine and year; and to benchmark Ireland against the EU and the UK. [45674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2455. To ask the Minister for Health to publish an annual report on vaccine adverse events and compensation, integrating HPRA pharmacovigilance data with scheme outcomes; to include rates per million doses administered by vaccine and year; and to benchmark Ireland against the EU and the UK. [46187/25]

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

Ken O'Flynn: 2368. To ask the Minister for Health if she will publish FSAI analysis for 2015 to 2025 on saturated-fat trends in mass-market products including chocolate, ice cream and frozen desserts; and if she will indicate whether Ireland has met the 10% reduction target under the reformulation roadmap [45699/25]

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

Ken O'Flynn: 2369. To ask the Minister for Health if she will mandate a temporary “Recipe changed on [date]” front-of-pack notice where the primary fat changes to a higher-saturated-fat ingredient i.e. switch to coconut or palm, with thresholds and category guidance. [45700/25]

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

Ken O'Flynn: 2370. To ask the Minister for Health if she will direct the HSE to run a short public information campaign explaining saturated fat guidance in plain language, aligned with WHO/EFSA. [45701/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2456. To ask the Minister for Health if the scheme will include non-financial supports, including medical cards, counselling, vocational rehabilitation, and independent case-management for successful applicants and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46188/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2457. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which GPs and vaccinators will be informed about the new scheme; the patient-facing information materials to be provided at the point of vaccination; and the process for informed consent updates once the scheme commences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46189/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2459. To ask the Minister for Health the data-sharing arrangements between the scheme administrator, the HPRA, the HSE, and the Department for actuarial forecasting and safety signal detection; to confirm compliance with GDPR and patient confidentiality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46191/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2460. To ask the Minister for Health to publish an initial actuarial and sensitivity analysis for the scheme, using international experience on applications per million doses, success rates, average award and administration costs to include a worked example using the US figure of approximately one compensated case per million doses distributed over 2006-2023 as a comparator; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2461. To ask the Minister for Health if the scheme will include a fast-track process for clearly table-listed injuries, target decision times for those cases, and performance metrics to be reported quarterly to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46193/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2466. To ask the Minister for Health to publish scheme governance documents, including conflict-of-interest policies, panel selection criteria for medical assessors, and external audit arrangements; the way patient representatives will be included in oversight; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46198/25]

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

Ken O'Flynn: 2465. To ask the Minister for Health if interim payments will be available pending final determination; the criteria for hardship; the process for periodic review of awards where clinical status changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46197/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of missed or delayed cancer detections identified following the cytology review of a hospital (details supplied); and if she will order an independent nationwide audit to protect patient safety [46261/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2493. To ask the Minister for Health if she has considered introducing a structured screening programme for prostate cancer, similar to BreastCheck and CervicalCheck, given international evidence and recent high-profile cases highlighting the consequences of late diagnoses. [46373/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2497. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted a cost–benefit analysis of introducing routine PSA screening for men in certain age brackets, in terms of both survival outcomes and reduced treatment costs for late-stage cancer. [46377/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2494. To ask the Minister for Health the public information campaigns that are in place to encourage men over 50, or those in high-risk categories, to request PSA testing from their GP; and if she will consider funding a targeted awareness initiative. [46374/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2495. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of prostate cancer cases diagnosed at stage three or four in each of the past five years; and the steps being taken to improve earlier detection rates. [46375/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 2496. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will review whether men without regular GP access are at a disadvantage in accessing PSA testing; and if alternative access pathways will be considered. [46376/25]

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

Ken O'Flynn: 2683. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the CSO showing Ireland’s population reached 5.38 million, driven by net migration of 79,300 in a single year, the specific hospital beds places that will be delivered by the Government in 2026 to keep pace with this surge. [47967/25]