Written answers
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
- Wage-setting Mechanisms
828. To ask the Minister for Health if she would support pay priority for medical laboratory scientists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8161/25] - Medical Cards
829. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the means test limits for a full medical card for those under 70 and for those over 70; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7126/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
831. To ask the Minister for Health the help that can be provided for a child and their family (details supplied) who need to know where a surgery is to take place; and if she will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
832. To ask the Minister for Health the reason adults with type 1 diabetes attending Limerick University Hospital are still not offered insulin pumps as a treatment option despite the qualified... - Health Services
839. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied) from the Minister of State for Mental Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7188/25] - Medical Cards
841. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the awarding of medical cards to cancer patients; and if she is aware especially in recent months of the refusal by the HSE to award medical... - Legislative Programme
842. To ask the Minister for Health if there is proposed legislation to load an €1,800 annual licence on all shops to sell cigarettes and vapes (details supplied); if she will reconsider... - Disability Services
843. To ask the Minister for Health to review the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7226/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
844. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been any requests made of Cavan Monaghan Hospital group to provide a CT scanner at the Monaghan Hospital site; if she will direct the HSE to... - Ambulance Service
846. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which ambulances are permitted to take patients to the minor injuries unit (MIU) at Monaghan Hospital, rather than an emergency department... - Hospital Facilities
848. To ask the Minister for Health the number of presentations in each month in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 to the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital, in tabular form; and if she will... - EU Regulations
850. To ask the Minister for Health if he has concerns over the passing of EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/89 of 20 January 2025 authorising the placing on the market of... - Legislative Measures
851. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation governing vaping; the timeline for the introduction of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7243/25] - Hospital Waiting Lists
852. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to see an orthopaedic consultant in the Mater Hospital; the number of those waiting for six months or more; the number of those... - Health Services
853. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the temporary stepdown 50 bed rehab unit in Nenagh being operated by a company (details supplied); the weekly occupancy rates; the details of... - Home Help Service
854. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive sanctioned weekend, double assist home help hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7264/25] - General Practitioner Services
855. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; to confirm that the review will provide sustainable solution for charity-operated GP... - National Children's Hospital
856. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the PwC report into the National Children’s Hospital commissioned in January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7268/25] - Health Services
857. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any investigation of reported irregularities associated with the €2.1 million spend by a body (details supplied) on a digitisation... - Hospital Facilities
859. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any plan in place to provide additional car parking spaces by utilising the green areas surrounding Roscommon University Hospital (details... - Health Services
860. To ask the Minister for Health if the minister will provide an update on plans to reinstate a service (details supplied). [7311/25] - Mental Health Services
861. To ask the Minister for Health the specific policy and procedure that apply to the discharge of patients by taxi from the psychiatry unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if... - Health Services Staff
867. To ask the Minister for Health the number of social inclusion posts (of each grade) recruited in the CHO1 area since its inception; the WTE numbers of these posts which were located in Cavan... - Health Services
868. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the closure of a care provider (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure the impact on their service users is... - Health Services Waiting Lists
869. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people currently awaiting an ophthalmology appointment in Cork, by waiting time, in tabular form. [7408/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
870. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed eye clinic in Cork has fully opened; and if not, the reason. [7409/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
871. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently awaiting cataract surgery in Cork, by waiting time, in tabular form. [7410/25] - Hospital Waiting Lists
872. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting scoliosis surgery in Cork, by waiting time, in tabular form. [7411/25] - Clinical Trials
873. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group; when her Department will publish the planned interim report on challenges of conducting... - Medical Aids and Appliances
874. To ask the Minister for Health the number of individuals that have been reimbursed for their insulin pump training and/or consumables through the EU treatment abroad or cross-Border... - General Practitioner Services
876. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times patients are waiting before they can get an appointment to attend GP practices in Kilkenny, and if there are plans in place to... - Departmental Consultations
877. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that she engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement;... - General Practitioner Services
878. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that are in place for people who require out-of-hours GP care on an emergency basis, who do not have their own GP due to many GP’s... - Medical Aids and Appliances
880. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in Ireland who access the omnipod tubeless insulin pump and consumables through the HSEs exceptional hardship scheme or have done so... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
881. To ask the Minister for Health To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the up to date position on the new build for a day care centre (details supplied); if she can provide a... - Medical Cards
884. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to cases whereby people suffering with chronic conditions do not qualify for GP cards, due to being under 70 years-of-age; the... - Ambulance Service
885. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the cessation of advanced paramedic training courses operated by the National Ambulance Service; and if... - Public Procurement Contracts
887. To ask the Minister for Health to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where her Department or agencies under the aegis of her Department acted as the contracting... - Mental Health Services
894. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an initial appointment with CAMHS, in Limerick, listed by waiting time, in tabular form. [7576/25] - Disability Services
945. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address issues with the reliability and accessibility of disability services in Longford; such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and... - Hospital Staff
946. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time security staff currently employed at Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of full-time security staff on each shift at... - Abuse in Hospitals
948. To ask the Minister for Health the number of violent incidents directed towards staff at Letterkenny University Hospital, for each of the years 2016 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form. [7961/25] - Hospital Equipment
950. To ask the Minister for Health if Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown had a broken CT scanner recently (details supplied) and if patients in need of CTs were transferred elsewhere by... - Hospital Appointments Status
952. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8007/25] - Ambulance Service
953. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews who are ready and mobile to receive another call within 20 minutes of patient handover, for each emergency department and... - Medicinal Products
954. To ask the Minister for Health to reply to correspondence (details supplied) regarding HRT patches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8022/25] - Medical Cards
955. To ask the Minister for Health if a circular has issued from her Department or from the HSE in the past 12 months regarding discretionary medical cards; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Equipment
956. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of locations where patients can access 80cm MRI machines in Ireland; if none are available, where is a person requiring an urgent MRI of... - Health Services
957. To ask the Minister for Health the number of breast screening units, per county, in tabular form. [8052/25] - Health Strategies
961. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress of the implementation of the national maternity strategy. [8056/25] - Hospital Waiting Lists
962. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women waiting for gynaecology appointments, by hospital, per county, in tabular form. [8057/25] - Departmental Data
963. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who were diagnosed with cervical cancer following gynaecology consultation in 2023 and to date in 2024. [8058/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
964. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the roll out of dedicated women’s health hubs in Longford-Westmeath. [8059/25] - Health Services
965. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the roll out of the National Framework for Perinatal Genetics. [8060/25] - Mental Health Services
966. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she plans to take to improve access to person-centred child and adolescent mental health services teams. [8061/25] - Hospital Facilities
967. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1363 of 22 January 2025, the stakeholders who are involved in discussions in relation to the Draft Report on St.... - Dental Services
968. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently address the lack of dentists taking on new medical card patients in Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8069/25] - Medicinal Products
970. To ask the Minister for Health to report on progress on any negotiations between the HSE and (details supplied) in relation to the price of the drug Selumetinib (Koselugo), an important drug... - Nursing Homes
971. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8087/25] - Disabilities Assessments
972. To ask the Minister for Health if an autism assessment for persons (details supplied) can be provided given the necessity of an early intervention class; and if she will make a statement on... - Medical Aids and Appliances
973. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter in relation to peanut allergies will be examined (details supplied). [8099/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
974. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for an urgent procedure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8111/25] - Home Help Service
975. To ask the Minister for Health the number of candidates on a home support service for older people recruitment panel in each month in 2023 and 2024, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [8113/25] - Health Services
978. To ask the Minister for Health if the services that are available to a person (details supplied) will be explained to them. [8124/25] - Eating Disorders
979. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1342 of 22 January 2025, when a substantive reply will issue from the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
980. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that a person from Donegal (details supplied), who is an 84-year-old, must travel a ten-hour round trip to Galway for short appointments with a... - Mental Health Services
981. To ask the Minister for Health the increased staffed investment she plans to make to address the waiting list crisis in Primary Care Child and Adolescent Psychology Services in CHO9; and... - Hospital Staff
982. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in respiratory medicine based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [8155/25] - Dental Services
983. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the impact of changes in dental practice at (details supplied), specifically the way the practice has adopted the approach which prioritises... - Health Services
984. To ask the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to expand specialist endometriosis services, including provision in north Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
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