Written answers
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Disabilities Assessments
261. To ask the Minister for Health to provide clarity on the length of time people are waiting for autism assessment in primary care in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
264. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant radiologists based at Letterkenny University Hospital in each the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if... - Hospital Appointments Status
266. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8222/25] - Departmental Meetings
268. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has engaged with companies (details supplied) about treatments for adults with spinal muscular atrophy; if so, whether the discussions were... - Dental Services
269. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the waiting list for dental appointments for children in Laois; the measures she is introducing to lower waiting times; and if she will make a... - Health Services Staff
270. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the payroll anomaly which has resulted in clinical placement co-ordinators not qualifying for the long service increment; and if she will... - Departmental Contracts
271. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the recent news article regarding scandals surrounding a company (details supplied), given the fact that Tusla has announced... - Emergency Departments
272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented at the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick and left the hospital before receiving treatment; and if she... - Hospital Facilities
273. To ask the Minister for Health when the 96-bed unit, scheduled for construction, at University Hospital Limerick will become operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8255/25] - Hospital Overcrowding
274. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days per year that the full capacity protocol has been utilised at University Hospital Limerick, for the years 2011 to 2024; and if she will make... - Emergency Departments
275. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented at the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick, for the years 2011 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular... - Hospital Procedures
276. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient procedures carried out at University Hospital Limerick per department, for the years 2011 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular... - Hospital Admissions
278. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people classified as P5s that have been presented or have presented themselves to University Hospital Limerick each day, for the years 2011 to... - Mental Health Policy
279. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite the completion and publication of the north Kerry CAMHS Lookback review given this review has been plagued with delays since its inception and the... - Nursing Homes
280. To ask the Minister for Health if changes will be urgently carried out to the fair deal scheme given certain anomalies in the scheme (details supplied); and if the family home will be... - Mental Health Services
281. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8332/25] - Departmental Properties
282. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE buildings that are currently lying vacant in County Kerry; her plans for the redevelopment or otherwise of each of these properties; and if... - Mental Health Services
283. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if it will be escalated with CAHMS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8345/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
284. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who is waiting over 15 months for a knee operation after five previous attempts to have it done... - Departmental Reports
285. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the report produced as a result of the review of the operation of the revised model of care for termination of pregnancy services... - Hospital Services
286. To ask the Minister for Health when a community hospital (details supplied) will re-open for admissions and return to normal service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8358/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
287. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite a hospital appointment for a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8387/25] - Mental Health Services
290. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in County Laois, broken down by the number of months they are waiting, in tabular form; the plans to address the... - Medical Qualifications
292. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine an issue in relation to radiation therapy students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8399/25] - Mental Health Services
293. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on interim funding that was promised to SOSAD Ireland in November 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8402/25] - Health Services
294. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8406/25] - Medicinal Products
295. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) will be made available to patients with biliary tract cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8436/25] - General Practitioner Services
296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs per hundred thousand of population in each county for each of the years 2018 to 2024 in tabular form. [8442/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
305. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment at the South Infirmary Victoria Hospital, Cork in respect of a person (details supplied) from Kerry; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
306. To ask the Minister for Health the number and name of hospitals where the health performance visibility platform systems has yet to go live. [8452/25] - Hospital Staff
309. To ask the Minister for Health the overtime annual cost in each acute hospital, per staff type, consultant, non-consultant, nursing, support grades and administration for each of the years... - Legislative Measures
312. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commit to including children in the regulations for home support services as part of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support... - Home Care Packages
313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for paediatric home care packages by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [8468/25] - Departmental Reviews
316. To ask the Minister for Health if she intends to conduct a review of the implementation of the recommendations of the strategic workforce advisory group on home carers and nursing home... - Home Help Service
317. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE home support hours delivered in each month of 2024, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [8476/25] - Health Services
321. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to increase the number of interRAI assessments for home support (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Alcohol Advertising
324. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to repeated breaches of section 19 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 during sports broadcasting (details supplied); if... - Health Promotion
326. To ask the Minister for Health if a new Healthy Ireland Framework will be published this year; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8509/25] - Health Strategies
327. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in publishing a new national drug strategy; if she intends to hold a public consultation to inform development of the... - Assisted Human Reproduction
328. To ask the Minister for Health when the expansion to publicly-funded IVF scheme announced in Budget 2025 will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8523/25] - Medicinal Products
329. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the application for approval in Ireland for palforzia as an oral immunotherapy treatment for peanut allergy; and if she will make a... - Health Services
330. To ask the Minister for Health her views on a memo issued by the chief executive of the HSE to regional executive officers on 14 February 2025 regarding extended hours/days of work; her... - Departmental Data
331. To ask the Minister for Health if she will publish the data provided to her regarding urgent and emergency care in February 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
332. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on all capital works underway and starting in 2025 at UHL, to include the date of commencement works, project name, cost, description (bed type,... - Hospital Facilities
333. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the extension of radiology unit at UHL, to include commencement of the works, description, cost, expected delivery date, expanded services (if... - Hospital Equipment
334. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the outsourcing of MRI services; when the service commenced; the weekly number of scans; if there have been any changes to the contract and/or... - Departmental Data
337. To ask the Minister for Health for a table identifying the number of unscheduled downtimes: < 24hrs, < 48hrs or > 48hrs, including the various reasons for downtime, such as... - Health Services
338. To ask the Minister for Health to review the case or a person (details supplied); to outline the options for this patient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8564/25] - Departmental Data
339. To ask the Minister for Health the national position on wind turbine noise and shadow flicker from a health perspective, specifically the position of the Department of Health, and not the... - Health Services
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list in the haemoglobin clinic in Naas Hospital from 2021 to 2024; the average waiting time of those on waiting lists; the... - Children in Care
341. To ask the Minister for Health whether or not there are supports, including advocacy services, in the State for adults, many of whom are relatively young adults, who as children lived in... - Health Services Staff
342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new ophthalmology posts approved as part of the budgetary process for each of the years 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
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