Written answers
Thursday, 6 March 2025
- Health Services Staff
69. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to meet the demands for pay restoration and pay parity for section 39 workers given the ballot for industrial action by section 39 workers; and if... - Addiction Treatment Services
72. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider making additional funding available to drug and alcohol task forces in Dublin to help assist addiction services respond to the increased... - Mental Health Services
74. To ask the Minister for Health how a €64 million centralised residential mental health service on the grounds of Saint Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire can be in accordance with the... - Hospital Services
78. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on physiotherapy services in the District Hospital, Killarney (details supplied); when additional physiotherapists will be assigned to Killarney... - Ambulance Service
80. To ask the Minister for Health when she will implement paramedic specialist grades for the National Ambulance Service; to provide an update on the review of roles and responsibilities; and if... - Hospital Facilities
82. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that Beaumont Hospital secures investment for much-needed capital developments such as a new 95-bed ward block and a new emergency... - Disability Services
83. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place for a new attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team to provide services in Meath and the north east; and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
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... - Hospital Facilities
85. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the new planned surgical hub for Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9745/25] - Mental Health Services
86. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the construction of a ten-bed community mental health residence on the grounds of the Owenacurra centre Midleton and on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
88. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to tackle waiting times for outpatient appointments and planned surgical appointments. [9876/25] - Health Services
89. To ask the Minister for Health if she will deliver a genuinely free hormone replacement therapy scheme similar to the universal contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
90. To ask the Minister for Health if she is concerned about ongoing delays in approving the application for a Jigsaw youth mental health service in Waterford city; and her views on whether it... - Regulatory Bodies
91. To ask the Minister for Health when she expects HIQA to report on its review into access to accident and emergency care in the mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9831/25] - Primary Care Centres
92. To ask the Minister for Health if tenders have been sought and assessed for the provision of primary care centres at locations within County Galway, such as An Spidéal, Oranmore,... - Mental Health Services
93. To ask the Minister for Health if she will fund the expansion of Jigsaw services to ensure that no county is without a Jigsaw primary mental health care service; and if she will make a... - Eating Disorders
95. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on supports for people with eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10214/25] - Health Services
96. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for a new attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team to provide services in north Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff
97. To ask the Minister for Health if she will immediately lift the pay and numbers strategy to ensure that all health services can be staffed to safe and adequate levels; and if she will make a... - Substance Misuse
98. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department has taken to investigate the incidence and health impact of hexahydrocannabinol, a synthetic cannabinoid which is widely available... - Primary Care Services
99. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for primary care services in 2025; the proportion this represents of the total health budget for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
100. To ask the Minister for Health the support she can provide to a community counselling centre based in Tullamore, County Offaly (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Legislative Programme
101. To ask the Minister for Health the status of adult safeguarding legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10086/25] - Hospital Facilities
102. To ask the Minister for Health if she will investigate the inadequate parking situation at Roscommon University Hospital, which is impacting patients, their families, and carers; and if some... - Health Services
103. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the extension of access to free contraception as committed to under the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
105. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for a youth mental health app; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10055/25] - Health Services
106. To ask the Minister for Health when the multi-disciplinary team for Louth and Meath will be in place; the reason for the delay with the establishment of the team; and if she will make a... - Hospital Overcrowding
108. To ask the Minister for Health how she plans to reduce the number of patients left waiting on hospital trolleys in University Hospital Galway given the impact this is having on elderly... - Health Services Staff
109. To ask the Minister for Health if there is specialist training for all staff in in-patient psychiatric services in this country on the management and treatment of eating disorders; and if... - Primary Care Centres
110. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Graiguenamanagh; the other primary care service developments planned for Carlow and Kilkenny; and if she will make... - Assisted Human Reproduction
111. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 has not been commenced; the timeline for its expected progress; and if she will make a statement... - Cancer Services
112. To ask the Minister for Health to provide urgent funding for a new bus for cancer patients travelling for treatments in the northwest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9755/25] - Health Services
113. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on treatment options for people with scoliosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10217/25] - Emergency Departments
114. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the HIQA review of urgent and emergency care in mid-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9752/25] - Healthcare Policy
115. To ask the Minister for Health if she supports single tier universal healthcare provided to all on the basis of need, not ability to pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9944/25] - Hospital Facilities
116. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1784 and 1785 of 9 September 2024, if the options appraisal process for the masterplan for University Hospital Galway... - Cancer Services
117. To ask the Minister for Health the action taken, and planned, to address the fact that only 30% of patients in Donegal receive day-case chemotherapy within the target time of three weeks,... - Mental Health Services
118. To ask the Minister for Health when a clinical child psychologist be appointed for CAMHS in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10155/25] - Medicinal Products
119. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the rising costs of prescription medicines in Ireland; if she has considered introducing additional supports or subsidies... - Health Services Staff
120. To ask the Minister for Health the projected impact of the HSE's pay and numbers strategy on disability services provided directly by the HSE or through sections 38 and 39 organisations; and... - Hospital Facilities
122. To ask the Minister for Health the way the HSE and the hospital groups are improving car park facilities at hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9921/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
123. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of planned capital investment in public healthcare facilities in County Clare for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
125. To ask the Minister for Health the additional or expanded services she plans to provide in Monaghan Hospital. [10216/25] - Home Help Service
126. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's position on the inability of patients to split their allocated funding in the consumer directed home support approach between two approved external... - Mental Health Services
127. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to expand eligibility for counselling in primary care in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10056/25] - Health Services Staff
128. To ask the Minister for Health if the decommissioned child psychologist post at Athenry primary care centre will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9425/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
129. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided make the first and ground floor of the new extension to the Mallow General Hospital operational; the designated purposes will be... - Pharmacy Services
132. To ask the Minister for Health if all receipts from pharmacies can contain a breakdown of individual medicine costs and any other costs in the interest of transparency, competition and... - Health Services Staff
133. To ask the Minister for Health when section 39 workers will begin receiving equal pay for work in line with their counterparts in the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
135. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she will take to end lengthy waiting lists for CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9945/25] - Primary Care Centres
136. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the delivery of a primary care centre in Swords; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10180/25] - Ambulance Service
138. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no advanced paramedic has been trained since 2019; and if she is aware that paramedics working in the National Ambulance Service do not receive a... - Primary Care Centres
139. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to allocate funding to open additional primary care centres to address the increasing demand for healthcare services; if specific consideration is... - Mental Health Services
140. To ask the Minister for Health if she will fund the expansion of Jigsaw services to ensure that no county is without a Jigsaw primary mental health care service; and if she will make a... - Disease Management
142. To ask the Minister for Health the way her Department intends to include chronic kidney disease to the Chronic Disease Management Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
143. To ask the Minister for Health the way it is planned to enhance services at Our Lady's Hospital Navan; the number of additional nursing staff have been taken on at the hospital over the past... - Primary Care Centres
144. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to roll out new primary care centres in Rathmines, Terenure and Baggot Street; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10052/25] - Mental Health Services
145. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Meath (details supplied) will receive a CAMHS appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10178/25] - Emergency Services
146. To ask the Minister for Health the reason emergency care is only provided by Children's Health Ireland to children and young people under 16 years, and not until after that while they may... - Primary Care Centres
147. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progression and development of Ballaghaderreen primary care centre. [10099/25] - Addiction Treatment Services
148. To ask the Minister for Health the amount by which her Department will be increasing funding for drug addiction services, including local drug and alcohol taskforces, to improve their... - Health Services
150. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to deliver a seven-day health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10084/25] - Home Care Packages
152. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours provided in Carlow-Kilkenny in 2024; the target in place for such provision in 2025; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Service Executive
153. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail the current situation in relation to the former Baggot Street Hospital which has been placed on the State’s register for disposal by... - Health Services Staff
154. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts for public health nurses in Dublin 8, 10 and 12; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the effect on local services as a... - Departmental Reviews
155. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Programme for Government commitment to implement the recommendations in a review (details supplied); if she has engaged with officials in her... - Health Services Staff
156. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to replace the ophthalmologist in Clonmel following the retirement of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Primary Care Centres
157. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the new primary care centre in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9756/25] - Hospital Staff
158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses recruited to each hospital in the country in each of the past ten years; the number of nurses who left their jobs at each hospital in the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
159. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the waiting times for outpatient appointments and planned surgical appointments in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9746/25] - General Practitioner Services
160. To ask the Minister for Health if she has engaged with SouthDoc on the closure of SouthDoc, Blackpool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10196/25] - Cancer Services
161. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure that all cancer drugs are provided in accordance with medical need to all who need them, and not income or health insurance... - Health Services Waiting Lists
162. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the current waiting times for appointments with the speech and language therapist service following initial assessment in the north Dublin... - Mental Health Services
163. To ask the Minister for Health the date she will end the practice of child admissions to adult psychiatric services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10129/25] - Health Services
164. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the possible provision of public rapid injury clinics (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8996/25] - Disease Management
165. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to warn the public of the possible dangers of contracting Lyme disease on publicly accessible grasslands and forests, and to inform of... - Medicinal Products
166. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on a medication (details supplied) to be made available through the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to protect and enhance services at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, including the emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
168. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 6 February 2025, for an update on a project (details supplied); where the interim facility might be placed; the... - Medical Cards
171. To ask the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria for discretionary medical cards; the reasons a person who has held a medical card for many years might have their discretionary... - General Practitioner Services
172. To ask the Minister for Health the action she is taking to expand GP services in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10051/25] - Mental Health Services
173. To ask the Minister for Health for a report on the CAMHS redress scheme established in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10156/25] - General Practitioner Services
174. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider establishing a 24/7 Shannon Doc service in Thurles, County Tipperary, considering only one 24/7 Shannon Doc service currently operates in... - Mental Health Services
176. To ask the Minister for Health the work she and her Department have undertaken to fill the professional vacancies in the CAMHS team in Balbriggan; and if she will make a statement on the...
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