Written answers
Thursday, 20 March 2025
- Mental Health Services
434. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on adolescent primary care mental health waiting lists in each of the past four years who were assessed for transition to primary care... - Health Services Staff
436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE community orthoptist posts in the CHO5 area in the year 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [12957/25] - Gender Recognition
437. To ask the Minister for Health if the commitments made in the 2020 Programme for Government regarding the implementation of an informed consent model of care for hormone replacement therapy,... - Health Services
438. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and services currently available on a State-wide basis for people suffering with fibromyalgia; the details of the specific provisions in the north... - Information and Communications Technology
439. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of copper communication lines within her Department currently in active operation and for which her Department is paying for on a monthly... - Mental Health Services
440. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol that is followed when persons who are on waiting lists for adolescent primary care mental health teams reach the age of 18; if they are informed... - Disease Management
447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the national diabetes registry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13016/25] - Disability Services
448. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Donegal cannot access day or respite services; the steps they can take; and if she will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Services
449. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding plans for a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13039/25] - Patient Deaths
451. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the publication of the terms of reference of the external review into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Hospital Facilities
452. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the surgical hub at Merlin Park, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13050/25] - Primary Care Centres
453. To ask the Minister for Health when the new Salthill and Knocknacarra primary care centre and enhanced community care hub will become operational at the location in the Gateway Business... - Health Services Staff
456. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeframe for the independent expert to carry out a comprehensive review on the physician associate role in Ireland; when the recommendations are... - Health Service Executive
457. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were in the HSE in 2023. [13070/25] - Home Care Packages
459. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for home care hours in Meath for the past five years, by year; and the number of hours service this supplied. [13072/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
461. To ask the Minister for Health if, arising from or in connection with the recent negotiations on forming a Government and securing a majority in Dáil Éireann for it, she has... - Primary Care Centres
462. To ask the Minister for Health the vacancies in the medical specialities offered in a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13083/25] - Substance Misuse
465. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will offer to support the north Dublin regional drugs and alcohol task force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13089/25] - Youth Services
466. To ask the Minister for Health the funding her Department can offer to support Skerries youth support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13090/25] - Disabilities Assessments
467. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if an assessment will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13102/25] - Primary Care Centres
468. To ask the Minister for Health in regard to the primary health care centre in a location (details supplied), to outline future plans for the installation of X-ray and scanning facilities to... - Mental Health Services
470. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of CAMHS-ID teams in the CHO 3 area, in tabular form; the staffing levels per team; and the options open to young people who require the... - Hospital Staff
471. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant nephrologists based at University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [13127/25] - General Practitioner Services
472. To ask the Minister for Health if ShannonDoc treatment centres based in Roscrea will extend their opening hours on Mondays to Fridays between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. the following morning and on... - Dental Services
473. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists, senior dental surgeons and principal dental surgeons based at primary care centres within CHO 3 in the years 2023, 2024 and to date... - Hospital Services
474. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently have the equipment and necessary staff to carry out core decompression procedures, in tabular form. [13130/25] - Dental Services
475. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address the long waiting lists and times for orthodontic treatment in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
476. To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently investigate and expedite the long delay in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff
478. To ask the Minister for Health the details of any secondments from consulting firms to her Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations... - Medicinal Products
479. To ask the Minister for Health if the medicine Mounjaro will be offered on the medical card or long-term illness card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Disabilities Assessments
480. To ask the Minister for Health whether there were any assessment of needs applications that were closed without receiving an assessment of needs in County Donegal in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and... - Mental Health Services
481. To ask the Minister for Health if a clinical child psychologist has been appointed for CAMHS in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13216/25] - Medical Cards
484. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider expanding the eligibility criteria for medical cards to include individuals with severe food allergies; and if she will make a statement... - Health Services Waiting Lists
485. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting list for children (details supplied) seeking an appointment for paediatric allergy services, including the expected date... - Healthcare Policy
487. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a baby loss certificate for those who have lost a baby through miscarriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13226/25] - Health Services
488. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that are available to people that suspect that they are living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, in particular those who are under the age of... - Departmental Data
492. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with foetal alcohol syndrome and partial foetal alcohol syndrome, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she... - Healthcare Policy
494. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the Ireland specific recommendations from UN bodies (details supplied) with respect to surgical interventions on intersex... - Health Strategies
495. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 657 of 4 March 2025, if she will provide details regarding the three actions which have been implemented and the one... - Health Service Executive
496. To ask the Minister for Health the health and social care services the HSE commissions through tendering arrangements, in tabular form; and the total spent in each category of health and... - Health Services Staff
497. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the staffing issues at PrEP clinics (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
498. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will provide additional resources and equipment for the neurology assessment and nerve conduction study testing for amyloidosis; if she is... - Hospital Facilities
499. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure every effort is made to reopen beds in Caherciveen Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13252/25] - Children in Care
500. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 26 February 2025, the details of supports and services including advocacy that are provided to adults aged over 26... - Healthcare Policy
501. To ask the Minister for Health when she plans to publish a new national cardiovascular health policy, which expired in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13254/25] - Mental Health Services
502. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the health service has spent on the provision of private psychiatric care and mental illness in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2025, by... - General Practitioner Services
506. To ask the Minister for Health when she plans to publish the strategic review of general practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13270/25] - Departmental Contracts
507. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department, or any agency under her Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details...
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