Written answers
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Nursing Homes
671. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for people housed in social housing who are in need of a nursing home place and do not qualify for the fair deal scheme; and if she will... - Hospital Services
674. To ask the Minister for Health for a statement on the Baggot Street Hospital; for a statement on the registration of the site on the Intra-State Register for disposal by the HSE; and if she... - Health Services Staff
675. To ask the Minister for Health the reason section 39 workers in some institutions (details supplied) were advised they lie outside the scope of the agreement and therefore not afforded the... - Mental Health Services
676. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting period for a CAMHS assessment for a person [details supplied]; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13302/25] - Healthcare Policy
677. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of the National Hearing Care Plan Working Group; when the group’s recommendations are expected to be published; and if... - Hospital Appointments Status
678. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Donegal will receive a rheumatology appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13309/25] - Disease Management
679. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 752 of 4 March 2025, and subsequent reply in relation to the heartwatch scheme; the reason the new CDM Programme is only... - Addiction Treatment Services
680. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on any progress to the Dual Diagnosis Programme since 2021; the way it is being monitored; and if outcomes and the progress of individuals are... - Healthcare Policy
684. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the deaths of babies with congenital anomalies, such as down syndrome or spina bifida, are not included in Maternity Patient Safety Statement... - Hospital Waiting Lists
685. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time that patients are awaiting for an initial appointment after being referred for care in Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, CHI... - Health Services Waiting Lists
687. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people currently on the waiting list for primary care child and adolescent services in south Lee. [13330/25] - Addiction Treatment Services
688. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies per dual diagnosis teams across the country. [13332/25] - Health Service Executive
689. To ask the Minister for Health the total paid to private consultancy firms by the HSE, from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, by company and category of consultancy, in tabular form. [13333/25] - Hospital Admissions
690. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges, by category and hospital, in tabular form. [13342/25] - Hospital Facilities
691. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds delivered since publication of the Acute Hospital Inpatient Bed Capacity Expansion Plan, by year, in tabular form. [13348/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
701. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for physiotherapy by community health organisation and local health office, age category, and time waiting, in tabular... - Home Care Packages
710. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care hours, as a percentage of total care hours funded by the HSE, that are cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13384/25] - Dental Services
712. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports available towards a dental procedure for a child, who has undergone a private assessment due to waiting lists; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
713. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports are available towards the cost of tongue-tie surgery for a child, who has undergone a private assessment due to waiting lists; and if... - Official Engagements
714. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the visit of the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health to Denmark and Sweden for St. Patrick's Day; the meetings she... - Medicinal Products
715. To ask the Minister for Health her views on correspondence received from a pharmacist (details supplied) regarding the wholesale cost of a drug; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
716. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for twins (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13435/25] - Ambulance Service
717. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to introducing a rapid response vehicle in Tuam, County Galway, to be operated by an advanced paramedic; and if she will make a... - Disease Management
718. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to endorse the WHO resolution on chronic kidney disease, ‘Reducing the burden of noncommunicable diseases through promotion of kidney health... - Medicinal Products
719. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the expected roll out of the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13468/25] - Hospital Staff
720. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a vacant post (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13474/25] - Public Spending Code
722. To ask the Minister for Health the details on the Prompt Payment Report for Q2 2024; the breakdown of total payments, late payments, penalties incurred, and disputed invoices; and if all... - Care Services
723. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure respite services are provided to families in a care centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13530/25] - Public Procurement Contracts
725. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the total expenditure on public procurement by her Department and its agencies, including spending on goods, services and works acquired through... - Mental Health Services
726. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to increase the out-of-hours crisis mental health service on the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - Medicinal Products
727. To ask the Minister for Health when spinal muscular atrophy drug treatment will be made available to adults suffering with spinal muscular atrophy (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Healthcare Policy
728. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the recommendations outlined by PLACES in 2024 regarding pregnancy loss; if she will implement these recommendations; if so, to outline... - Departmental Bodies
729. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of regulatory, appeal or other bodies, either funded by or under the remit of her Department, which are quasi-judicial in nature. [13577/25] - Mental Health Services
730. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided, and scheduled to be provided to, the Community Access Support Team pilot project to fund the provision of a clinical nurse... - Ambulance Service
732. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) is provided with home base facilities in Shannon and in every area required, to... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
733. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the criteria for the special scheme for healthcare workers impacted by long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13592/25] - Patient Transfers
735. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider the return visiting trip time of five hours for a family in west Kerry by transferring a Kerry patient (details supplied) from Kenmare... - Assisted Human Reproduction
736. To ask the Minister for Health why a transgender man and his wife are being treated as a same-sex couple for the purpose of fertility treatment; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
737. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13620/25] - Patient Transport
738. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no funding for hospital transport for patients based in south Tipperary (details supplied); if she will urgently review this matter; and if... - Health Services Waiting Lists
739. 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 counties Longford... - Dental Services
740. To ask the Minister for Health to review the case of a child (details supplied); if she will provide an update on this appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13640/25] - Disability Services
742. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the completion of the national rollout of HSE community neuro-rehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Laboratory Facilities
743. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to address the shortage of accredited genetic testing services for patients in Ireland; her views on public hospital laboratories not having the... - Healthcare Policy
744. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for developing a national genomic processing service; when this will be done; if accredited companies located in Ireland will be included in the... - Laboratory Facilities
745. To ask the Minister for Health the guidance provided by the HSE to public consultant clinicians on where patient blood samples should be sent for genetic testing; what countries Irish... - Public Procurement Contracts
746. To ask the Minister for Health if she has plans to open a public procurement competition for the provision of clinical genetic testing in Ireland; if so, the anticipated timeline for... - Hospital Facilities
747. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the increase in regional inpatient neurorehabilitation beds, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
748. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13655/25] - Health Service Executive
749. To ask the Minister for Health if all HSE safeguarding teams in community healthcare organisations are now fully integrated into the six new HSE regions; if not, the issues holding up the... - Healthcare Policy
750. To ask the Minister for Health if she has considered the report of the Law Reform Commission of April 2024 “A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding”; and if she intends... - Health Service Executive
751. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of the HSE’s National Safeguarding Office computerised system for recording and analysing reports of abuse of vulnerable adults, from... - Hospital Staff
752. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of social workers currently employed in the HSE and HSE-funded hospitals and social care services; the number of social workers currently... - Dental Services
753. To ask the Minister for Health if dental treatment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [13661/25] - Hospital Staff
755. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE respiratory physiotherapists working in Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will... - Health Services Waiting Lists
756. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of a person waiting on a hearing test (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13688/25] - Nursing Homes
757. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a facility closing in County Waterford (details supplied); the plans she has to keep the facility open; and if she will make... - Hospital Investigations
758. To ask the Minister for Health the number of systems analysis review reports, or similar reviews, which were carried out in respect of occurrences at each psychiatric hospital or unit from... - Mental Health Services
759. To ask the Minister for Health the staff allocated to the home based treatment team in Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Service at present, by title, discipline, grade; those positions which are... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
765. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed new purpose-built acute psychiatric admission unit on the grounds of Cavan General Hospital; when work will commence on this... - Patient Files
766. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the decision by the HSE not to share the records held by Cavan Monaghan mental health services in respect of a person (details supplied) who... - Mental Health Services
768. To ask the Minister for Health if an early intervention in psychosis information pack is made available to family members of patients attending Cavan Monaghan mental health service; if so,... - Hospital Facilities
772. To ask the Minister for Health if there are proposal to further improve WiFi and mobile phone coverage at Cavan General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13770/25] - Hospital Staff
773. To ask the Minister for Health the staff allocated to the Psychiatric Unit at Cavan General Hospital at present, by title, discipline and grade; those positions which are currently unfilled;... - Medical Cards
775. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case for the reinstatement of medical cards for persons (details supplied). [13773/25] - Home Care Packages
776. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated for personal assistant service and home support hours for CHO5; the means by which hours are allocated, cases are assessed, and appeals... - Assisted Human Reproduction
777. To ask the Minister for Health when the free IVF scheme, as announced in Budget 2025, will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13781/25] - Disability Services
778. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for the proposed development of a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13784/25] - Youth Services
779. To ask the Minister for Health if the drugs task forces in the Dublin area (details supplied) have been cutting funding for youth related prevention projects; if so, the reason for this; and... - Health Services Staff
780. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE health promotions and improvement officers, and senior health promotions and improvement officers, employed by the HSE that are based in... - Hospital Services
781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that attended the migraine outpatient clinic at Beaumont Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025; the frequency with which this clinic is... - Hospital Waiting Lists
782. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of persons who have been removed from outpatient waiting lists, inpatient waiting lists and day case waiting lists,... - Hospital Procedures
783. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of elective surgeries and procedures cancelled, by speciality, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and Louth County Hospital... - Official Engagements
784. To ask the Minister for Health if she visited any medical facility during her visit to New York for St. Patrick's Day events. [13862/25] - Hospital Staff
785. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, currently working in the pharmacy department of Connolly Hospital; the vacancies, by job title, within this department;... - Primary Care Centres
786. To ask the Minister for Health if any primary care centre within CHO9 has a rehab gym on its premises, in tabular form; if so, the locations of those gyms; the number of persons on waiting... - Hospital Appointments Status
787. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons appointments for services (details supplied) at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda have been cancelled; and when and where alternative... - Health Services
788. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the existing ophthalmology services operating in County Louth; the location of these services; the number of persons currently employed within these... - Health Services Waiting Lists
789. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting a first appointment for ophthalmology services in Louth; the length of time these persons have been waiting for an... - Health Services Staff
791. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmologists currently operating within public health services in Louth; the number of vacancies currently unfilled; and if she will make a... - Health Service Executive
792. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the vacant health centre in Donard, which the community would like to bring the building into use as a heritage or cultural centre; if the... - Hospital Services
793. To ask the Minister for Health the current healthcare services provided at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk. [13892/25] - Eating Disorders
795. To ask the Minister for Health if he will follow through on the promise made by the former Minister for Health to provide 20 hospital beds for people with eating disorders, given that the... - Medicinal Products
796. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the issue of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication shortages; the steps her Department is taking to address these shortages and... - Hospital Staff
798. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts, by speciality, currently at the National Maternity Hospital; and when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular... - Mortality Rates
799. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who died from sepsis in Ireland in 2024. [13917/25] - Health Services
800. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for a new attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team in Meath. [13918/25] - Hospital Staff
801. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in emergency medicine based at the Mater Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13919/25] - Hospital Procedures
802. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric neurosurgeries procedures carried out at CHI Temple Street in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13920/25] - Hospital Charges
803. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance her Department is providing for cancer patients attending treatment at Dublin hospitals who face hefty parking charges; and if she will make a... - Health Services Staff
804. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13936/25] - Mental Health Services
805. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical and support staff assigned to CAMHS in each of the CHO areas, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13937/25] - Health Service Executive
807. To ask the Minister for Health for a statement on the Baggot Street Hospital; for a statement on the registration of the site on the Intra-State Register for disposal by the HSE; and if she... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
808. To ask the Minister for Health when an invoice will be paid under the treatment abroad scheme as it is part of the essential comprehensive aftercare support that is required in relation to a... - Noise Pollution
809. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 26 February 2025, whether the recent advice received from the HSE aligns with the response given to Parliamentary... - Home Help Service
810. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13960/25] - Medicinal Products
811. To ask the Minister for Health to provide clarification regarding the rollout of free hormone replacement treatment for all women, which was due to be implemented in January 2025 (details... - Mental Health Services
812. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13968/25] - Hospital Inspections
813. To ask the Minister for Health if she has visited Beaumont Hospital since her appointment; and, if so, the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [14000/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
814. To ask the Minister for Health when she expects the new surgical hub planned for north Dublin to be operational. [14001/25] - Health Services Staff
815. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses, by grade, working in Raheny community nursing unit, Dublin 5, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [14002/25] - Hospital Charges
817. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to fulfil the Programme for Government committee to explore further ways to reduce hospital car parking charges. [14005/25] - Abortion Services
818. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the work to date of the National Termination of Pregnancy Service Improvement Group; how many times the group has met since its establishment;... - Mental Health Services
819. To ask the Minister for Health why the primary care services psychology referral list for children is not collated by specific learning disability; and if her Department will consider doing... - Departmental Data
820. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the last five years under the age of 50. [14036/25] - Cancer Services
821. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider lowering the age whereby women can get a free breast scan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14037/25] - Home Care Packages
822. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support in each CHO for longer than one month, three months, longer six months and twelve months, in tabular form. [14038/25] - Social Media
823. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of her Department’s social media... - Hospital Appointments Status
824. To ask the Minister for Health why it is taking so long for a person (details supplied) to get an endoscopy appointment to offer a diagnose for her condition. [14066/25] - Hospital Staff
825. To ask the Minister for Health 1159.how many physicians associates are currently employed in public and private hospitals across the State. [14068/25] - Medical Qualifications
827. To ask the Minister for Health how many HSE scholarships / bursaries were granted to students to undertake a physicians associate studies programme annually since 2017. [14070/25] - Hospital Staff
828. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE recruitment embargo applies to the recruitment of physicians associates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14071/25] - Medical Cards
830. To ask the Minister for Health if she intends to remove maintenance payments from the assessment of means for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14074/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
831. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14083/25] - Burial Grounds
832. To ask the Minister for Health if an audit has been carried out by her Department and the HSE to identify all of the burial grounds which are in the ownership or under their control, and... - Health Services
838. To ask the Minister for Health to review correspondence attached (details supplied) and provide an update from the HSE on this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14092/25] - Healthcare Policy
839. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the introduction of a certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14105/25] - Disability Services
840. To ask the Minister for Health to address the lack of supports for single working parents of children with autism (details supplied) during school holidays, as they rely on term-time-only... - General Practitioner Services
841. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for increased GP services in the Dublin 5 area. [14110/25] - Health Services Staff
842. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE psychologists, per county, in the Midwest, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14112/25] - Medical Aids and Appliances
844. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which medical devices are regulated in Ireland; if medical devices are reimbursed by the State in a manner that is similar to pharmaceutical... - Health Promotion
845. To ask the Minister for Health when the new Obesity Policy Action Plan will be published; whether there will be an opportunity for industry and patient advocacy groups to submit observations... - Mental Health Services
846. To ask the Minister for Health to provide detailed information on the current waiting lists for psychology care within HSE primary care psychology services; the length of time children aged... - Covid-19 Pandemic
849. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the Covid-19 inquiry. [14136/25] - Healthcare Policy
852. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider including Crohn’s and Colitis in the long-term illness scheme. [14139/25] - Addiction Treatment Services
853. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the drug rehabilitation and addiction services available in Louth, including the number of centres in the country, a detailed list of services... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
854. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on when construction will be completed on Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Ardee, County Louth. [14145/25] - Medical Internships
855. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of a 20% increase in clinical training places for medical interns, initial specialist training, higher specialist training and clinical psychology;... - Mental Health Services
856. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw in CHO 4 at the end of February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14158/25] - General Practitioner Services
857. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors who successfully completed specialist training for general practitioners in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Hospital Staff
858. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants in critical care employed by the HSE from February 2020 to February 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Procedures
859. To ask the Minister for Health the number of wrist surgeries performed at University Hospital Kerry in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the... - Patient Transfers
860. To ask the Minister for Health to arrange a transfer of two patients (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14163/25] - Health Service Executive
861. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of HSE land currently lying vacant in County Kerry; her plans for the development or otherwise of each parcel of land; and if she will make a... - Hospital Staff
862. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in Wexford General Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased later this... - Health Services
863. To ask the Minister for Health the status of ophthalmology clinics in County Wexford; the days on which the services are operational; the locations of these clinics; and if she will make a... - Health Services Staff
865. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE community intellectual disability nurses based in CHO5 in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make... - Home Care Packages
866. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for homecare in CHO 8 in the past five years. [14185/25] - Healthcare Policy
867. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to fully fund the implementation of the HSE digital health roadmap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14193/25] - Medical Aids and Appliances
868. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the change to HSE-supplied pull-ups and the concerns surrounding their reduced size, quality, absorbency, and suitability for children with... - Departmental Data
869. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with down syndrome born in Ireland for each of the past ten years. [14219/25] - Hospital Inspections
871. To ask the Minister for Health if prior warning of her visit to University Hospital Limerick was given; and whether trollies and patients were hidden from sight during her visit. [14221/25]
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