Written answers
Thursday, 8 May 2025
- Pension Provisions
388. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter affecting pension payments (details supplied). [23119/25] - Alcohol Advertising
389. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the status of the regulations relating to alcohol labelling, which were signed into law by the previous Minister in May 2023 following an extensive... - Cancer Services
390. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department offers any funding towards establishment of voluntary cancer support centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22912/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
392. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [22923/25] - Meals-on-Wheels Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health if she will secure extra funding for the meals on wheels initiative (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22929/25] - Health Services Staff
394. To ask the Minister for Health if she will clarify a matter regarding a person and rehabilitation therapists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22930/25] - Departmental Projects
395. To ask the Minister for Health the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020... - Hospital Staff
396. To ask the Minister for Health for a list of all staff currently employed at the adult diabetes clinic in University Hospital Limerick, specifying the post held by each individual; and if... - Disease Management
398. To ask the Minister for Health the reason adults with Type 1 diabetes attending University Hospital Limerick are not yet offered insulin pumps as a treatment option, despite the presence of... - Community Care
399. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a community neurorehabilitation team, which was promised for Sligo-Leitrim in 2019 and outlined in the 2023 HSE Service Plan, has not yet been... - Disease Management
400. To ask the Minister for Health whether younger-onset dementia is recognised within care standards as distinct to dementia in people over the age of 65; whether there is funding allocated... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
401. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of National Treatment Purchase Fund spending per speciality, per year, from 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services Waiting Lists
402. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent by the HSE on the Waiting List Action Plan in 2022, 2023, 2024, and projected for 2025; a breakdown of that spending per HSE or National... - Hospital Facilities
403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute hospital beds delivered from 2022 to date in 2025, and projected to the end of 2025, per year, per hospital, in tabular form; and if she... - Medical Cards
409. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider extending automatic medical card eligibility to adults with neurodiverse (e.g., with autism, ADHD) or related conditions, given the... - Same-sex Marriage
410. To ask the Minister for Health the number of same sex marriages registered in the State in each of the years since 2015, by year, in tabular form. [22998/25] - General Register Office
411. To ask the Minister for Health the number of marriages registered in the State in each of the years since 2015, by year, in tabular form. [22999/25] - Gender Recognition
412. To ask the Minister for Health if allocation space for the National Gender Service in the Vista building has been approved by HSE estates; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Emergency Departments
413. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of any planned future expansion at a hospital (details supplied) that would alleviate pressures and challenges being faced in the... - Hospital Staff
414. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the total number of vacant posts currently unfilled across all departments at a hospital (details supplied); and the length of time these... - Hospital Deaths
415. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied) who died following complications arising from an implanted cardiac device and multiple missed... - Hospital Procedures
420. To ask the Minister for Health if she will direct Children’s Health Ireland to publish clinical criteria used when determining whether a leaky heart valve in a paediatric patient with... - Hospital Deaths
422. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the statutory obligations on hospitals to report adverse incidents or deaths potentially related to medical devices, including pacemakers and Holter... - Hospital Procedures
424. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that CHI introduces protocols requiring that parental concerns, particularly those regarding surgical risks are formally documented and... - Hospital Complaints Procedures
425. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has received complaints or concerns from other families regarding cardiac device management or pacemaker-related complications at CHI; if she... - Hospital Procedures
426. To ask the Minister for Health if there are standardised national protocols in place for the long-term monitoring of children with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers; if she is... - Patient Safety
431. To ask the Minister for Health if she has any plans to establish a Patient Safety Commissioner role in Ireland, modelled on the UK and Scottish systems, to provide independent advocacy and... - Hospital Procedures
433. To ask the Minister for Health if she will initiate an external audit of how Children’s Health Ireland manages diagnostic data and patient-submitted information (e.g. Holter monitor... - Ambulance Service
434. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a full-time ambulance service for areas in Wicklow (details provided); when this service will be operational; and if she will... - Local Drugs Task Forces
435. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of funding given to Bray Drug and Alcohol Task Force from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Addiction Treatment Services
436. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the drug rehabilitation and addiction services available in Wicklow; a detailed list of the services they provide; the number of patients served;... - Health Services Waiting Lists
438. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth currently waiting for HSE home support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23047/25] - Home Help Service
440. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the funding allocated to County Louth HSE home support services for the years 2020 to 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [23049/25] - Home Care Packages
441. To ask the Minister for Health if care rationing of new home care packages took place in the CHO 8 area in 2024; if so the reason for this rationing or non-allocation of new home care... - Dental Services
442. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 721 of 1 April 2025, the reason a response has not yet been forthcoming from the HSE in respect of the status of the... - Medicinal Products
443. To ask the Minister for Health the reason evorel 50mg and estradot mg are not currently covered on GMS scheme which results in patient has to pay privately for this; and if she will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
444. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent scan will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23066/25] - Hospital Procedures
446. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the ongoing cancellation of elective and emergency surgeries at University Hospital Limerick, the reason for these cancellations; the steps being... - Patient Safety
450. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been introduced to mitigate risks to patient safety resulting from repeated surgery cancellations at University Hospital Limerick; the... - Pharmacy Services
452. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all pharmacies that have opted into the free HRT scheme scheduled to commence on 1 June 2025, in tabular form. [23087/25] - Food Labelling
453. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the cross-Government working group that was established in 2022, under the aegis of her Department, to discuss EU regulation on the provision of... - Public Sector Staff
454. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including departments,...
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