Written answers
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
- Home Care Packages
777. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to regulate home care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25967/25] - Medical Aids and Appliances
778. To ask the Minister for Health if a special chair can be provided for a person (details supplied). [25096/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
780. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a much-needed urology appointment at Cork University Hospital. [25149/25] - Hospital Facilities
781. To ask the Minister for Health in light of concerns across the Iveragh Peninsula, if an urgent intervention can be made to ensure the opening of two hospice beds in Cahersiveen Community... - Medicinal Products
782. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the fact that a number of new medicines are being made available through private healthcare providers, while public patients are made to... - Home Care Packages
783. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a home support package is put in place for a person, as a matter of urgency, and if a public health nurse can call to assess this... - Medical Inquiries
784. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25166/25] - Health Services
785. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will examine and intervene in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25176/25] - Medical Aids and Appliances
786. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a specialist helmet was turned down for a child (details supplied) by his CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25197/25] - Medicinal Products
787. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to add Ozempic and Saxenda to the list of medications available under the drugs payment scheme for weight loss programmes; and if she... - Medical Qualifications
790. To ask the Minister for Health if she can provide any detail in respect of the Taoiseach’s statement in the Dáil on 2 April 2025 that getting overseas occupational and speech and... - Medicinal Products
791. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 2 October 2024, her views on whether funding earmarked for new medicines was spent on existing medicines; whether... - Tobacco Control Measures
792. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider advocating for changes at EU level in the revision of the tobacco tax Directive such that the law will facilitate, rather than prevent,... - Hospital Appointments Status
793. To ask the Minister for Health when orthopaedic surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital will take place for a patient in County Donegal (details supplied), which was cancelled twice; if... - Medical Aids and Appliances
794. To ask the Minister for Health which local health authorities have a reimbursement scheme offering an ESB rebate in lieu of the excess electricity costs incurred by running a home oxygen... - Ambulance Service
795. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the number of personnel who have retired from the National Ambulance Service in each county in each of the past ten years,... - Alcohol Sales
798. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delays in introducing health information labelling of alcohol products; when labelling is likely to be introduced; and if she will make a... - Disease Management
799. To ask the Minister for Health if she will establish a clinical programme for pulmonary fibrosis, to ensure that patients receive the highest standard of care and equitable access to a range... - Patient Transfers
803. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will approve the funding to facilitate the transfer of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25283/25] - Medical Cards
804. To ask the Minister for Health to detail any proposals under consideration by her Department relating to reforms of the medical card system; the stage of consideration of each; and if she... - Hospital Appointments Status
805. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get a hospital appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25297/25] - Medicinal Products
806. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacies that have signed up to the upcoming HRT programme proposed by her Department, by county of those who have done so. [25303/25] - Patient Transfers
807. To ask the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital will be transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dun Laoghaire; the current... - Medicinal Products
808. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 798 of 18 February 2025, for a further update on the progression of the recommended policy regarding 'controlled drugs'... - Primary Medical Certificates
809. To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the process involved in the assessment for a primary medical certificate in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she... - Hospital Admissions
810. To ask the Minister for Health the main reason for children being admitted to psychiatric hospitals and units in 2024 and to date in 2025. [25338/25] - Eating Disorders
811. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people hospitalised with eating disorders since 2022. [25345/25] - Primary Care Services
812. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric occupational therapists based in primary care in CHO3 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25349/25] - Medicinal Products
814. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 18 May 2022, when voretigene neparvovec luxturna will be added to the reimbursement list in line with the Health... - Hospital Services
815. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address a medical matter concerning a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25415/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
816. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will expedite an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25420/25] - Dental Services
817. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence regarding orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25433/25] - Abortion Services
820. To ask the Minister for Health if she is satisfied with the conclusion made in the 2021 Review by the HSE's National Women and Infants Health Programme that telemedicine abortion is safe for... - Disease Management
822. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a revised timeframe for the publication of the national framework on endometriosis care, in light of previous delays; the current status of the... - Mental Health Policy
825. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to support the mental health of young carers given they are five times more likely to suffer from depression than their... - Mental Health Services
826. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists employed by CAMHS in the Kildare area; the number of psychologists working in CAMHS in the Kildare area; the size of the waiting... - Primary Care Centres
827. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for the future of a health centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25470/25] - Medicinal Products
828. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the freestyle libre 2 system available on medical card to those using both metformin and insulin; and if she will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres
829. To ask the Minister for Health the current state of play of the HSE's plan to develop a primary care centre at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Abortion Services
830. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list, of any meetings including dates and headline details related to or featuring issues related to termination of pregnancy from January 2025 to... - Dental Services
831. To ask the Minister for Health whether she was aware that there are very few dentist offices that are available in Ireland to wheelchair users who have a medical card; the actions being... - Hospital Admissions
832. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide data on the number of self-harm presentations to hospital emergency departments from 2020 to date in 2025; if her Department provides... - Cancer Services
833. To ask the Minister for Health if she will meet with a group (details supplied) to discuss services in Ireland for women with ovarian cancer; if she will comment on the illumination of... - Hospital Equipment
834. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of PET scanners available in the public health system; the number of days per week each scanner operates, the number of scans... - Abortion Services
837. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a complete list of all stakeholders represented temporarily or long-term at the termination of pregnancy Data Governance Group, established... - Primary Care Centres
839. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ongoing procurement process for the provision of a primary care centre at Gorey, County Wexford; if the current status of that process... - Hospital Appointments Status
841. 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. [25676/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
843. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of cost overruns stemming from HSE capital projects that were in excess of €100,000 at original cost projection and overran by 20% or... - Health Services Staff
844. To ask the Minister for Health for the average monthly cost to the HSE of a full-time agency staff psychiatrist, clinical nurse specialist, staff nurse, psychologist, social worker and... - Disease Management
845. To ask the Minister for Health if she has plans to extend the chronic disease management programme to include epilepsy; if so, the timeline she is working towards; if not, the rationale for... - Nursing Homes
846. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 1 May 2025, when a reply will issue (details supplied). [25716/25] - Ambulance Service
847. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time the two ambulance crews in Tuam, County Galway, are at Tuam ambulance base while not out on calls on a weekly basis for the years 2024 to... - Hospital Services
848. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute hospitals with appointed end-of-life care coordinators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25753/25] - Hospital Admissions
849. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients admitted to each acute hospital in 2024, where it was known that an EPA, AHCD or Decision-Making Representation Order was in place; and... - Departmental Surveys
852. To ask the Minister for Health when the next national end of life survey will be undertaken by the national care experience programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25757/25] - Meals-on-Wheels Services
853. To ask the Minister for Health if she will approve the outstanding service level agreement for a meals-on-wheels group (details supplied); if funding will be provided as agreed in 2024,... - Health Service Executive
854. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 924 of 8 April 2025, whether the HSE could provide the requested population size served by the Dublin and South East... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
855. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on plans for the 75-bed rehabilitation unit planned for a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Policy
856. To ask the Minister for Health if she will revise the long-term illness scheme to include persons diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Inquiries
857. To ask the Minister for Health if osteotomies conducted on children at locations other than Temple Street, Crumlin, and Cappagh hospitals will be considered in any further review of cases... - Medical Internships
858. To ask the Minister for Health if she can assist a medical student currently in a college abroad, to secure a clinical placement in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if she... - Primary Care Centres
859. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding the improvement needs to a health centre and the expansion of facilities at a location (details supplied); and if she will... - Healthcare Policy
860. To ask the Minister for Health when the new national drugs strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25834/25] - Primary Care Services
861. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a facility in County Cork (details supplied) and if he will engage with the local community regarding same. [25839/25] - Mental Health Services
862. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider providing interim funding to an organisation (details supplied) that is currently concluding an application for a longer-term funding... - Primary Care Services
863. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists based in Wicklow primary care services, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25854/25] - Hospital Staff
864. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE registered advanced nurse practitioner in tissue viability at St James's Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25855/25] - Mental Health Services
865. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrist based in Kildare mental health team in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25856/25] - Hospital Procedures
866. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deep brain stimulation surgeries carried out in Beaumont Hospital, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25857/25] - Primary Medical Certificates
867. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that scoliosis spinal fusion will be deemed as a qualifying need under the new NDIS criteria that will replace the current disabled drivers... - Hospital Appointments Status
868. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a procedure in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Inquiries
869. To ask the Minister for Health the number of families who have been sent letters in respect of the Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) commissioned review into hip surgeries; if she has... - Alcohol Sales
870. To ask the Minister for Health her views on suggestions that the labelling of alcohol products with health warnings, which is due to come into effect in May 2026, may be delayed; the... - Emergency Departments
871. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to address the significant waiting times in the emergency department at Naas hospital, where recent figures show an average wait time of 11.4 hours;... - Food Labelling
872. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to encourage Irish businesses to provide food information bilingually to promote the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Ambulance Service
874. To ask the Minister for Health the number of collisions requiring ambulance dispatch in Kildare for 2023 and to date in 2025; and the average time of dispatch, in tabular form. [25891/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
876. To ask the Minister for Health the reason surgery has not be scheduled for a person (details supplied) as of 13 May 2025, despite his passing his pre-surgical assessment and being told that... - Nursing Homes
877. To ask the Minister for Health if she would detail the public nursing homes available for older people in each LHO area, in tabular form. [25900/25] - Disability Services
878. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to provide adequate funding for the current services and supports available to those with an acquired brain injury, including the funding of an... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
880. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a public consultation process relative to establishing a master plan for the development of community facilities on the land owned by the HSE at... - Tobacco Control Measures
881. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for tobacco cessation services from 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Staff
884. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeons currently working at Tallaght University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25950/25] - Hospital Waiting Lists
885. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting orthopaedic surgery in each hospital, in tabular form; and the measures planned to alleviate waiting lists for surgery under... - Ambulance Service
886. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to help the recruitment crisis in the National Ambulance Service nationwide; the plans in place to recruit staff in north Tipperary, seeing... - Health Services Staff
887. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved speech and language therapist posts, by grade and clinical site, in tabular form; the number of permanent full-time and part-time posts;... - Substance Misuse
892. To ask the Minister for Health if she will investigate the admission policies and practices at an organisation (details supplied) following a reported incident in which a long-awaited... - Health Services Staff
893. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for podiatrists in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26009/25] - Mental Health Services
894. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting to be seen by child and adolescent primary care psychology services nationally; the average length of time on the wait... - Dental Services
896. To ask the Minister for Health the current wait list for persons under 18 years-of-age awaiting orthodontal treatment in County Wexford; the number of persons waiting 24, 36 and 48 months... - Mental Health Services
897. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals made to CAMHS teams in County Wexford in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of referrals accepted; the number of referrals rejected;... - Home Care Packages
899. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people approved for the provision of home care in CHO 5; the number of those people who have received home care provision; the number of those... - Disability Services
900. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families in County Wexford, in each of the past 12 months; the number provided each month since March 2020 and to date... - Home Care Packages
901. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting home care support in County Wexford; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in County Wexford; the average... - Disability Services
902. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all respite beds in County Wexford; the number of these beds that are currently operational and the number that are currently closed,... - Mental Health Services
903. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by each CAMHS team in County Wexford in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of those referrals that were accepted; and... - Medical Cards
904. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider revising or rescinding the policy of requesting people with Down’s syndrome to renew their medical cards every year; and if she... - Cancer Services
905. To ask the Minister for Health if allogenic transplants for paediatric cancer patients will be restored in hospitals as part of the National Children’s Cancer Service; and if she will... - Home Care Packages
906. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for home care and for additional home care hours in counties Roscommon and Galway; and the average waiting time for each...
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