Written answers
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
- Hospital Staff
1257. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiation therapists and radiation therapist clinical specialists at Beaumont Hospital as of 26 May 2025 and as of 31 December 2022, in... - Mental Health Services
1258. To ask the Minister for Health the current WTE positions filled in Longford-Westmeath CAMHS teams, broken down by discipline, in tabular form. [28909/25] - Health Services
1259. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update and timeline for the rollout of peanut oral immunotherapy for Children. [28910/25] - Hospital Staff
1260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE theatre nurses based at Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [28911/25] - Health Service Executive
1261. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that HSE staff such as do not have their long-Covid payments cut at the end of June. [28916/25] - Mental Health Services
1262. To ask the Minister for Health if she will follow the lead of the NHS in England in rolling out mental health accident and emergency departments and consider the same for Ireland; and if... - Hospital Appointments Status
1263. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will undergo a procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28941/25] - Medical Inquiries
1264. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 20 February 2025, for an update on the epilim inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28942/25] - Health Services
1265. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the midlands has received no funding for local community neuro-rehabilitation teams as promised; when will they receive this funding; and if she... - Dental Services
1266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental nurses and dental hygienists based in each primary care centre and health centre within Meath in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular... - Hospital Facilities
1267. To ask the Minister for Health the number of minor and major treatment bays within accident and emergency department of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [28960/25] - Hospital Staff
1268. To ask the Minister for Health the hours per week each consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon is based at St. James's Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [28961/25] - Departmental Data
1269. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for tobacco cessation services in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [28962/25] - Hospital Staff
1270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant podiatrists posts within Meath. [28963/25] - Departmental Data
1271. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide data on the prescribing of mental health medications in County Donegal, over the past ten years; if she will provide a breakdown, by... - Medical Cards
1272. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the freestyle libre monitoring device (or a similar device) is not provided under the medical card for people with type 2 diabetes; if she will... - Mental Health Services
1273. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of a mother and baby psychiatric unit; when it will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29005/25] - Health Services
1275. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29007/25] - Mental Health Services
1276. To ask the Minister for Health where a child under the age of 18 can avail of mental health support in a case where their parents are either unable to give consent for them to access... - Departmental Priorities
1277. To ask the Minister for Health if she will take measures to ensure that all individuals living with spinal muscular atrophy in Ireland, regardless of age, can access approved life-changing... - Departmental Schemes
1278. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider adding Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis to the long-term illness scheme to assist with the cost of medication; and if she... - Departmental Data
1279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed by the HSE, broken down by the number who are in receipt of the public-only consultant contract and the number who are not,... - Mental Health Services
1280. To ask the Minister for Health if she will establish dedicated mental health accident and emergency departments in all hospitals here, similar to those planned in England, to get patients... - Departmental Priorities
1281. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give the approval for the drug givinostat to be permitted for treatment to patients suffering with Duchene muscular dystrophy; and if she will make... - Departmental Data
1282. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on dietitian appointments in Dublin mid-west; the average time waiting; for a breakdown of numbers waiting, by month; and if... - Hospital Staff
1284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical directors employed by the health service; the details of their location and number of consultants which they are required to oversee in... - Departmental Strategies
1285. To ask the Minister for Health if she will engage with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in regard to utilising HSE buildings and lands across County Kerry for... - Departmental Data
1286. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown, by county, of the number of children who underwent hip dysplasia surgery at Temple Street and Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospitals between 2010 and... - Departmental Strategies
1287. To ask the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure the continuation of home help support at a location (details supplied) where service users have been informed that this... - Cancer Services
1288. To ask the Minister for Health when a new cancer medication (details supplied), which has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, will be approved in Ireland and included in the HSE... - Mental Health Services
1289. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on CAMHS waiting lists, by area; and the number who have been waiting longer than 12 months in each area. [29105/25] - General Practitioner Services
1302. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is providing free GP visits to members of Roma communities, protection applicants and undocumented migrants only; the numbers of clinics... - Disability Services
1303. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for speech and language services from primary care centres in Dublin from the date of referral; and if she will make a statement on... - Irish Language
1304. To ask the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to discuss the promotion of bilingual food labelling in Ireland;... - Hospital Investigations
1307. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery performed on a person (details supplied) was necessary; whether there will be any examination of surgeries performed on children prior to 2021; and... - Hospital Services
1308. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm, in view of the fact that the renal dialysis unit in Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) is running at maximum capacity for a long time, the cost... - Question Heading for question(s) 1310
1310. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the expenditure on private ambulances by Letterkenny University Hospital for 2024. [29147/25] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
1311. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money paid to private hospitals via the NTPF from the outsourcing of waiting list elective in-patient and day-case surgeries at Letterkenny... - Hospital Staff
1312. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm, given that over 60% of hospital consultants have now signed the new contracts which significantly enhances their salary and contains a clause on... - Disability Services
1313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists based at primary care centres within CHO1 in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if... - Hospital Appointments Status
1314. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for an ultrasound can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [29153/25] - Dental Services
1315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists working in the school dental scheme within Donegal in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement... - Cancer Services
1316. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being taken to detect breast cancer at the earliest possible time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29157/25] - Hospital Equipment
1317. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CT scanners, MRI scanners and PET scanners available for use at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number... - Hospital Services
1318. To ask the Minister for Health the types of procedures that will be carried out at the new north Dublin surgical hub due to open later this year; and the number of medical and nursing staff... - Hospital Staff
1319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant gastroenterologists based at the Mater Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [29175/25] - Disability Services
1320. To ask the Minister for Health when the new CDNT services will be operational in the Clondalkin primary care centre on Boot Road, if she will outline the level of service that will be... - Health Services
1321. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE have considered implementing a standard procedure where medical service providers are in direct contact with health insurance... - Mental Health Services
1322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts recommended in A Vision for Change and the number of posts filled in CAHMS by the following Departments: Psychiatry, Nursing, Occupational... - Health Services
1324. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of Spinal Muscular Atrophy testing in the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme, further to her... - Ambulance Service
1327. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address potential recruitment shortfalls in the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the... - Legislative Programme
1329. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify if the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2024 which includes provisions to allow domestic and international surrogacy is being reconsidered in light... - Health Services
1330. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to open an ADHD clinic in Navan/Meath area, as this service would be a very valued resource for people in the area and their families;... - Home Care Packages
1331. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the current HSE recruitment efforts for home support service staff in north Tipperary, particularly in the Lorrha and surrounding areas... - Health Services
1332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff (full-time equivalent) employed by the HSE MyOptions service, broken down by year and by category, as qualified nurses, qualified... - Primary Care Services
1334. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive appointments for speech and language and occupational therapy at their local primary care centre; and if she will... - Mental Health Services
1338. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on CAMHS waiting lists by area; and the number who have been waiting longer than 12 months in each area. [29268/25] - Mental Health Policy
1349. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has considered creating a statutory right to timely mental health care for children under 18. [29280/25] - Mental Health Services
1350. To ask the Minister for Health her response to recent data showing over 4,200 children on CAMHS waiting lists, with over 620 children waiting longer than one year; and the policy changes... - Abortion Services
1351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of second consultation claims that were made via the primary care reimbursement scheme for termination of pregnancy in each of the years 2019,... - Medicinal Products
1352. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for excluding evorel 100mcg patches from the new hormone replacement therapy (HRT) scheme, given its widespread use as a substitute for... - Health Services
1353. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the location of each health centre in County Donegal that is no longer functional; if she will outline the plans for their disposal and... - Home Help Service
1354. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation given to home support services for older people in the Budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29336/25] - Home Care Packages
1356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have been granted home care support in 2024 and to date in 2025, that are awaiting their care packages to be fulfilled by a... - Hospital Services
1359. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures hospitals should follow regarding move on plans for patients with dementia from hospital to convalescent care; whether hospitals must consult... - Mental Health Services
1360. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the two early intervention, in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin in Budget 2025; and if she will make a... - Home Help Service
1364. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours can urgently be put in place for a person (details supplied). [29351/25] - Social Workers Register
1365. To ask the Minister for Health is she is aware of recognition and registration issues impacting a social worker (details supplied), whose principal social work qualification is from a... - Health Services
1367. To ask the Minister for Health if she will make respite available to a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29359/25] - Hospital Facilities
1369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cubicle treatment bays within accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital. [29365/25] - Health Services
1370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended each outpatient clinic held at CHI Temple Street in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the frequency in which each of those... - Ambulance Service
1371. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the National Ambulance Service fleet for each of the years 2022 to 2025 inclusive and the number of vehicles by type, in tabular form. [29367/25] - Hospital Staff
1372. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts by speciality currently at St. Vincent's University Hospital; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those... - Health Services
1373. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapy resources (details supplied) in the Cork south west area. [29380/25] - Health Services Staff
1374. To ask the Minister for Health if she will allocate funding to an organisation (details supplied) from the 2026 National Service Plan for a programme to directly employ nine senior... - Hospital Staff
1375. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine based at the Mater University Hospital, Tallaght University Hospital, Beaumont Hospital, St.... - Home Help Service
1376. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a breakdown, by regional health area, of the number and size, in weekly home support hours; her views on disparities in availability... - Hospital Appointments Status
1378. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29439/25] - Hospice Services
1383. To ask the Minister for Health to reopen as a matter of urgency the two hospice units in St. Anne’s Community Hospital in Cahersiveen, County Kerry (details supplied), as this is an... - Hospital Services
1384. To ask the Minister for Health to outline details in relation to a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29464/25] - Departmental Inquiries
1385. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on her consideration of the request made to her and to the Taoiseach by an organisation (details supplied) and the victims and survivors of a... - Health Services
1386. To ask the Minister for Health the services currently on offer in the postnatal hubs already established; if there are plans to expand these services; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Promotion
1387. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to address the inconsistency in breastfeeding advice being given to women across the healthcare service; if any consideration has been... - Healthcare Policy
1390. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing some pelvic-floor rehabilitation as a matter of course, not just for those suffering birth injuries, such as that... - Care Services
1391. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on plans for respite services in the District Hospital in Killarney; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29481/25] - Departmental Reviews
1394. To ask the Minister for Health if she will conduct a review of the system of clinical directors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29490/25] - Departmental Contracts
1395. To ask the Minister for Health if any private companies have been contracted to answer calls to the information line established for families whose children have been identified for... - Prescriptions Charges
1397. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all prescription charges under the general medical service scheme. [29493/25] - Departmental Schemes
1398. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €72, €50, and €0 respectively. [29494/25] - Prescriptions Charges
1399. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State to fully subsidise the cost of all prescribed inhaled asthma medications and related devices. [29495/25] - Departmental Reviews
1400. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the review of the long-term illness scheme included as part of a review of the current eligibility framework carried out under commitments... - Hospital Staff
1402. To ask the Minister for Health the current and known upcoming vacancies at Cavan and Monaghan Hospital group; the dates on which the vacancies arose or will arise and the dates when... - Nursing Homes
1404. To ask the Minister for Health the intentions of the HSE with regard to a nursing home (details supplied); if this facility will continue under the control of the HSE; and if she will make... - Home Care Packages
1405. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children experiencing delayed discharge due to a delay in accessing paediatric homecare packages, both funded and those who are waiting on... - Cancer Services
1407. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care in Ireland; the funding that has been provided for this initiative and the plans for future funding; and if... - Health Services Staff
1409. To ask the Minister for Health if staffing levels of public health nurses have increased in the past twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29543/25] - Hospital Staff
1412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists based at Galway University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Health Services
1413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have contacted the HSE drug and alcohol helpline in and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1414. To ask the Minister for Health if the clinical review of the medical cannabis access programme has been completed; if so, if she publish the recommendations of the review; and if she will... - Departmental Properties
1415. To ask the Minister for Health when capital approval will be granted to transition Radharc na Sléibhte, Carndonagh, County Donegal from a residential model to a recovery focused crisis... - Health Services Staff
1416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of pulmonary function laboratories in Ireland; the number of laboratories with vacancies for respiratory physiologists; the number of respiratory... - Legislative Measures
1418. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for pre-legislative scrutiny, the drafting, publication and introduction of the proposed nicotine inhaling products Bill; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
1419. To ask the Minister for Health if projects (details supplied) in University Hospital Limerick, as outlined in the HSE Capital Plan 2025, will be completed and fully operational in 2025; and... - Health Services Staff
1420. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is considering a review of pay scales for clinical radiographer practice tutors to align with salaries for comparative tutor grades in other... - Health Services Waiting Lists
1421. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on psychology appointments in Dublin mid-west; the average time waiting; for a breakdown of numbers waiting, by month; and if... - Medical Cards
1424. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the income thresholds for the awarding of medical cards, given the rising cost of living; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1425. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a necessary medical procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29607/25] - Health Services Staff
1426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in stroke medicine at Beaumont Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [29608/25] - Nursing Homes
1427. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 28 May 2025 in CHO9. [29609/25] - Hospital Staff
1428. To ask the Minister for Health if consultant paediatric neurologists or paediatric neurologist registrars are on call at CHI Temple Street on a 24-7 basis. [29610/25] - Health Services Staff
1429. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists based in each primary care centre within CHO9 as of 28 May 2025. [29611/25] - Medical Cards
1430. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided in the case of a person having difficulty obtaining a medical card (details supplied). [29612/25] - Primary Care Centres
1431. To ask the Minister for Health to progress a request (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29636/25] - Home Care Packages
1433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in RHA West and Northwest waiting for home support for longer than 1, 3, 6 months and longer than 12 months broken down by integrated... - Home Help Service
1435. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for HSE home support (older people) in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29646/25] - Health Services
1438. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and for orthodontic treatment in Cork city and county; the steps being taken to... - Departmental Funding
1439. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a sustainable funding stream will be provided to a centre in Tipperary that provides training, support and employment for people with... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1441. To ask the Minister for Health if an electric recliner chair will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29668/25] - Medical Cards
1442. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person who holds a medical card be reimbursed for the cost of their monthly prescription for the drug stelazine 5mg as it is currently not... - Health Services
1443. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Cork will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29677/25] - Departmental Policies
1444. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the UK's decision to ban selling or supplying disposable vapes; the measures being taken to address increased use of disposable vapes in Ireland;... - Health Services
1445. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time a person has to wait before gaining access to dialectical behaviour therapy within the HSE, by county; and if she will make a... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
1446. To ask the Minister for Health to detail her recent engagement with the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29699/25] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1447. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of money spent in 2022, 2023 and 2024 in public hospitals on hospital waiting list initiatives, broken down by year and by hospital, the... - Medicinal Products
1450. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of a shortage of a skin cancer drug efudix through pharmacies; the action being taken by her Department in relation to same; and if she will... - Health Services
1451. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons a specific HSE support service for parents has been moved online (details supplied); if her Department will consider reversing this decision; and... - Departmental Programmes
1452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent speech and language therapy posts offered annually to new graduates in the HSE, in each of the past five years; to provide... - Departmental Schemes
1453. To ask the Minister for Health if she is considering expanding the long-term illness scheme to include inflammatory bowel disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29718/25] - Departmental Policies
1454. To ask the Minister for Health if she has received a copy of a study; if she has responded to the author of that study; if she intends to request that the Health Information and Quality... - Departmental Reviews
1455. To ask the Minister for Health if the review into urgent and emergency care in the mid-west region has been completed; if she has received a copy of this review; if not, the date at which... - Departmental Correspondence
1456. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. of 27 May 2025, if she can confirm the dates in which the correspondence detailed was issues (details supplied); and if... - Hospital Services
1457. To ask the Minister for Health when she expects the HIQA report into the requirement of a second accident and emergency model 4 hospital in the midwest to be published. [29723/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
1458. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a protocol governing the treatment of referrals on the waiting lists when they are being referred back to primary care from a CDNT. [29746/25] - Vaccination Programme
1459. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the reimbursement of the shingles vaccine by the corporate pharmaceutical unit of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
1460. To ask the Minister for Health when James Connolly Memorial Hospital will be used to give a dental service to those who need specialist care under general anaesthetic; and if she will make... - Health Services Waiting Lists
1461. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on waiting lists for specialist dental care under general anaesthetic, in tabular form. [29753/25] - Hospital Staff
1462. To ask the Minister for Health the number of anaesthesiologists will be working in James Connolly Memorial Hospital to reduce the two year long waiting list for treatments requiring general... - Dental Services
1463. To ask the Minister for Health if recruitment of public dentists is still facing an embargo due to HSE budget constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29755/25] - Vaccination Programme
1465. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of an academic study (details supplied) that shows increased public health benefits, including increased vaccine coverage rates, in... - Healthcare Policy
1466. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on her plans to implement the Programme for Government commitment to investigate new methods for earlier reimbursement of certain treatments,... - Medicinal Products
1467. To ask the Minister for Health if she is concerned by the latest data from the EFPIA Patient Wait Indicator 2024, indicating an average wait time of 645 days for access to new medicines in... - Vaccination Programme
1469. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a vaccine alliance, aimed at boosting the uptake of childhood vaccines and reducing vaccine hesitancy, which was first... - Medicinal Products
1470. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the findings of a report (details supplied) in relation to the development of a system of transferable exclusivity vouchers; whether she is... - Ambulance Service
1471. To ask the Minister for Health if she has replied to correspondence from a representative organisation (details supplied); the steps she will take in response; and if she will make a... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1472. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of new Collinstown Clondalkin primary healthcare centre in Rowlagh, Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
1473. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days outpatient services were suspended in Nenagh Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
1476. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide details of the progress of the vaccine damage solidarity scheme; if the scheme has been considered by the Department of Public Expenditure... - Middle East
1477. To ask the Minister for Health the possibility of undertaking a medical evacuation of a person (details supplied)), to reconsider the possibility of implementing a formal medical evacuation... - Dental Services
1478. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to fill the role of the senior dental surgeon (special needs) post in the north Tipperary area which has been vacant for over two years.... - Health Strategies
1480. To ask the Minister for Health if she has concluded her consideration of the new National Rare Disease Strategy; the timeline she is working towards for publication; and if she will make a... - Medicinal Products
1481. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in commencing the inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate; the work carried out to date; the timeline for... - Hospital Investigations
1482. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the independent panel review into osteotomies in CHI at Temple Street and NOHC, if all patients who received this operation so-called less... - Medical Cards
1484. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical card holders in Westmeath only qualify for an eye test every two years through the medical card system, while card holders in other... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1485. To ask the Minister for Health when the new major trauma helipad at Cork University Hospital will be completed and ready for full usage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
1486. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for cataract surgery as they are visually impaired and their condition is impacting on their... - Departmental Data
1487. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young people born with Down syndrome each year for the last five years by county, in tabular form. [29880/25] - Health Services
1488. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to expand the provision of dialectical behavioural therapy services by the HSE, particularly in areas where waiting lists are longest... - Hospital Admissions
1489. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a bed in West Kerry Community Hospital as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Tobacco Control Measures
1490. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on long awaited legislation to ban flavoured nicotine inhaling devices and restrict the packaging design and advertising of nicotine... - Legislative Measures
1492. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline the health Acts as passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas where sections of the Acts have not yet commenced since 2005, broken down by... - Hospital Services
1493. To ask the Minister for Health the number of osteotomies carried out on children from 2010 to date, broken down by year and, by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1496. To ask the Minister for Health the total payment made to consultants for carrying out appointments, procedures or surgeries on weekends as part of waiting list initiatives at CHI from 2010... - Hospital Facilities
1498. To ask the Minister for Health the total capital funding allocated to each Model 4 Hospital from 2011 to date, broken down by hospital, by each capital allocation amount, by year and the... - Community Care
1499. To ask the Minister for Health the hours during which Shannon Doc operates in Roscrea, County Tipperary; if she will provide a breakdown of each day that the Shannon Doc service did not... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1500. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for a neurology appointment within University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29933/25] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
1507. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline all reports or correspondence she has received in relation to concerns about NTPF funding since she came into her post; and if she will... - Health Promotion
1509. To ask the Minister for Health if she will respond to five queries (details supplied) concerning Ireland’s consumption of ultra-processed foods. [29975/25] - Departmental Funding
1510. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available from her Department to support the development of new national health registries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29977/25] - Medicinal Products
1511. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients receiving biologics medicines for severe asthma in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the specific biologic medicines included, in tabular... - Hospital Procedures
1515. To ask the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh regarding correspondence (details supplied); if she will refer the person in question to the... - Health Services Staff
1516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care psychology child and adolescent service posts, by grade (assistant, basic, senior, principal) and by regional health area,... - Departmental Schemes
1518. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider adding Crohn’s disease/ulcerative colitis to the list of medical conditions covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if she... - Vaccination Programme
1519. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the commencement of the proposed pilot programme to improve HPV vaccine uptake rates among underserved communities; to outline the proposed... - Pharmacy Services
1521. To ask the Minister for Health to outline her plans to further enhance the ability of community pharmacists to administer vaccinations in the community; and if she will make a statement on... - Cancer Services
1522. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to develop a new National Cancer Strategy, as the current strategy concludes at the end of 2026; what specifically will be done to ensure that a... - Medicinal Products
1523. To ask the Minister for Health if work has begun to explore early access schemes for certain medicines, as outlined in the Programme for Government; the person in her Department that will... - Health Services
1524. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider implementing a streamlined outpatient follow-up system for patients with stable chronic conditions such as leukaemia in remission,... - Health Services Staff
1526. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 29 May 2025, for an update on the number of clinical nurse coordinator posts currently filled nationwide; the... - General Practitioner Services
1527. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE still allocates a general practitioner for patients who cannot find a GP and have had three GPs decline to take them on as patients; whether this... - Health Services
1528. 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. [30020/25] - Health Service Executive
1529. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of addresses of all properties under the ownership or control of the HSE which have been lost due to adverse possession since 1... - Health Services
1530. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that can be taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) can be allocated a residential care home placement in the mid-west region preferably... - Health Services Staff
1531. To ask the Minister for Health the vacancies that exist in dermatology services at Letterkenny University Hospital; when any vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
1532. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the capital submission for the proposed mother and baby unit at St Vincent's Hospital. [30051/25] - Mental Health Services
1541. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies there are within CAMHS in County Donegal, by area; the length of time the roles have been vacant; the action that has been taken to... - Health Services Staff
1542. To ask the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30100/25] - Pharmacy Services
1543. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is a shortage in supply of the ADHD medication concerta in pharmacies; the measures being taken taking to resolve the issue; if... - Mental Health Services
1544. To ask the Minister for Health if a psychiatric bed will be made available in the Mater Hospital for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30107/25] - Departmental Schemes
1545. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is considering including hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) in the long-term illness scheme, as it is a lifelong condition which requires... - Mental Health Services
1546. To ask the Minister for Health if, in light of a recent Mental Health Commission report that has confirmed that general emergency departments are failing people in a mental health crisis... - Vaccination Programme
1547. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the procurement and roll out of the new national immunisation system which will be used to record all vaccine programmes offered by the State... - Health Service Executive
1548. To ask the Minister for Health further to previous Parliamentary Questions on this issue, the status of the HSE pension entitlements of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Mental Health Services
1549. To ask the Minister for Health when a child in Cork will receive an appointment with CAMHS (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30120/25] - Medicinal Products
1551. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 787 of 20 May 2025, around the reimbursement list scheme, the answer states that liraglutide (saxenda) is the only... - Health Services
1552. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his/her Department’s engagement with the WRC to restore pay parity between Section 38 and Section 39 workers; and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
1553. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider making the three-year retention of the medical card permanent for people with intellectual disabilities and autism who gain employment,... - Health Services
1554. To ask the Minister for Health the funding streams available for Section 39 organisations to provide for sensory equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30165/25] - Health Strategies
1555. To ask the Minister for Health if a periodic audit of outcomes including emergency medical care and ectopic pregnancy diagnosis following medical termination of pregnancy, as recommended in... - Cancer Services
1556. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the cancer patient advocacy group (details supplied) regarding the provision of cancer treatment drugs; and... - Hospital Appointments Status
1557. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [30179/25] - Hospital Services
1558. To ask the Minister for Health if she has received the HIQA Report in relation to accident and emergency services in the mid-west region; when she intends to publicly publish this report;... - Hospital Staff
1559. To ask the Minister for Health if she will request University Hospital Waterford to provide the name of the doctor involved in a particular case (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Hospital Facilities
1560. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the Freshford health centre; the start date for the approved extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30205/25] - Cancer Services
1561. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the implementation of the Model of Care for Hereditary Cancer, the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic... - Vaccination Programme
1562. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the assessment currently underway for the RSV immunisation 2026-2027 season and beyond; if there is a commitment to retain... - Health Services Staff
1565. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE community development workers based at Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in... - Citizens' Assembly
1570. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of her Department's responses to recommendations made in the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use; and if she will... - Home Care Packages
1571. To ask the Minister for Health the number paediatric home care packages currently being delivered, by HSE health region, in tabular form; the total allocated hours; and the total funded... - Health Services Staff
1574. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in infectious disease’s based at University Hospital Limerick in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if... - Hospital Procedures
1575. To ask the Minister for Health the public hospitals that carry out cataract procedures, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30285/25] - Dental Services
1576. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental nurses and dental hygienists based at Ennis primary care centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - General Practitioner Services
1577. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of GP training places to 440; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30287/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
1578. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for the regional endometriosis hub based at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the... - Disability Services
1579. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant child psychiatrist for intellectual disability services based in Clare in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if... - Primary Care Services
1580. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for primary care services by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30303/25] - Community Care
1582. To ask the Minister for Health the number of closed beds in Killybegs Community Hospital (details supplied) due to staff shortages; the steps being taken to have enough staff in place to... - Question Heading for question(s) 1583
1583. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent follow-up appointment for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [30311/25] - State Examinations
1584. To ask the Minister for Health if further capacity will be created to allow persons (details supplied) to complete their exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30326/25] - Healthcare Policy
1585. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ban the use of hexahydrocannabinol vapes in Ireland; the timeline for the ban; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30333/25] - General Practitioner Services
1586. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to address the shortage of general practitioners serving rural towns such as Rathcormac in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
1587. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to address the lack of anaesthesiology consultants assigned to the HSE mid-west, appreciating that the region has the lowest number of such... - Special Educational Needs
1593. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) will undertake their ADHD assessment in a timely manner and if she will engage... - Health Services
1594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of midwifery-led clinics operational in Tipperary currently, the clinic staff levels and hours provided for such clinics. [30395/25] - Hospital Staff
1595. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric neurologists based at Cork University Hospital in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [30396/25] - Health Services Staff
1596. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year costs of fully staffing four additional early intervention in psychos (EIP) teams; and the job title of staff required to fully... - Healthcare Policy
1598. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to reintroduce statutory schemes that ceased in 2012 to supplement the cost of existing or newly diagnosed patients with coeliac disease... - Health Strategies
1599. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of women affected directly by the misreading of their cervical smear tests to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30424/25] - Vaccination Programme
1602. To ask the Minister for Health if the guidelines for vaccination against SARS COV 2 of infants, children and adolescents, who do not have medical conditions that increase their risk of... - Health Services Staff
1603. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the status of the recruitment of an interim locum ophthalmologist for the South Tipperary region (details supplied); if a candidate has been... - Special Educational Needs
1604. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the long wait times for initial assessments for speech and language therapy services (details supplied); and if she will... - Vaccination Programme
1605. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to provide the shingles vaccine for free, given it has been shown to reduce the risk of developing dementia in older adults. [30444/25] - Health Services
1606. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied); if a resolution will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30465/25] - Dental Services
1607. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which dentists affiliate to the dental treatment services scheme (DTSS); if there are plans to address the present deficit in DTSS in Swords;... - Health Services
1608. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will introduce oral immunotherapy for people who have severe allergies; if she will provide a timeline on its introduction; and if she will... - Dental Services
1610. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public dentists who have retired in counties Wicklow and Wexford in the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - Healthcare Policy
1614. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations in place on HHC vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30523/25] - Medical Cards
1616. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite the medical card renewal application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30529/25] - Healthcare Policy
1617. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the approval of a vaccine injury compensation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30547/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
1618. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Meath (details supplied) will receive MRI results and a follow-up appointment at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1619. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 786 of 20 May 2025, the reason the question has not been answered; when an answer will be forthcoming; and if she will... - Healthcare Policy
1620. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Parliamentary Question No. 684 of 25 March 2025 has not been answered; when an answer will be forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1621. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in a local newspaper (details supplied); the range and the number of equipment items for children with disabilities that were in... - Health Services
1622. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of homebirth service provision, including any timelines or milestones the HSE in the north west has set for reintroducing these services;... - Hospital Services
1623. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of blood tests for Letterkenny University Hospital that are outsourced; the cost of this outsourcing; if there is any plan to address the... - Health Promotion
1627. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the area of regulation of commercial milk formula advertising and marketing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products
1629. To ask the Minister for Health when a drug (details supplied) will be available on the drugs payment scheme to ensure that for those unable to take any form of HRT, now free, can access the... - Ambulance Service
1630. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to restore 24/7 advanced paramedic cover on the rapid response vehicle in Roscommon. [30657/25] - Disability Diagnoses
1634. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any progress on the implementation of a standard diagnostic regime for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
1639. To ask the Minister for Health if there are supports, such as a helpline or counselling, available for Irish residents who travelled to Liverpool and were caught up in the serious incident... - Departmental Data
1640. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied) and expedite this appointment for injection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30712/25] - Disability Services
1643. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline how she plans to respond to the 2025 World Health Assembly Resolution on Rare Diseases, with particular reference to improving equitable... - Health Services
1644. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing a system to allow doctors to review routine blood test results remotely and, where appropriate, issue prescriptions and...
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