Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
- Health Services Waiting Lists
738. To ask the Minister for Health the number of teenagers in the State currently awaiting an autism assessment, by county; the length of time they are waiting, in tabular form; and if she will... - Health Services Staff
739. To ask the Minister for Health the status of her plans to resolve the ongoing recruitment issues within primary care services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products
741. To ask the Minister for Health when the medication known as givinostat will be made available in Ireland, given its potential role in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she... - Health Services
742. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the physiotherapist service in a care centre (details supplied) in Longford, following the noncompliance finding by HIQA in October 2024, and... - Medical Cards
743. To ask the Minister for Health if she will amend the means test relating to over 70's medical card entitlement to take account of increases to the State pension in recent years; and if she... - Health Service Executive
744. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 15 May 2025, if the HSE has compiled the requested information regarding the number of GPs by county or smallest... - Health Services Waiting Lists
745. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people left the waiting list for CAHMS in county Clare for each of the past four years; the reasons they left the list, in tabular form; and if... - Medicinal Products
746. To ask the Minister for Health whether she will intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) with Duchenne muscular dystrophy can be prescribed givnostat as a matter of urgency.... - Nursing Homes
748. To ask the Minister for Health whether it is possible for a brother-in-law of the person receiving long-term care in a nursing home to be named as a 'family successor”, in order to... - Departmental Legal Cases
749. To ask the Minister for Health for confirmation that the legal instructions issued by her predecessor and contained in a letter titled ‘Directions from Minister of Health to the... - Departmental Data
751. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 54 children who were waiting longer than four months for their paediatric spinal surgery at the end of December 2024 that were offered the... - Medicinal Products
759. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide details regarding the prescribing of antidepressants to patients who are covered under the medical card scheme and the drugs payment... - Nursing Homes
760. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds created by the State each year from 2020 to 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
761. To ask the Minister for Health if she can confirm that funding for a psychologist in Ennis day hospital was stopped in September 2024 when the previous psychologist retired, and was not... - Ambulance Service
763. To ask the Minister for Health when she last met with the National Ambulance Service; and who the attendees were. [31881/25] - Departmental Communications
764. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HIQA review into hospital services in the midwest was not published in May as she committed to. [31882/25] - Health Services
765. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to develop an oral immunotherapy service for those with severe allergies; and if so, the timeline for this rollout; and if she will make a... - Pharmacy Services
766. To ask the Minister for Health when she intends to publish and implement guidelines from the pharmacy regulator on pharmacy charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31916/25] - Health Services Staff
767. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists working in primary care in Waterford; the number on leave; if cover has been provided (details supplied); and if she will... - Assisted Decision-Making
770. To ask the Minister for Health the reason all provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 must be commenced together; and the length of time the process take. [31929/25] - Health Services Staff
772. To ask the Minister for Health if pay increases for section 39 workers, under the recent agreement reached at the WRC to fund health, social care and homeless sector employers, will... - Health Services Waiting Lists
774. To ask the Minister for Health if she will give an update on waiting times for under-18s for Orthodontist services in Drogheda and Dundalk and if there are plans in place to reduce waiting... - Health Services
775. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31944/25] - Health Services Staff
778. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists based at Newbridge primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31962/25] - Departmental Funding
780. To ask the Minister for Health the current and capital funding required for the purchase of an additional helicopter for the HSE helicopter emergency medical service. [31964/25] - Health Services Staff
781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists based at Athy primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31965/25] - Health Services
782. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing additional measures to reduce the out-of-pocket cost of essential medications for infants, including for common conditions... - General Practitioner Services
784. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of north Kerry, south Kerry and west Kerry. [32009/25] - Nursing Homes
795. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for a 60-bed community nursing unit in Cashel, County Tipperary; if the commitment to build this new unit will still be upheld; the... - Ambulance Service
796. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the planned new ambulance base for Gorey, County Wexford. [32026/25] - Care Services
797. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the national guidance that prohibits home care workers from assisting vulnerable patients with the administration of blister-packed oral... - Departmental Data
798. To ask the Minister for Health if all public information notices are published and based on open competition to give all eligible competent suppliers, public and commercial, a transparent... - Health Services
802. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of diagnostic scan activity, public and private, since 2010, broken down by year, by public or private and, by location; and if she will make a... - Departmental Data
803. To ask the Minister for Health the number of PET scans in public hospitals broken down by location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32070/25] - Departmental Contracts
806. To ask the Minister for Health the number of completion dates offered to the NPHDB by the main contractor regarding the NCH, to outline each date; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Schemes
809. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in introducing a tuition-fee support scheme for graduate entry medicine, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a... - Health Service Executive
810. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for HSE home support (older people) in CHO 4 in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32113/25] - Hospital Waiting Lists
814. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list for ophthalmology treatment for a long time will receive an appointment for surgery as it is... - Health Services
815. To ask the Minister for Health to address the shortage of services (details supplied) in north Cork as a matter of urgency. [32130/25] - Departmental Meetings
816. To ask the Minister for Health when she next intends to visit Beaumont Hospital. [32166/25] - Health Services
817. To ask the Minister for Health the podiatry services currently available to medical card holders aged over 65 within the Dublin 5, 13 and 17 areas. [32167/25] - Health Services Staff
818. To ask the Minister for Health If she will provide a copy of staffing levels at Kilbarrack primary care centre, Dublin 5. [32168/25] - Departmental Expenditure
820. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on homeless-specific measures by her Department in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Healthcare Policy
821. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations in place with regard to the use of sunbeds, especially by minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32174/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
822. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on current waiting times for access to mental health support services, particularly in primary care and community settings; the measures being... - Departmental Schemes
823. To ask the Minister for Health if she will instruct her Department to extend the special leave with pay scheme past June 2025, given the fact that there remains a large number of public... - Care of the Elderly
824. To ask the Minister for Health the specific arrangements she has in place to ensure social care services for the elderly are delivered in a manner consistent with the UN Convention on the... - Health Services Staff
825. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants and WTE NCHDs located in medicine, surgery and emergency departments in Our Lady's Hospital Navan. [32225/25] - Departmental Correspondence
826. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if the appointment for surgery can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32227/25] - Medicinal Products
827. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite the process of approval for givinostat, used in the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, as further delays could affect the ability... - Health Service Executive
828. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the procedure in place by the HSE in respect of equality of care provided for people in nursing homes where the HSE has paid for the nursing home... - Healthcare Policy
829. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the women’s health action plan; whether her Department is planning to integrate premenstrual dysphoric disorder into that plan;... - Health Services Staff
834. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications in the process annually by CORU-the Health and Social Care Professionals regulator, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she... - Care Services
839. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the case for respite care services for a person (details supplied). [32315/25] - Medical Cards
840. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug dioctyl is not covered on the medical card scheme; if she is aware of the financial hardship this is causing patients; if there are plans... - Health Services
841. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the lack of support and information on alternatives to abortion being offered to women facing unplanned and difficult... - Health Service Executive
843. To ask the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 area where HSE substance misuse teams are based; the number of WTE staff, by job title working in each of these teams, by location,... - Hospital Procedures
844. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeries are based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32341/25] - Health Services Staff
845. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE administrative staff, by grade working at Tonlegee Road primary care centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32342/25] - Departmental Reviews
846. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to review all age-based exclusion criteria regarding spinal muscular atrophy treatments, given that adults were excluded from treatments as... - Departmental Policies
849. To ask the Minister for Health her views in relation to a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32361/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
850. To ask the Minister for Health to provide further details in respect of the audit into governance and equity in patient access and waiting-list management at Children's Health Ireland,... - Health Services Staff
851. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspectors in HIQA in 2019 to 2024 and to date 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32368/25] - Health Service Executive
852. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private nursing homes that the HSE have taken control of; to set out the reason, clinical or financial, for 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and... - Departmental Expenditure
854. To ask the Minister for Health for breakdown of agency spend, per job rank/type, in HIQA, for each of the years 2019 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32371/25] - Health Services Staff
855. To ask the Minister for Health why nurses are currently not entitled to bereavement leave (details supplied) that is comparable to other public servants; if she proposes to rectify this; and... - Hospital Services
856. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1165 of 13 May 2025, to outline the same relevant statistics for all individual hospitals which may have specific local... - Departmental Expenditure
857. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to treatments paid for under the national treatment purchase fund where an individual received care in a private setting, if an agreed hourly rate... - Medicinal Products
858. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of pharmacists regarding the prohibitive cost of the shingles vaccine, despite it being recommended by the... - Departmental Funding
859. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case for grant approval for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32391/25] - Health Services Staff
863. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 25 May 2025, the number of deadlines set and missed. [32417/25] - Departmental Data
864. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims which were made to the CervicalCheck Tribunal, by year; the number of claims resolved positively by the tribunal; the number of claims... - Cancer Services
865. To ask the Minister for Health the operational status of the National Cervical Screening Laboratory; the timeframe from commencement to completion and opening; the cost of the development to... - Health Services Waiting Lists
867. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
869. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanisms by which the National Treatment Purchase Fund are accountable to the Minister and to the Oireachtas; if she intends to ensure that the National... - Health Services
871. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a family (details supplied); if she and the relevant officials from the HSE will engage with this family as a matter of urgency;... - Medical Aids and Appliances
872. To ask the Minister for Health the steps and engagement that is being taken to support and assist people mainly women impacted by the mesh implant scandal; stage her Department and the HSE... - General Practitioner Services
874. To ask the Minister for Health the cost currently reimbursed to a GP for providing a patient with a full schedule of visits under the maternity and infant care scheme; when this cost was... - Assisted Human Reproduction
875. To ask the Minister for Health when publicly funded IVF for persons experiencing secondary infertility will become available. [32488/25] - Departmental Websites
876. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example, utm_source); if so,... - Departmental Meetings
877. To ask the Minister for Health regarding any engagement she has had with an organisation (details supplied); if she plans to meet with this group in advance of the summer Dáil recess;... - Health Services
878. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the level of care and service provided by the National Gender Service (details supplied); and if she... - Healthcare Policy
879. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the adoption of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health guidelines for healthcare professionals working with... - Health Services
881. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to end the differential in the age of which a person ages out of paediatric mental health services and paediatric physical health services; and if... - Medicinal Products
882. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to further roll out the free HRT scheme to men and others who use HRT for medical reasons. [32518/25] - Health Services
883. To ask the Minister for Health to give urgent attention to a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32546/25] - Departmental Policies
884. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to encourage the provision of bilingual labelling on food packaging, which would promote the Irish language; and if she... - Medicinal Products
885. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to make eylea or aflibercept, available to suitable patients in Irish hospitals for the treatment of the wet form of age-related macular... - Health Services
886. To ask the Minister for Health the services available nationally to support those who have suffered from child loss. [32556/25] - Legislative Measures
887. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to change capacity laws in cases where a person has a dual mental health diagnosis as many family members are watching on helplessly as their... - Health Services
888. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of hours of specifically family carer in-home respite hours only the HSE has delivered, by CHO, via the tender authorisation scheme... - Hospital Services
889. To ask the Minister for Health if she was made aware of any reports which cited concerns regarding sub-optimal care for children with spina bifida at CHI Crumlin; if she will name the... - Dental Services
893. To ask the Minister for Health the reason fillings are not being installed in a HSE local dental clinic (details supplied); if the failure to provide this service is contributing to the... - Nursing Homes
895. To ask the Minister for Health if staff in private nursing homes are entitled to the recent section 39 pay deal. [32599/25] - Dental Services
896. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will run an international recruitment campaign to recruit a suitably qualified senior dental surgeon, with a special interest in special needs, for... - Medical Aids and Appliances
897. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications that were received for ceiling hoists within CHO3 in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32604/25] - Dental Services
898. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental nurses based in each primary care centre and health centre within county Clare in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32605/25] - Medical Aids and Appliances
899. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the training provided to haemodialysis patients to carry out their own haemodialysis at home; whether self-administered homecare is best... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
900. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the NTPF suspending all insourcing work with a public hospital since 11 April 2025; the name of the hospital; and if she will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
901. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that there are 3,000 patients waiting for dermatology appointment in Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
902. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that no orthopaedic surgeries have taken place in Sligo University Hospital since January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
903. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the special leave with pay for people who continue to suffer from long Covid and cannot return to work; and if she will make a statement on... - Nursing Homes
904. To ask the Minister for Health if HIQA gives advance notice to nursing homes and residential care centres prior to a visit and inspection.. [32631/25] - Departmental Contracts
905. To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred by her Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
906. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person requiring a new leg prosthesis fitting (details supplied); to advise when they will be supplied with same; and if she will make... - Health Services
907. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider running a pilot orphan drug early-access programme in order that children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy can access givinostat; and if... - Emergency Services
908. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to assess all playing fields, whether owned by sports organisations or part of national or secondary schools, for their suitability for the... - Healthcare Policy
909. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the Government’s legislative response to the rise in vaping intends to be future proofed and cater for novel products such as nicotine... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
911. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which her Department was alerted to potential financial irregularities in relation to National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) funded insourcing... - Disability Services
912. To ask the Minister for Health if a speech and language therapist will be appointed at a school (details supplied) for the duration of a period of leave. [32703/25] - Departmental Data
913. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of authorised officers currently available for assisted admissions within the health service in Waterford city and county; if she considers... - Hospital Admissions
915. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assisted admissions, by county and by CHO, for each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025, in tabular form.. [32713/25] - Mental Health Services
916. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a geographical breakdown of the 174 authorised officers currently appointed under the Mental Health Act 2001; and if she will make a... - Hospital Equipment
917. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the current status of the two translabial scanners at Cork University Hospital and Holles Street; whether they are currently in use; whether trained... - Women's Health
922. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of the report of the National Vaginal Mesh Implant Oversight Group; whether the report has been completed; and her views on whether the... - Medicinal Products
923. To ask the Minister for Health if she is considering an early access programme to givinostat (details supplied) for Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients in Ireland, similar to that provided... - Nursing Homes
925. To ask the Minister for Health whether therapeutic supports have been offered to residents of nursing-homes whose neglect and mistreatment were featured on a programme (details supplied) of... - Departmental Data
926. To ask the Minister for Health the number of reports of alleged abuse, neglect, exploitation or other mistreatment of vulnerable adults that were made to HIQA in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date... - Departmental Budgets
928. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to HIQA for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and for a breakdown of any additional costs accrued over time.; and if she will make a... - Health Services Staff
929. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of public health nurses, by funded WTE and filled WTE; the number of public health nurses per community health network; the number of public... - Legislative Measures
930. To ask the Minister for Health if she will introduce statutory leave entitlements for those undergoing fertility treatment such as IVF, and for those who experience early miscarriage, in... - Medicinal Products
931. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure that adults with spinal muscular atrophy receive access to approved medicines (details supplied); if she will engage in... - Healthcare Policy
932. To ask the Minister for Health if the next iteration of the Tobacco Free Ireland Strategy will contain objectives relating to nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches, to... - Cancer Services
933. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of each cancer-related capital programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32776/25] - Healthcare Policy
936. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on implementing a multi-year funding approach for the health service, as committed to in the Programme for Government; the measures in place... - Departmental Inquiries
937. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); if she would be open to meeting with the family in question; and if she will make a statement... - Medicinal Products
939. To ask the Minister for Health if she has given consideration to a fast-tracked review of vyloy for inclusion in the HSE reimbursement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes
941. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority has paused publication of stage-3 nursing home inspection reports; if so, the legal basis for this; and if she... - Judicial Reviews
943. To ask the Minister for Health the number of judicial review cases her Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or... - Departmental Legal Cases
944. To ask the Minister for Health the number of legal cases defended by her Department in each of the past ten years in which the next friend of a minor was the plaintiff or applicant; of those...
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