Written answers
Thursday, 26 June 2025
- Hospital Procedures
8. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken against surgeons who performed unnecessary surgeries on children at CHI. [34934/25] - Legislative Measures
10. To ask the Minister for Health when she will commence sections of the (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 to give effect to retrospective recognition of parentage for children who are... - National Children's Hospital
14. To ask the Minister for Health the details of workforce preparedness for opening the new children's hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34745/25] - Emergency Departments
15. To ask the Minister for Health the resourcing requirements and timeframe for 24/7 urgent and emergency cardiac care at University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Policy
17. To ask the Minister for Health if it is her intention to bring Children’s Health Ireland under the remit of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34602/25] - Home Care Packages
19. To ask the Minister for Health the number of individuals who have been approved for home care hours in Mayo but have yet to have hours released to them; and if she will make a statement on... - Mental Health Policy
20. To ask the Minister for Health for a report on Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone' Implementation Plan 2025 - 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34708/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
22. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on plans to relocate the Rotunda Hospital to the Connolly Hospital campus in Blanchardstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34325/25] - Cancer Services
23. To ask the Minister for Health the current emergency oncology resources at the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34884/25] - General Practitioner Services
24. To ask the Minister for Health her response to the ESRI report on future capacity requirements for GP services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34603/25] - National Children's Hospital
25. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend to date on the national children's hospital; the projected spend when the project is completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Alcohol Advertising
26. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the merits of amending the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 to remove the loophole that allows advertising by alcohol companies to advertise 0.0%... - Mental Health Services
27. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people under the care of the Midleton, Youghal and Cobh and Glenville adult mental health teams who have been transferred to continuing care... - Primary Care Centres
28. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to accelerate delivery of a new primary care centre in Portumna, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34125/25] - Medical Records
29. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made towards the full digitisation of healthcare records and information systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34831/25] - Insurance Industry
30. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to improve transparency and scrutiny in relation to the amount hospitals are charging health insurance companies in order to address... - Dental Services
31. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the provision of orthodontal services in the north-east region; the reasons for delays in accessing services; and her proposals to ensure... - Health Strategies
32. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any costing in relation to the publication and implementation of the national framework for endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
33. To ask the Minister for Health the measurable actions her Department is taking to ensure that elderly people have timely access to age-appropriate mental health supports, including integrated... - Hospital Facilities
34. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress towards implementation of the development control plan for University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Strategies
35. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to incentivise GPs to engage in discussions on the National Endometriosis Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
36. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on plans to develop a network of rapid outpatient clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34868/25] - Ambulance Service
37. To ask the Minister for Health the current average ambulance response time; the average ambulance response time in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
38. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide additional beds and staff in community hospitals across Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34870/25] - Health Service Executive
39. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34535/25] - Healthcare Policy
40. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the Government’s position on the proposed World Health Assembly pandemic treaty, which would confer sweeping new powers on the World... - Regulatory Bodies
41. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to expedite regulation of psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34744/25] - Hospital Services
42. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to improve emergency department, maternity and radiotherapy services at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a... - Hospital Facilities
43. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the engagement her Department has had with Beaumont Hospital in relation to the hospital capital projects. [34917/25] - Hospital Waiting Lists
44. To ask the Minister for Health to provide waiting lists and times for ten-day emergency oncology appointments at the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34883/25] - Health Services Staff
45. To ask the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to attract and retain staff in the health and social care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34808/25] - Hospital Services
46. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to roll out hospital transport services for patients attending regular hospital appointments who are not cancer or dialysis patients. [34975/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Health her response to the ESRI’s health service capacity review on future capacity requirements for public acute hospitals; and if she will make a statement on... - Healthcare Policy
48. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeline for developing a new national cardiovascular policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34832/25] - Mental Health Services
50. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department currently has an action plan in place to develop a framework for responding to patients presenting with a mental health crisis at accident and... - Nursing Homes
51. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on latest developments with regard to the planned new 95 en suite bed residential care centre in Thomastown; and if she will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
52. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a sustainable funding stream will be provided to a centre (details supplied) in Tipperary that provides training, support and employment... - Tobacco Control Measures
53. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is considering amending the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 to ensure that this includes the... - Health Strategies
54. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the new sexual health strategy has still not been published; the definitive timeline for its approval by Government and subsequent publication; if... - Clinical Trials
55. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to increase clinical trials and better support clinicians, researchers and staff to focus on clinical trial activity; and if she will... - Mental Health Services
56. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rollout of the specialist perinatal mental health service and the establishment of an inpatient mother and baby unit, including projected... - Hospital Procedures
57. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the follow-up for hip dysplasia patients at CHI arising out of the recently published review; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Legislative Programme
58. To ask the Minister for Health to comment on the timeline and implementation of adult safeguarding legislation, particularly in light of recent abuse within care homes. [32472/25] - Health Service Executive
59. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the significant growth in procurement expenditure by the HSE in recent years, rising from €1.29 billion in 2020 to over €4.19 billion... - Hospital Staff
60. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken in hospitals to improve the awareness amongst healthcare staff of the needs of visually impaired patients; and if she will make a... - General Practitioner Services
61. To ask the Minister for Health if the strategic review examining issues affecting general practice in the State has been completed, given the serious shortage of GPs and appointment... - Emergency Departments
62. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who left emergency departments without being seen in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34062/25] - Mental Health Services
63. To ask the Minister for Health her recruitment plans to address the waiting-list crisis in child and adolescent primary care psychology services; and if she will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres
64. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Nenagh; when it will be completed; the services that will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the... - Medical Records
65. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of e-health records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34813/25] - Medicinal Products
66. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of access to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatments for adult patients; if she will commit to ensuring equitable public reimbursement of... - Home Help Service
67. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be introduced to ensure more home support workers will be available to provide a very important service where unacceptable delays in such... - Mental Health Services
68. To ask the Minister for Health the capital investment being made in mental health for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34707/25] - Health Strategies
69. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to implement commitments contained in the national maternity strategy regarding co-locating all remaining stand-alone maternity hospitals with adult... - Medicinal Products
70. To ask the Minister for Health if she will implement a plan to support individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, including the development of specialist multidisciplinary teams, and... - Mental Health Services
71. To ask the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to increase in-patient bed capacity in Louth Meath mental health services in view of the fact that the area has the lowest number of... - Nursing Homes
72. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to end the disparity in funding between private and public nursing homes and thus protect the viability of all private and voluntary nursing... - Ambulance Service
73. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied). [34992/25] - Departmental Schemes
74. To ask the Minister for Health if she will acknowledge that the exclusion of inflammatory bowel disease IBD from the long-term illness scheme is a policy decision rather than a legal... - General Practitioner Services
75. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commit to introducing salaried GPs, employed directly by the HSE; the status of the Programme for Government commitment to ‘explore the... - Hospital Facilities
76. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date with the major building project for Cavan General Hospital, including a new emergency department, endoscopy unit, and additional beds; and... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
77. To ask the Minister for Health if plans are in place for a designated respite hospital in County Cork (details supplied); and if not, the reason. [35008/25] - General Practitioner Services
78. To ask the Minister for Health the number of practising GPs currently in Laois; the prescribed ratio per head of population; the number taking contracts under the general medical scheme; and... - Emergency Departments
79. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the HIQA review into access to emergency care in the midwest region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34749/25] - Primary Care Centres
80. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres currently operating; the number in construction; the number planned in north Kildare; the way in which the centres are... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
81. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the new 60-bed community nursing unit for Cashel, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33912/25] - Health Services
82. To ask the Minister for Health the basis of excluding women over the age of 35 from accessing the free contraception scheme. [34921/25] - Departmental Schemes
83. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for reform of the long-term illness schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34623/25] - General Practitioner Services
84. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide additional supports for GP practices in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34810/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
85. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on new capital investments and major new equipment purposes and new healthcare initiatives that will be rolled out in County Clare... - Emergency Departments
86. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline for the delivery new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital. [34916/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to provide a new health centre for Mountrath, County Laois; if the HSE has now finalised the plan; and if she will make a... - Vaccination Programme
88. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will reconsider its stance on the shingles vaccine given recent studies that indicate a 20% reduction in dementia diagnoses; and if she will... - Healthcare Policy
89. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that vapes are being advertised and displayed alongside children’s toys in shops; if so, the steps he is taking to ensure the practice is... - Medical Records
90. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress towards the digitalisation of the health service overall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34601/25] - Departmental Schemes
91. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who have availed of the new HRT scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34436/25] - Nursing Homes
92. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to increase investment in public nursing homes and improve regulation of the nursing home sector; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services Waiting Lists
93. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce waiting times for primary care waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34616/25] - Hospital Staff
94. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to appoint a locum consultant dermatologist at Sligo University Hospital to cover a leave of absence; and if she will make a statement on... - Medicinal Products
95. To ask the Minister for Health the progress her Department has made in honouring the Programme for Government commitment that an early access programme for medicines would be established; and... - Primary Care Centres
96. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department plans to introduce additional primary care centres in north Kildare given that it is outlined in the Programme for Government to 'open more... - Hospital Procedures
97. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have potentially been left infertile or at risk of cancer due to not receiving surgery for undescended testicles in a timely manner;... - Organ Donation
98. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the changes to the organ donation framework; the number of those opting out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34323/25] - General Practitioner Services
99. To ask the Minister for Health how she intends to provide targeted supports for newly qualified GPs and to GP practices that take on newly qualified GPs; and if she will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
100. To ask the Minister for Health the plans within her Department to increase the provision of acute inpatient beds for mental health patients as per the recommendation of the report of the... - General Practitioner Services
101. To ask the Minister for Health the specific actions her Department is taking to ensure that GP practices are being set up in disadvantaged areas and/or areas with few or no GPs; and if she... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
102. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed upgrade to the health centre in Freshford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34437/25] - Ambulance Service
103. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of an ambulance base at Recess, County Galway; if the design team has now completed the tender documentation; if the project... - General Practitioner Services
104. To ask the Minister for Health if she has had any discussions in relation to the recruitment of HSE-employed GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34867/25] - Hospital Facilities
106. To ask the Minister for Health when phase two of works and the extension for St. Vincent’s Hospital Mountmellick, County Laois will be approved; the timeline for completion of phase... - Health Services
107. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in transforming the health service into a seven-days-a-week service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34812/25] - Health Services Staff
108. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department has taken to implement the report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistants,... - Health Strategies
109. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail the level of funding allocated to implement all actions under a plan (details supplied); if she is confident that the strategy is fully... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
110. To ask the Minister for Health the date by which the long-Covid payments for health care workers will cease; her plans in relation to the closure of the scheme; and if she will make a... - General Practitioner Services
111. To ask the Minister for Health her plans on the ESRI’s publication of the second health service capacity report, and specifically, the plans to increase the number of GPs and nurses... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
112. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new elective hospital for Glanmire, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34978/25] - Emergency Departments
113. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the HIQA report on Mid-West Emergency Health Services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34324/25] - Disease Management
114. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the cross-Border healthcare Directive does not cover inpatient treatment for chronic Lyme disease, given that patients suffering from this condition... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
115. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the possible provision of public rapid injury clinics, similar to urgent care clinics provided by private insurance suppliers that would only... - Health Services
116. To ask the Minister for Health her proposals to provide adequate access to care for people with endometriosis. [34920/25] - Dental Services
117. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts she is making to secure compensation for former patients of an orthodontist (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Legislative Measures
118. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the enforcement of legislation banning the use of sunbeds by persons under the age of 18, in view of reports that some sunbed operators are... - Primary Care Centres
119. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for service expansion in the Baltinglass and Blessington primary care centres in County Wicklow. [34974/25] - Healthcare Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to publishing the Government’s negotiating stance on the World Health Assembly’s pandemic treaty; the legal advice underpinning... - Mental Health Services
121. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether the CAMHS unit based in the new children’s hospital will be fully staffed and operational on day one of operations, the actions... - Hospital Services
122. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for outreach centres for the National Rehabilitation Hospital to help those recovering from serious injury and stroke; and if she will make... - Home Help Service
123. To ask the Minister for Health her Department’s plans to increase home support services for older people in Cork county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34991/25] - Health Services
124. To ask the Minister for Health the action she will take to ensure that financial motives do not compromise children’s healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34935/25]
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