Written answers
Thursday, 3 July 2025
- Home Care Packages
339. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency and recruitment agency by the HSE for the provision of home care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36874/25] - Primary Care Services
342. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken and the progress made in relation to filling the vacant occupational therapist posts in primary care in County Laois, as there has been... - Medical Aids and Appliances
343. To ask the Minister for Health if she is considering and investigating the use of Al-powered sensors to keep older adults safer and healthier in their own homes (details supplied); and if... - Health Services Waiting Lists
344. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children aged 2-6 to access speech and language therapy services in each health region; and if she will make a statement on the... - National Children's Hospital
345. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost to name the new children’s hospital in Dublin the “National Children’s Hospital Ireland”; and if she will make a... - Medicinal Products
346. To ask the Minister for Health if she allow for Mounjaro to be accessed on the medical card (details supplied). [36712/25] - Healthcare Policy
347. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the continued suspension of the transvaginal tape sling procedure for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women, which is clinically... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
348. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1495 of 10 June 2025, the breakdown of weekly and weekend activity, by ordinary rostered hours compared to... - Budget 2026
350. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the pre-budget 2026 submission of an organisation (details supplied); if she will engage with this organisation in advance... - Mental Health Services
353. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the specific concerns related to the poor mental health reported by a significant proportion of family carers; if she will... - Health Services
354. To ask the Minister for Health to examine an urgent matter in respect of a Kerry patient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36776/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
355. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for cataract surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36778/25] - Health Service Executive
356. To ask the Minister for Health when HSE staff (details supplied) can expect to be contacted by the HSE regarding their future in the organisation as a result of recent changes; if they will... - Hospital Appointments Status
357. To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) who is suffering from severe arthritis and is in urgent need of a hip operation; if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
358. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to address wait times in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36811/25] - General Practitioner Services
359. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending free GP care to all children under 12 years in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36827/25] - Prescriptions Charges
360. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing all prescription charges to €0.50, with a cap of €5 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes
362. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 25 June 2025, the reason a technical amendment is required to the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
363. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a 20-bed inpatient neuro-rehabilitation unit for the HSE south west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Care Packages
364. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 26 February 2025, if she will commit to investigating the delays in accessing home care in Cork (details... - Substance Misuse
365. To ask the Minister for Health if the new national drugs strategy will include a comprehensive policy on tackling alcohol consumption; if this will be prioritised; and if she will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
366. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently investigate delay in a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a neurosurgery appointment in CUH; and if she will make... - Dental Services
367. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to expand access to the orthodontic scheme for children and strengthen the School Dental... - Health Strategies
369. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the Men's Health Action Plan 2024-2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36861/25] - Health Services Staff
372. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting therapists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36898/25] - Dental Services
373. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) can be provided with orthodontic treatment by the HSE as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36904/25] - Hospital Services
374. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to change the existing electronic care note system in Donegal community hospitals; the type, and timeframe to implement a new system; and if... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
375. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital. [36925/25] - Primary Care Centres
376. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Blarney. [36926/25] - Health Services
380. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people currently awaiting an appointment at the regional eye centre in the south Infirmary and the average waiting time. [36930/25] - Hospital Facilities
381. To ask the Minister for Health whether the number of operating theatres, and the number currently operational, in each of the Cork hospitals, in tabular form. [36931/25] - Dental Services
382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children seen under the public dentistry service for routine checks in Cork, in each of the past five years. [36932/25] - State Claims Agency
383. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid in compensation, or litigation, in Cork, in each of the past five years. [36933/25] - General Practitioner Services
384. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who requested to be seen in Southdoc Blackpool in 2025; and the number seen to date in 2025. [36934/25] - Mental Health Services
386. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting an appointment with CAMHS in Cork by urgency level, in tabular form. [36936/25] - General Practitioner Services
387. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GMS doctors in Cork and the number of GMS patients. [36937/25]
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