Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
- Health Service Executive
753. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of administrative staff and senior managerial staff in the HSE in 2005, 2015 and 2025, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
754. To ask the Minister for Health her Department’s expenditure on hairstyling, make-up, personal grooming and general cosmetic expenses, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular... - Hospital Inspections
758. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the latest HSA audit of CUH. [37092/25] - Healthcare Policy
759. To ask the Minister for Health if adults currently excluded from reimbursement of spinal muscular atrophy treatments can be considered for access under the HSE’s individual patient... - Health Services Staff
760. To ask the Minister for Health when the approval to backfill recruit two WTE senior speech and language therapists will be given to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14 in order that the... - Emergency Departments
761. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of specific care and treatment areas for patients who arrive emergency department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda,... - Health Strategies
763. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new rare disease strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37134/25] - Medical Aids and Appliances
764. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the application of a CGM sensor for a person (details provided); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37142/25] - Disease Management
765. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have had cardiovascular disease screening carried out on them as part of the opportunistic case finding and chronic disease... - Mental Health Commission
766. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the findings of the Mental Health Commission in regard to CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37144/25] - Healthcare Policy
767. To ask the Minister for Health if the treatment abroad scheme can be used in the case of a person (details supplied). [37165/25] - Assisted Human Reproduction
768. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that all LGBTQ+ families are provided with legal recognition where the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 is currently failing... - Social Welfare Benefits
769. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision in relation to an application for blind welfare allowance, awaited since November 2024; and if she... - Disability Services
770. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 663 of 14 May 2024, has the position of CHO DNCC changed regarding plans to develop phlebotomy, x-ray or diagnostic... - Medical Records
771. To ask the Minister for Health if she will take action to ensure relatives of deceased residents of private nursing homes have access to the medical records of their loved ones; and if she... - Hospital Appointments Status
772. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37197/25] - Health Services
773. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a child (details supplied) seeking support from the treatment abroad scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
774. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to make the shingles vaccine free for older people; if she will consider this as a measure to help older people with the cost; and if she... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
775. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date situation regarding clarifying a site for a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37213/25] - Hospital Equipment
777. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to deliver a positron emission tomography and new CT scanners to Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a... - Health Service Executive
778. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE only began publishing purchase order data for payments over €100,000 on its website from quarter 4 of 2021 onwards (details... - Departmental Expenditure
779. To ask the Minister for Health the number of purchase orders processed by her Department in 2023 that were not included in the published reports of purchase orders over €20,000; the... - Health Strategies
780. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to adequately resource the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine to position Ireland as an international leader in... - Health Services
781. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider providing sustainable funding for national physiotherapy services for people with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions... - Health Services Staff
782. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes to recruit non-clinical staff off a panel in the HSE; and the length of time the recruitment of technical service officers... - Primary Care Centres
783. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date progress report on the new primary care centre in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37269/25] - General Practitioner Services
784. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, per county, of number of GPs (or WTE) there are for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; in tabular form; and if she... - Primary Care Centres
785. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has completed the assessments of tenders for the development of a primary care centre at An Spidéal, County Galway; if it has selected a... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
788. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the issue with regard to the lack of funding between the HSE and a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37315/25] - Hospital Staff
789. To ask the Minister for Health if permanent contracts of employment will be offered to all radiography and radiation therapy graduates this year; and if she will make a statement on the... - Abortion Services
790. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the recent legislation in the UK which has effectively legalised abortion for the full nine months of pregnancy; whether her Department has... - Assisted Human Reproduction
791. To ask the Minister for Health when section 232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37326/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
792. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm that the co-location of standalone maternity hospitals with adult acute hospitals will remain Government policy into the future; and if she... - Health Services
794. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm previous statements by Ministers for Health that any decisions about reconfiguration of health services in the mid-west will be underpinned... - Ambulance Service
795. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed breakdown of ambulance handover times for each emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37336/25] - Health Services Staff
796. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of total WTEs for all grade codes from 2020 – 2025; and to provide the activity analysis for the same period by HSE Region, in tabular... - Emergency Departments
797. To ask the Minister for Health if safe staffing levels exist in each emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37338/25] - Hospital Services
798. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to deliver the required acute hospital capacity as determined by the ESRI acute demand projections for each hospital in Ireland;... - Misuse of Drugs
799. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the programme for Government commitment to move to a health-led approach to drug addiction and to divert those found in possession of drugs... - Hospital Appointments Status
800. To ask the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) and expedite an appointment for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37363/25] - Medicinal Products
801. To ask the Minister for Health to consider expanding the free HRT scheme to include those treatments that are not covered under the drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
802. To ask the Minister for Health if alternative public treatment options are available for a child (details supplied). [37379/25] - Medical Aids and Appliances
803. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on when the HSE will make omnipod insulin pumps available to patients in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37380/25] - Departmental Correspondence
804. To ask the Minister for Health to reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37382/25] - Mental Health Services
805. To ask the Minister for Health if a subsidy is available for children directed to the care of a psychotherapist after six weeks (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
806. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be offered to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37399/25] - Laboratory Facilities
807. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of outsourcing routine blood samples from Letterkenny University Hospital to private laboratories for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in... - Patient Transport
808. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on private taxis by Letterkenny University Hospital for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in tabular form. [37412/25] - Disease Management
809. To ask the Minister for Health if she will host a rare disease conference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37420/25] - Medicinal Products
810. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE plans to complete a full health technology assessment in relation to EYLEA (aflibercept) given this was recommended by an NCPE Rapid Review... - Nursing Homes
811. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently expedite a case (details supplied) and allow for a long-term nursing home bed in St. Columbanus Home, Killarney, County Kerry, as this is a most... - Hospital Appointments Status
812. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure will be expedited (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37425/25] - Departmental Correspondence
813. To ask the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to correspondence received from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
814. To ask the Minister for Health if a case will be reviewed and hip surgery expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37431/25] - Hospital Facilities
815. To ask the Minister for Health further to a response by the HSE to Parliamentary Question REPDR 25/01974, if a wider issue (details supplied) will also be rectified; and if she will make a... - Primary Care Centres
816. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a new site for a primary care centre Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon; to outline the next steps for the process; and if she will make a... - Medicinal Products
817. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the drug "ryeqo" to treat endometriosis; if she will be willing to consider adding it to the list of reimbursable items for medical card... - Primary Care Centres
819. To ask the Minister for Health for a status update on the planned primary care centre for Portumna; the steps being taken to expedite this; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
820. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for the St. Brigid's Psychiatric Hospital site in Ballinasloe, County Galway. [37465/25] - Ambulance Service
821. To ask the Minister for Health to detail all requests for additional staffing for the National Ambulance Service since January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37478/25] - Vaccination Programme
822. To ask the Minister for Health whether the commitment in the new National Sexual Health Strategy 2025-2035 to expand access to existing vaccination programmes in "private settings" includes... - Civil Registration Service
824. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that must be taken, and documentary evidence that must be provided, by a couple giving notification to marry to the civil registration services,... - Mental Health Services
825. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recent meeting with HSE regional health areas-regional executive officers and teams within mental health services for Louth, Meath... - Eating Disorders
830. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which commitments within Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone Implementation Plan 2025 - to enhance supports provided in ED are... - Mental Health Services
831. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans or if proposals are being actively considered for the provision of a crisis resolution teams in the County Louth area, similar to the pilot crisis... - Primary Care Services
832. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans or if proposals are being actively considered for the development of a community access support team in the County Louth area, similar to that... - Mental Health Services
833. To ask the Minister for Health the schemes that exist for recognising the progress made by communities in relation to recovery from addiction, mental health difficulties and related issues;... - Medicinal Products
834. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being made to make Selumetinib available for children. [37501/25] - Nursing Homes
835. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to expand funding streams for activities for adults in nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37502/25] - Health Services
836. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the purpose and current status of a systematic review on the outcomes of interventions for gender dysphoria in adults, which National Gender Service... - Mental Health Services
837. To ask the Minister for Health if the vacant post for area lead for mental health engagement at Drogheda Department Of Psychiatry identified by the MHC inspection report published on 16 06... - Health Service Executive
843. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that she has received a copy of the HSE's nationwide review of insourcing and outsourcing arrangements; if she has considered its contents; if she... - Hospital Staff
844. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE cardiology registrars based at Saint James's Hospital, Beaumont Hospital and the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the... - Planning Issues
845. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the following details with respect to the HSE and four planning appeals submitted to An Bord Pleanála (details supplied) if the HSE... - Medicinal Products
846. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will instruct their Department to make oral immunotherapy as well as... - Middle East
847. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the medical evacuation programme from Gaza; how she envisions the programme continuing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37594/25] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
848. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if the Government plans to expand access to medicinal cannabis for a larger scope of illnesses... - Mental Health Services
849. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the €93 million being spent annually on outsourcing mental health care, including the types of services and providers... - Hospital Equipment
853. To ask the Minister for Health if the linear accelerator and CT scanner in CUH which had been closed in recent times, remain closed as of 2 July 2025; when it is anticipated it will be in... - Abortion Services
854. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that exist to ensure that healthcare professionals who do not wish to participate in abortions can exercise freedom of conscience in this... - Hospital Services
856. To ask the Minister for Health if the opening hours at the medical assessment unit in Ennis Hospital are to be revised (details supplied); if so, the rational for same; and if she will make... - Health Services
857. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the lack of access to manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) therapy for lymphedema patients across County Roscommon, where no physiotherapists... - Misuse of Drugs
859. To ask the Minister for Health if the semi-synthetic cannabinoid hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), commonly found in vape products, will be included under schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs... - Food Safety
860. To ask the Minister for Health if she is concerned by the absence of public guidance from the FSAI regarding the impact of UK folic acid flour fortification from October 2025, despite this... - Departmental Correspondence
863. To ask the Minister for Health to reply to attached correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37728/25] - Hospital Facilities
864. To ask the Minister for Health if, following a query (details supplied), a wider issue will also be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37732/25] - International Protection
865. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health supports available to children and adults in IPAS accommodation; if specialist services for trauma and, more generally, services that can... - Medical Aids and Appliances
866. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the mini-TT 380 copper coil is not included in the free contraceptive scheme; if this coil has not been included as a reimbursable items due to a... - Health Service Executive
867. To ask the Minister for Health the levels of expenditure that the HSE sanctions without sign-off from the HSE senior leadership team, with sign-off from the HSE senior leadership team, and... - Clinical Trials
868. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the interim recommendations she received from the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group; and if she will make a... - Healthcare Policy
873. To ask the Minister for Health the number of individuals currently living with migraine; if she is aware of the WIFOR European study on the socioeconomic burden of migraine, which shows a... - Health Services Waiting Lists
874. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the patient survey report launched by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland in June 20255, which shows significant regional differences in... - Cancer Services
876. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts currently being made to improve the prevention, early diagnosis, treatment and quality of life for those affected by advanced ovarian cancer; and... - Medical Aids and Appliances
877. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are currently no seizure detection devices (details supplied) eligible for funding under the local community healthcare organisation's... - Health Services Staff
878. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of agency staff employed by the HSE for each of the past three years, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
879. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to offer timely appointments to the 10,542 children awaiting dental screenings in CHO9; and if she will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
880. To ask the Minister for Health if the Dexcom One continuous glucose monitor is available on the drugs payment card scheme for individuals who do not qualify to access the continuous glucose... - Vaccination Programme
881. To ask the Minister for Health the lessons that have been learned to date from the Laura Brennan HPV vaccination catch-up programme to inform its future development; whether there are any... - Disability Diagnoses
883. To ask the Minister for Health whether she will recognise obsessive compulsive disorder as a disability rather than a mental health condition. [37830/25] - Hospital Staff
884. To ask the Minister for Health if a healthcare professional (details supplied) could be trained in a hospital for breast cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
885. To ask the Minister for Health the expected waiting time for a hip replacement and for further information to be supplied to a patient (details supplied) and this Deputy. [37836/25] - General Practitioner Services
887. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some GP surgeries are implementing charges on medical card holders for various tests such as blood tests, urine sample testing and changing of... - Hospital Facilities
888. To ask the Minister for Health in which month the new 96-bed block in UHL will be open to patients. [37878/25] - Medicinal Products
889. To ask the Minister for Health if Veoza, aimed at women who are not suitable for HRT, will be covered under the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37881/25] - Health Services
890. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) will be funded by the HSE to eliminate the cost barrier of exercise for older people; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Meetings
891. To ask the Minister for Health if she will meet a group representing parents (details supplied) affected by the hip dysplasia scandal at Children’s Health Ireland; if she will issue a... - Medical Cards
892. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people covered by medical cards in each year 2011 to 2025, in tabular form. [37931/25] - Departmental Properties
894. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure the use of the Crumlin Hospital site for key worker housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37934/25] - Hospital Equipment
895. To ask the Minister for Health the details of equipment and machinery, such as CT and MRI scanners and linear accelerator machines, which have reached their end of life, across each... - Hospital Services
897. To ask the Minister for Health the extent and cost of radiation therapy outsourcing to private providers, by hospital, in tabular form; and the details of total payments to private providers... - Disability Services
898. To ask the Minister for Health the measures the Government is taking to address the unacceptable delays in accessing public psychological and speech and language therapy services for...
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