Written answers
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
- Hospital Services
154. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date and timeline for implementing the recommendations of the review of radiation therapy, in tabular form. [37942/25] - Hospital Equipment
155. To ask the Minister for Health the unit cost per fraction of treatment utilising a linear accelerator in the public system. [37943/25] - Hospital Staff
159. To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiation therapists which are on panels awaiting a job offer, in tabular form. [37947/25] - Hospital Equipment
160. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will fund a PET scanner for Letterkenny; and whether there is any service agreement with Altnagelvin Hospital for such services to avoid... - Legislative Measures
161. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to future proof nicotine product legislation and regulation in forthcoming legislation on such products to ensure that amendment bills... - Departmental Reports
162. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all reports, reviews, and other publications containing policy measures or recommendations which were published by the Minister for Health... - Hospital Services
163. To ask the Minister for Health the level of Saturday activity occurring due to insourcing arrangements across each specialty for each statutory and section 38 hospital, by health region, in... - Medical Aids and Appliances
165. To ask the Minister for Health whether she will conduct a retrospective audit to discern the level of harm which has occurred due to vaginal mesh implants before considering the lifting of... - Primary Care Services
172. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current situation with the ophthalmology services at Longford Clinic; if there is a doctor attending this clinic each... - General Practitioner Services
174. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional GPs, per county, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37982/25] - Medicinal Products
175. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider increasing the dosage threshold for the treatment of type ii diabetes mellitus (details supplied) to 2 mg, bringing Ireland in line with... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
176. To ask the Minister for Health when a start date for the new 40-bed community nursing unit project for Clifden will be announced; the reason for the delay in announcing this project given... - Primary Care Centres
177. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the development of the primary care centre on Cleveragh Road, Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37997/25] - Addiction Treatment Services
178. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug-related intimidation and violence engagement leads per local drug and alcohol taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Mortality Rates
179. To ask the Minister for Health the number of excess deaths in Ireland for each of the past five years. [38010/25] - Healthcare Policy
180. To ask the Minister for Health to request advice from the HSE on a matter (details supplied); if alternative pain management injection administration approaches and related issues will be... - Vaccination Programme
181. To ask the Minister for Health if the shingles vaccination will be included in the national immunisation programme, similar to Northern Ireland and throughout the UK (details supplied); and... - Hospital Services
182. To ask the Minister for Health the number and details of international clinical quality registries, quality improvement registries, or quality assessment registries, or any other similar... - Energy Usage
185. To ask the Minister for Health the energy consumption of each statutory and section 38 acute hospital for each year in the period 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; the display energy... - Primary Medical Certificates
186. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to ensure people with cerebral palsy can adapt their cars to continue living independent lives; and if she will make a statement on the... - Emergency Departments
188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department presentations and admissions in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by hospital, in tabular form; and of... - Emergency Services
190. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to within 19 minutes in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular... - Cancer Services
193. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of symptomatic breast cancer attendances in 2024 and to date in 2025 whose referrals were triaged as urgent and which did not adhere... - Hospital Services
198. To ask the Minister for Health whether and how the health service is measuring and comparing productivity of consultants during core activity hours in comparison to insourcing clinics; and... - Hospital Investigations
199. To ask the Minister for Health whether it is her view as a matter of standard policy and governance that where a concern arises regarding a potential misuse of funds, that such a matter... - Medicinal Products
200. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) is administered in Letterkenny Hospital rather than in a community setting where its efficacy has been demonstrated... - Hospital Staff
201. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staffing by each statutory and section 38 hospital in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the total figure... - Departmental Expenditure
205. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on management consultancy and external professional services in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the... - State Claims Agency
206. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation against the HSE and her Department in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, including awards made... - Mental Health Services
207. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of accepted referrals and re-referrals offered an appointment and seen within 12 weeks by general adult community mental health teams... - Vaccination Programme
211. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of children aged 24 months who received the MMR vaccine at year end 2023, 2024, and at the end of June 2025, in tabular form. [38148/25] - Departmental Correspondence
212. To ask the Minister for Health if she will respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38161/25] - Mental Health Services
213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on CAMHS waiting lists by community healthcare network and length of wait at the end of quarter 2 of each year from 2023 to 2025, in... - Health Services Waiting Lists
214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of quarter 2 of 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [38172/25] - Dental Services
215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of quarter 2 for each year from 2023 to 2025 by local health office in tabular form;... - Medicinal Products
218. To ask the Minister for Health whether she has been made aware of the current shortage in Ireland of a number of pain relief medications (details supplied); if she can outline the role the... - Emergency Departments
219. To ask the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive,... - Hospital Procedures
220. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for each quarter of each year 2022-2025, inclusive by hospital group and... - Hospital Transfers
221. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care for the first six months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, at each location, in tabular form; the number of delayed... - Hospital Admissions
222. To ask the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, in tabular... - Hospital Overcrowding
223. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days on which full capacity protocols were active for each statutory and section 38 hospital for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025,... - Patient Safety
224. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [38185/25] - Health Services Staff
225. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [38186/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, at the end of the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025,... - Home Care Packages
228. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists for a carer at the end of the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive in tabular form, including... - European Union
230. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of any changes to medical evacuation requests as provided for by the Union Civil Protection Mechanism; if there are any attempts to expand or... - Patient Safety
231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extreme and major incidents reported to the national quality and patient safety directorate in the first six months of each year 2023-2025, by... - Hospital Waiting Lists
232. To ask the Minister for Health the weighted average wait time for a person’s first access to outpatient departments at the end of June 2023-2025, in tabular form. [38194/25] - Hospital Acquired Infections
235. To ask the Minister for Health the rate of new cases of hospital acquired infections, by infection type by location, at the end of June 2023-2025, in tabular form. [38197/25] - Patient Safety
236. To ask the Minister for Health the rate of medication incidents as reported to the national incident management system per 1,000 beds, by location, at the end of June 2023-2025, in tabular... - Health Services
240. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients who were not seen by a forensic clinical examiner within three hours of a request to a sexual assault treatment unit for... - Hospital Transfers
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost due to delayed transfer of care for each location for the year to the end of June 2023-2025, in tabular form. [38208/25] - Vaccination Programme
242. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of children aged 24 months who received the complete course of six-in-one vaccine at year-end 2023, 2024, and at the end of June... - Cancer Services
243. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of women in the eligible population who have had a complete mammogram at the end of June 2023-2025, in tabular form. [38210/25] - Primary Care Services
246. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of children reaching 12 months within the reporting period who have had their 9–11 month public health nurse child health and... - Ambulance Service
248. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken in response to ensure female paramedics feel safe within the National Ambulance Service and that the issues that emerged from an... - Departmental Budgets
249. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to each hospital across the State (Model 3 and 4) for each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [38230/25] - Hospital Staff
250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants working in each hospital across the State (Model 3 and 4) for each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [38231/25] - Medical Aids and Appliances
253. To ask the Minister for Health if she will give due consideration to providing epinephrine injections (EpiPens) free of charge to the families of children (not in receipt of medical cards)... - Departmental Reports
254. To ask the Minister for Health if she has concluded her review of the 2017 Dickson Report regarding Paediatric Urology; her views on same; if she intends to publish this report; and if she... - Ambulance Service
256. To ask the Minister for Health if she will clarify the policy of the National Ambulance Service regarding the transfer of nursing home residents to hospital appointments, in particular in...
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