Written answers
Thursday, 10 July 2025
- Healthcare Policy
315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the way in which compliance with laws in respect of the supply and sales of vape products to persons under the age of 18 is being enforced;... - Health Services Staff
316. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Meath. [38328/25] - Mental Health Services
317. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Leinster. [38329/25] - Hospital Staff
319. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE payroll section can be directed to honour the terms of a circular issued in January 2018 currently being denied to craft workers in Mullingar... - Children in Care
320. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to allow foster children to be included in the dental scheme beyond primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38337/25] - Health Services Staff
321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists based in the Kerry mental health team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38345/25] - Departmental Data
330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of births that occurred in the maternity department of Mullingar Regional Hospital in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38354/25] - Nursing Homes
331. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the process for family members to obtain medical records of a private nursing home resident following their death; if private nursing homes can be... - Health Service Executive
332. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE’s managed access protocol and individual patient approval system is available to adults with spinal muscular atrophy who were previously... - Dental Services
333. To ask the Minister for Health for an updated list of dentists who participate in the treatment benefit scheme for the Cork-Kerry-Limerick area; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
334. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend the availability of MRIs at Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38385/25] - Health Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure that the outpatient department service at Cahersiveen remains open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38391/25] - Healthcare Policy
336. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline for implementing the proposed ban on disposable vapes; to clarify whether there are plans to regulate or restrict the sale... - Disease Management
337. To ask the Minister for Health the reason chronic kidney disease is not covered by the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38415/25] - Health Services Staff
338. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of speech and language therapy posts advertised since 2019 that were below 1.0 whole-time equivalent, by year, in tabular form. [38418/25] - Departmental Correspondence
340. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied) from a local community group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38428/25] - Care Services
341. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the number of complaints made to HIQA against a service provider (details supplied) over the last four years including the number of complaints... - Hospital Appointments Status
345. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38445/25] - Cancer Services
346. To ask the Minister for Health if she can outline the reason allogeneic stem cell transplantation for paediatric cancer patients is not currently available at CHI at Crumlin under the... - Medical Cards
348. To ask the Minister for Health the implications the new means rate for carer’s allowance will have on medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38458/25] - Health Services
349. To ask the Minister for Health the total public funding allocated to companies (details supplied), broken down by year, by hospital, by other healthcare setting; and if she will make a... - Health Services Waiting Lists
356. To ask the Minister for Health to give a detailed breakdown of home care waiting lists and waiting times across County Kerry; the measures being put in place to address same; and if she will... - Hospital Services
365. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently address a matter in a Kerry Community Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38490/25] - General Practitioner Services
366. To ask the Minister for Health if GPs can charge for a patient/family who request receipts from the GP practice of the fees and charges incurred by them at the GP over a period of any... - Departmental Correspondence
367. To ask the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38503/25] - Hospital Facilities
368. To ask the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of priority a permanent oncology and haematology build at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Departmental Correspondence
370. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently assist to move a person (details supplied) closer to their home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38506/25] - Mental Health Services
371. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently publish the north Kerry CAMHS lookback review (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38507/25] - Residential Institutions
372. To ask the Minister for Health if she will correspond with a group of survivors of industrial and reformatory schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes
373. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently address and change the legislation regarding how the fair deal scheme is assessed for families who genuinely cannot afford the payment (details... - Mental Health Services
374. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an estimated date for the publication of the north Kerry CAMHS review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38532/25] - Departmental Expenditure
375. To ask the Minister for Health the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law... - Hospital Staff
376. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 619 of 11 February 2025, the plans made to ensure the provision of one WTE diabetes specialist pump nurse in Wexford... - Health Services Staff
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE administrative staff, by grade based at Enniscorthy primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will... - Hospital Staff
379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE accident and emergency department Nurses based at Wexford General Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will... - Mental Health Services
380. To ask the Minister for Health whether due consideration has been given to the recognised dysmaturity of people living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder with respect to transitioning... - Home Care Packages
384. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current waiting times for access to home care packages across each CHO area. [38601/25] - Health Service Executive
386. To ask the Minister for Health if respect for international law and human rights throughout the supply chain, from production to delivery, is written into the HSE's procurement policy; and... - Health Services
387. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of the names and location of every sexual health centre in Ireland. [38604/25] - Health Service Executive
388. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 362 and 363 of 11 June 2025, if the HSE will reply to the questions asked and that they will be answered within the... - Ambulance Service
389. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to including a 24-hour rapid response vehicle at Tuam ambulance base in the HSE Capital Plan; and if she will make a statement... - Artificial Intelligence
390. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in her Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said... - Medical Aids and Appliances
391. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider the availability of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system available under the drugs payment scheme for people with type 2 diabetes... - Middle East
392. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case, as per media reports, that a plan to evacuate eighteen seriously ill children from Gaza to Ireland for potentially life-saving treatment has... - Covid-19 Pandemic
393. To ask the Minister for Health who set the Terms of Reference for the Covid Evaluation Committee; the reason clinical and vaccination information is not being sought; the reason the... - Hospital Admissions
394. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent admission to the cardiac unit in University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the...
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