Written answers
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
- Health Service Executive
849. To ask the Minister for Health how frequently the Health Service Executive engages in public procurement for goods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38648/25] - Departmental Data
850. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in critical care medicine based at St James's Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [38655/25] - Closed-Circuit Television Systems
854. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the... - Medical Card List
855. To ask the Minister for Health if tedralan 200mg will be added to the medical card list as this medication is expensive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38700/25] - Hospital Facilities
856. To ask the Minister for Health when the ground floor and first floor of the new Mallow General Hospital will be fully operational; the plans for the use of these two sections of the... - Medical Cards
857. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be renewed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38706/25] - Departmental Data
858. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians based at Gort health centre in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes
859. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community nursing home beds specifically available to individuals with alzheimers within CHO2; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Data
860. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Loughrea primary care centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Assessments
862. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the cost-effectiveness of integrated primary support services for young people through dedicated State run youth spaces; and if... - Mental Health Services
863. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has considered combining existing community-based and State supports in a more accessible and joined-up way to reduce pressure on crisis... - Health Services
864. To ask the Minister for Health whether a pricing and reimbursement application has yet been received by the HSE for Givinostat (Duvyzat®) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular... - Drug Reimbursement Process
865. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards to initiate the review of the drug reimbursement process; the patient advocacy representation that will be on the review;... - Disease Management
866. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to agree and progress the early access programme for rare diseases; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the... - Cancer Services
867. To ask the Minister for Health the reason allogeneic transplant for paediatric cancer patients is not currently available at CHI at Crumlin under the National Children’s Cancer... - Departmental Policies
868. To ask the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of her Department since 23 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38757/25] - Health Services Staff
869. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade, based at Kilrush health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - Care of the Elderly
870. To ask the Minister for Health the locations within CHO3 where HSE funds day care centres for older persons; the days of the week each of those day care centres opens; the referral process... - Health Services Staff
871. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Kilmihill health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Service Executive
872. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE or the Department of Health will be funding the costs needed to roll out nasopharyngeal airway management training for parents in paediatrics... - General Practitioner Services
873. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to expand the opening hours of the D-Doc services for Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush and Lusk, given the increase in population seen in recent times; and... - Health Services Staff
874. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthetists based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38816/25] - Fire Safety
876. To ask the Minister for Health the last time an external in-person fire safety audit was carried out at Naas General Hospital; and when the next external in person fire safety audit at this... - Health Services
877. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of people awaiting an occupational therapy appointment in each of the local health offices in Cork; the number who have been waiting less... - Departmental Data
884. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the copper coil is not covered under the free contraception scheme; if she plans on making it free in the near future; and if she will make a... - Departmental Policies
885. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical or policy grounds the copper coil was excluded from the initial rollout of the free contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
886. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the recruitment of two consultant radiologists for the mid-west region is scheduled to be completed in 2026; the reason this recruitment process was... - Hospital Services
894. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the shortage of 171 post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds nationwide, and specifically the shortage of 32 beds in the... - Health Services
895. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure migrant women, including those in direct provision, can access the free contraception scheme without barriers related to GP... - Medicinal Products
896. To ask the Minister for Health if the high tech medication repatha will continue to be provided by way of prescription through St. Lukes Hospital, Kilkenny, to patients that are already on... - Health Services Staff
897. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff, by job title in the pharmacy department of Beaumont Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if... - Hospital Facilities
898. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed 64-bed critical care unit block at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38922/25] - Health Services Staff
899. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultants in emergency medicine and emergency medicine registrars based at Beaumont Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025,... - Health Service Executive
900. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to refurbish Howth health centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38924/25] - Health Services Staff
901. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists, by grade based at Vernon Avenue health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
903. To ask the Minister for Health if hip surgery will be arranged at WUH as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [38930/25] - Departmental Meetings
904. To ask the Minister for Health to outline any engagement her Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) to encourage the use of European-made medications wherever possible;... - Nursing Homes
905. To ask the Minister for Health if wheelchairs will be provided to nursing home residents where needed, as the current situation is that people can access a wheelchair while living in the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
906. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting more than 3, 6 and 12 months for a publicly provided food allergy test; and the average waiting time for a public paediatric... - Care of the Elderly
908. To ask the Minister for Health the additional services being put in place for older people as part of the enhanced community care programme (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Health Services
909. To ask the Minister for Health if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will confirm that this proposal has been received; if she is aware of the... - Departmental Policies
911. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold from €80 back to €53 per month, in light of ongoing cost-of-living pressures;... - Medical Cards
912. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review and increase the income thresholds for medical card eligibility to reflect rising living costs; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
913. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [39023/25] - Medical Cards
914. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to extend the medical card to persons with type 1 diabetes who are over the age of 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39035/25] - Health Service Executive
915. To ask the Minister for Health the number of enforcement actions that have been taken by the HSE’s National Environmental Health Service in relation to the illegal sale or... - Home Help Service
917. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will conduct interviews for home care workers in the south Leitrim area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39061/25] - Health Service Executive
918. To ask the Minister for Health the action her Department and HSE have taken on the proposed introduction of a national programme for the safe disposal of unused medications in the community... - Health Services Staff
921. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commit to the establishment of an MS community worker in Sligo-Leitrim as it is the only region in the country lacking access to the community work... - Departmental Data
925. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding a new entrance or improvement works at a local premises for a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services Staff
926. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Greystones health centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [39121/25] - Home Help Service
929. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of persons who were waiting for HSE home support in County Kildare for June in each of the years 2022 to 2025 respectively, in... - Vaccination Programme
930. To ask the Minister for Health whether the shingles vaccine will be made available to the public; if so, when (details supplied). [39153/25] - Dental Services
931. To ask the Minister for Health the paediatric dental waiting lists in Nenagh Hospital, by year from 2020 to 1 July 2025, in tabular form. [39155/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
932. To ask the Minister for Health if treatment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39156/25] - Departmental Data
933. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 14 May 2025, what the revenue generated by each hospital from parking charges was used for in 2024; and if she... - Dental Services
934. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists and dental nurses, by grade based at Dublin Dental Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025. in tabular form. [39174/25] - Health Service Executive
935. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that must be met before HSE pest control services within Dublin region attends a private house to carry out pest control works. [39175/25] - Health Services Staff
936. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title working in North Dublin Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons Community Specialist Team; the location where this... - Departmental Data
937. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of NAS PURPLE (life threatening cardiac or respiratory arrest) calls responded to by NAS in under 19 minutes in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Louth... - Health Services Staff
943. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title working at the STI Clinic at Ennis General Hospital; and the vacancies currently by job title at this clinic. [39193/25] - Departmental Data
945. To ask the Minister for Health if the national treatment purchase fund is an option in the case of a person (details supplied), given the lengthy wait time for an appointment. [39195/25] - Hospital Admissions
946. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been admitted to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown for more than 42 continuous days or more in 2024 and to date in 2025, in... - Health Services Staff
947. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians by grade that are based at the Mater Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [39214/25] - General Practitioner Services
951. To ask the Minister for Health how a person can access general practitioner (GP) services in circumstances where all local GPs with GMS contracts have closed patient lists and are not... - Hospital Waiting Lists
952. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waitlist in each HSE region for orthognathic surgery; when it is expected the patients will be dealt with; and if she will make a... - Vaccination Programme
953. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to make the shingles vaccine available free of charge to people with compromised immune systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Executive
954. To ask the Minister for Health If she will address the current uncertainty facing staff at a healthcare facility (details supplied); the arrangements that have been made to retain the... - Health Services
955. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of an older person awaiting an audiology appointment due to rapid hearing loss (details supplied); when they can expect an... - Health Strategies
960. To ask the Minister for Health if officials from her Department will meet with a delegation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39307/25] - Hospital Admissions
963. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider the introduction of a fast-track hospital readmission protocol for recently discharged patients, particularly elderly or terminally ill... - Health Services
964. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available for children aged 9 years diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39361/25] - Departmental Programmes
965. To ask the Minister for Health if the cross-Departmental working group on banning sunbeds has been established and convened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39447/25] - Departmental Policies
967. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress of each of the action points in A Healthy Weight for Ireland 2016-2025: Obesity Policy and Action Plan; and if she will make a... - Health Services
968. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients occupying a hospital bed who cannot be discharged due to the fact they do not have a home to go to; the breakdown of this number, by the... - Hospital Facilities
969. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding access to sensory rooms in hospitals; if she will outline the sensory-friendly... - Medicinal Products
970. To ask the Minister for Health if all persons diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be entitled to access the drug Givinostat. [39474/25] - Departmental Reviews
974. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding any review into the care provided for women that suffer from endometriosis; the actions she will take to ensure that existing care... - Cancer Services
975. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are more than three months overdue for their annual post-surgery mammogram for breast cancer survivors. [39491/25] - Nursing Homes
977. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to change the fact that the same HIQA inspectors inspect the same nursing homes year-after-year; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Inquiries
978. To ask the Minister for Health if she has considered, in the context of a ban on sun beds, those who suffer from psoriasis who have found that occasional use of sunbeds is one of the few... - Medicinal Products
979. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently expand the available sources for products (details supplied) to allow women in Kerry greater choice in where they can source the mastectomy... - Departmental Funding
980. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE imposed changes in the funding arrangement for the services provided by a company (details supplied), as was claimed in a letter issued by said... - Home Help Service
981. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE occupational therapists have stopped assisting with home adaptation applications; the reason this decision was taken; when was this decision was taken;... - Departmental Funding
982. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical ulcer service at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin is still available to patients that have been treated there in the past; if she is aware of... - Health Services
983. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the way in which maternity services are delivered across the country, as recommended by the expert review group overseeing maternity... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
984. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people accessing products via the medical cannabis access programme, for each product, by condition, by year, in tabular form. [39582/25] - Health Services
988. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure to deal with a dislocated hip will be arranged at University Hospital Waterford will be expedited as a matter of urgency for a person (details... - Departmental Schemes
989. To ask the Minister for Health when the Covid vaccine injury compensation scheme will be operational. [39591/25] - Departmental Equipment
990. To ask the Minister for Health the details of equipment and machinery, such as for diagnostic scans, that have reached their end of life, across each statutory and section 38 hospital; the... - Departmental Strategies
992. To ask the Minister for Health to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of her... - Health Services
993. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be admitted to Beaumont Hospital to undergo back surgery, and if she will expedite the matter. [39618/25] - Departmental Funding
994. To ask the Minister for Health if she will financially support the roll out of an organisations service (details supplied) who wish to employ nine senior physiotherapists; and if she will... - Childcare Services
995. To ask the Minister for Health the details of recruitment to the primary care child and adolescent services of the Dublin north west integrated health area from January 2023 to July 2025 for... - Dental Services
997. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists based at Letterkenny primary care centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will... - Health Services Staff
998. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapist by grade based at Bundoran health centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement... - Health Service Executive
999. To ask the Minister for Health the locations within CHO1 where HSE funded audiologists are based in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
1000. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons and orthopaedic registrars based at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2023,2024 and to-date in 2025, in... - Departmental Expenditure
1001. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to establish a minor injuries clinic in Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39661/25] - Hospital Staff
1002. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in orthopaedic surgeons and orthopaedic registrar's based at Letterkenny University Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to... - Dental Services
1003. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public dentists working within the school dental scheme in Offaly, in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in tabular form; and... - Health Services
1008. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the difficulty individuals have in completing their CORU registration on time, given the length of the process and the many bureaucratic... - Hospital Equipment
1009. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds currently unopened in Heather House. [39715/25]
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