Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2025
- Health Services Staff
507. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of both unfilled and filled adult multidisciplinary therapy posts in the State in 2024 and 2025, by CHO, and by occupation, in tabular form.... - Health Services
508. To ask the Minister for Health that Children's Health Ireland would produce a booklet of medical acronyms that can be given to parents of all new admissions in the CHI group. [40463/25] - Mother and Baby Homes
509. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people identifying as survivors or former residents of mother and baby institutions that have taken up counselling to date under the National... - Hospital Staff
512. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within Letterkenny University Hospital, broken down by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement... - Mental Health Services
515. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
516. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for a person (details supplied) to access the general medical scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40253/25] - General Practitioner Services
517. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlements available to general practitioners under the general medical scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40254/25] - Health Services
518. To ask the Minister for Health the location of a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40255/25] - Health Services Staff
522. To ask the Minister for Health the means by which she plans to increase the number of consultant gynaecologists with specialist training in endometriosis, and specifically in advanced... - Health Strategies
523. To ask the Minister for Health when she expects the National Endometriosis Framework to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40261/25] - Hospital Staff
524. To ask the Minister for Health if a senior radiographer vacancy (details supplied) has been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40263/25] - Disability Services
525. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours being charged to the HSE by an organisation (details supplied); the number of hours actually delivered to clients on an weekly basis; the... - Cancer Services
526. To ask the Minister for Health if she will request that Children’s Health Ireland publishes the 2021 oncology risk assessment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Correspondence
527. To ask the Minister for Health if she has received correspondence (details supplied); her response to the proposal related to Ireland assuming the Presidency of the Council of the European... - Hospital Deaths
528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths that have occurred on the operating table during open heart surgery in Irish hospitals, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement... - Care of the Elderly
529. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanisms in place within her Department to ensure the meaningful engagement of older people in the development, formulation, and evaluation of policies... - National Children's Hospital
530. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be sufficient car parking spaces in the new Children’s Hospital and the associated Ronald McDonald House to cater for the demand of spaces... - Primary Care Centres
531. To ask the Minister for Health the current ownership status of each site and the building of each primary care centre, respectively, nationwide, delivered via her Department and HSE public... - Medicinal Products
532. To ask the Minister for Health to outline details of any programmes under which the HSE may facilitate access to medicines in emergency circumstances for medicines not on the reimbursement... - Health Services Staff
536. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the working status of certain employees (details supplied) is not considered 'permanent'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40330/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
537. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Departmental Data
538. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women in Ireland with endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40354/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - Dental Services
540. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
541. To ask the Minister for Health when services that were removed from St. Joseph’s Community Hospital in County Donegal will be returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
542. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new Lifford Community Hospital project; the timeframe for the delivery of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40362/25] - Healthcare Policy
543. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 684 of 25 March 2025, the reason it has still not been answered; the reason for the failure to answer the question; and... - Mental Health Services
544. To ask the Minister for Health for the number of vacancies that exist within CAMHS in County Donegal, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Procurement Contracts
545. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 329 and 331 of 24 June 2025, to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and... - Public Private Partnerships
546. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all Public-Private Partnership projects under her remit, including project name, contract value, and start/end date since 2010; and to... - Healthcare Policy
547. To ask the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40426/25] - Health Service Executive
548. To ask the Minister for Health if she has taken any action to resolve the financial dispute between the HSE and Dublin City Council which has resulted in the Council taking court action... - Health Services Staff
549. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to recruit and retain additional therapy staff to meet growing demands in both children's and adult services; and if she will make a... - Abortion Services
550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of reimbursement claims submitted and reimbursed (PCRS), per month, for first and second consultations for terminations of pregnancy by GPs, from... - Health Services
551. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the status of the National Ophthalmology Programme as it relates to children residing in County Laois; if she is aware that... - Health Services Staff
552. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2426 of 29 April 2025, the status of filling the post for an ophthalmologist in Clonmel, the absence of which is causing... - Health Services
553. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline the treatment pathways available to women with endometriosis; the location of specialised treatment clinics or hospitals with the... - Hospital Appointments Status
554. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40446/25] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
555. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which HSE employees suffering long-Covid can engage with senior officials to determine their future pay and conditions or sick pay entitlements... - Healthcare Policy
556. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the funding to roll out the provision of allergy kits including EPI pens and anapens at locations throughout the country accessible to the... - Home Care Packages
557. To ask the Minister for Health if the appropriate level of home care hours will be provided for persons (details supplied). if she will expedite a review of the case and substantially... - Health Services Staff
558. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently examine and address an anomaly that exists in awarding posts in midwifery (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40454/25] - Ambulance Service
559. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an ambulance base in Killorglin, County Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40477/25] - Primary Care Centres
560. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a primary care centre in Cahersiveen, County Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40478/25] - Departmental Contracts
561. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department, or any agency under its aegis, has procured services from a company (details supplied), including but not limited to internet connectivity,... - Health Services
562. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments offered and children seen following the audit into pelvic osteotomies at Children's Health Ireland; whether any surgeries have been... - Hospital Services
563. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is currently considering stopping the practice of insourcing in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Schemes
564. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding given to each county as part of community funded schemes in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if... - Departmental Funding
567. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding given to each county as part of community services enhancement fund in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular... - Eating Disorders
568. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding given to each county as part of eating disorder teams expansion in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form;... - Departmental Funding
569. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding given to each county as part of the rare diseases fund in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she... - Departmental Programmes
570. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding given to each county as part of the Sláintecare healthy communities programme in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025,... - Departmental Funding
572. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding given to each county as part of the Healthy Ireland funding in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
573. To ask the Minister for Health the expected date for the commissioning of phase 1 of the (new wing) of St. Vincent’s Hospital, Mountmellick, County Laois; and if she will make a... - Healthcare Policy
576. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to families who seek a second opinion regarding surgeries performed on children with hip dysplasia who have now emigrated and live... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
577. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that exist to promote and fund the National Treatment Purchase Fund arising from the Programme for Government over the next three years; and if she...
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