Written answers
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
- Disability Services
1113. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider increasing respite care for patients with dementia or Alzheimer's (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Emergency Departments
1114. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that there is no overcrowding at the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; and if she will make a... - Health Services
1115. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on podiatry services in the Louth area; her plans to ensure adequate personnel and services; and if she will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
1116. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the progress by the national oral health office for orthodontists to provide care to grade 5 dental patients; and if she will... - Addiction Treatment Services
1118. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider additional funding for addiction services provided through the northeastern regional drugs and alcohol task force; and if she will make a... - Obesity Levels
1120. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider additional funding and a strategy to deal with obesity issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47631/25] - Departmental Data
1121. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of the Northern Planned Healthcare Scheme from June 2024 to June 2025; if she will detail the types of treatment received,... - Health Services
1122. To ask the Minister for Health the range and nature of diabetes services available to Louth based adults and children at hospitals; if she plans to improve the diabetes service currently... - Health Services Staff
1123. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to introduce specialist public health nurses as proposed in the national early years policy framework; the number and the cost; and if she will make... - Primary Care Services
1124. To ask the Minister for Health the positions unfilled in primary care; the number on waiting lists in each county, by team, and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Primary Care Centres
1125. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe and details of service for the proposed primary care centre in Dundalk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47636/25] - Mental Health Services
1126. To ask the Minister for Health the positions unfilled in CAMHS; the number on waiting lists in by county, by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - Primary Care Centres
1129. To ask the Minister for Health the plan and timeframe to deliver a fully populated primary care centre in Dundalk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47640/25] - Mental Health Services
1130. To ask the Minister for Health the plan and timeframe to deliver the ten-bed extension in Drogheda DOP, Crosslanes; her plans to improve the acute mental health bed provision in... - General Practitioner Services
1131. To ask the Minister for Health the plan to deal with the lack of general practitioner provision in Louth and throughout the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47642/25] - Dental Services
1132. To ask the Minister for Health the plan to deal with the lack of dental services for those on medical cards and PRSI patients; the engagement she has had with an organisation (details... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1133. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the MCAP scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47644/25] - Mental Health Services
1134. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals being considered for mental health services in county Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47656/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
1136. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a vascular surgery appointment, as this has been rescheduled multiple times; and if she will make a statement on... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1137. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a proposal under the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47730/25] - Public Procurement Contracts
1138. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the web links to her Department’s Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 published reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders over... - Capital Expenditure Programme
1140. To ask the Minister for Health the total over expenditure on capital health projects in 2023-2025; the updated timeframes and costs for Cork University Hospital, the Mercy University... - Mental Health Services
1141. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she will take to address the situation whereby persons in a mental health crisis in the Tuam area of County Galway have a current wait time for a... - Hospital Procedures
1145. To ask the Minister for Health the reason certain procedures are not covered through the community health organisation scheme by private facilities where a patient is referred by their... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1146. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in the preparation and publishing of a formal national position on cannabis regulation following engagement with other countries and health... - Substance Misuse
1148. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken with international bodies on drugs policy, including the British-Irish Council, the European Union, the new drugs agency, and the... - Hospital Services
1150. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will make funding available for a new oncology stand-alone unit in UHK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47811/25] - Substance Misuse
1151. To ask the Minister for Health to identify the members of the National Drugs Strategy review steering group. [47817/25] - Cancer Services
1152. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for cancer patients to start chemotherapy treatment following a diagnosis in the Cork region (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Healthcare Policy
1153. To ask the Minister for Health whether she plans to include motor neurone disease in the long term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47821/25] - Health Services Staff
1154. To ask the Minister for Health the number of specialist neurology nurses in each CHO, since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47822/25] - Medicinal Products
1155. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite approval and funding of a new drug (details supplied) to treat those living with Barakat Syndrome; and if she will make a statement on... - Substance Misuse
1156. To ask the Minister for Health whether she increased core funding for addiction services; the services that benefited from this funding increase, in tabular form; the way in which her... - Departmental Funding
1158. To ask the Minister for Health if her department increased core funding, as opposed to funding for pilots, one-off pieces of work or research, for local drug and alcohol taskforces; and to... - Health Services
1159. To ask the Minister for Health if she has considered mobile medically supervised injecting facilities in areas of need, building on the ongoing work at Merchant’s Quay. [47835/25] - Medicinal Products
1160. To ask the Minister for Health if she has increased the availability of naloxone-trained individuals on its use and equipped gardaí with naloxone to carry on the beat. [47836/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
1162. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment for surgery will be expedited (details supplied). [47838/25] - Care Services
1163. To ask the Minister for Health the number of care facilities that cater for those with complex mental health needs, including the number of spaces currently available to new patients, as... - Departmental Funding
1164. To ask the Minister for Health the funding currently provided to an organisation (details supplied); if increased funding is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the... - National Maternity Hospital
1165. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated total cost to build and fit out the new National Maternity Hospital; and the estimated total square metre cost to build and fit out the new... - Ambulance Service
1169. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of both newly qualified paramedics and advanced paramedics within the National Ambulance Service (details... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1170. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person with chronic pain due to arthritis can avail of a prescription for medicinal cannabis; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
1171. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in relation is to appointing an optometrist in south Tipperary to assist with the backlog that has been building since the retirement of... - Hospital Appointments Status
1172. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for admission to Beaumont Hospital for spinal surgery; if all options are being... - Departmental Funding
1173. To ask the Minister for Health whether funding has been allocated by her Department, or by bodies under its aegis, for research on new treatments for triple negative breast cancer; and if... - Hospital Appointments Status
1174. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [47930/25] - Health Services Staff
1175. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); if she is aware of the gap in service provision caused by the vacant consultant... - Departmental Data
1177. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47974/25] - Ambulance Service
1178. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances which operate out of each ambulance station nationwide on a daily basis, Monday to Sunday; and the breakdown of this on an hourly and... - Health Services
1179. To ask the Minister for Health when the completed 50-bed community nursing unit at Glenconnor, Clonmel will be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47979/25] - Child Protection
1182. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE services were involved with the child concerned in the Donabate case; if there was communication with Tusla regarding the child's welfare; and if she... - Health Services
1183. To ask the Minister for Health if the issuance of letters of authorisation to practice, in the case of recently qualified paramedics, have been disrupted (details supplied); if so, the... - Hospital Procedures
1194. To ask the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding mesh surgery and treatment options in Ireland; if she will clarify the options... - Medical Cards
1195. To ask the Minister for Health if the urgent provision of a medical card will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied) to ensure continuous care; and if she will make a... - Health Services
1196. To ask the Minister for Health the current provision of prosthetics for children in Ireland, including access to advanced prosthetic options; and whether this provision is sufficient to... - Health Service Executive
1200. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for the derelict HSE building in Pettigo, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48056/25] - Hospital Facilities
1201. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the request by an organisation (details supplied) to establish 20-bed inpatient neuro-rehabilitation unit to serve the Cork and Kerry region.... - Departmental Data
1202. To ask the Minister for Health the daily 8am trolley counts for Cork University Hospital for each day of July–September 2025; the number of single-room isolation beds available and... - Health Services Staff
1203. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants in emergency medicine, consultants in critical care and emergency medicine registrars on duty each night within the accident and... - Home Help Service
1204. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO9 awaiting home support services; and the average waiting time for such services. [48116/25] - Departmental Data
1205. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the example of the hospital appointments system in the Netherlands (details supplied); if such a system will be utilised in Irish hospitals; and if... - Cancer Services
1207. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the staff and open the hospice beds in St. Anne's Hospital, Cahersiveen, County Kerry as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
1208. To ask the Minister for Health to reopen the two hospice units in St. Anne's Community Hospital Cahersiveen, County Kerry as a matter of urgency as this is an incalculable loss to the... - Mental Health Services
1210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents on waiting-lists in primary care services for occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, physiotherapy and speech... - Health Services
1212. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if an appointment will be expedited. [48167/25] - Addiction Treatment Services
1213. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to an organisation that provides addiction treatment for adults and young people (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1214. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to reduce the waiting time for children approved for public orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
1215. To ask the Minister for Health the action she will take in the case of a person (details supplied) who urgently needs early intervention and assessment; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Data
1216. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1099 of 13 May 2025, the position regarding the status of the 732 (15%) of applications which were returned for more... - Health Services
1217. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative supports available to an individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes aside from insulin tablets and injections; the likelihood of access to... - Hospital Admissions
1220. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times in the emergency departments of both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin. [48204/25] - Health Services Staff
1221. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE administrative staff based at Leixlip Health Centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025, by grade, in tabular form.; and if she will make a... - Departmental Data
1222. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that the HSE paid towards covering partial costs of external chiropody services for medical card holders aged over 65 who have a chiropody... - Health Services Staff
1223. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthetists with a special interest in pain management based at Naas General Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular... - Hospital Facilities
1224. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to accommodation for parents at the New Children’s Hospital; the level of accommodation for parents that will be provided; and... - Health Services
1225. To ask the Minister for Health the status and timeframe for the delivery of a single point of access for families to enter into appropriate services for therapies, such as primary care and... - Departmental Data
1226. To ask the Minister for Health if she is confident in the quality and safety of the services provided to the general public at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if she will make a... - Departmental Programmes
1229. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a review of the fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48281/25] - Home Help Service
1230. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help availability (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48302/25] - Medical Cards
1231. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to removing the income threshold for over 70s medical card applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48305/25] - Departmental Programmes
1232. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of the fair deal scheme to be extended to allow people to stay in their homes rather than be cared for in... - Hospital Appointments Status
1233. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2527 of 8 September 2025, if an immediate appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied); the reason they... - Departmental Data
1234. To ask the Minister for Health the number of generic medicine producers that supply medicines to the HSE. [48340/25] - Health Services
1237. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the most recent estimates, of the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and high cholesterol among adults over 65, by age cohort; if she accepts... - Health Services Waiting Lists
1248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for a podiatry appointment at CHO2. [48381/25] - Legislative Measures
1250. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing legislation to ban vaping in indoor settings and in public spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48383/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
1251. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current waiting times for access to HIV PrEP services; the number of individuals currently on waiting lists by RHA; the... - Health Services Staff
1252. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE environmental health officers employed by the HSE that are based in CHO3 in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [48404/25] - Hospital Services
1253. To ask the Minister for Health the range and nature of diabetes services available to Tipperary-based adults and children at hospitals; and the plans to improve the diabetes services... - Departmental Data
1254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric gallbladder removal surgeries that were carried out in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [48406/25] - Hospital Equipment
1255. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to establish a national radiotherapy equipment replacement programme to ensure the timely upgrading of linear accelerator machines; the estimated... - Departmental Policies
1257. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure cancer patients have access to up-to-date radiotherapy comparable to international best practice; and if she will make a... - Hospital Equipment
1258. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) that delays in replacing outdated radiotherapy equipment are resulting in poorer... - Hospital Staff
1259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric neurologists based at Cork University Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [48434/25] - Departmental Data
1261. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases in County Longford which have been moved from disability services to primary care in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services Staff
1264. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant ENT surgeons working in the public health service; her plans to expand this number; the international recommended best practice ratio... - Ambulance Service
1265. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of life-threatening calls that National Ambulance Service attended within 19-minutes in County Wexford in the first eight... - Health Services Staff
1266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that have had their positions made redundant as a result of the integrated financial management and procurement system (IFFS)... - Medicinal Products
1267. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on a medication being made available through the drugs payment scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
1268. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the proportionality assessment completed by her Department relating to the standards and criteria implemented on 11 July, 2025, by CORU,... - Health Service Executive
1269. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the relationship the HSE has with an company (details supplied). [48500/25] - Departmental Data
1270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE social workers that were filled within primary care system CHO2 in each of the years from 2023 to date in 2025, by grade, in tabular form.... - Hospital Staff
1271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant interventional radiologists based at University Hospital Galway in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48513/25] - Departmental Data
1272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE podiatrists, by grade, employed by the HSE working in older persons services within CHO2 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48514/25] - Departmental Funding
1273. To ask the Minister for Health the funding supports available to community groups (details supplied) seeking funding assistance towards the cost of a second-hand ambulance; and if she will... - Departmental Policies
1275. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed tribunal to deal with cases of people who have been injured as a result of taking the Covid vaccines will be established; and if she will... - Medicinal Products
1277. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a medication (details supplied) for the treatment of diabetes insipidus has been removed from the long-term illness scheme; and her views on... - Medical Cards
1278. To ask the Minister for Health if medical card holders can recoup the cost of private dental work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48606/25] - Dental Services
1279. To ask the Minister for Health if medical card holders can recoup the cost of private dental work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48607/25] - Departmental Data
1280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in paediatric anaesthesiology with exposure to paediatric intensive care medicine based at CHI Temple Street in 2024 and to-date... - Health Service Executive
1281. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE funds fissure sealant treatment to children through the school dental programme. [48611/25] - Departmental Programmes
1283. To ask the Minister for Health if every model 3 and model 4 hospital is now compliant with the national clinical programme for self-harm and suicide-related ideation guidance issued in... - Departmental Data
1284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric clinical nursing specialists, psychiatric advanced nurse practitioners and psychiatric non-consultant hospital doctors assigned in... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1286. To ask the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at the Rotunda Maternity Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48651/25] - Hospital Staff
1287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologist and urology registrars based at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48652/25] - Medicinal Products
1288. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the approval of a drug (details supplied) used to treat people affected by Duchene muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a... - Health Services Waiting Lists
1289. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of children waiting for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology services in primary care in south Kildare; and the... - Departmental Funding
1290. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated for the establishment of the promised community neurorehabilitation team in the midlands; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
1291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child respite beds which exist and are available to be used in each county, broken down by those which are provided by the HSE and provided... - Medicinal Products
1294. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to placing the drug known as Mounjaro under the HSE reimbursable items list as a treatment for obesity; and if she will make a... - Statutory Instruments
1295. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all Statutory Instruments signed by her in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48679/25] - Mental Health Services
1296. To ask the Minister for Health if the expert group on the next suicide reduction strategy will consider the matter of mental health emergency departments or emergency rooms; if the group... - Health Service Executive
1297. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE stated in an April 2024 freedom of information request that no serious incident review existed in relation to the murder of a person... - Departmental Reviews
1300. To ask the Minister for Health when the file review will be completed and published into the HSE care provided to a person (details supplied) prior to the murder of another person, in light... - Health Services Staff
1302. To ask the Minister for Health for an update regarding the recruitment of public health nurses in Drimnagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48695/25] - Departmental Inquiries
1303. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that blood donors are being asked if they are still the same sex that was assigned at birth; if she is aware that some donors are refusing to... - Coroners Service
1304. To ask the Minister for Health when the decision was made to discontinue the service of coronial post-mortems for counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow that was being... - Departmental Policies
1307. To ask the Minister for Health if there was any consultation with coroners in counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow in relation to the discontinuation of coronial... - Departmental Data
1308. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full adult post-mortems carried out per year from 2015 to date in 2025 in University Hospital Waterford, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Departmental Policies
1309. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to replace the service of coronial post-mortems in University Hospital Waterford to ensure that this service can be carried out in counties... - Hospital Facilities
1310. To ask the Minister for Health if a labour water pool is planned for Mayo University Hospital (details supplied), given Limerick University Hospital has a labour pool since 2018; and if she... - Departmental Consultations
1311. To ask the Minister for Health when her Department will commence negotiations on a framework agreement for the pricing of medicines (details supplied) which is due to expire on 30 September... - Healthcare Policy
1312. To ask the Minister for Health the status and timeframe for the delivery of a single point of access for families to enter into appropriate services for therapies that is primary care and... - Departmental Data
1314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that presented to the emergency department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda either by ambulance, through GP referral or... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1316. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time for an operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48830/25] - Hospital Charges
1317. To ask the Minister for Health if she will introduce a national policy to ensure that all hospitals, both those directly managed by the Health Service Executive and those receiving public... - Food Safety
1319. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of Food Safety Authority of Ireland audits or inspections in recent years concerning Halal certification, including how many were... - Food Labelling
1320. To ask the Minister for Health whether there are specific legal provisions governing the importation, certification or labelling of Halal meat products; which regulatory authorities oversee... - Departmental Inquiries
1321. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently examine the case of a fair deal claim (details supplied); to lend assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48860/25] - Vaccination Programme
1322. To ask the Minister for Health the current uptake rates on the HPV vaccine programme, by county and or region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48899/25] - Medicinal Products
1323. To ask the Minister for Health when the drug givinostat will be available through the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48901/25] - Departmental Staff
1324. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the position of HSE clinical lead on foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevention will continue to be funded and filled, pending... - Departmental Policies
1325. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place regarding a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48921/25] - Departmental Schemes
1326. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the entitlements of GPs under the GMS scheme in relation to practice managers, clinical nurses and secretarial staff, and the criteria for each... - Departmental Data
1327. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the locations from which Westdoc operates in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48923/25] - Health Services
1331. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently intervene in the case of a Fair Deal application (details supplied); to approve this application on the grounds of hardship; and if she will make... - Health Strategies
1332. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the development and publication of a national cardiovascular strategy; if this strategy will take into account the recent review of cardiac... - Health Services
1333. To ask the Minister for Health if she has considered the introduction of a national screening programme for structural heart disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48963/25] - Health Strategies
1334. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has engaged with the European Commission in the development of the EU-wide cardiovascular disease strategy; and the way in which Ireland... - Health Services
1335. To ask the Minister for Health if there are proposals or plans to discontinue using the Health Performance Visualisation Platform in HSE and voluntary hospitals; if so, the reason this is... - Health Strategies
1336. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to progress reforms of the medico-legal system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48966/25] - Health Services Staff
1337. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE or voluntary hospitals carry out exit interviews with staff on leaving the organisation; if so, the categories and grades of staff with which such... - Health Services
1338. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department plans to remove the need for the patient to be involved in the DPS refund process and instead utilise an automated system; and if she will... - Departmental Schemes
1340. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on moving the refund process of the drugs payment scheme from paper based to digital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Funding
1341. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the merits of providing grant funding for HEPA filters and similar filtering systems for residents frequently impacted by gorse fires and the... - Departmental Data
1342. 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... - Departmental Reviews
1343. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a review (details supplied); the dates on which interim reports were or are due; the timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement... - Departmental Data
1344. To ask the Minister for Health to list all of the handover dates for the new children’s hospital, in chronological order, from the original target date, in tabular form. [49003/25] - Ambulance Service
1345. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the establishment of an ambulance base in Connemara; and the timeline for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49006/25] - Health Services Staff
1346. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm if the consultant working in a clinic (details supplied) has retired; if the vacancy has been filled; if children waiting to be seen need to be... - Departmental Reviews
1347. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the long-term illness scheme to ensure that people living with inflammatory bowel disease can be accommodated as part of the scheme; and if... - Departmental Programmes
1348. To ask the Minister for Health if she will incorporate inflammatory bowel disease into the National Chronic Disease Management Programme, in recognition of the long-term and often... - Hospital Appointments Status
1349. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing an appointment to a person (details supplied) who urgently requires surgery and has received referral and an... - Departmental Schemes
1351. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the diet supplement for coeliacs, to assist them with the additional costs associated with a gluten free diet; her plans to... - Departmental Data
1352. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on medications available under the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49057/25] - Departmental Programmes
1358. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider establishing a national radiotherapy equipment replacement programme featuring ring-fenced annual funding to support a planned ten-year... - Departmental Data
1360. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a breakdown of the current age profile of radiotherapy LINAC machines under the HSE; the replacement schedule in place; and if she will... - Health Services
1361. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure cancer patients have access to up-to-date radiotherapy comparable to international best practice; and if she will make a... - Hospital Equipment
1362. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised by a group (details supplied), that delays in replacing outdated radiotherapy equipment are resulting in poorer outcomes... - Departmental Correspondence
1363. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied) and address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49088/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
1364. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person will be urgently addressed (details supplied) and a hospital appointment expedited, in light of the severe pain this person endures... - Legislative Process
1366. To ask the Minister for Health to outline all work carried out to date in the drafting of the proposed Public Health (Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill; to outline a clear timeline for its... - Ambulance Service
1367. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the reason a recent decision was made to award a contract for non-emergency patient transport in the greater Dublin area to a private ambulance... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1368. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of ongoing funding issues regarding low vision aids within the midlands region (details supplied); in view of the funding shortfall, the steps... - Departmental Inquiries
1369. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of a body regarding a decision (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if... - Medicinal Products
1370. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug cemiplimab is available in Ireland; if it is covered under the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49145/25] - Disability Services
1371. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to support workplace well-being initiatives for employees with disabilities, including continued access to well-being... - Departmental Data
1372. To ask the Minister for Health the screening target for the BowelScreen Programme, and the number of individuals who have received screening between the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in... - Abortion Services
1373. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the number of cases which occurred in which a baby was born alive following a termination of pregnancy by gestational age, cause of... - Alcohol Sales
1383. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that certain events (details supplied) are not in breach of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; the engagements she has... - Dental Services
1384. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure timely access to special care dentistry for adults and children with intellectual, physical, or sensory disabilities, in... - Disability Services
1386. To ask the Minister for Health if hospital based dental services for adults and children with disabilities in Galway have been suspended or closed; if so, the reasons for this decision; the... - Home Care Packages
1388. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current waiting times for access to home care packages across Carlow and Kilkenny and nationally; and the steps being taken to... - Primary Care Centres
1389. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on all primary care centre projects in Carlow and Kilkenny. [49221/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1390. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the tender process for the new national maternity hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49248/25] - Alcohol Sales
1394. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being considered by her Department for the introduction of a minimum distance requirement from schools for the establishment of new off-licence...
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