Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
- Healthcare Policy
827. To ask the Minister for Health if she will support calls to immediately introduce a statutory, universal home support scheme, with specific rural adaptation funding; and if she will make a... - Medical Research and Training
828. To ask the Minister for Health the research her Department is supporting into the causes, treatment and recovery from strokes; and if her Department is working with hospitals and... - Hospital Staff
834. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in limb reconstruction based at University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2023,... - Ambulance Service
835. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances, rapid response vehicles and motorcycles based at each ambulance station within Limerick which are available to attend emergency calls... - Healthcare Policy
836. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to implement spinal muscular atrophy screening in the national heel-prick test (details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
837. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for occupational therapy and respite for a person (details supplied); when the person's file will be transferred from Limerick to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
838. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries carried out in Cork hospitals in 2024; the average waiting time for surgery; and the number of patients currently awaiting... - Health Services
840. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving the full time care allocated which has been allocated, with no care provided at weekends; and if she... - Hospital Appointments Status
841. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will get an assessment for a hip replacement, as he is in a lot of aggravating pain and has no suitable medication to deal... - Health Services Staff
842. To ask the Minister for Health the number of lactation consultants currently in position across the country, by area, in tabular form; the number of lactation consultant positions that... - Medical Cards
843. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to increase the weekly income threshold/means test for persons applying for a medical card aged over 70 years old, to keep in line with the rising... - Health Services
844. To ask the Minister for Health the number of service users currently awaiting assessment by the National Gender Service (NGS); the number of service users who have been assessed since the... - Hospital Facilities
846. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the removal of graffiti on the bridge outside Connolly Hospital; if estate management have contacted Fingal County Council’s bridges... - Cancer Services
847. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2502 of 8 September 2025 and the failure of the HSE to provide a full response to the question, if the HSE will confirm... - Ambulance Service
849. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances and number of paramedic cars stationed in each of the LEAs in County Clare, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; her plans to increase... - Hospital Appointments Status
850. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51285/25] - Mental Health Services
851. To ask the Minister for Health for a detailed update and specific timeframe on a CAMHS assessment for child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51304/25] - Health Services
852. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund the home support hours for children (details supplied), at the minimum back to home tuition support hours provided two years ago; and if... - Medicinal Products
853. To ask the Minister for Health if she will support the full subsidy of maintenance and reliever therapy inhalers for those with asthma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51313/25] - Healthcare Policy
854. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to a new report on men's health (detail supplied); her views on the key asks; the steps she is taking to address the issues... - Departmental Data
857. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if she will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form.... - Tobacco Control Measures
858. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation regarding the future of vaping, particularly with regard to rules introduced in neighbouring jurisdictions and in the North of... - Hospital Services
859. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the Saolta Hospital Group in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [51390/25] - Medical Cards
865. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider raising the income threshold for medical card eligibility due to the increase in the cost of living; and if she will make a statement on... - Disease Management
866. To ask the Minister for Health if public health authorities sample for the presence of the polio virus in wastewater; if so, if it has been detected since the start of 2025; and if she will... - Health Services
867. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); to ensure clinical and administrative policies have been followed; if an update will be provided;... - Mental Health Services
869. To ask the Minister for Health when capital approval will be granted to transition a medical facility (details supplied) in County Donegal from a residential model to a recovery-focused... - Health Services
870. To ask the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51467/25] - Departmental Funding
871. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding was removed from the existing health research board funded national clinical trials office (details supplied) before an alternative was put... - Healthcare Policy
872. To ask the Minister for Health the recommendations from the national clinical trials oversight group she plans to progress; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
873. To ask the Minister for Health if she will assist in the urgent case of a person seeking help with his claim for continuous glucose monitoring reimbursement; and if she will make a statement... - Health Services Staff
874. To ask the Minister for Health when the senior speech and language (SLT) post covering the Loughrea area, which became vacant due to maternity leave in July 2025, will be filled; the interim... - Healthcare Policy
876. To ask the Minister for Health if she will support the calls of an organisation (details supplied) for the introduction of viable fees for public eyecare schemes (medical card and... - Food Safety
877. To ask the Minister for Health the number of on-site checks on food quality the Food Safety Authority has made in each of the past ten years. [51523/25] - Food Labelling
881. To ask the Minister for Health the reason food labelling has become so lacking in detail (details supplied); and if she will seek accurate food labelling. [51527/25] - Health Services Staff
882. To ask the Minister for Health the number of frontline healthcare professionals employed in each hospital within the Saolta University Health Care Group, by professional category including... - Hospital Admissions
883. To ask the Minister for Health the number of knife violence presentations to each hospital for each of the years from 2019 to date in 2025. [51566/25] - Mental Health Services
884. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the resource needs of Ukrainian organisations in Ireland working on mental health support; if she will consider multi-annual... - Health Services
885. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a child with autism and complex needs (details supplied) in need of a residential placement; and if she will make a statement on... - Healthcare Policy
886. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that were on the drug alcarizax through the discretionary hardship arrangements; if patients were informed where they received this drug... - Hospital Appointments Status
888. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still awaiting ultrasound treatment in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51596/25] - Health Service Executive
889. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 8 July 2025, the reason the Health Service Executive only began publishing purchase order data for payments over... - Hospital Inspections
892. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 764 of 17 June 2025, if she will confirm that the HIQA review into hospital services in the midwest will still be... - Healthcare Policy
893. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to allow those with a medical card for long-term illness to receive free blood tests from their GP's; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
895. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the project to provide a new hospital at St Vincent's Athy, Country Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51743/25] - Hospital Inspections
896. To ask the Minister for Health if she has visited Naas General Hospital since her appointment as Minister, and, if so, the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [51834/25] - Health Services Staff
897. To ask the Minister for Health the specialist teams and services in place to support children requiring prosthetics alongside complex abdominal and stoma care; and if the HSE has sufficient... - Healthcare Policy
899. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the damage to public health caused by weeks of gorse fires at Ticknock (details supplied); if she will liaise with the appropriate... - Hospital Appointments Status
902. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will expedite the appointment in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51870/25] - Food Safety
903. To ask the Minister for Health the number of food recalls, and the name of the food processors involved, in 2025 to date, in tabular form. [51889/25] - Hospital Facilities
907. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for additional post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds in the south west, in line with the programme for Government commitment to develop more... - Medical Cards
908. To ask the Minister for Health the income thresholds which now apply for the medical card and for the GP only card; the current level of population eligible for each scheme; and the way the... - Health Services Staff
909. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies on the North Tipperary CDNT team; when the vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51922/25] - Health Services
911. To ask the Minister for Health the services and supports which are available for children who need to access early intervention in North Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
912. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the 37 healthcare assistants and 18 staff nurse vacancies in older care services in CHO7 which are currently subject to approval; the expected... - Departmental Data
913. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for PrEP appointments; the waiting time through the sexual health programme, by clinic, for 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular... - Hospital Services
914. To ask the Minister for Health if she will meet with Oireachtas Members in relation to the downgrading of maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, as requested in view of the... - Health Service Executive
915. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a site (details supplied); the HSE plans for the lands retained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51936/25] - Home Care Packages
916. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway on waiting lists for a new home care package; and additional hours under current home care package, in... - Health Services
917. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway on waiting lists for primary care, by service (e.g. occupational therapy, speech and language), and... - Hospital Appointments Status
918. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on a CAMHS appointment in counties Roscommon and Galway, in tabular form. [51939/25] - Health Services Staff
919. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies in primary care in counties Roscommon and Galway. [51940/25] - Health Services
923. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital for Cork as of the end of September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51948/25] - Medical Cards
925. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that some GP surgeries are implementing charges on medical card holders for various tests such as essential blood tests; and if she will make a... - Health Services
926. To ask the Minister for Health the current average phone answering times for Caredoc services in Carlow and Kilkenny; the number of calls currently waiting at peak times; the steps being... - Health Service Executive
928. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE has received the risk assessment part of a review (details supplied; and if she will commit to publishing it in full and unredacted. [52024/25] - Departmental Investigations
930. To ask the Minister for Health why was there no investigation into a matter (details supplied) regarding the sale of a property [52079/25] - Departmental Funding
931. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any audit of social inclusion and addiction funding in IHA Dublin north county and Dublin City and west from 2019, following on from a... - Health Services
932. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that will be put in place for a person (details supplied) who received a medication (details supplied) under the hardship scheme, but is no longer... - Hospital Admissions
933. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the hospital readmission rates for each acute hospital under the remit of the HSE over the past five years, by readmissions occurring... - Hospital Services
935. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2993 of 29 July 2025, to provide further details with respect to a tender for paediatric orthopaedic procedures for... - Legislative Programme
936. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to bring forward comprehensive adult safeguarding legislation; if she will confirm that the legislation will enshrine disabled persons right to live... - Hospital Appointments Status
937. To ask the Minister for Health when an orthopaedic appointment at CHI Crumlin will be made for a child (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the... - Legislative Programme
938. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the definition of 'specialist stores' that will be permitted to sell vaping products under new legislation currently being prepared by her... - Healthcare Policy
939. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress made to date on the Obesity Action Plan committed to in the Programme for Government; when specific actions are expected to flow... - Health Services
940. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to introduce and expand access to medical retinal procedures within the public health system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52123/25] - Health Strategies
941. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider establishing a National Ophthalmology Audit, similar to those in orthopaedics, ICU, and dementia care, given that cataract surgery is the... - Departmental Data
943. To ask the Minister for Health the most recent figures on the number of patients on ophthalmology waiting lists in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52127/25] - Health Services
948. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Women and Infants Health Programme pilot system to collect more information about abortion services in Irish maternity hospitals will record... - Departmental Funding
949. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) in Budget 2026, that are experiencing a significant increase in demand for... - Medical Cards
950. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a person’s medical card appeal (details supplied); if consideration will be given to awarding the medical card appeal [52142/25] - Departmental Reports
951. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the North Kerry CAMHS report; the reasons for delay in publication; to provide a timeframe for publication; and if she will make a statement... - Departmental Schemes
952. To ask the Minister for Health if the compensation scheme for children and families will be expanded to North Kerry for their treatment in CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the... - EU Directives
953. To ask the Minister for Health the position in respect of the revision of the EU Directive on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, specifically in respect of...
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