Written answers
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
- Hospital Appointments Status
178. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting on knee surgery in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52201/25] - Home Care Packages
179. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person will be reviewed (details supplied) whose home help supports ceased when she was admitted to hospital; the reason the service has not... - Budget 2026
180. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to pre-budget requests from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52229/25] - Mental Health Services
181. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available in budget 2026 to address critical staffing shortages and infrastructure gaps in CAMHS for young persons with... - Vaccination Programme
183. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the provision of the shingles vaccine (details supplied) free of charge for those that are immunocompromised; and if she... - Healthcare Policy
184. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to put the 'no wait' card issued by patient organisations on a legal standing (details supplied). [52293/25] - Mental Health Services
185. To ask the Minister for Health to consider establishing a drop-in mental health service in Dungarvan; if funding is available for such a service; and if she will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Policy
187. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department plans to include myalgic encephalomyelitis on the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52307/25] - Vaccination Programme
188. To ask the Minister for Health to list all vaccinations which are either legally required or recommended to be administered to children before they reach the age of majority; and if she will... - Hospital Appointments Status
189. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on an appointment for a person (details supplied) who has been on a waiting list to see a vascular surgeon at Tallaght University Hospital for... - Healthcare Policy
195. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the guidelines issued by her Department to the HSE on the use of sex and gender terminology in medical information leaflets and online... - Cancer Services
197. To ask the Minister for Health if she has received a business case from a group (details supplied); the status of her Department’s consideration of same; if she has engaged with the... - Pharmacy Services
198. To ask the Minister for Health the measures which will be taken to ensure protections remain in place for persons who rely on phased systems for medication dispensing, ahead of the planned... - Health Services Staff
199. To ask the Minister for Health if she has had engagements with the HSE in relation to the recruitment of the six WTE public health nursing posts in the Dublin Midlands region as allocated... - Medical Cards
202. To ask the Minister for Health if she has considered introducing a counselling and psychotherapy funding model under the medical card through accredited private therapists; and if she will... - Hospital Appointments Status
203. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a neurologist in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52457/25] - Medical Aids and Appliances
204. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available for persons who suffer from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and require oxygen 24/7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52464/25] - Mental Health Services
205. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to increase funding for community-based mental health services that support school-aged children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products
208. To ask the Minister for Health the current policy regarding the availability of weight loss medications, for persons on low incomes, including those with medical cards; the plans to expand... - General Practitioner Services
212. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that patients referred by their GPs for blood tests through the system (details supplied) are experiencing delays of up to two and a half... - Patient Transfers
213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost due to delayed transfer of care, for each location, to end of September for each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form [52519/25] - Patient Safety
214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extreme and major incidents reported to the national quality and patient safety directorate in the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
215. To ask the Minister for Health the weighted average wait time for persons first access to outpatient departments as of 30 September for each year from 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [52521/25] - Hospital Acquired Infections
218. To ask the Minister for Health the rate of new cases of hospital acquired infections, by infection type, by location, as of 30 September for each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form [52524/25] - Patient Safety
219. To ask the Minister for Health the rate of medication incidents as reported to NIMS by 1,000 beds, by location, as of 30 September, for each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form [52525/25] - Mental Health Services
221. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on CAMHS waiting lists, by community healthcare network and length of wait at the end of quarter 3 for each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular... - Hospital Waiting Lists
222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of quarter three for each year 2022 to 2025, in tabular form [52544/25] - Dental Services
223. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of quarter three for each year 2023 to 2025, by LHO, in tabular form; the number of... - Hospital Staff
226. To ask the Minister for Health if the consultant identified in an internal HSE audit report as having been paid €1.6 million as a termination payment, including €1.37 million... - Hospital Procedures
228. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on insourcing by each statutory and section 38 hospital from 2021 to date in 2025; the total figure in each year and the figure for the first 9... - Departmental Legal Cases
230. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation against the HSE and her Department from 2014 to date in 2025; to include awards made in the courts; settlements... - Hospital Admissions
231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health acute inpatient units in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [52597/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
232. To ask the Minister for Health the median wait time for screening or assessment by counselling in primary care services in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025. [52598/25] - Emergency Departments
233. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department presentations and admissions in the first nine months of each year 2019 to 2025, by hospital, in tabular form; and the... - Ambulance Service
235. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status one ECHO incidents responded to within 19 minutes in the first nine months of each year 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular... - Cancer Services
238. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of symptomatic breast cancer attendances in 2024 and to date in 2025 whose referrals were triaged as urgent and which did not adhere... - Hospital Admissions
243. To ask the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department, for all patients nationwide for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025,... - Hospital Procedures
244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for the first nine months of each year 2022 to 2025, by hospital group and... - Patient Transfers
245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, by each location, in tabular form; the number of delayed... - Hospital Admissions
246. To ask the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form;... - Patient Safety
248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [52617/25] - Health Services Staff
249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [52618/25] - Ambulance Service
250. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews who are ready and mobile to receive another call within 20 minutes of patient handover for each emergency department, and... - Health Services Waiting Lists
251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, at the end of the first nine months of each year 2023 to... - Health Services
254. To ask the Minister for Health if she will support the establishment of a dedicated pilot study focused on all aspects of the health service in the Iveragh and Dingle peninsulas, including...
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