Written answers
Thursday, 2 October 2025
- Hospital Waiting Lists
403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, on waiting lists in University Hospital Limerick who have received care... - Mental Health Services
405. To ask the Minister for Health given that the HSE has yet to provide dedicated mental health support to families affected by the unnecessary DHH surgeries and, in the interim, the HSE has... - Medical Aids and Appliances
406. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to requests to add the device (details supplied) to either the drugs payment scheme or the long-term illness scheme; the... - Hospital Appointments Status
407. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on an appointment for a person (details supplied) for a pain management clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52653/25] - Suicide Prevention
409. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to reduce the rate of male suicide; and the specific supports available to men experiencing mental ill health. [52668/25] - Suicide Incidence
410. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any study to determine which age cohorts are most at risk of suicide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52669/25] - Hospital Appointments Status
412. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [52671/25] - Health Services Staff
413. To ask the Minister for Health if the pay imbalances for healthcare assistants in Cork and Kerry will be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52684/25] - Patient Transport
414. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on non-emergency ambulance patient transport in the greater Dublin area; if the contract for this will remain with the National Ambulance... - Hospital Staff
415. To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent admin staff in Ennis hospital, Nenagh hospital and UHL; if permanent admin positions are being filled by agency staff in Ennis and if... - Medical Records
416. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of ehealth records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52698/25] - Cancer Services
418. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of person (details supplied) diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, who is currently ineligible for CAR T-cell... - Health Service Executive
419. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE’s IT payment systems are not fully operational, resulting in delays to small medical supply companies receiving payment for goods and... - Medical Aids and Appliances
420. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will review a decision not to include a glucose monitoring system (details supplied) for persons with type two diabetes for reimbursement... - Hospital Appointments Status
421. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the waiting list for benign brain tumour surgery for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52709/25] - Online Safety
422. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding to support online safety programmes for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52710/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
423. To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the guidelines for the treatment abroad scheme; if she is aware that the level of support through this scheme is currently very... - Hospital Appointments Status
424. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52722/25] - Mental Health Services
425. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of Ireland’s first inpatient Mother and Baby Mental Health Unit at St. Vincent’s University Hospital; the... - Disease Management
430. To ask the Minister for Health the practical steps being taken, and future planned actions, to expand specialist endometriosis services and improve support services for women; and if she... - Health Services Staff
432. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funded posts currently filled in each of the regional and supra-regional endometriosis centres; if her Department has a timeframe for full... - Health Services Waiting Lists
434. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department collects data on the number of women travelling abroad for endometriosis treatment under the EU cross-border directive; if not, whether she... - Disease Management
436. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to requests from an organisation regarding care for persons with asthma (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - General Practitioner Services
437. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of the GP shortages in towns in Kildare North, in particular Maynooth, which has a rapidly increasing population and growing GP... - Medical Qualifications
438. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 721 of 27 May 2025, the status of the HSE’s review of the physician associate grade; if she will publish the terms... - Hospital Facilities
439. To ask the Minister for Health if she will allocate funding in budget 2026 for post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds in the south west, in line with the programme for Government... - Healthcare Policy
440. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 610 of 23 September 2025, the conditions included in the free hormone replacement therapy scheme under ‘medically... - Health Services Staff
441. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will engage with the relevant authorities regarding facilitation of these clinical... - Humanitarian Aid
442. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the discrepancy between her Department’s stated position with respect to medical evacuations of paediatric patients (details supplied);... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
443. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the elective hospital for Cork; if she expects planning permission to be sought in 2026; and if she will give a commitment that, subject to... - Ambulance Service
445. To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls made to the National Ambulance Service to attend a property (details supplied) in 2024 and from 1 January 2025 and to date in 2025. [52780/25] - General Practitioner Services
446. To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls made to Westdoc to attend a property (details supplied) in 2024 and from 1 January 2025 to date in 2025. [52781/25] - Official Engagements
447. To ask the Minister for Health if she has spoken formally with the UK health secretary in the past three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52801/25] - Hospital Staff
448. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts, by speciality, currently at Limerick Maternity Hospital; the expected timeframe for each of those vacancies being... - Cancer Services
449. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing complement of the National Cervical Screening Laboratory, by discipline and grade, in tabular form; the required staffing necessary to... - Health Services Waiting Lists
450. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for audiology services via primary care systems in CHO 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52804/25] - Hospital Staff
451. To ask the Minister for Health whether there is a vacant position for a speech and language therapist at St. Columba's Hospital, Thomastown, County Kilkenny; how long the post has been... - Medicinal Products
452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of oncology drugs approved for use by the European Medicines Agency in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and to specify which of these are currently... - Cancer Services
454. To ask the Minister for Health the average time taken by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics and her Department to complete health technology assessments and reimbursement decisions on... - Primary Care Centres
464. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the acquisition of a site for the new primary care centre in Rathdowney, County Laois; the timeframe for when it will be... - General Practitioner Services
465. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a dedicated daytime GP home visit service in the Dublin 12 area, in view of concerns raised by persons regarding the lack of access to... - Health Services
466. To ask the Minister for Health the current structure of stroke recovery services within the HSE; and the supports in place for patient's post-discharge. [52916/25] - Hospital Services
468. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the country’s main neurological hospitals (including Beaumont) select patients to participate in clinical research [52918/25] - Health Services
469. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to expand opportunities for stroke survivors to participate in trials or innovative treatments. [52919/25] - Hospital Facilities
471. To ask the Minister for Health if infrastructure limitations, such as theatre allocation, are preventing the development of stem cell treatment trials for stroke patients; and the way in... - Healthcare Policy
472. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to international approaches, such as the Australian or UK models, for stroke rehabilitation; and if Ireland plans to adopt... - Vaccination Programme
474. To ask the Minister for Health the number of recipients of the flu vaccine for each of the past four years, by county or geographical area; by age category; and if she will make a statement...
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