Written answers
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
798. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the work being conducted by her Department on a national policy on the administration of medical cannabis and other medicines which are not licensed... - School Funding
799. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the business case submitted in relation to a school (details supplied) on 19 March 2025; if the funding requested will be provided for... - Departmental Staff
800. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Parkinson’s nurse specialists employed by the HSE, broken down by year from 2018 to 2024; the number of Parkinson’s nurse... - Dental Services
801. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a dental appointment for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54572/25] - Hospital Equipment
802. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of locating a defibrillator at each full-time health centre and primary care centre, in tabular form. [54587/25] - Departmental Data
803. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the hospitals she has visited since her appointment as Minister; and the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [54588/25] - Medicinal Products
804. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter regarding medication (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54593/25] - Health Services Staff
806. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant respiratory physicians based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [54612/25] - Dental Services
809. To ask the Minister for Health if she will undertake an independent review of the registration process for dentists by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
810. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts spent under the Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2015 to 2024; the main countries and recipients of those payments; and if she will... - Departmental Budgets
812. To ask the Minister for Health that status of the €500,000 put aside in Budget 2025 to fund the HSE for the refurbishment, operation and staffing of existing hydrotherapy pools that... - Disability Services
814. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address deficits accruing to major Section 39 providers of disability services; and if she will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
815. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no proportionality assessment was carried out in respect of changes to the CORU standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapists; and if... - Medical Qualifications
817. To ask the Minister for Health if incremental credit will be provided to newly appointed radiation therapists in the HSE for previous relevant experience gained in the private sector or as... - Departmental Data
818. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients admitted to the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick having been previously discharged from the same hospital in the... - Departmental Expenditure
819. To ask the Minister for Health her expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost of each social media advertising... - Mental Health Services
820. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels in primary care child psychology in the Dublin mid-west; to outline where these services have been paused; the time and the reason these... - Cancer Services
822. To ask the Minister for Health if plans were considered to move cancer services in the Galway/Roscommon area to Merlin Park; if consultants in the area put together a clear proposal to set... - Health Services
823. To ask the Minister for Health if plans were considered to move accident and emergency services in the Galway/Roscommon area to Merlin Park; if consultants in the area put together a clear... - Hospice Services
824. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the capacity of palliative care in County Monaghan; the number of beds available; the WTE equivalent allocated; and if she will make a... - Medicinal Products
825. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider matters raised correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the funding of dexcom medication for a patient to manage type 1 diabetes;... - Health Services
826. To ask the Minister for Health if she will intervene in an urgent case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54730/25] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
827. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the works undertaken at the site of the former Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, since construction barriers were erected on 6 August 2025; and the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
828. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider extending State-subsidised access to dexcom to a person (details supplied) who was prescribed this treatment following the correction of... - Health Services Staff
829. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for next hiring EMT's (details supplied) in Mayo, Sligo and Galway University Hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54768/25] - Health Strategies
830. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of a national strategy to reduce sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and epilepsy-related deaths here;... - Family Reunification
831. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm the reunification for families of medical evacuees from Gaza that was announced in July 2025; the date on which these families will be... - Health Services
832. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on efforts to secure a suitable long-term residential placement for a person (details supplied); the steps being taken by the HSE... - Abortion Services
833. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 668 of 7 October 2025, if her Department has accepted the recommendations of the Marie O’Shea report in regard to... - Cross-Border Co-operation
834. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on information sought during the summer from the Department of Health in the North in relation to cross-Border work ongoing in scoping the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
835. To ask the Minister for Health the month the new primary care centre and outpatients department in Nenagh will open. [54873/25] - Health Services
836. To ask the Minister for Health when dementia and Alzheimer's care services will be provided in Nenagh primary care centre. [54874/25] - Hospital Facilities
837. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for the nursing staff residency block on the grounds of Nenagh Hospital; the purpose for which it is currently being used; and the number of people... - Departmental Inquiries
838. To ask the Minister for Health the dates and attendees at all her meetings with HIQA since she took office. [54878/25] - Hospital Facilities
839. To ask the Minister for Health when the new extension to provide more beds to Nenagh Hospital will be commenced. [54879/25] - Dental Services
840. To ask the Minister for Health the date the provision of special needs dental services in Nenagh will resume; and if is she aware that no special needs dentist is provided currently. [54885/25] - Health Services
841. To ask the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to ensure proper paediatric prosthetic services, including long-term rehabilitation and to help affected families with homage... - General Practitioner Services
842. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the shortage of GPs accepting medical card patients in Galway/Roscommon and the difficulties this is creating for patients who are trying to... - Pharmacy Services
843. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to scrap the subsidised blister pack cost to the public starting in January 2026; if she will consider reversing this decision; and if she will make... - Hospital Services
844. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider upgrading services at Navan accident and emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54894/25] - Departmental Funding
845. To ask the Minister for Health the funding in place for adults suffering from ADHD and depression to cover the cost of therapy sessions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54895/25] - Disease Management
846. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update in relation to the implementation of the National TB Strategy at the National TB Centre in St. James’s Hospital, in view of the... - Hospital Services
848. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the provision of funding for the national TB centre and clinical team at St. James’s Hospital, in view of the fact... - Hospital Facilities
849. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update regarding the provision of resources for the Irish mycobacterial reference laboratory at St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make... - Medical Aids and Appliances
850. To ask the Minister for Health the specific paediatric prosthetic devices which are currently funded by the HSE; if these include activity-capable and sport-appropriate components; and if... - Wind Energy Guidelines
854. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that the wind energy industry continues to rely on the outdated 2017 HSE Position Paper on Wind Turbines and Public Health, which is contrary... - Home Care Packages
855. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the critical shortage of health care assistants in the Clonmel and south Tipperary area; the immediate measures being taken to address the... - Health Services Staff
857. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources or recruitment initiatives are planned to increase the availability of home support staff in south Tipperary, given the current... - Departmental Funding
858. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the funding allocation for home support services in south Tipperary in each of the past three years; and whether additional funding will be made... - Health Services Staff
859. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken any targeted recruitment campaigns for healthcare assistants in the south-east community healthcare area; and, if so, to provide... - Primary Care Centres
861. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the new primary care centre in Nenagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54938/25] - Hospital Facilities
863. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute inpatient beds allocated to Mayo University Hospital in each year from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form, to include any changes in bed... - Mental Health Services
864. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department has engaged with CORU on the proposed changes in regulations for psychotherapists and counsellors, which include the removal of... - Health Services
866. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to outline in detail the procedures undertaken by her Department for medical evacuations... - Health Strategies
867. To ask the Minister for Health if she intends to fully fund the 2024–30 collaborative tuberculosis strategy for Ireland. [54966/25] - Ambulance Service
868. To ask the Minister for Health the level of expenditure on services from the association of ambulance chief executives, by the National Ambulance Service and the HSE, for 2020 to 2025, in... - Departmental Reports
869. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any technical, legal, operational or policy constraints preventing her Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase... - Departmental Circulars
870. To ask the Minister for Health if all contracting authorities under the aegis of her Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to... - Hospital Services
871. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken in hospitals to improve the awareness among healthcare staff of the needs of visually impaired patients; and if she will make a... - Health Services
872. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be secured to establish a national chronic intestinal failure centre here, which is already established in the United Kingdom and other... - Medicinal Products
873. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1161 of 17 September 2025, if Ireland has a stockpile or contingency plan for essential medicines unavailable here... - Tobacco Control Measures
874. To ask the Minister for Health if she is concerned that the recent increase in tax for vaping products coming into effect as of 1 November 2025 could have a knock-on increase in the number... - Health Services
875. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive the exam needed to practise in the medical profession here; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
876. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive confirmation of their place on the list for a kidney transplant in Beaumont Hospital. [55129/25] - Medicinal Products
877. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the ongoing shortage of a medication (details supplied), which has now been out of stock for approximately eight months; if... - Health Services
879. To ask the Minister for Health if a respite bed can be sourced for a person in Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55152/25] - Home Care Packages
880. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of homecare hours delivered by the State to date in 2025; the number of persons in receipt of such care; the way in which this compares to the... - Departmental Reports
881. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by her Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form;... - Health Services Staff
882. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost to the HSE for one hour of work from an agency nurse within the health service. [55218/25] - Health Service Executive
887. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [55223/25] - Health Services Staff
888. To ask the Minister for Health the current percentage of persons working in the HSE who are agency workers. [55224/25] - Hospital Facilities
892. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the construction and delivery of a new renal dialysis unit at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55335/25] - Abortion Services
893. To ask the Minister for Health the amount a GP is currently reimbursed for each abortion, after a claim for a woman's first consultation, after a claim for her second consultation; the other... - Health Service Executive
894. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of all contracts entered into by the HSE for the purchase of property or land in County Offaly from 2021 to date in 2025; the total value of... - Departmental Expenditure
895. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual... - Hospital Procedures
896. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the rates of referral from ED to acute assessment units for all model 4 hospitals for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in... - Health Services
897. To ask the Minister for Health when she intends to add a test for spinal muscular atrophy to the heel prick test for newborns. [55387/25] - Health Service Executive
898. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide details of employment opportunities available for people with mild intellectual disabilities within HSE services and hospitals in north... - Cancer Services
899. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the alternative screening available to those who are unable to undergo breast screening by mammogram; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
902. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of small homecare providers in relation to increased operating costs; if targeted supports can be considered to... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
903. To ask the Minister for Health to detail all the upcoming bed blocks scheduled for construction at University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle campus by the timeline for planning and... - Health Service Executive
904. To ask the Minister for Health the number of a senior management team who attended an event (details supplied); the cost of travel and accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the... - Civil Registration Service
905. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the law restricts civil solemnisation exclusively to HSE-employed registrars; if there are policy or safeguarding reasons underpinning this; and if... - Nursing Homes
906. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the phase 3 development at Nazareth House, Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55445/25] - Primary Care Centres
907. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new primary care centre in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55446/25] - Medical Records
909. To ask the Minister for Health when all healthcare facilities in Sligo, including Sligo University Hospital, will use digitised health records, as set out under the digital health strategy,... - Community Care
910. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the urgent need for a dedicated MS Ireland community worker to serve more than 300 people living with multiple sclerosis in Sligo and... - Home Help Service
911. To ask the Minister for Health if the home help support tutoring service will be reinstated for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55470/25] - Health Strategies
912. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the National Rare Disease Strategy; the status of implementation of each of its recommendations respectively; the timeline for... - Primary Care Centres
913. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a project (details supplied) in County Sligo. [55529/25]
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