Written answers
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
- Health Services Staff
165. To ask the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologist into Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied) to fully support... - Wildlife Regulations
166. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline which authority is responsible for enforcing the provisions of the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919; the measures in place to ensure... - Dental Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application to the Dental Council (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing same; and if she will make a statement on the... - Alcohol Pricing
168. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the impact of the minimum unit pricing policy on alcohol since its introduction, in light of recent data from the Health Research Board... - Mental Health Services
169. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS referrals received and accepted in each county, each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57450/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
172. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time on an assessment of need in Cavan and Monaghan. [57461/25] - Planning Issues
173. To ask the Minister for Health the number of buildings on hospital campuses across the country that have been erected without planning permission in each of the past ten years; the number of... - Hospital Appointments Status
174. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [57475/25] - Mental Health Services
175. To ask the Minister for Health when a contract of employment for the position of assistant director of nursing post in Kildare west Wicklow mental health services will be offered to a person... - Health Service Executive
176. To ask the Minister for Health if any recruitment embargos that were in place across the HSE have been lifted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57478/25] - Departmental Reports
177. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress of the Working Group on the National Hearing Care Plan; if she has received the report from the working group that was due... - Hospital Staff
178. To ask the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologist into Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) which has been listed by... - Home Help Service
181. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied), who has been awarded home help hours will have a home help allocated to them. [57496/25] - Dental Services
182. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children which are waiting for public orthodontic treatment in County Meath; and the number of children who require braces to date. [57499/25] - Youth Services
186. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department to address youth suicide rates nationally, with particular reference to counties with elevated incidence; and if she... - Mental Health Services
187. To ask the Minister for Health the level of investment in mental health infrastructure in County Kildare for each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Executive
190. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the HSE will not fund a treatment for a person (details supplied) without an exceptional funding request to their hospital's regional executive... - Departmental Reports
191. To ask the Minister for Health if she has received the report from the Working Group on the National Hearing Care Plan that was due by end of Quarter 2 as per Terms of Reference; and if she... - Departmental Reviews
192. To ask the Minister for Health when the external healthcare record review into the standard of care provided to the service user (details supplied) will be finalised. [57519/25] - Assisted Human Reproduction
193. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of including reciprocal IVF in State-funded IVF treatments; if there is scope to include them in the lifetime of this Government; and if she... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Health when the Swords surgical hub at unit 1, Swords Business Campus will be fully operational; the expected timeline for completion of construction and fit-out; and... - Health Services
196. To ask the Minister for Health the projected number of patients expected to be treated at the Swords surgical hub on a monthly and annual basis; the estimates for day-case procedures, minor... - Departmental Programmes
197. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 9 October 2025, if her attention has been drawn to Coimisiún na Meán’s published Work Programme... - Health Services
198. To ask the Minister for Health if she has considered introducing access to oral immunotherapy for those with allergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57550/25] - Mental Health Services
200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals for ADHD assessments received by Cavan CAMHS in each month since January 2023 to date; the number therein which resulted in an... - Departmental Programmes
202. To ask the Minister for Health if she will publish the National Endometriosis Framework, which her Department has stated is ready for publication; the allocation provided to the Framework in... - Budget 2026
203. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to implementation of the new National Sexual Health Strategy 2025 – 2035 in Budget 2026; to provide a detailed breakdown of the... - Health Service Executive
208. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm if 6,000 funded posts have been left vacant by the HSE in 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57569/25] - Departmental Projects
212. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the continued implementation of the HSE Health Regions; the actions that will be taken in 2026 to further implementation; the expected... - Budget 2026
213. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to implementation of the HSE Health Regions in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57574/25] - Health Service Executive
214. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 2 April 2025, the amount spent by the HSE on agency staffing and private recruitment firms to date in 2025, in... - Land Development Agency
218. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE issued a formal S53 Notice to the LDA regarding the Baggot Street Hospital Site in Dublin; if any relevant State bodies formally declined in writing... - Health Services
219. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the significant delays in accessing primary care psychology services, particularly for children with complex needs such as autism, ADHD,... - Health Services Waiting Lists
220. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the current average waiting time for an initial primary care psychology appointment in north Dublin; the measures being taken to reduce... - Health Services
221. To ask the Minister for Health if she will reconsider the current list of qualifying conditions under the medical cannabis access programme, in order to allow people with chronic conditions... - Medical Aids and Appliances
223. To ask the Minister for Health if she will assist in the provision of a new wheelchair for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57616/25] - Artificial Intelligence
224. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these... - Departmental Inquiries
225. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the Working Group on the National Hearing Care Plan; if she has received the report from the Working Group that was due by end of Quarter 2 as... - Departmental Contracts
226. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and... - Mental Health Services
227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2025. [57667/25] - Home Help Service
228. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours currently being provided in each LHO area as of 1 October 2025 or the latest date available; the way that compares to targets... - Health Services Waiting Lists
229. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 October 2025 or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of... - Departmental Data
230. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges at the end of September 2025 for each public and voluntary hospital; and the total number to date in 2025, in tabular form.... - Health Services Waiting Lists
232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than four months for treatment for both Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street... - Medicinal Products
233. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is considering the inclusion of ozempic on the long-term illness and medical card schemes for purposes such as the maintenance of kidney...
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