Written answers
Thursday, 13 November 2025
- Care Services
426. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding supports available for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62347/25] - Health Service Executive
427. To ask the Minister for Health to review the answer to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied) regarding the sale of a property. [62301/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
429. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns in relation to the provision of podiatry care due to waiting lists particularly for elderly patients; and if she... - Health Services Staff
430. To ask the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists that are currently practicing in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62333/25] - Health Services Waiting Lists
433. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding average wait times for medical card holders to access to a podiatrist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62336/25] - Health Services Staff
435. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding annual recruitment of podiatrists to work in the health service; her views on whether it is adequate to meet demand; and if she will... - Health Services
437. To ask the Minister for Health her views the adequacy of publicly available information related to the provision of partially State funded podiatry care; if an advertising campaign in HSE... - Home Help Service
438. To ask the Minister for Health when home support hours will commence for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal which were approved in September 2025; and if she will make a statement... - Emergency Departments
439. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on the provision of a new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; when it is envisaged construction will begin; the planned timeline... - Female Genital Mutilation
440. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commit to increasing core funding for the existing female genital mutilation (FGM) treatment service; the steps she is taking to assist the service... - Medicinal Products
442. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 609 of 23 September 2025, to clarify if a group were excluded from the costing for the free hormone replacement therapy... - Health Services Staff
443. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of 14 October 2025, if radiation therapists have an explicit agreement with respect to incremental credit and agency... - Medical Aids and Appliances
444. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent on Holter monitors between the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62384/25] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
447. To ask the Minister for Health the plans regarding special leave with pay for Covid-19; and the number of people who will lose this payment at the end of the year and transition to the... - Health Strategies
448. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation plan for the 2019 National Oral Health Policy, Smile agus Sláinte; if this implementation plan will be published before... - Disabilities Assessments
449. To ask the Minister for Health the plans her Department has to roll out primary care services in Clare to assess children for autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62434/25] - Dental Services
450. To ask the Minister for Health the status of orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); if she will ensure that the person secures orthodontic treatment as a matter of urgency;... - Health Services Staff
451. To ask the Minister for Health the specific training in the area of dementia and Alzheimer's that is provided to primary care staff in the healthcare system; and if she will make a statement... - Health Screening Programmes
452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for BreastCheck screening in counties Wicklow and Wexford; the length of time they have been waiting; the number of... - Pension Provisions
453. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions which have been made to ensure that agencies, organisations and charities funded by her Department will meet their obligations under the new AE... - Departmental Funding
454. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of every agency, not-for-profit organisation, charity or service provider directly funded by her Department; and the details of each specific... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
455. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to recognising Covid-19 as an occupational illness for social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62483/25] - Medicinal Products
457. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1632 and 1633 of 4 November 2025, whether healthcare providers must indicate eligibility/ineligibility for the free HRT... - Hospital Staff
458. To ask the Minister for Health when the additional staff, in particular nursing staff, will be provided to allow for the overdue opening of beds in West Kerry Community Hospital; and if she... - Hospital Facilities
461. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Kerry patients continue to be transferred to community hospitals and nursing homes in Cork and Limerick and as far away as County Offaly while the... - Primary Care Centres
462. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed progress report in regard to the overdue primary care centre in Cahersiveen, County Kerry; when the residents of Iveragh and south Kerry... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
463. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for the old St. Finian's Hospital and lands, a prime property in Killarney, County Kerry, that has been idle since 2012; the reason no decision has... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
464. To ask the Minister for Health if she will reconsider the decision not to renew the temporary financial support scheme for healthcare and social care workers suffering from long Covid, given... - Hospital Facilities
467. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the appointment of the design teams for the development of the new bed blocks at Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Staff
468. To ask the Minister for Health for the number of approved wholetime equivalent consultants in emergency medicine at University Hospital Galway; the number of said approved positions... - Traveller Community
469. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the resources provided to the Traveller counselling service in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62526/25] - Primary Care Centres
473. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on plans to deliver a new primary care centre in Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62531/25] - Substance Misuse
474. To ask the Minister for Health the current provision of staffing in the HSE substance misuse service in south Tipperary; the towns in which clinics or drop-in services operate, and their... - Primary Care Services
475. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the expected impact on the local community of the removal of diabetic clinics from Carrick primary care centre; if the HSE has any further plans to... - Hospital Equipment
476. To ask the Minister for Health when a positron emission tomography, PET, scanner will be acquired for the purposes of cancer management at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make... - Health Services
477. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite the provision of a permanent oncology-haematology build at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied) in view of the fact patients numbers... - Disability Services
478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential disability places provided by the HSE in Dublin north, city and county; the current level of unmet demand, in tabular form; and if... - General Practitioner Services
479. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner practices in the Dublin Bay North constituency that currently accepts new medical card patients, in tabular form; and if she... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
480. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on capital plans for a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62558/25] - Hospital Staff
481. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional consultant posts that have been approved for a hospital (details supplied) in 2023 and to date in 2025, by year, by specialty, in... - Primary Care Services
482. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on delivery of the HSE's national service plan 2025 targets for primary care expansion in Dublin north, city and county, in... - Health Services Waiting Lists
483. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for an appointment with a primary care psychologist in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62581/25] - Health Services Staff
484. To ask the Minister for Health the results of recruitment campaigns by the Health Service Executive and National Council for Special Education for healthcare professional roles (details... - Departmental Policies
485. To ask the Minister for Health when a citizens' assembly on food will be convened, to ensure an all-of-Government approach to Irish food security and to meet the objectives of the Healthy... - Health Strategies
486. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in establishing trusted partnerships between industry, academia and national genomic programmes, as set out in the national strategy... - Health Services Staff
489. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical geneticists, genetic counsellors and genetic resource associates who have been recruited since an initial €2.7 million funding... - Laboratory Facilities
492. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of plans to establish a multidisciplinary HSE central laboratory, as outlined in the HSE's strategy for laboratory services 2025-2029; the... - Health Service Executive
493. To ask the Minister for Health if full funding has been ring-fenced for the implementation of the HSE Strategy for Laboratory Services 2025-2029; if not, which components remain unfunded;... - Laboratory Facilities
494. To ask the Minister for Health if a location has been selected for the proposed HSE's central laboratory, as outlined in the HSE's strategy for laboratory services 2025-2029; the criteria... - Nursing Homes
496. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to support nursing homes in transitioning to using renewable sources of energy. [62614/25] - Cross-Border Co-operation
497. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has reviewed potential models for enhanced North–South cooperation in healthcare delivery, including cross-Border hospital and... - Vaccination Programme
498. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the shingles vaccine is not currently subsidised or included in the national immunisation programme, despite its proven effectiveness in preventing... - Departmental Properties
499. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant and derelict buildings in County Mayo owned by her Department that are vacant or rented, by the region/towns location of the buildings, in... - Mental Health Services
500. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the completion of remaining works on a property on O'Dwyer's Road, Midleton; and the estimated opening date for a new HSE residential mental... - Laboratory Facilities
501. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE Central Laboratory will operate under ISO 15189 accreditation standards; the accreditation pathway being pursued; whether this accreditation... - Protected Disclosures
504. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the examination of a protected disclosure (details supplied) circulated to senior Cabinet members in July 2025 and asked as a Leader’s...
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