Written answers
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
- Home Care Packages
200. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has issued any national, regional or local instruction, circular, operational guidance or other direction since 1 January 2026 restricting access to... - Cancer Services
208. To ask the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve cancer care since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Screening Programmes
209. To ask the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve screening services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the... - Pharmacy Services
210. To ask the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve pharmacy services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the... - Care Services
211. To ask the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve social care services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on... - General Practitioner Services
212. To ask the Minister for Health the key measures taken to support and improve GP services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on... - Cybersecurity Policy
213. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the amounts by which her Department or agencies within the aegis of her Department has that been defrauded as a result of a cyberattack; and the... - Vaccination Programme
214. To ask the Minister for Health if she will include the shingles vacation for adults aged 65 years and over free of charge at the point of delivery in the national immunisation programme; and... - Nursing Homes
215. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will publish the independent review of HIQA on nursing homes; to publish HIQA's action plans and implementation; the timeframes to implement... - Tobacco Control Measures
216. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is considering a ban on the purchase of tobacco products for future generations, such as was introduced in countries such as New Zealand and... - Hospital Appointments Status
217. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on hospital appointments for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52027/26] - Women's Health
218. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available for a Women's Shed (details supplied). [52059/26] - Home Care Packages
219. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide clarity on recent changes to home support services; if it is correct that new home support packages are now only being approved for people... - Health Service Executive
222. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the circular issued by the HSE on 25 June 2026 that will, from 29 June 2026, that will refuse new home support to roughly 85% of the people who... - Health Services
223. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to procure additional ophthalmology service provision to address the needs of the more than 58,000 patients currently on waiting lists... - Hospital Services
226. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of a planned trauma care service at Merlin Park University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52089/26] - Health Services
227. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on establishing a single point of access for all children, in conjunction with child and adolescent mental health services and primary care... - Medicinal Products
228. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the use of sativex (nabiximols), a pharmaceutical-grade spray, or any other standardised cannabinoid extracts licensed and available to... - Tobacco Control Measures
229. To ask the Minister for Health whether the conference being organised by her Department on 16 and 17 November 2026, entitled "Maximising EU Potential through Health - Securing Our Future... - Hospital Services
236. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has assessed the impact of restrictions on overnight stays by partners or chosen support persons in maternity hospitals on... - International Protection
240. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2125 of 9 June 2026, to provide details of the costs paid to GPs for the provision of session clinics and consultations... - Hospital Staff
241. To ask the Minister for Health if she has investigated whether public only consultants in the pathology lab in St. Vincent's University Hospital are engaged in private work on site; if the... - Departmental Correspondence
242. To ask the Minister for Health if she will meet with a group (details supplied) regarding the structural tax issue that is limiting their ability to expand their GP model in underserved... - Environmental Schemes
243. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the visual representation of nappies across maternity, pregnancy and parenting resources to ensure that both reuseable and disposable are... - Hospital Services
244. To ask the Minister for Health if families will be entitled to know if their child's case will be included in any future statutory public inquiry into Children's Health Ireland; if... - Mental Health Services
245. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of mental health spending in regard to the total health budget for 2026; if she can provide a breakdown of the services and supports that have... - Hospital Staff
248. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the appointment of the chair of the board and the appointment of the full board for the new hospital in Limerick; if she will commit to... - Departmental Contracts
249. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a schedule of all contracts with an estimated value in excess of €5 million awarded by her Department, Health Service Executive, and all... - Health Services Staff
250. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the fact that while the number of NHDs has risen by 52% between 2012 and 2021, the number of hospital consultants has risen by 44% over the past... - Dental Services
251. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an estimate of the accumulated total in cuts in spending on the dental treatment service scheme since 2010 when compared with the baseline annual... - Health Promotion
253. To ask the Minister for Health the Departmental analysis of vitamin and mineral supplements that is being carried out to determine recommended daily amounts vis-à-vis the "typical"...
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