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601 records in IE in 2026
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2363. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the progress of skyclarys through the drug reimbursement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43773/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2352. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get referred to the public health system for a device because of their age. [43711/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2329. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department of Health, the HSE, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, the National Clinical Programme for Respiratory Health, the Central Statistics Office, or any other public body has undertaken an assessment of the potential use of Primary Care Reimbursement Service prescribing or reimbursement data as an early-warning indicator for respiratory disease trends, seasonal respiratory pressures, asthma exacerbations, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease demand, winter surge planning or healthcare resource forecasting; and if so, to provide details of any such assessment and its findings. [43629/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2326. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that the absence of formal national criteria governing the suspension or reassignment of healthcare professionals subject to criminal investigation for serious offences provides sufficient consistency and patient-safety assurance across all HSE regions. [43619/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2316. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of consultants employed in the public health service who have not transitioned to the public-only consultant contract as of the most recent date available, broken down by specialty, hospital group and HSE Health Region. [43609/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2308. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Internal Audit Report OPS002CAPEST0924 identified deficiencies relating to vacant residential properties, vacant healthcare facilities, disposal decisions, property records or governance controls; and if she will provide details of any such findings. [43601/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2278. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if the treating member State determines that a telemedicine consult is sufficient under the EU Cross Border Health Directive, therefore no face-to-face consultation is necessary prior to in-patient care; the way in which an Irish patient or the HSE dictate to the treating member State how to provide the healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43550/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2252. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position in respect of the application for pricing and reimbursement of skyclarys (omaveloxolone) for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and older; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43399/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2250. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to approve skyclarys (omaveloxolone) for Friedreich's ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43394/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2245. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant gastroenterologists working in the Public Health Services; her plans to expand this number; and the international recommended best practice ratio for consultant gastroenterologists to population and Ireland's ratio. [43353/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of minors approved for treatment abroad under the Treatment Abroad Scheme in each year since 2020, by country in which treatment was provided. [43249/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2198. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department's quarterly oversight meetings with the Treatment Abroad Scheme include consideration of governance, patient safety, safeguarding or clinical outcome matters relating to minors, in addition to activity and expenditure. [43248/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2195. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national policy, guidance document, standard operating procedure or governance framework exists governing the selection and oversight of foreign healthcare providers treating minors under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [43245/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2194. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE conducts any audit of the assessments made by referring consultants regarding the suitability of foreign healthcare providers treating minors under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [43244/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2193. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE requires documentary evidence from foreign healthcare providers demonstrating compliance with local child protection legislation and Hague Convention obligations before approving treatment for a minor. [43243/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2192. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any foreign healthcare provider proposed for use under the Treatment Abroad Scheme has been rejected, suspended or removed from consideration in the past five years, and the reasons for same. [43242/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2191. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a list of approved or previously utilised foreign healthcare providers for the treatment of minors under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [43241/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2190. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE independently verifies that foreign healthcare providers treating minors under the Treatment Abroad Scheme comply with local child protection legislation, and if so, the process used to conduct such verification. [43240/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2173. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the process to have the drug skyclarys eligible for friedreich's ataxia patients in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43153/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2171. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development control plan for Merlin Park Hospital in Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43144/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2163. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when the single point of access model will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43052/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2155. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when she intends to lift the current recruitment freeze on physician associates posts in the HSE; the rationale for maintaining the freeze despite ongoing workforce shortages; the actions being taken to ensure appropriate physician associates posts are established within healthcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43014/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2143. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will continue their harm reduction programme of on-site drug analysis and surrender bins at music festivals in 2026. [42959/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2135. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the current recruitment freeze affecting physician associates will be lifted; and if she will outline plans to establish physician associate posts within the HSE, given ongoing healthcare staffing shortages and waiting list pressures. [42919/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2134. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends to publish a national overview of healthcare provision, staffing levels, and associated costs within international protection accommodation service accommodation centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42895/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2133. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent on agency healthcare staffing within the international protection accommodation service in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42894/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2132. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE has conducted a review regarding healthcare staffing adequacy within international protection accommodation service, continuity of care, reliance on agency staffing, or emergency medical response capability within large accommodation centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42893/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2131. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if healthcare staffing standards, minimum staffing ratios, or clinical governance requirements apply to international protection accommodation service accommodation centres; to provide details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42892/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2130. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if any international protection accommodation service centres operate without access to regular on-site healthcare provision; if so, the alternative arrangements in place for residents requiring medical assessment or treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42891/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2129. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the annual cost to the State of healthcare provision within international protection accommodation service centres for the years 2023, 2024, and to date in 2026, including GP services, nursing services, agency staffing costs, mental health supports, interpretation services, and emergency response arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42890/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2128. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to specify, for each international protection accommodation service centre, the number of healthcare staff that are directly employed by the HSE; the number that are agency staff; the number that are employed through NGOs, charities, or private contractors; the names of any contracted healthcare providers operating within IPAS centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42889/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to specify, for each international protection accommodation service centre operating, the total resident capacity; the current occupancy level; the number of healthcare staff assigned to the centre; the ratio of healthcare staff to residents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42888/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2126. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to specify, for each international protection accommodation service centre with on-site healthcare provision, the type of healthcare services provided; if the service includes GP, nursing, healthcare assistant, mental health, or emergency response provision; the days and hours of operation; if healthcare staff are physically present on-site 24 hours per day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42887/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2125. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all international protection accommodation service centres operating in the State which have an on-site medical room, clinic, or healthcare facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42886/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2101. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has examined the role affordability may play in public uptake of sunscreen products and sun protection measures; whether any engagement has taken place with the Department of Finance regarding sunscreen as a preventative healthcare product; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42671/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2091. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether approval and funding will be provided for additional social work, occupational therapy, psychology and community mental health nursing posts in Psychiatry of Later Life teams, in areas where no such posts are currently approved or where approved posts fall below the staffing levels recommended in the HSE Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People Model of Care; if she will provide, by HSE health region and integrated healthcare area, the current approved and filled posts in each of these disciplines, the number of additional posts required to meet the model of care benchmark, and the timeline for approving and filling those posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42628/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2057. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the levels of staffing for community public health services in the Dublin 15 area; to report on whether all newborn children are receiving timely developmental checks; if all new parents are receiving their appropriate number of visits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42500/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2042. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand the reach of a centre (details supplied) to tackle the shortage in public health nurses who are able to provide developmental checks to children in the surrounding area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42456/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2039. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether unpaid break arrangements across public health service grades have been assessed in terms of their impact on recruitment, retention, fatigue management, and workforce wellbeing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42452/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2037. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any categories of public health service staff currently work roster patterns or contracted arrangements which bring average weekly working hours close to or above the limits set out under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; whether any exemptions, derogations, or compliance concerns have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42450/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2036. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or Department of Health maintains a national breakdown of working hours, paid breaks, unpaid breaks, and average rostered hours across all public health service staff categories; if so, to provide details by staff category and service area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42449/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2031. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department of Health has considered introducing statutory reporting obligations or mandatory notification requirements where healthcare workers funded by the State are subject to criminal investigation for offences involving patient safety, abuse, sexual offending, exploitation, or violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42444/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2030. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national oversight mechanism exists to monitor the consistency of precautionary measures applied by Regional Directors of People in cases involving serious allegations against healthcare staff; whether any reporting obligations apply to Regional Health Areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42443/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2029. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or Department of Health has engaged with professional regulators, including the Medical Council, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, CORU, or Dental Council, regarding information-sharing arrangements where registrants are subject to criminal investigation for serious offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42442/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2028. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has identified any governance, legal, HR, or patient-safety risks arising from the absence of a centralised national reporting mechanism for healthcare professionals under criminal investigation; whether the matter has appeared on any internal risk register, audit plan, or governance review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42441/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2027. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records whether a healthcare professional subject to criminal investigation continues to have patient-facing duties during the course of that investigation; whether any national risk assessment framework applies in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42440/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2026. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has carried out any review, audit, legal assessment, or governance examination regarding consistency of decision-making across HSE regions in relation to precautionary administrative leave or reassignment decisions involving healthcare professionals under criminal investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42439/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2025. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national written guidance, circular, framework, or policy document governs the application of precautionary measures in cases where healthcare workers are subject to Garda investigation for serious offences; if so, to provide details and copies of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42438/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2024. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE currently maintains any national dataset recording the number of healthcare workers who are on administrative leave, restricted duties, reassigned duties, or precautionary suspension arising from criminal investigations or allegations of serious misconduct; if so, the annual figures from 2020 to 2026 broken down by staff category and HSE region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42437/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2026
2023. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has now formally approved the establishment of a centralised reporting mechanism to record cases in which healthcare professionals are subject to criminal investigation for serious offences; the governance structure which will oversee that mechanism; the categories of offences to be recorded; whether all HSE-funded agencies and Section 38 and 39 bodies will be included; the implementation timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42436/26]