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Question· writtenPQ 871asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2025
871. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Kilmihill health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38796/25]
Question· writtenPQ 860asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2025
860. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Loughrea primary care centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38712/25]
Question· writtenPQ 613asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2025
613. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending eligibility for the State pension (Contributory) to long-serving public servants, including teachers and local authority workers, who paid class D PRSI for decades but now find themselves excluded from receiving the State pension; if he acknowledges the financial hardship faced by many of these retired individuals, whose occupational pensions are not sufficient to meet the rising cost of living, healthcare, home maintenance, and essential services; if he will provide a rationale for continuing to deny State pension access to those who contributed to the economy and infrastructure of the State over their working lives; and if he will commit to reviewing this policy in light of the State's current financial capacity and the potential economic benefit of redistributing this income into local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38768/25]
Question· writtenPQ 353asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2025
353. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of health care procedures or appointments carried out by securing the services of companies (details supplied) broken down by year, by hospital or other healthcare setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38468/25]
Question· writtenPQ 352asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2025
352. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of health care procedures or appointments carried out by securing the services of companies (details supplied) broken down by year, by hospital or other healthcare setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38468/25]
Question· writtenPQ 349asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2025
349. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total public funding allocated to companies (details supplied), broken down by year, by hospital, by other healthcare setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38465/25]
Question· writtenPQ 336asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2025
336. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline for implementing the proposed ban on disposable vapes; to clarify whether there are plans to regulate or restrict the sale of high-nicotine pouches and synthetic cannabinoid products such as HHC vapes and gummies, particularly in light of their increasing availability to minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38401/25]
Question· writtenPQ 323asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2025
323. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on new capital investments and major new equipment purposes and new healthcare initiatives that will be rolled out in County Longford across 2025. [38347/25]
Question· writtenPQ 315asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2025
315. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the way in which compliance with laws in respect of the supply and sales of vape products to persons under the age of 18 is being enforced; if he will provide a schedule of the number of sanctions imposed on retailers that have breached the law since enactment to date. [38588/25]
Question· writtenPQ 247asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2025
247. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of infants visited by a public health nurse within 72 hours of discharge from maternity services, for each year 2023-2025 to date, in tabular form. [38214/25]
Question· writtenPQ 246asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2025
246. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of children reaching 12 months within the reporting period who have had their 9–11 month public health nurse child health and development assessment on time or before reaching 12 months of age at the end of June 2023-2025, in tabular form. [38213/25]
Question· writtenPQ 227asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2025
227. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, at the end of the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive in tabular form; the breakdown, by length of wait and by age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38188/25]
Question· writtenPQ 213asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2025
213. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on CAMHS waiting lists by community healthcare network and length of wait at the end of quarter 2 of each year from 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [38171/25]
Question· writtenPQ 180asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2025
180. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to request advice from the HSE on a matter (details supplied); if alternative pain management injection administration approaches and related issues will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38016/25]
Question· writtenPQ 176asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2025
176. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health when a start date for the new 40-bed community nursing unit project for Clifden will be announced; the reason for the delay in announcing this project given the fact that funding and planning for this unit have been in place since 2023 [37996/25]
Question· writtenPQ 143asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2025
143. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people overdue for assessment of need at the end of June in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and the number for each local health area or community healthcare network or children’s disability network team. [38130/25]
Question· writtenPQ 142asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2025
142. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need conducted in each local health area or community healthcare network in 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number conducted in the first six months of each year; and the number and percentage of assessments in each year provided publicly, privately, and the number insourced. [38129/25]
Question· writtenPQ 884asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
884. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if a healthcare professional (details supplied) could be trained in a hospital for breast cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37832/25]
Question· writtenPQ 877asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
877. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason there are currently no seizure detection devices (details supplied) eligible for funding under the local community healthcare organisation's community funded schemes; the processes which suppliers/manufacturers of these devices must follow in order to have these devices considered for funding; if the expansion of the scheme to include these devices can be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37789/25]
Question· writtenPQ 873asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
873. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals currently living with migraine; if she is aware of the WIFOR European study on the socioeconomic burden of migraine, which shows a socioeconomic impact of migraine of up to 2% of GDP; her Department’s plans to recognise migraine as a neurological disorder and ensure appropriate support to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37774/25]
Question· writtenPQ 867asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
867. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the levels of expenditure that the HSE sanctions without sign-off from the HSE senior leadership team, with sign-off from the HSE senior leadership team, and following consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation; if these levels of expenditure are consistent across all areas of healthcare expenditure, or if there is specific governance for particular areas of expenditure (e.g. new medicines); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37768/25]
Question· writtenPQ 854asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
854. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that exist to ensure that healthcare professionals who do not wish to participate in abortions can exercise freedom of conscience in this regard during their training as doctors, nurses and midwives and or pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37675/25]
Question· writtenPQ 851asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
851. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cost per patient for outsourced mental health care compared to the same service delivered by the HSE. [37668/25]
Question· writtenPQ 850asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
850. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health has the €93 million spent on outsourcing mental health care led to any measurable reductions in waiting times for CAMHS, primary care psychology, AONs and so on- and can you provide that data. [37667/25]
Question· writtenPQ 849asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
849. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the €93 million being spent annually on outsourcing mental health care, including the types of services and providers involved. [37666/25]
Question· writtenPQ 839asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
839. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the steps taken by Drogheda Department Of Psychiatry to ensure that residents receive appropriate general health care interventions in line with individual care plans to address the areas of non-compliance identified in regulation 19 of the MHC inspection report published on 16 June 2025. [37518/25]
Question· writtenPQ 825asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
825. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recent meeting with HSE regional health areas-regional executive officers and teams within mental health services for Louth, Meath and the midlands, with a focus on improvements to all aspects of youth mental health care; the areas identified for improvement from these meetings; the areas of positive delivery of services identified at these meetings; the initiatives to reduce CAMHS waiting lists identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37488/25]
Question· writtenPQ 820asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
820. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for the St. Brigid's Psychiatric Hospital site in Ballinasloe, County Galway. [37465/25]
Question· writtenPQ 793asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
793. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the progress regarding the co-location of the UHL maternity hospital to the Dooradoyle campus; if she will provide an estimated timeline for such a move to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37334/25]
Question· writtenPQ 792asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
792. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm that the co-location of standalone maternity hospitals with adult acute hospitals will remain Government policy into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37333/25]
Question· writtenPQ 776asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
776. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health to confirm the location for a proposed project (details supplied); when the design team will be appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37214/25]
Question· writtenPQ 775asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
775. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date situation regarding clarifying a site for a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37213/25]
Question· writtenPQ 767asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
767. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if the treatment abroad scheme can be used in the case of a person (details supplied). [37165/25]
Question· writtenPQ 759asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
759. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health if adults currently excluded from reimbursement of spinal muscular atrophy treatments can be considered for access under the HSE’s individual patient approval system and managed access protocols; the eligibility criteria and application process for such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37112/25]
Question· writtenPQ 745asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
745. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a new healthcare facility will be established to replace outdated and unsuitable accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37692/25]
Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2025
125. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider providing a career pathway for healthcare assistant profession through a third level course, apprenticeship, social care degree or community care degree; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37633/25]
Question· writtenPQ 375asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2025
375. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital. [36925/25]
Question· writtenPQ 363asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2025
363. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a 20-bed inpatient neuro-rehabilitation unit for the HSE south west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36831/25]
Question· writtenPQ 347asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2025
347. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason the continued suspension of the transvaginal tape sling procedure for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women, which is clinically supported procedure, is still unavailable in Ireland more than six years after the pause was implemented; and the options women have now, who have not yet had a family and who have already tried and failed all conservative therapies. [36724/25]
Question· writtenPQ 293asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2025
293. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to ensure Ireland’s prison system complies fully with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules), particularly regarding the use of solitary confinement, access to healthcare, contact with the outside world and access to rehabilitation supports; and if he will commit to publishing an audit of current compliance levels and a timeline for achieving full alignment with these international standards. [36740/25]
Question· writtenPQ 270asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
270. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will implement the terms of a recent Labour Court recommendation to extend the temporary special scheme of paid leave for public health service employees unfit for work post-Covid-19 infection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36595/25]
Question· writtenPQ 265asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
265. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the National Immunisation Advisory Committee will remain an independent committee with the ability to define their own work programme, arising from the recent move of NIAC from the Royal College of Physicians to the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36489/25]
Question· writtenPQ 264asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
264. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there has been an increase in the budget and extra resources allocated to the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) arising from the recent move of NIAC from the Royal College of Physicians to the Health Information and Quality Authority as a consequence of this move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36488/25]
Question· writtenPQ 263asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
263. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to outline details of the recent move of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee from the Royal College of Physicians to the Health Information and Quality Authority; the impact this development will have on the speed at which vaccines could be added to the national immunisation programme bearing in mind it currently takes on average six years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36487/25]
Question· writtenPQ 260asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
260. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Kilnamanagh/Tymon primary care centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36463/25]
Question· writtenPQ 255asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
255. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health if she is considering including fibromyalgia as a long-term illness; if she will consider access for patients to GP visit cards/medical cards regardless of income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36455/25]
Question· writtenPQ 254asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2025
254. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will accept the Labour Court’s recommendation to extend the special scheme of paid leave for certain eligible public health sector employees suffering from long Covid until 31 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36453/25]
Question· writtenPQ 840asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2025
840. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the recruitment of public health nurses, specifically in the Dublin mid-west region; and if she will outline the measures are being taken to address staffing shortages and ensure adequate community nursing services are available to meet local demand. [36090/25]
Question· writtenPQ 838asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2025
838. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the provision of primary healthcare services and infrastructure in the Saggart, Rathcoole and Citywest areas, specifically plans for new GP clinics or health centres. [36084/25]
Question· writtenPQ 825asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2025
825. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels within Traveller primary healthcare projects across each health region; and whether any additional staff or resources have been allocated since the publication of the national Traveller health action plan. [35982/25]
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