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Question· writtenPQ 785asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
785. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will consider putting in place a set of supports and educational regimes for related to matrescence, specifically for expectant first-time mothers to prepare them for the change that the birth of their child will bring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27645/25]
Question· writtenPQ 783asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
783. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will implement a plan to encourage the establishment of mothers’ talking groups outside of existing services to provide a forum for new mothers to build new support networks; particularly for mothers who are unable or do not wish to breastfeed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27643/25]
Question· writtenPQ 781asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
781. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including reference to breastfeeding in the Women’s Health Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27641/25]
Question· writtenPQ 775asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
775. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health when there will be equal access for spinraza treatment for adults with spinal muscular atrophy treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27614/25]
Question· writtenPQ 759asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
759. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to extend the long-Covid scheme for public health workers impacted by long-Covid past June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27526/25]
Question· writtenPQ 756asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
756. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether parents of children undergoing spinal fusion or growth rod procedures at Children's Health Ireland are informed of the relevant post-operative infection rates, either site-specific or national, as part of the surgical consent process; if this information is not routinely disclosed, to explain how this complies with the principles set out in national consent policies and standards which require service users to be given clear, relevant, and material risk information in order to make informed healthcare decisions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27485/25]
Question· writtenPQ 733asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
733. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update for the An Saol Foundation's project Teach An Saol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27430/25]
Question· writtenPQ 724asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
724. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will ensure that families affected by unexpected child deaths are provided with timely access to review findings from agencies such as CAMHS and are provided the necessary psychological and legal supports throughout the process. [27391/25]
Question· writtenPQ 723asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
723. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will establish a national child death register to ensure accurate and comprehensive data collection on child deaths and introduce national guidelines for reviewing unexpected child deaths that include family involvement. [27390/25]
Question· writtenPQ 722asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
722. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will establish a statutory child death review mechanism, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and the interim measures being taken to improve the current review process in the meantime. [27389/25]
Question· writtenPQ 698asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
698. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps she in taking to reduce disparities in access to perinatal mental health care among minorities such as migrants, those from the Travelling community, and low-income families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27078/25]
Question· writtenPQ 692asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
692. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for details of the community pilot project to identify the needs of children and young people within the gender healthcare programme, including around ethical approval and any patient and public involvement in the project. [27011/25]
Question· writtenPQ 691asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
691. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for a list of the names and specialties of the cross speciality clinical advisory group within the gender healthcare programme. [27010/25]
Question· writtenPQ 690asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
690. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 7 May 2025, the staff positions for the gender healthcare programme that have been filled and which remain unfilled. [27009/25]
Question· writtenPQ 689asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
689. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a recent review by the US Department of Health and Human Services on healthcare for trans youth (details supplied); and if the HSE's Gender Healthcare Programme intends to consider it. [27008/25]
Question· writtenPQ 683asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
683. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she will establish standalone or emergency department adjacent urgent mental health care services; the number and details of any such existing facilities; if she has examined a potential model, such as the model which previously operated at St. Brendan's Hospital; if she accepts that often chaotic emergency departments are not an appropriate place for a person experiencing a mental health issue, such as a psychosis related episode or suicidal ideation, to be left waiting unattended and without immediate attention and care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27001/25]
Question· writtenPQ 674asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
674. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide clarification on whether importers and distributors will receive a dispensation for alcohol stock held prior to the implementation of labelling requirements under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, similar to the dispensation afforded to on- and off-trade premises; if she accepts that the absence of such clarity could place a disproportionate logistical and financial burden on the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26963/25]
Question· writtenPQ 671asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
671. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether the implementation of the alcohol labelling provisions under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 is proceeding as planned; if she will clarify whether any delay or deferral is under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26959/25]
Question· writtenPQ 670asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
670. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health given the upcoming commencement of the alcohol labelling requirements under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 and the distinct logistical realities faced by importers and distributors managing significant stock volumes, if the Department will provide an explicit dispensation for these businesses, similar to that afforded to on- and off-trade premises, for stock held prior to the implementation date; and if not, whether she accepts that the absence of clear guidance risks imposing disproportionate logistical and financial burdens on this sector. [26958/25]
Question· writtenPQ 669asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
669. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health in light of ongoing speculation and the absence of any formal communication from the Department, to confirm whether the implementation of the alcohol labelling provisions under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 is being delayed or shelved; and to state the specific timeline she can now rely on; and whether continued Governmental indecision risks undermining these efforts. [26957/25]
Question· writtenPQ 666asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
666. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year costs to recruit two additional WTE clinical specialist podiatrists and two additional WTE senior podiatrists for public health services. [26944/25]
Question· writtenPQ 657asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
657. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the policy governing the Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) Family Forum, including the expected frequency of the meetings, whether minutes are taken and circulated to members and how parental engagement is maintained; to confirm the relationship between the CHI Family Forum and The Family Advisory Network as described on the CHI website; to respond to concerns raised by parents who report that it has been over a year since they were last invited to attend a CHI Family Forum meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26930/25]
Question· writtenPQ 645asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
645. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered creating a statutory right to timely mental health care for children under 18 years of age. [26906/25]
Question· writtenPQ 631asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
631. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered creating a statutory right to timely mental health care for children under 18. [26875/25]
Question· writtenPQ 612asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
612. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated current and capital cost of implementing the Governments plan for inpatient and outpatient perinatal mental health care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26843/25]
Question· writtenPQ 591asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
591. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses that are responsible for the Donaghmede area of Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26795/25]
Question· writtenPQ 590asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
590. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where regional specialist memory clinics are located, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26794/25]
Question· writtenPQ 571asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2025
571. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric units and staff in each unit within the public health service, by CHO area, from the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26720/25]
Question· writtenPQ 180asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 May 2025
180. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections and enforcement actions undertaken under the annual sunbed inspection programme in each of the past five years; how the effectiveness of these measures is being evaluated in preventing breaches of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014, particularly with respect to underage access, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26293/25]
Question· writtenPQ 173asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 May 2025
173. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made with the HSE in implementing a progressive career pathway for healthcare assistants; the reason the HSE does not support the participation of its healthcare assistants in the advanced healthcare assistant practitioner apprenticeship programme (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26238/25]
Question· writtenPQ 172asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 May 2025
172. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health when the commitment in the Programme for Government to provide a progressive career pathway for healthcare assistants will be implemented; the plan for achieving this across the healthcare sector both public and private; the funding that has been allocated to support this initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26237/25]
Question· writtenPQ 143asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 May 2025
143. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse's per community health network, and per 10,000 of population, across each community health network from 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [26089/25]
Question· writtenPQ 880asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2025
880. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of a public consultation process relative to establishing a master plan for the development of community facilities on the land owned by the HSE at Lacken, Dublin Road, Kilkenny; the number of submissions made; if a draft report is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25926/25]
Question· writtenPQ 860asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2025
860. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when the new national drugs strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25834/25]
Question· writtenPQ 856asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2025
856. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health if she will revise the long-term illness scheme to include persons diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25771/25]
Question· writtenPQ 855asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2025
855. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on plans for the 75-bed rehabilitation unit planned for a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25768/25]
Question· writtenPQ 843asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2025
843. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of cost overruns stemming from HSE capital projects that were in excess of €100,000 at original cost projection and overran by 20% or more from 2020 to 2025, detailing the name of the project, the original cost projection and the latest cost projection, to include projects that are planned, in train or completed for the years in question, in tabular form. [25710/25]
Question· writtenPQ 834asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2025
834. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of PET scanners available in the public health system; the number of days per week each scanner operates, the number of scans carried out by each machine, for the past 24 months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25636/25]
Question· writtenPQ 818asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2025
818. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of children's dentists working within the public healthcare system in each of the last five years, by county, in tabular form. [25444/25]
Question· writtenPQ 799asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2025
799. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will establish a clinical programme for pulmonary fibrosis, to ensure that patients receive the highest standard of care and equitable access to a range of specialist healthcare supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25274/25]
Question· writtenPQ 783asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2025
783. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a home support package is put in place for a person, as a matter of urgency, and if a public health nurse can call to assess this person’s needs (details supplied). [25165/25]
Question· writtenPQ 782asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2025
782. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the fact that a number of new medicines are being made available through private healthcare providers, while public patients are made to wait for these to become available (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to ensure that lifesaving medication is made available to all patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25155/25]
Question· writtenPQ 333asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2025
333. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason she will not extend the special scheme of paid leave for eligible public health sector employees suffering from long Covid; if she will replace this scheme with a long-term occupational illness scheme; the supports she will put in place for those who are on the special scheme, following its conclusion on 30 June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25049/25]
Question· writtenPQ 314asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2025
314. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has turned down requests to treat injured children from Gaza in Children’s Health Ireland, despite the fact that clinicians and surgeons have stated that they have the resources and theatre time available to do so; and if so, how many children have been turned down. [24920/25]
Question· writtenPQ 220asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2025
220. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department intends to respond to evidence that households with disabilities face substantial additional healthcare and medication costs; if she will expand medical card eligibility, reduce prescription charges, or provide other forms of support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24813/25]
Question· writtenPQ 188asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2025
188. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will issue health advisory guidelines to schools related to nicotine pouches while legislation is being developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24628/25]
Question· writtenPQ 187asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2025
187. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will incorporate nicotine pouches into the upcoming vaping legislation to restrict the use of flavours and the sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24627/25]
Question· writtenPQ 185asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2025
185. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to financially assist persons who have anaphylactic food allergies to support them to purchase foods that are safe for their consumption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24572/25]
Question· writtenPQ 1220asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2025
1220. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the action she is planning to take on the implementation of alcohol labelling, as per Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; her views on the proposed pausing or delaying of such an introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23787/25]
Question· writtenPQ 1219asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2025
1219. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene in the dispute between the HSE and healthcare workers in relation to the pay and numbers strategy; the discussions she has had regarding the planned industrial action by healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16064/25]
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