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Question· writtenPQ 1181asked

1181. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to clarify the current status of the free HRT scheme roll-out; an updated timeline for the roll-out of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2823/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

1181. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to clarify the current status of the free HRT scheme roll-out; an updated timeline for the roll-out of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2823/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1179asked

1179. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her plans to recognise polycystic ovary syndrome as a chronic condition under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2817/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

1179. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her plans to recognise polycystic ovary syndrome as a chronic condition under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2817/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1158asked

1158. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of the funding approval for the development of the health centre in Ballyhale, County Kilkenny; and the timeline for the delivery of the project. [2638/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

1158. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of the funding approval for the development of the health centre in Ballyhale, County Kilkenny; and the timeline for the delivery of the project. [2638/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1157asked

1157. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the chiropody services available in the public health system, including to those with a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2634/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

1157. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the chiropody services available in the public health system, including to those with a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2634/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1134asked

1134. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to fully review the national home care waiting list with a view to correcting the urban-rural imbalance which shows a quarter of the waiting list is based in one of the nine healthcare regions, namely, Cork and Kerry with 1,160; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2566/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

1134. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to fully review the national home care waiting list with a view to correcting the urban-rural imbalance which shows a quarter of the waiting list is based in one of the nine healthcare regions, namely, Cork and Kerry with 1,160; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2566/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1128asked

1128. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health how plans are progressing in relation to the new local injuries unit in Carlow; when she expects this unit to be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2531/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

1128. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health how plans are progressing in relation to the new local injuries unit in Carlow; when she expects this unit to be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2531/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1103asked

1103. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the measures she will take to ensure that preventative healthcare services, such as sufficient provision of public health nurses, are adequately resourced to safeguard the health and well-being of children and families in the future. [2411/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

1103. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the measures she will take to ensure that preventative healthcare services, such as sufficient provision of public health nurses, are adequately resourced to safeguard the health and well-being of children and families in the future. [2411/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1073asked

1073. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration was given under the commencement of outstanding provisions in the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 in relation to licence fees for small rural businesses that, compared with large supermarkets, will struggle to meet these fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2293/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

1073. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration was given under the commencement of outstanding provisions in the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 in relation to licence fees for small rural businesses that, compared with large supermarkets, will struggle to meet these fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2293/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1067asked

1067. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the primary healthcare centre in Dundalk at the former Carroll Village Shopping Centre, The Long Walk, Demesne, Dundalk, County Louth. [2261/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

1067. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the primary healthcare centre in Dundalk at the former Carroll Village Shopping Centre, The Long Walk, Demesne, Dundalk, County Louth. [2261/25]

Question· writtenPQ 516asked

516. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education for an update on plans to move children from the special care unit at a school (details supplied); to detail the healthcare and teaching staff that will be allocated to the new special care unit at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3569/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

516. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education for an update on plans to move children from the special care unit at a school (details supplied); to detail the healthcare and teaching staff that will be allocated to the new special care unit at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3569/25]

Question· writtenPQ 96asked

96. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline, given the risks posed by the discharge of toxic chemicals and the proposed 17-storey mine waste facility in the Sperrins AONB gold mine project, the measures the Government is considering to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency is fully involved in the review of this project and its potential transboundary impacts on water quality and public health. [3309/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025

96. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline, given the risks posed by the discharge of toxic chemicals and the proposed 17-storey mine waste facility in the Sperrins AONB gold mine project, the measures the Government is considering to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency is fully involved in the review of this project and its potential transboundary impacts on water quality and public health. [3309/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1674asked

1674. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress being made on the construction of a ten-bed extension to the department of psychiatry, Drogheda, County Louth; the timeline for the delivery of the extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1982/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1674. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress being made on the construction of a ten-bed extension to the department of psychiatry, Drogheda, County Louth; the timeline for the delivery of the extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1982/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1644asked

1644. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, in each quarter of each year from 2019 to 2024; the breakdown, by length of wait and by age, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1912/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1644. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, in each quarter of each year from 2019 to 2024; the breakdown, by length of wait and by age, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1912/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1595asked

1595. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the financial toll that long-Covid has on healthcare workers with the disease, given that the long-Covid payment scheme is due to end in June; and if he will extend the payments beyond this deadline and commit to supporting healthcare workers affected long-term. [1664/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1595. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the financial toll that long-Covid has on healthcare workers with the disease, given that the long-Covid payment scheme is due to end in June; and if he will extend the payments beyond this deadline and commit to supporting healthcare workers affected long-term. [1664/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1576asked

1576. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of international protection applicants who were offered a public health screening in 2022-2024; the number who were not offered a public health screening within that timeframe; the number who attended a public health screening within that timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1550/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1576. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of international protection applicants who were offered a public health screening in 2022-2024; the number who were not offered a public health screening within that timeframe; the number who attended a public health screening within that timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1550/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1498asked

1498. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health further to the enactment of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023, to provide an update on plans to fully ban the sale of disposable vapes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1127/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1498. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health further to the enactment of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023, to provide an update on plans to fully ban the sale of disposable vapes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1127/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1491asked

1491. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if and when the recognition payment for health care workers, agency workers in Covid testing laboratories and many others working throughout the pandemic will be paid especially workers in a facility (details supplied) which was contracted by the HSE to conduct PCR testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1098/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1491. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if and when the recognition payment for health care workers, agency workers in Covid testing laboratories and many others working throughout the pandemic will be paid especially workers in a facility (details supplied) which was contracted by the HSE to conduct PCR testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1098/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1490asked

1490. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health when he expects the ban of on the sale of single-use disposable and flavoured vapes to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1096/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1490. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health when he expects the ban of on the sale of single-use disposable and flavoured vapes to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1096/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1461asked

1461. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to overrule the recent recommendation from the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics and make pluvicto available for reimbursement to eligible patients; if he acknowledges the urgent need for access to this treatment for cancer patients in the healthcare system; and if he will take into account that pluvicto has already been approved and is in use for patient care in several European countries and certain NHS trusts in the UK. [46918/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1461. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to overrule the recent recommendation from the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics and make pluvicto available for reimbursement to eligible patients; if he acknowledges the urgent need for access to this treatment for cancer patients in the healthcare system; and if he will take into account that pluvicto has already been approved and is in use for patient care in several European countries and certain NHS trusts in the UK. [46918/24]

Question· writtenPQ 1455asked

1455. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to establishing an independent commissioner for ageing and older people, similar to that which is in place in both Northern Ireland and Wales; and if his Government will implement a well-resourced programme of action to counteract ageism. [46905/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1455. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to establishing an independent commissioner for ageing and older people, similar to that which is in place in both Northern Ireland and Wales; and if his Government will implement a well-resourced programme of action to counteract ageism. [46905/24]

Question· writtenPQ 1441asked

1441. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can provide the number of lay activists who were promoted into senior policy development positions related to transgender healthcare in the HSE, and a list of their positions and names, as indicated by the staff of the National Gender Service in a recent interview (details supplied). [46839/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1441. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can provide the number of lay activists who were promoted into senior policy development positions related to transgender healthcare in the HSE, and a list of their positions and names, as indicated by the staff of the National Gender Service in a recent interview (details supplied). [46839/24]

Question· writtenPQ 1424asked

1424. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the proposals he has to increase the number of doctors operating in general practice nationally, and also specifically in both counties Wicklow and Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46796/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1424. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the proposals he has to increase the number of doctors operating in general practice nationally, and also specifically in both counties Wicklow and Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46796/24]

Question· writtenPQ 1415asked

1415. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elderly persons who could not be discharged from Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan despite being medically approved for discharge due to no suitable alternative healthcare facility being available; the longest time an elderly person or persons remained at the hospital beyond their medically approved discharge date during this same period; the average time it takes for an older person to be transferred to a nursing home or convalescence facility when medically approved to be discharged from the hospital to any such facility, in each of the past five years, in tabular form [46766/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1415. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elderly persons who could not be discharged from Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan despite being medically approved for discharge due to no suitable alternative healthcare facility being available; the longest time an elderly person or persons remained at the hospital beyond their medically approved discharge date during this same period; the average time it takes for an older person to be transferred to a nursing home or convalescence facility when medically approved to be discharged from the hospital to any such facility, in each of the past five years, in tabular form [46766/24]

Question· writtenPQ 1408asked

1408. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time public health nurse posts within CHO4, in 2023 and 2024; the specific geographic area within CHO4 that currently has no public health nurse in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46719/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1408. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time public health nurse posts within CHO4, in 2023 and 2024; the specific geographic area within CHO4 that currently has no public health nurse in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46719/24]

Question· writtenPQ 1346asked

1346. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Traveller Mental Health Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46421/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1346. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Traveller Mental Health Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46421/24]

Question· writtenPQ 1310asked

1310. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE’s recent EU tender for a platform to develop a national medicinal product catalogue; when it is expected to be delivered; if its implementation will disrupt current practices, given there is already a national file being used by community pharmacies and in other healthcare settings across the country; if so, the supports that will be in place to assist with the transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46266/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1310. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE’s recent EU tender for a platform to develop a national medicinal product catalogue; when it is expected to be delivered; if its implementation will disrupt current practices, given there is already a national file being used by community pharmacies and in other healthcare settings across the country; if so, the supports that will be in place to assist with the transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46266/24]

Question· writtenPQ 1309asked

1309. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the way a healthcare professional can open a clinic at the new primary care centre, Tullamore Road, Kilbeggan; if such facilities are available to private practice psychotherapists and counsellors; and if so, if the contact information will be provided to make the necessary arrangements. [46261/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

1309. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the way a healthcare professional can open a clinic at the new primary care centre, Tullamore Road, Kilbeggan; if such facilities are available to private practice psychotherapists and counsellors; and if so, if the contact information will be provided to make the necessary arrangements. [46261/24]

Question· writtenPQ 950asked

950. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if women’s refuges are working with other agencies, such as healthcare and social services, to provide a more holistic approach to survivors of domestic violence. [46472/24]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

950. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if women’s refuges are working with other agencies, such as healthcare and social services, to provide a more holistic approach to survivors of domestic violence. [46472/24]

Question· writtenPQ 46asked

46. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the detention of a Palestinian doctor by the Israeli Defence Forces (details supplied); the engagements he has had with his international counterparts in respect of this case; if he will seek an intervention at EU level to advance the release of this doctor and other healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1367/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025

46. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the detention of a Palestinian doctor by the Israeli Defence Forces (details supplied); the engagements he has had with his international counterparts in respect of this case; if he will seek an intervention at EU level to advance the release of this doctor and other healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1367/25]

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