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201 records in IE in 2025
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2025
950. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her response to the HIQA review on urgent and emergency healthcare services in HSE midwest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66261/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2025
947. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will direct each HSE community healthcare organisations and hospital group to provide information with regard to HSE clinicians undertaking overseas training or observerships related to complex termination of pregnancy care where such training overseas has been approved and undertaken from 2020 to date in 2025; if she will direct that such information will include associated expenses managed in accordance with standard HSE travel and training policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66222/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2025
868. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application for a person (details supplied) under the Northen Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65608/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2025
850. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline on the establishment of a national genomic medicine centre to process genetic tests nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65478/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2025
792. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the age intervals at which developmental checks of newborns and infants should be offered by public health nurses; the examinations done at each of these intervals; the intervals which are P1, P2 and P3 checks; if services up to P3 checks are being offered to children in Adamstown, Clondalkin, Palmerstown, Lucan, Rowlagh, Rathcoole, Newcastle, Saggart, Citywest, Brittas, Fettercairn, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66264/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2025
549. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will support the development of a national requirement that all developers constructing new housing estates provide an automated external defibrillator (AED) within the estate; and if he will consider incorporating such a requirement into planning or building regulations in the interest of public health and community safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65983/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
670. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a national diabetes registry or equivalent data infrastructure; how this will support service planning, prevention and research; the timeframe for full implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65094/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
669. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health how her Department and the HSE intend to respond to the new World Health Organisation global guidelines on diabetes during pregnancy; to outline current and planned measures to improve screening, management and post-pregnancy follow-up for women with gestational or pre-existing diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65093/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
664. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department and the HSE are responding to the World Diabetes Day 2025 theme of diabetes and well-being, particularly in relation to workplace supports, psychological supports for people living with diabetes; the measures she will take to tackle stigma and discrimination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65088/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
663. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the current HSE policy on access to continuous glucose monitoring, insulin pumps and hybrid closed-loop systems for people living with type 1 diabetes, including eligibility criteria for children, adults and pregnancy, her plans to widen access in line with recent international best practice and World Health Organization guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65087/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
662. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to report on current participation rates in the national diabetic retinopathy screening programme and other structured screening for diabetes-related complications (including foot and kidney disease); to set out any plans to expand eligibility, outreach and capacity to improve early detection and prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65086/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
661. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current estimated numbers of adults and children living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the State, by CHO area and age cohort; how her Department is responding to the 2025 World Diabetes Day focus on diabetes and well-being across life stages and in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65085/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
656. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a further update on the implementation of the Model of Care for Hereditary Cancer, the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65039/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
648. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the process by which her Department verifies financial transparency and accountability in non-statutory bodies receiving public health funding, and if she will outline recent compliance issues identified. [64925/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
630. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE currently has the capacity to conduct infectious disease screening for all persons entering the State in circumstances where public health advice recommends such screening, and the number of staff available for this work. [64907/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
624. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has completed any public health risk assessments since 2020 relating to tuberculosis, measles, polio, hepatitis or other communicable diseases among persons arriving into the State, and if she will provide copies of these assessments. [64901/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
623. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the public health advice her Department has issued to the Department of Justice since 2020 regarding infectious disease screening of persons entering or residing in the State, and if she will publish this advice. [64900/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
602. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance arrangements and clinical oversight structures in place for the development of the new model of care for gender healthcare, including the safeguards used to ensure independence, transparency and the management of conflicts of interest among officials, clinicians and advisors involved in this work; and the way her Department assures that these standards are upheld. [64760/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
601. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will publish the completed expert group review on the implications of the Cass Review for gender healthcare services in Ireland; the interim measures she has put in place to ensure that current assessment and treatment pathways for children and young people are safe, evidence-based and subject to clear clinical oversight. [64759/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
595. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance and conflict-of-interest policies that apply to officials, clinicians, external advisors and members of the HSE’s Programme for Gender Healthcare when developing or advising on gender healthcare policy, including disclosure requirements relating to links with pharmaceutical companies, advocacy organisations or service providers; and the way these safeguards are monitored and enforced. [64753/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
593. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the date on which the Health Service Executive’s expert group completed its review of the implications of the Cass Review for Irish gender healthcare services, the date this report was submitted to the Chief Clinical Officer, the planned timeline for its publication or release, and the steps her Department is taking to ensure that the findings inform current service governance and interim clinical guidance for children and young people. [64749/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
586. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 457 of 13 November 2025, if all valid prescriptions for HRT products, which are for the time being on the reimbursement list, are eligible for the free HRT scheme regardless of the reason they were prescribed; if not, the way in which pharmacists are expected to ascertain the reason a prescription was made when there is no requirement for healthcare providers to indicate this on prescriptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64688/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
204. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health her response to HIQA’s review on the delivery of urgent and emergency healthcare services in HSE Midwest; when decisions will be made with regard to the recommendations in the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64089/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
196. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the three options outlined by HIQA into urgent and emergency healthcare services in the HSE Midwest region; her plans for their prompt implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64224/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
193. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health for a report on introduction of the national shared care record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64087/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
191. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in the Dublin mid-west area; the number of vacant positions for public health nurses in the area; when P2 and P3 developmental checks will be provided throughout the consistency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64560/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
189. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if funding has been secured to ensure the delivery of the new primary health care centre in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; the timeline for completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64067/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
185. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the status of the diabetes policy and services review being led by the steering group established in July 2024; when the report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64378/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
184. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her response to the results of the 2025 Healthy Ireland survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63970/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
176. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the guaranteed, binding timeframe and allocated budget for the necessary remedial works to expedite the re-opening of admissions to community nursing units currently under HIQA restriction, such as the Ballina CNU; and if she will ensure that these beds will be restored to public use and not outsourced. [64447/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
175. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health to outline the plans for the promised upgrade and extension of Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64582/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
170. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if her Department will hold a statutory public inquiry into issues relating to the healthcare of a child (details supplied); the timeline for this inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64559/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
168. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of amending the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 to remove the loophole that allows advertising by alcohol companies to advertise 0.0% versions of their products on TV, radio and sporting events; if her Department has carried out any research into this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62399/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
164. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed update on the recent targeted recruitment campaign for healthcare assistants in south Tipperary; the number of applications received; the number of candidates interviewed; the number of successful candidates offered positions; the number now in post; if any further recruitment campaigns are planned for the remainder of 2025 and early 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59589/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
160. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the planned redevelopment of the emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; the current status of the design and planning stages; the expected timeline for tendering and construction; whether the project remains a priority within the HSE Capital Plan; the anticipated opening date for the new emergency department; the anticipated opening date for the proposed one hundred bed block; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64599/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
149. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health her plans to establish a local nurse-led respite facility in Laois where children with complex medical needs, can access safe, medically appropriate overnight care, in line with the National Policy on Palliative Care for Children (2009), the National Needs Assessment (2013), and the Children’s Palliative Care: From Policy to Practice framework (2010–2015); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63078/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
143. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of people who died from lung cancer in the last full year for which statistics are available; how this compares to deaths from other cancers; the action being taken to improve survival rates; how our survival rates for lung cancer compare internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64100/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
142. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of the 60-bed community nursing unit for Youghal project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64583/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
133. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the unacceptable wait times for trans healthcare and to improve healthcare for trans people within the primary care system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64376/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
127. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the capital investment promised for Belmullet Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64581/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
124. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department plans to keep Irish residents safe and healthy in the face of other large, populous countries which have recently backed away from science-based medicine and disease/virus prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56731/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
116. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including restrictions on nicotine pouch products in the public health (nicotine inhaling products) Bill when presented; the current regulations in place to ensure harmful and unregulated ingredients are not used in these pouches; and if she will consider proposing legislation which will prevent the free distribution of all nicotine products, pouches and otherwise, for marketing purposes. [64097/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
101. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will reconsider her decision not to extend the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers with long-Covid past 31 December 2025; if she will bring forward a permanent scheme for this small group of frontline workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64322/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
94. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the implementation of ‘Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63883/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025
76. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to protect the incomes of front-line healthcare workers who continue to suffer from long Covid and who are in receipt of the special scheme of paid leave, which is due to expire in the coming weeks; if she plans to protect these workers by extending this scheme or recognising long Covid as an occupational illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64383/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2025
366. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the reason the special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers affected by long-Covid is due to end on 31 December without a suitable replacement; if she acknowledges that directing workers who are on phased or part-time return-to-work programmes into the standard sick leave scheme will require them to go fully out sick in order to receive income, despite clinical guidance that phased return is the safest and most appropriate option; the measures that will be put in place to prevent affected workers from being pushed into financial distress and from losing progress made in rehabilitation; and if she will urgently revise the policy to ensure continuity of care for staff and patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64331/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2025
365. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the reason income limits for persons aged over 70 applying for a full medical card have not been revised in recent budgets; if she accepts that the current income thresholds are no longer reflective of the significant rises in the cost of living, energy, insurance, inflation and healthcare expenses; and if she will outline any plans to review these limits to ensure a fairer and more realistic assessment for older people, who are disproportionately affected by these increases as they often live on fixed or modest retirement incomes, with limited capacity to supplement their income. [64324/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2025
359. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if there are public health risks associated with residual chlorine levels in Irish drinking water, particularly in relation to disinfection by-products such as trihalomethanes and chlorates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64211/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2025
341. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the outcome of the work to date of the Loneliness Taskforce, which was established in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64114/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2025
340. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if it is proposed to develop a strategy to help prevent loneliness as a public health policy priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64113/25]