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Question· writtenPQ 210asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
210. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in expanding the use of digital health technologies to improve patient access, reduce waiting times and support more efficient delivery of healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52237/26]
Question· writtenPQ 207asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
207. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Limerick Surgical Hub that was due to open in May 2026; when it is due to open; the steps she is taking to ensure it operates at full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52247/26]
Question· writtenPQ 205asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
205. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to strengthen preventative healthcare and early intervention in order to improve health outcomes and reduce long-term pressure on hospital services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52238/26]
Question· writtenPQ 193asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
193. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the extent of the use of SMS messaging systems for outpatient appointment reminders across public hospitals and healthcare facilities; the number of messages issued and level of utilisation by each site; whether all facilities with access to such systems are making full use of them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47996/26]
Question· writtenPQ 171asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
171. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to clarify when the Model 3 Report (details supplied) at Letterkenny University Hospital will be published along with a plan to address the issues raised by the report. [51754/26]
Question· writtenPQ 170asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
170. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progression of the master plan for the redevelopment of University Hospital Galway 'timelines for the 1st phase'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51131/26]
Question· writtenPQ 169asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
169. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to increase the number of public health nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48115/26]
Question· writtenPQ 165asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
165. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the current projected timeline for the completion and opening of the surgical hub and ambulatory oncology unit at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51753/26]
Question· writtenPQ 163asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
163. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if her Department have plans for secondary locations for Naas Hospital services, given the current population growth in the area and the lack of space on the hospital grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52290/26]
Question· writtenPQ 162asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
162. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health her views on the public health risks posed by Brazilian beef, particularly given that, despite plans for its removal from the EU safe food list, it continues to be imported in large volumes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52296/26]
Question· writtenPQ 161asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
161. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to confirm when the report into midwifery and nursing numbers, commissioned by the National Women and Infants Health Programme will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52271/26]
Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
157. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will commission a feasibility study into the establishment of a Minor Injuries Clinic in Balbriggan, County Dublin, having regard to the significant population growth in Balbriggan and the wider north Fingal area, the increasing demand for local healthcare services and the distance many residents must travel to access urgent but non-life threatening care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52242/26]
Question· writtenPQ 156asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
156. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the former HSE Clinic at Camolin, County Wexford. [51855/26]
Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
152. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed primary care centre in Portumna, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51669/26]
Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
151. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the way in which she is continuing the transition to regular hospital care being available to patients seven-days-a-week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48060/26]
Question· writtenPQ 150asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
150. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a full update on the new 83 bed paediatric wing at Cork University Hospital; and the estimated timeline for construction and completion. [52170/26]
Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
144. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to incentivise GPs and dentists to enter into private practice in communities to meet current demand and provide a service for people who do not have access to general medical and dental services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52225/26]
Question· writtenPQ 137asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
137. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the options available to medical card holders over the age of 18 who require orthodontic treatment but cannot afford private care; and whether she will outline plans to address unmet orthodontic needs among adults in the public health system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51540/26]
Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
129. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she believes that sick children should be treated equally irrespective of their parents’ ability to pay for healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52179/26]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
121. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the plan to increase ICU bed capacity by at least a further 100 beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48059/26]
Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
120. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health status of the Youghal 60-bed community nursing unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48226/26]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
118. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she intends to develop public-only GP and dentist contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52162/26]
Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
114. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health her assessment of the need for a Minor Injuries Clinic in Balbriggan, County Dublin, having regard to the rapid population growth in Balbriggan and the wider north Fingal area, the increasing demand for local healthcare services and the distance many residents are required to travel to access emergency and urgent care services; her plans under consideration to provide a Minor Injuries Clinic or similar urgent care facility in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52243/26]
Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
113. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the expected delivery timelines for improvements and new services at public hospitals and primary care centres in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51846/26]
Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
112. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed elective hospital in Glanmire. [51021/26]
Question· oralPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
108. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the work her Department has undertaken to improve access to care for people living with lipoedema. [47296/26]
Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
106. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for new investment in Louth County Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48259/26]
Question· writtenPQ 100asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
100. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; the level of new and upgraded facilities that will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48294/26]
Question· oralPQ 99asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
99. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason the national lipoedema working group is proposing to exclude surgical intervention from its guidelines on the management of lipoedema; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52269/26]
Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2026
232. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings of the Working Party on Public Health that are scheduled or expected to take place during the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union; whether tobacco control, novel nicotine products, youth vaping, or the revision of the Tobacco Products Directive are expected to feature on the agenda of any such meeting; and whether Ireland intends to table any Presidency paper, discussion note or draft Council conclusions on these issues. [52114/26]
Question· writtenPQ 182asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2026
182. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned regarding the high volume of importing of Brazilian beef impact on public health, since the EU commission announced plans to remove it from the EU safe food list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52277/26]
Question· writtenPQ 878asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
878. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has engaged, or intends to engage, with An Post regarding the future of the former delivery service unit on Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9; whether the site has been considered for future primary care, community healthcare or other health service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51893/26]
Question· writtenPQ 846asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
846. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1820 of 9 June 2026, the terms of reference, membership, and findings of the expert group convened by the HSE Chief Clinical Officer in 2024 to consider the implications of the Cass Review for gender healthcare services in Ireland; the date this work concluded; and whether the findings will be published, as confirmed in the HSE reply of 30 June 2026. [51625/26]
Question· writtenPQ 842asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
842. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the steps being taken by her Department to ensure healthcare professionals suffering from long-Covid can qualify for a critical illness payment; if she is aware that there are currently over 150 such employees of the HSE suffering from long-Covid who have been deemed ineligible for this payment recently (details supplied). [51620/26]
Question· writtenPQ 837asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
837. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure adequate healthcare for persons in disadvantage; and her plans to expand the Inclusion Health programme between the Mater and St. James’s Hospitals, Dublin. [51599/26]
Question· writtenPQ 811asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
811. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason medical card holders who are non-insulin dependent diabetics prescribed contour next blood glucose test strips are only eligible to receive one box per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51375/26]
Question· writtenPQ 810asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
810. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of introducing a fully funded universal contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51333/26]
Question· writtenPQ 799asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
799. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if an assessment has been carried out on the cumulative cost burden of healthcare for older people, including GP care, prescriptions, vaccines, and screening services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51293/26]
Question· writtenPQ 796asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
796. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to strengthen preventative healthcare supports for older people, particularly in rural areas; including supports for physical activity, community-based health promotion, and social prescribing initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51290/26]
Question· writtenPQ 794asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
794. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to review the fairness of the drug payment scheme threshold, particularly the application of the same monthly cap to single-person households and to couples or families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51288/26]
Question· writtenPQ 790asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
790. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the public health system of performing a bariatric gastric sleeve procedure; and if she will provide a detailed breakdown of all associated costs, including but not limited to anaesthesia, surgical staffing, theatre usage, equipment, and pre-operative and post-operative care. [51259/26]
Question· writtenPQ 789asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
789. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the public health system of performing a knee replacement; and if she will provide a detailed breakdown of all associated costs, including but not limited to anaesthesia, surgical staffing, theatre use, prosthetics, and pre-operative and post-operative care. [51258/26]
Question· writtenPQ 788asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
788. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the public health system of performing a cataract removal procedure; and if she will provide a detailed breakdown of all associated costs, including but not limited to anaesthesia, intraocular lenses, surgical staffing, theatre use, and pre-operative and post-operative care. [51257/26]
Question· writtenPQ 787asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
787. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the public health system of performing a cardiac ablation procedure; if she will provide a detailed breakdown of all associated costs, including but not limited to anaesthesia, cardiac mapping, surgical staffing, theatre usage, equipment, and pre- and post-procedure care. [51256/26]
Question· writtenPQ 786asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
786. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the public health system of performing a hip replacement; and if she will provide a detailed breakdown of all associated costs, including but not limited to anaesthesia, surgical staffing, theatre use, prosthetics, pre-operative and post-operative care. [51255/26]
Question· writtenPQ 742asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
742. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1011 of 16 June 2026, whether a costed implementation plan exists for the national model of care for obesity; the estimated total funding required for full implementation; the funding allocated to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50982/26]
Question· writtenPQ 725asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
725. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will review and expand the HSE's rehabilitation aids grant scheme to provide for the funding of specialised vehicle car seats and restraint systems where there is a demonstrated clinical necessity, supported by an occupational therapist or other appropriate clinician; whether she recognises that access to safe transport is essential to enable children and adults with disabilities to attend healthcare appointments, education, therapy and community services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50943/26]
Question· writtenPQ 720asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
720. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if any single national system enables the HSE to identify, across all HSE-funded sites, if a healthcare worker, whether directly employed, agency or locum, who is currently on administrative leave or has been removed from placement, is subject to a criminal investigation or an unresolved patient-safety concern. [50918/26]
Question· writtenPQ 670asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
670. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention is drawn to the fact that the operation of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 is, in practice, creating significant barriers for adults with lifelong intellectual disabilities and their families in accessing basic services such as healthcare, dental treatment, and banking. [51592/26]
Question· writtenPQ 537asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2026
537. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health given that HR Memo 015/2026 confirms administrative leave cases are monitored quarterly by the Chief People Officer and reported quarterly to the Chief Executive Officer, the reason a separate centralised reporting mechanism is required to record healthcare staff subject to criminal investigation rather than disaggregating the existing quarterly reporting. [50680/26]