676. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [4564/25]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Browse the questions
744 questions match, newest first.
677. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason adults with type 1 diabetes attending Limerick University Hospital are still not offered insulin pumps as a treatment option, despite the qualified staff required to initiate pump therapy along with the administrative support required all being in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4580/25]
678. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the status of the organ donation opt-out register which is to be put in place under the Human Tissue Act 2024; when it is expected that the register will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4584/25]
679. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in her Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of these functions; the timeframe for when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4610/25]
680. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if all sections of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 have commenced yet; if not, the details of any sections yet to take effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4621/25]
681. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the reason adults with type 1 diabetes attending University Hospital Limerick are still not offered insulin pumps as a treatment option, despite the availability of qualified staff required to initiate pump therapy and the administration support are all in place to commence the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4623/25]
682. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on interim funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4639/25]
683. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied). [4641/25]
684. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she has plans to alter the national treatment purchase fund to increase the pay from a nursing home (details supplied) and similar private nursing homes to bring them in line with Government-funded nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4666/25]
685. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the pricing and reimbursement application process for melatonin under the community drug scheme; if melatonin will be provided under the community drug scheme to children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years-of-age with autism spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4668/25]
686. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) requiring a home help package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4674/25]
687. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the hardship scheme will be expanded to allow for forms and prescriptions from GPs to be accepted in place of those from paediatricians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4679/25]
688. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of agency blitz days carried out in 2024 and the date by each hospital, in tabular form; the number of sessions involved; the number of staff involved; the throughput per session, by activity type; the cost per activity type and the total costs by activity type and by hospital; and the associated accommodation, travel, and subsistence costs and the …
689. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand the age catchment of the BreastCheck programme. [4694/25]
690. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a lower limb prosthesis in the public hospital system. [4695/25]
691. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide greater clarity on the programme for Government’s commitment to roll out more early-age dementia supports and for increased funding for the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4698/25]
692. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of places for individuals who need 24/7 care due to suffering with early-onset dementia who are under 65 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4699/25]
693. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will approve the new mandibular device used to treat sleep apnoea (details supplied). [4702/25]
694. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether promised interim funding for an organisation (details supplied) will be released; and to provide details of the funding amount and timeline for its release. [4724/25]
695. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of the project to establish an elective hospital in Cork as of February 2025; if a site for this project has been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4732/25]
696. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the care of a person (details supplied) has been completely inadequate and that the lives of other persons have been put in danger; and if she will ensure that the necessary reform and funding of the system is put in place to ensure that this does not recur. [4733/25]
697. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics the National Ambulance Service has employed in each county in each year from 2014 through 2024 inclusive; the number of advanced paramedics the National Ambulance Service has trained in each county in each year from 2014 through 2024 inclusive, and for which specific service they are employed (National Ambulance Service, Dublin F…
698. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics in the National Ambulance Service considered to be an appropriate and safe staffing level on a national basis; and the number of advanced paramedics considered appropriate and safe staffing levels per county, in tabular form. [4756/25]
699. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health her Department’s plans to internally hire and train advanced paramedics for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4757/25]
700. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health what the existing obstacles are to hiring and training advanced paramedics; how her Department plans to overcome these obstacles in detail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4758/25]