931. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the decision of the WRC to award the pandemic bonus payment to a HSE worker who had been previously deemed ineligible has led to other workers in the same category being awarded that payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7797/25]
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932. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will analyse the decision of the WRC to award the pandemic bonus payment to a HSE worker who had been previously deemed ineligible to give consideration to the previous decision to exclude staff of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service from the pandemic bonus payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7798/25]
933. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current status of Southdoc in Blackpool, as a number of users in the northside of Cork city have stated that the service appears to be wound down, that when they call to make an appointment that they are referred to a Southdoc service on the southside of the city, that this is particularly difficult for people who have limited transport options; and if she will…
934. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to fill the current vacancy for primary care south Tipperary ophthalmologist as a matter of urgency following the retirement of the Ophthalmologist in October 2024 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7826/25]
935. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7834/25]
936. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason that toxicology testing is not undertaken at University Hospital Limerick at the weekends; and the reason that accessing toxicology results is so difficult during the week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7841/25]
937. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the decision by the National Ambulance Service (NAS) to require advanced paramedic training officers and NAS managers to park emergency response vehicles at ambulance bases instead of taking them home, given that this will end voluntary out-of-hours emergency response by trained personnel, impacting patient care in local communities; if the i…
938. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7864/25]
939. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if the HSE intends reopening a vacant building (details supplied) as a GP practice. [7865/25]
940. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting elective surgery with addresses in the Cork east constituency. [7882/25]
941. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that are waiting for homecare support in Cork east; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in Cork east; the average number of hours granted to each successful applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7883/25]
942. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 613 of 11 February 2025, if she will review the response and provide an update on this appointment for this person (details supplied). [7920/25]
943. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the funding stream available to apply for an AED defibrillator for a school (details supplied), or if her Department will supply one. [7934/25]
944. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review of the physician associate role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7957/25]
945. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will address issues with the reliability and accessibility of disability services in Longford; such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7958/25]
946. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time security staff currently employed at Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of full-time security staff on each shift at Letterkenny University Hospital; and the number of full-time security staff currently off on leave at Letterkenny University Hospital, in tabular form. [7959/25]
947. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time security staff currently employed at Sligo University Hospital; the number of full-time security staff on each shift at Sligo University Hospital; and the number of full-time security staff currently off on leave at Sligo University Hospital, in tabular form. [7960/25]
948. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of violent incidents directed towards staff at Letterkenny University Hospital, for each of the years 2016 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form. [7961/25]
949. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of violent incidents directed towards staff at Sligo University Hospital, for each of the years 2016 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form. [7962/25]
950. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown had a broken CT scanner recently (details supplied) and if patients in need of CTs were transferred elsewhere by ambulance at great cost with two doctors each time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7970/25]
951. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all the most expensive machines that is, CT Scanners, MRI machines and so on, that are held in the HSE system; and the number of these that are currently not working; if a maintenance department tasked with keeping these costly machines working and serviced exists; and the steps that are being taken to ensure that machine malfunction…
952. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8007/25]
953. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews who are ready and mobile to receive another call within 20 minutes of patient handover, for each emergency department and each hospital, for each quarter in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [8017/25]
954. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health to reply to correspondence (details supplied) regarding HRT patches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8022/25]
955. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if a circular has issued from her Department or from the HSE in the past 12 months regarding discretionary medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8025/25]