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Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
713. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on wait lists at the supra-regional endometriosis specialist centres in Tallaght and Cork University Maternity Hospital and five regional endometriosis hubs in the Rotunda, the Coombe Hospital, the National Maternity Hospital, University Hospital Limerick and University Hospital Galway, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on …
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
714. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of staff positions funded at the supra-regional endometriosis specialist centres in Tallaght and Cork University Maternity Hospital and five regional endometriosis hubs in the Rotunda, the Coombe Hospital, the National Maternity Hospital, University Hospital Limerick and University Hospital Galway; the number of staff positions filled, in tabular for…
David Cullinane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
715. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average turnaround time from application to registration for registration with CORU by profession, both in total and separated for domestic and international applications, for each year 2019-2025 to date, in tabular form. [27240/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
716. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will review the interim model of care for long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27377/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
717. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to ensure all long-Covid clinics are fully staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27378/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
718. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will develop up-to-date long-Covid clinical guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27379/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
719. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will establish paediatric long-Covid clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27380/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
720. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she plans to establish formal training for GPs on accurate diagnosis and management of long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27381/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
721. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline the basis for the recruitment embargo on physician associates; to provide an update on the review of this role; the timeline for competition of said review; the number of physician associates currently employed by the HSE; the status of their posts since the review was announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27382/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
722. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will establish a statutory child death review mechanism, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and the interim measures being taken to improve the current review process in the meantime. [27389/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
723. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will establish a national child death register to ensure accurate and comprehensive data collection on child deaths and introduce national guidelines for reviewing unexpected child deaths that include family involvement. [27390/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
724. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will ensure that families affected by unexpected child deaths are provided with timely access to review findings from agencies such as CAMHS and are provided the necessary psychological and legal supports throughout the process. [27391/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
725. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if prosthetic legs are included under the medical card scheme, a second prosthetic leg and replacement prosthetic when required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27392/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
726. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to detail any plans currently under consideration, or actions taken to date, regarding the development of an all-island vaccination programme for both adults and children. [27420/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
727. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline Children’s Health Ireland’s formal protocol for pre-operative assessment in relation to spinal fusion surgery in children; the clinical investigations and reviews that are required as part of this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27421/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
728. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if children are reviewed in person by the consultant surgeon or multidisciplinary team prior to undergoing spinal fusion surgery in Children’s Health Ireland (details supplied); the standard timeframe for this assessment relative to the scheduled procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27422/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
729. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the investigations that are routinely completed as part of pre-operative assessment for spinal fusion surgery at Children’s Health Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27423/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
730. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health Children’s Health Ireland’s (CHI) governance measures to determine how long a completed pre-operative assessment remains valid; CHI’s protocol if significant time elapses between assessment and surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27424/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
731. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average time between the completion of pre-operative assessment and the child’s spinal fusion surgery in Children’s Health Ireland; how this compares to accepted best practice timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27425/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
732. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of all current clinical protocols, guidelines, and standard operating procedures used by Children’s Health Ireland in the planning and delivery of pre-operative assessments for paediatric spinal fusion surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27426/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
733. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update for the An Saol Foundation's project Teach An Saol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27430/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
734. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the timeline of delivery for the implementation of the vaccine compensation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27431/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
735. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the status of the national framework on endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27433/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
736. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the pre-operative assessment protocols that are in place at Children's Health Ireland in advance of scheduled rod lengthening procedures for children with traditional or magnetically controlled growth rods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27458/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
737. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if children with traditional or magnetically controlled growth rods are reviewed in person before each rod lengthening procedure at Children's Health Ireland; if this assessment is conducted by the consultant surgeon, anaesthetist or another member of the clinical team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27459/25]