26. 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. [33420/25]
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
357 questions match, newest first.
27. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of people under the care of the Midleton, Youghal and Cobh and Glenville adult mental health teams who have been transferred to continuing care settings or high-support hostels since the Owenacurra Centre took in its last resident in February 2021; and the name and locations of those services. [34664/25]
28. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to accelerate delivery of a new primary care centre in Portumna, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34125/25]
29. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the progress made towards the full digitisation of healthcare records and information systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34831/25]
30. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to improve transparency and scrutiny in relation to the amount hospitals are charging health insurance companies in order to address rising premiums. [33416/25]
31. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the provision of orthodontal services in the north-east region; the reasons for delays in accessing services; and her proposals to ensure adequate service levels. [34677/25]
32. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if there has been any costing in relation to the publication and implementation of the national framework for endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27501/25]
33. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the measurable actions her Department is taking to ensure that elderly people have timely access to age-appropriate mental health supports, including integrated primary care pathways, nursing home liaison psychiatry, and community-based outreach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33952/25]
34. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on progress towards implementation of the development control plan for University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34620/25]
35. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to incentivise GPs to engage in discussions on the National Endometriosis Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35001/25]
36. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to develop a network of rapid outpatient clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34868/25]
37. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current average ambulance response time; the average ambulance response time in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34063/25]
38. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide additional beds and staff in community hospitals across Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34870/25]
39. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34535/25]
40. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the Government’s position on the proposed World Health Assembly pandemic treaty, which would confer sweeping new powers on the World Health Organisation in future public health emergencies; and if the Government intends to fully support this treaty, or will reject any provisions that may interfere with national sovereignty, medical freedom or …
41. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to expedite regulation of psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34744/25]
42. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to improve emergency department, maternity and radiotherapy services at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34869/25]
43. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the engagement her Department has had with Beaumont Hospital in relation to the hospital capital projects. [34917/25]
44. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide waiting lists and times for ten-day emergency oncology appointments at the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34883/25]
45. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to attract and retain staff in the health and social care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34808/25]
46. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health if she plans to roll out hospital transport services for patients attending regular hospital appointments who are not cancer or dialysis patients. [34975/25]
47. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health her response to the ESRI’s health service capacity review on future capacity requirements for public acute hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34615/25]
48. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for developing a new national cardiovascular policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34832/25]
49. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on the efforts to reform the oral healthcare, including the new national oral health policy, Smile and Sláinte; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34600/25]
50. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if her Department currently has an action plan in place to develop a framework for responding to patients presenting with a mental health crisis at accident and emergency departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34538/25]