856. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE hydro-pools in the State; the location of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69092/25]
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857. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding her Department has allocated to drug addiction prevention since 2020. [69096/25]
858. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health when a service will be provided in Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH), for patients who require intravitreal injections as this service is already in place in LUH for diabetic retinopathy patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69098/25]
859. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the contingency or interim service arrangements that have been put in place for children on the waiting list for the community ophthalmology service in south Tipperary, following the unsuccessful recruitment of a consultant community ophthalmologist and the retirement of the previous postholder; if weekend clinics, private sourcing, inter-HSE area referrals, or…
860. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the monthly average waiting times for admission from the emergency department to an inpatient bed at Naas General Hospital over the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69107/25]
861. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the daily number of patients on trolleys at Naas General Hospital in the past month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69108/25]
862. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the emergency department waiting time targets under the HSE Winter Plan; the extent to which Naas General Hospital is meeting these targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69109/25]
863. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting times and trolley numbers at Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69110/25]
864. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the current bed occupancy rate at Naas General Hospital; the steps being taken to ensure adequate capacity for emergency admissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69111/25]
865. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in the emergency department at Naas General Hospital; the number of vacancies; and the actions being taken to address staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69112/25]
866. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the planned capital investment for Naas General Hospital over the next three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69113/25]
867. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure patient dignity and privacy for those on trolleys at Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69114/25]
868. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national clinical guidance that applies to the prescription or recommendation of anti malaria medications for Ministers, civil servants and Defence Forces personnel travelling abroad on official State business; and the risk assessment protocols used for Lariam and other anti-malaria medications in these circumstances. [69126/25]
869. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the total cost of gender-affirming surgeries funded by the HSE under the treatment abroad scheme in each of the years 2018 to 2025; the average and median contribution paid by the State per procedure; the average and median co-payment borne by patients in the host country; the countries in which the surgeries took place; and the methodology used …
870. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current policy position on the provision of gender-affirming surgeries within the State; the number of patients currently approved for such surgeries under the treatment abroad scheme; the number awaiting approval; the expected cost of developing domestic surgical capacity; and the actions under way within the Department to assess service need, governance, and…
871. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure incurred by the HSE on gender-affirming surgeries funded under the treatment abroad scheme in each of the years 2018 to 2025; the number of patients funded each year; the average cost per patient; the highest and lowest costs reimbursed in each year; and the Department's projections for expenditure for 2026 to 2028. [69133/25]
872. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department patients who waited more than twelve hours on trolleys in each of the past six months, by hospital, based on verified HSE TrolleyGar data, and to outline any discrepancies identified between internal reports and the daily published HSE urgent and emergency care reports. [69147/25]
873. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of emergency department patients who waited more than twenty-four hours on trolleys in each of the past six months, by hospital, and to set out the maximum trolley wait recorded at each hospital during that period. [69148/25]
874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of additional senior clinical decision maker hours rostered in emergency departments, medical assessment units and inpatient wards since the introduction of the public only consultant contract, including evening, weekend and public holiday hours separately for each hospital group. [69149/25]
875. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of diagnostic appointments provided outside core hours in each of the past six months, including CT, MRI, ultrasound, cardiac investigations and endoscopy separately for each hospital. [69150/25]
876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients transferred from emergency departments to surgical hubs, rapid access clinics, ambulatory care clinics, crisis cafes, virtual wards, reablement services or expanded rehabilitation services in each of the past six months, and the percentage of these transfers that prevented an emergency admission. [69151/25]
877. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the escalation criteria used by the HSE national oversight team during twice daily reviews of unscheduled care pressures; and to provide the number of times each hospital triggered escalation in each of the past six months. [69152/25]
878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds closed for infection-control, staffing or maintenance reasons in each of the past six months, by hospital; and the impact of these closures on trolley numbers reported to the HSE. [69153/25]
879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has reviewed the preparedness of each regional health area for winter pressures; setting out the actions approved, the timelines for delivery, and the performance indicators being used to measure readiness. [69154/25]
880. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric speech and language therapists, by grade based at Springfield-Tallaght primary care centre in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69161/25]