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Réada Cronin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1878. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs in North Kildare; the efforts being made by her Department to recruit and retain GPs in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19380/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1879. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the works planned to solve the parking issues at University Hospital Limerick; the plans to increase parking capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19386/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1880. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to consider including a warning that there may be parking delays, on appointment reminder letters that are sent to patients of University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19387/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1881. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an orthopaedic operation in February 2026 was cancelled in Letterkenny University Hospital for a person (details supplied); if a re-scheduled surgery date in March 2026 will go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19402/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1882. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will outline the current status of this case and any expected timeframe for treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19417/26]
Ged Nash Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1883. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures in total carried out under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in settings in Northern Ireland in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2026; if she will indicate the number of procedures carried out at each setting/medical company or group; the total paid to each named organisation for the years in question for work carried out under…
Ged Nash Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1884. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to provide information on the top ten categories of treatments undertaken in Northern Ireland under the NTPF in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the precise number of cases undertaken in each category in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 under the NTPF in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19424/26]
Ged Nash Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1885. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if she will describe any new initiatives currently under consideration, or that are planned, between the State and the executive/health authorities in Northern Ireland to develop greater co-operation and the sharing of expertise to treat patients on a cross-border basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19425/26]
Alan Kelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1886. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to make the treatment omaveloxolone available for suffers of Friedreich’s ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19427/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1887. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether she will increase the supports for those in need of hearing aids in line with increased cost of those aids (details supplied). [19428/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1888. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the general adult mental health service teams do not have the specialist expertise required to provide treatment for service users with ADHD; to outline her Department’s plans to address this shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19430/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1889. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on waiting lists for specialist eating disorder assessment and treatment; the waiting times involved; the breakdown by RHA, age group and service type (CAMHS and adult services); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19432/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1890. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist eating disorder teams currently operating in the State; their locations; the population catchment of each team; and whether all teams envisaged under the national Model of Care for Eating Disorders have been established and a list of teams that are operational. [19433/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1891. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of approved and filled posts within specialist eating disorder services, including consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, dietitians, nurses and therapists; the number of vacant posts; and the steps being taken to address staffing shortages. [19434/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1892. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of public inpatient beds available for the treatment of eating disorders nationally; the location of those beds; the number of admissions in each of the past five years; and the number of patients treated abroad through the treatment abroad scheme due to lack of domestic capacity. [19435/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1893. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the progress made in implementing the Model of Care for Eating Disorders since its publication; the funding allocated to its implementation to date; and the timeline for full implementation. [19436/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1894. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents currently receiving treatment for eating disorders through Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; the waiting times for access to treatment; and the number of urgent referrals in the past five years. [19437/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1895. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients receiving specialist eating disorder treatment in each RHA; and the measures being taken to address regional inequalities in access to services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19438/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1896. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether national outcome data is collected in relation to eating disorder treatment; if so, the recovery rates, relapse rates and treatment completion rates recorded in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19439/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1897. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with eating disorders who have been approved for treatment abroad in each of the past five years due to a lack of specialist services in the State; the countries where treatment was provided; and the cost to the Exchequer. [19440/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1898. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the annual funding allocated to eating disorder services in each of the past five years; the projected funding for 2027; and whether additional funding is planned to expand services. [19441/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1899. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school management in relation to the lack of permanent accommodation within the National Rehabilitation Hospital (details supplied); if she will engage with hospital management to ensure that this matter is progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19444/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1900. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of creating a stand-alone school building for the school that operates within the National Rehabilitation Hospital (details supplied); if she will engage with hospital management on this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19445/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1901. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 3 March 2026, the position regarding a timeline for the completion of the assessment of the proposal for reimbursement of Skyclarys for patients with Friedreich’s ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19446/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1902. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if any submissions can be consider as part of the assessment of the proposal for reimbursement of Skyclarys for patients with Friedreich’s ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19447/26]