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Rory Hearne Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
780. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised regarding a medical procedure for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [68589/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3357. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will seek an update on the timeline for this person's operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55963/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4069. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress her Department has made in reducing the turnaround for reimbursement decisions for orphan drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59085/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4070. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on development of a pathway to timely orphan drug approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59086/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4071. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to make belzutifan available to patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59087/26]
Rory Hearne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
827. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a homecare package request; to provide an update on the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49207/26]
Rory Hearne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
915. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health in light of research findings (details supplied) if the HSE has conducted a capacity review to identify if overnight partner support could be accommodated where the mother requests it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49622/26]
Rory Hearne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
916. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health in light of research findings (details supplied) if her Department and the HSE will consider a capacity review to identify if overnight partner support could be accommodated where the mother requests it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49623/26]
Rory Hearne Written 6 May 2026 · to Health
1184. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health not withstanding current EU Commission delegated regulations (EU) 2016/127, if she will consider financial assistance or subsidy schemes to combat cost-related barriers to access to formula for mothers who are unable to breastfeed for medical reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32994/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2766. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the plans she has to review the HSE circular 6/2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24083/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2808. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24337/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2818. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who waited or are waiting more than twelve weeks for their first maternity scan in the Rotunda Hospital in 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; the number of patients who waited or are waiting more than six months for their first maternity scan in the Rotunda Hospital in 2024 and 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; an…
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2819. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels at the Rotunda Hospital, broken down by category including nursing, midwifery, and consultancy posts, by year from 2024 to date; the number of vacancies by category, by year from 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24389/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2959. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners per 100,000 people in Dublin north-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24987/26]
Rory Hearne Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1719. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers with long-Covid; the options available to the person in question; to provide an update in respect of any potential reinstatement of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18548/26]
Rory Hearne Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1078. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a delayed hospital appointment for a person in Dublin 9; the steps being taken to prevent such instances from reoccurring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9685/26]
Rory Hearne Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1006. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a mental health service in Dublin 11; if she will provide an update on the service's request for future funding; if she will outline the other supports that will be provided to the service going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69683/25]
Rory Hearne Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1877. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding cancellations of surgery for a child (details supplied); if she will outline the reasons for these cancellations; if she will provide information on when the surgery will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58934/25]
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
551. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health in the context of healthcare reforms under Sláintecare and building the capacity of public hospitals, if her department is considering allocating funding for a positron emission tomography scanner for Beaumont Hospital’s campus in Raheny, Dublin; if not, if such considerations have taken place or will take place in the near future; and if she will make a statement…
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
552. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the funding and support which will be provided to improve services and increase capacity at Beaumont hospital in the interim period before the new emergency department is operational; if she will provide a detailed outline of plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52947/25]
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
553. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to provide a progress report on the delivery of the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; if she will confirm that the current expected timeframe for its delivery and completion indicates a completion date before 2030; if she will provide the overall expected timeframe for the various stages of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
554. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health if her Department has, in collaboration with other stakeholders including the Department of Transport, carried out analyses of the capacity of public transport connections to Beaumont hospital; the other work, if any, her Department has carried out to explore the way in which demand for parking and private car access to the hospital may be reduced; and if she will…
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
583. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health her plans to update the long-term illness scheme to include asthma or eosinophilic asthma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53045/25]
Rory Hearne Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
635. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health for the make-up of audiology service provision in HSE Dublin and North East region, broken down by former LHO area, detailing the number of services provided by the HSE directly, the private sector and charities/voluntary organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49994/25]
Rory Hearne Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Health
384. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a patient (details supplied); if the therapy in question will be provided to address the patient’s urgent care needs; if not, the alternative options available to urgently treat them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49571/25]