2291. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if, given the escalating crisis in GP access in the Raheny area of Dublin Bay north where countless persons are unable to register with a GP or secure timely appointments, particularly those managing chronic conditions such as asthma, she will outline the specific, targeted measures being implemented to address this shortage. [20105/25]
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2316. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20203/25]
2394. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health what immediate actions are being taken to address the significant disparities in mental health emergency care across hospitals, as highlighted by the Mental Health Commission’s recent report indicating that children with acute mental health crises are left in emergency departments for extended periods without appropriate care; and if she will make a statement …
2395. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline what concrete actions are being taken to urgently address the ongoing failure to provide adequate care and follow-up for individuals in mental health crisis, who are often forced to leave overcrowded and understaffed emergency departments without a care plan and, subsequently, return in a revolving-door pattern; and if she will make a state…
2476. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiographers, by grade, working in a hospital (details supplied) in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased later this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21258/25]
2477. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the amount of capital funding allocated by the HSE to a hospice (details supplied) in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21262/25]
2478. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychiatry of later life teams within CHO9 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21263/25]
2479. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries working with each consultant neurosurgeon at Beaumont Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21264/25]
2480. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand community lymphoedema and lipoedema services at Beaumont Hospital Cancer Centre of Excellence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21265/25]
2481. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has an estimated timeline for the completion of the new accident-and-emergency department and critical care unit for Beaumont Hospital, which is included in the HSE Capital Plan 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21267/25]
1050. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider amending the forthcoming alcohol labelling regulations to allow for a standardised approach to wine labelling commencing with the 2026 vintage; if she will remove the requirement for per-container nutritional information, which conflicts with existing EU legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17645/25]
331. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she supports free car parking for patients attending hospital; whether the Government could provide the income that would be lost if this measure was implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16512/25]
339. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will extend the HPV vaccination catch-up programme to include additional year groups under the age of 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16262/25]
222. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken in regard to the recent downgrade in the quality and size of pull-ups provided by the HSE for children with toileting needs (details supplied) which is causing huge stress to families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14606/25]
500. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 26 February 2025, the details of supports and services including advocacy that are provided to adults aged over 26 years that were in health board/HSE accommodation as a child, including disability residential homes; and if redress schemes or impending redress schemes to address the abuses including physical, emotion…
1749. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to address the situation in relation to the drop-off zone at the entrance to the Mater Hospital Dublin (details supplied) which is now having an impact on the safety and wellbeing of patients; if she will make a commitment that the situation will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11877/25]
1775. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if the long waiting times for blood tests in Beaumont Hospital (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11991/25]
1895. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review and address the severe inadequacies in Ireland’s eating disorder services, particularly the lack of inpatient beds and the absence of integrated community-based supports; if he will commit to increasing the number of dedicated public inpatient beds for eating disorder treatment; and the immediate steps being taken to ensure those suf…
1896. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a campaign (details supplied) which calls for an end to the loophole in the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 which allows zero-alcohol advertising, using the same master branding as full-strength equivalents, in places that are restricted under the 2018 Act; if she supports the campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12949…
1897. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints about the behaviour of nurses that have been made to the HSE, the Nursing and Midwifery Board and the Office of the Ombudsman in 2023 and 2024; and if she is satisfied that the current system for overseeing and acting on complaints against health and social care staff in the HSE is adequate. [12950/25]
1898. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the immediate steps being taken to improve the treatment of individuals presenting at accident and emergency departments with suicidal ideation, including measures to ensure they are properly assessed, monitored, and provided with appropriate crisis intervention; and if there are plans to introduce dedicated emergency mental health response units outside of ac…
111. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 has not been commenced; the timeline for its expected progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10189/25]
391. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on ongoing projects at Beaumont Hospital, extension to radiation oncology, the 100-bed ward block, the 64-bed ICU block and the new emergency department; and if all these projects could be expedited for rapid construction. [4520/25]
370. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the new measures she will implement to urgently address the chronic shortage of clinical staff resources across Dublin northside and the wider country. [8937/25]
421. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to address a year-to-year decline in the national ophthalmology workforce between December 2023 and December 2024, in both acute and community services; if actions will be taken in response to this worrying trend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8934/25]