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Barry Heneghan Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
172. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologist and transplant surgeons based at Beaumont Hospital in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2707/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
173. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the hours and days of the week where CT scans, MRI scans and so on, are carried out at Beaumont Hospital; the average wait time for consultants to get results back from each type of scan carried out at this hospital, especially after hours or at the weekends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2708/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
174. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current WTE staffing complement at the Health Protection Surveillance Centre and the National Health Protection Office with responsibility for surveillance, risk assessment and screening protocol development, by grade and speciality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2709/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2029. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of 25 February 2025 (details supplied), when and by whom the decision was taken to exclude medical scientists who retired before 1 January 2024 from receiving the pay parity increases recommended by the Labour Court;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2511/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2030. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of 25 February 2025 (details supplied) if she has considered whether excluding retired medical scientists from the Labour Court-recommended pay adjustments is consistent with past practice on pension parity for public servants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2512/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2031. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of 25 February 2025 (details supplied), if she will review the implementation of the Labour Court’s recommendation on pay parity for medical scientists to ensure that those who retired before 1 January 2024, including those who returned to support the health service during COVID-19 and the cyberattack, are treated fair…
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
687. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for the inclusion of donor assisted fertility treatments within the publicly funded assisted human reproduction scheme; the measures being taken to ensure that same sex couples who undergo fertility treatment abroad are afforded the same legal recognition and parentage as heterosexual couples under Irish law (details supplied); and if she …
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
688. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she plans to engage with LGBTQ advocacy organisations in the development and implementation of the expanded assisted human reproduction scheme and associated legislation in order to ensure that their specific needs are adequately addressed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73523/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
417. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the concerns raised by an association (details supplied) regarding the recent statement of the Irish Medical Council on the prescribing and administration of Botulinum Toxin which asserts that this medicine may only be prescribed by a registered medical practitioner or dentist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73078/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
418. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the legal basis, if any, for the Irish Medical Council to issue guidance that appears to restrict or contradict the prescriptive authority of Registered Nurse Prescribers as provided for under Regulation 5A of the Medicinal Products Prescription and Control of Supply Regulations 2003 to 2020 and related amendments (details supplied); and if she will make a stat…
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
419. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm that the regulation of nursing practice including nurse prescribing and the scope of practice for nurses administering prescription only medicines such as Botulinum Toxin is a matter for the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland as the statutory regulator (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73080/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
434. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the RSV vaccination for children cannot be purchased privately by parents for children who are outside the age bracket for immunisation but who have underlying health conditions which has already resulted in hospitalisation when the child contracts RSV; if she will make the vaccine available to people who wish to purchase it; and if she will make a s…
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
435. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current status of a minor injuries unit for Merlin Park, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73155/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
901. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of personnel employed across all State agencies who support special education in post-primary schools (details supplied); the total annual expenditure associated with these roles, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71388/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
911. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if an audit has been carried out on the number of hours that Health Service Executive professionals spend in post primary schools, in tabular form; the mechanisms that exist to coordinate assessments when multiple students in the same school require support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71427/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
912. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to aligning primary care, child and adolescent mental health services and children’s disability network team boundaries with school addresses rather than home addresses in order to improve service coordination and data collection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71428/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
913. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the data sharing arrangements that exist for students identified through the continuum of support who are also on assessment of need or child and adolescent mental health services waiting lists; if a shared national system is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71430/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
914. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if a cross departmental cost analysis has been undertaken of total expenditure across the National Council for Special Education, Oide, the National Educational Psychological Service, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, children’s disability network teams and primary care teams; if she will provide any available expenditure data, in tabular form; if re…
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1100. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections, compliance notices, closure orders or enforcement actions issued by Food Safety Authority of Ireland and authorised officers in meat processing facilities over the past two years; the types of breaches detected; the follow-up actions taken in each category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72331/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1101. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for chronic pain services at Beaumont Hospital; the number of patients waiting more than four months; the number of patients aged over 65 years within those lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72332/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1102. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the additional resources and personnel that will be provided to D-Doc Services during the upcoming Christmas-New Year period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72333/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Health
421. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of 25 February 2025, when and by whom the decision was taken to exclude medical scientists who retired before 1 January 2024 from receiving the Labour Court recommended pay parity increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68866/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Health
422. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of 25 February 2025, if she will review the implementation of the Labour Court recommendation on pay parity for medical scientists to ensure that those who retired before 1 January 2024 including those who returned to support the health service during Covid-19 and the cyberattack are treated fairly; and if she will make…
Barry Heneghan Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Health
508. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if patients who are seated in chairs in emergency departments for extended periods such as for more than six-hours are included in the official trolley numbers published by the Health Service Executive; if not , if she will consider introducing a more comprehensive reporting system that records all patients awaiting an inpatient bed including those who are seat…
Barry Heneghan Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Health
509. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide updated information on the plans of the HSE for the new primary healthcare centre proposed for an area (details supplied), including the expected timeline for delivery, the services to be delivered there, and any capital or staffing allocations made to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68870/25]