480. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health whether there were any assessment of needs applications that were closed without receiving an assessment of needs in County Donegal in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13201/25]
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1462. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide the current wait times for a first chemotherapy appointment from the time of decision or consent to treat on a hospital by hospital basis, across the State, in tabular form. [10564/25]
1463. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to outline the level of service required in each GP practice across the State as part of their public service contract; and to make a statement on the effectiveness of this for persons seeking medical assistance in a primary care setting in Donegal and across the State. [10565/25]
1472. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the measures that can be urgently taken at Letterkenny University Hospital to reduce waiting times for chemotherapy patients. [10589/25]
1679. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health how she will address the serious concerns of officers in the National Ambulance Service on the impact of Revenue’s approach to benefit-in-kind taxation towards their marked and fully equipped blue-light response vehicles; if she is aware of the negative impact this will have in many communities across the State; and if she will make a statement on the m…
1684. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with a postcode in Donegal who have been recalled to the breast assessment clinic in Galway and who subsequently have had a diagnosis of breast cancer, between 2020 and the end of 2024, in tabular form. [11626/25]
1685. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with a Donegal postcode who have been treated in Galway following colon screening detection of cancer, in tabular form. [11627/25]
1846. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her approach to the growing concerns regarding the impact on the health of young people of vapes sold by vape shops in towns and cities across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12393/25]
175. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health for an update on the timelines for the construction of the new community hospital at Lifford, County Donegal. [9895/25]
946. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time security staff currently employed at Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of full-time security staff on each shift at Letterkenny University Hospital; and the number of full-time security staff currently off on leave at Letterkenny University Hospital, in tabular form. [7959/25]
947. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time security staff currently employed at Sligo University Hospital; the number of full-time security staff on each shift at Sligo University Hospital; and the number of full-time security staff currently off on leave at Sligo University Hospital, in tabular form. [7960/25]
948. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of violent incidents directed towards staff at Letterkenny University Hospital, for each of the years 2016 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form. [7961/25]
949. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of violent incidents directed towards staff at Sligo University Hospital, for each of the years 2016 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form. [7962/25]
980. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that a person from Donegal (details supplied), who is an 84-year-old, must travel a ten-hour round trip to Galway for short appointments with a vascular doctor; her views on whether this should not be the case and that the person be assessed closer to home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8141/25]
381. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if her Department officials will work with their counterparts in the North of Ireland to examine the potential to deliver a thrombectomy service in the north west for stroke patients on both sides of the border, similar to the radiotherapy services provided at the North West Cancer Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. [7093/25]
249. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of staff in receipt of the advanced paramedic allowance in the National Ambulance Service, region by region, and by grade code from the National Director down. [6754/25]
291. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the long waiting lists for dermatology patients in the north west, serviced by Sligo University Hospital and Letterkenny University Hospital; and when the necessary number of consultants and their support teams will be allocated to those hospitals. [5237/25]
594. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the amount of the annual training grant awarded by the National Doctors Training Programme to education institutions (details supplied) from 2019 to 2024 in tabular form; and to provide a copy of the memorandum of understanding documents, if the apply to these grants. [4105/25]
1100. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to keep the births, deaths and marriages office in Buncrana operational into the future should any staff there retire. [2395/25]
1137. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her views on reports in a newspaper (details supplied) on 26 January 2025, that a dentist who is currently under inquiry by the UK’s General Dental Council is also currently providing clinical leadership to dozens of dentists, unimpeded and without supervision in the State. [2578/25]
1277. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide an up-to-date list of the full range of respite services available in County Donegal for children and adults with disabilities and their families. [3312/25]
1278. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to progress a surgical hub at Letterkenny, County Donegal to reduce waiting lists for patients in the county and to attract and retain quality consultant surgeons and their support teams to serve those patients. [3313/25]