1062. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health for an update on the construction of the Douglas Primary Health Centre, Cork City; and when the project is due to be completed. [74242/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Browse the questions
Showing questions asked by Séamus McGrath .
79 questions match, newest first.
591. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be provided with an insulin pump to cope with their recent diabetes diagnosis as they are struggling with daily injections. [70057/26]
595. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will give consideration to approving an insulin pump (details supplied) for a patient with Type 1 diabetes. [70079/26]
598. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health her views and feedback on the reasons for the proposed closure of unit 1 in Sarsfields Court for dementia patients. [70087/26]
188. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health her response to a campaign (details supplied). [67442/26]
330. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will please give consideration to adding the medication (EURNeffy) (details supplied) which is used to treat life threatening allergies to the list of reimbursement medicines under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will provide a statement on the matter. [66001/26]
741. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health for an update on the approval of a drug for Von Hippel Lindau syndrome [47257/26]
879. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health her plans to assist the small number of people who may have had adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines; and to provide and update on discussions with vaccine manufacturers or indemnities provided in relation to adverse reactions from those vaccines. [47757/26]
464. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the funding cut for the serious neurodevelopmental disability of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; if this can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46475/26]
189. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently availing of GP cards in Cork South Lee; the way this compares to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28379/26]
215. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to expand acute bed capacity at Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28380/26]
2747. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the barriers currently faced by patients living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE care pathway, limited access to conservative management such as compression therapy and manual lymphatic drainage, and delays or difficulties accessing treatment through the cross-Border healthcare directive; the …
2748. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; and whether patient advocacy organisations, including the Lipoedema Support Network Ireland, will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway. [23993/26]
2749. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients, in light of concerns regarding inconsistent decision-making, the use of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema, and practices that may result in patients being forced to rel…
2770. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health her plans to assist the small number of people who may have had adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines; and whether there have been any discussions with vaccine manufacturers or indemnities provided in relation to adverse reactions from those vaccines. [24117/26]
2935. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of staff (WTE) employed in Cork University Maternity Hospital in February 2026 and for December 2019 in the following three categories, Medical/Dental; Nursing/Midwifery, in tabular form. [24844/26]
352. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of an autologous stem cell transplant centre for Cork University Hospital, Cork. [22616/26]
904. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff employed in Cork University Maternity Hospital in January 2026 in medical, dental, nursing and midwifery, in tabular form. [21762/26]
923. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the HSE South West Employment Report for January 2026 includes staff figures for Cork University Maternity Hospital; if not the reason for the omission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21837/26]
924. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will review the medical card scheme to include the cost of providing a GP medical cert, which is a requirement for over 70-year-old applicants to a renew a driving licence. [21838/26]
1741. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will review the level of autism-specific training available to general practitioners; if she will consider providing additional supports or educational resources to primary care practices to ensure accurate, respectful, and evidence-based engagement with autistic and neurodivergent patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18718/26]
1928. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to comment on the National Ambulance Service’s departure from its established practice of offering permanent contracts to paramedics upon completion of training; and the basis for issuing short-term specified purpose contract extensions to newly qualified paramedics while requiring participation in an internal recruitment competition for permanent posts. [1957…
1975. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to review the process for the drugs payment scheme with respect to claims for CPAP, assisted breathing device (details supplied). [19824/26]
1998. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to consider including stiff person syndrome on the long term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19903/26]
2137. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to clarify the position with respect to healthcare workers suffering from long-Covid and Critical Illness Protocols. [20331/26]