898. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the critical delays in conducting post-mortem examinations in hospitals across the State; the specific workforce and resourcing plans in place to address the chronic shortage of consultant pathologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49555/26]
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806. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the reason a referral from HSE environmental health regarding wind turbine noise impacts in Stonestown, County Offaly was not assessed by HSE public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47521/26]
807. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of the national diabetes strategy; and if she w…
254. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive, and specifically the relevant Public Health Unit, has been notified of the planning appeal (details supplied) relating to a proposed wind farm development located approximately 750 metres from a national school, which the HSE identified during the pre-planning process as a health-sensitive receptor; whether the HSE has …
438. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement which aims for 180-day decision timeline are being applied to this specific case, to prevent further delay in addressing the unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23057/26]
1804. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the action her Department is taking to rectify the paramedic contract which was promised in 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18995/26]
238. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the reason a respite centre, has been closed to families receiving respite care (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17257/26]
280. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if the Government can work with retailers and other manufacturers to fast-track, import, or increase the supply of alternative, safe baby formula brands to fill the gap left by the recalled SMA products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15542/26]
1240. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to outline who conducted the HSE's 2017 position paper on wind turbines and public health; who requested the position paper; the terms of reference that governed the paper; if any stakeholders made submissions to the review, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12868/26]
1241. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the European Society of Cardiologist's has supported the European Environmental Agency's 2025 Noise Report, (details supplied); the arrangements in place between her Department and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to ensure public health oversight of environmental noise, traffic, airport and wind turbines; and …
1242. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health given that the HSE's position on wind turbines and public health is currently under review, if she will confirm whether, and on what date, her Department and the HSE were made aware of a submission to the 2019 Draft Wind Energy Development Guidelines by a group of acousticians (details supplied); which offices were informed, including the Office of the Chi…
1085. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of health-related statements currently published on Wind Energy Ireland’s website (details supplied); if she will confirm whether the quotation accurately reflects her Departments official position and the current scientific and public health evidence base; if her Department has authorised or approved the use of this statement in public com…
1114. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of HSE funded organisations who provide pregnancy related counselling and/or post abortion counselling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72436/25]
1082. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to ask the HSE to provide, in respect of the HSE and the three Limerick wind farm planning applications submitted to Limerick City and County Council and An Coimisiún Pleanála (details supplied), if the HSE received a scoping request for each application; the date on which any such scoping request was received; if the HSE received notification of the plann…
474. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the status of two planning applications to the HSE (details supplied); whether the HSE received a notification of the planning application; the planning appeal; if so, the date of notification and the body that issued the notification; whether the HSE made a submission to the planning and/or appeal; and, if so, the date of any such submission; in tabular fo…
116. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has in place a strategy to cut the waiting lists for speech and language therapy assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50452/25]
403. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, on waiting lists in University Hospital Limerick who have received care via third party insourcing activity, in tabular form; the extent to which this activity has reduced waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52625/25]
845. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the following details with respect to the HSE and four planning appeals submitted to An Bord Pleanála (details supplied) if the HSE received a notification of the planning appeal; if so, the date of notification and the body that issued the notification; whether the HSE made a submission to the appeal; and; if so, the date of any such su…
809. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 26 February 2025, whether the recent advice received from the HSE aligns with the response given to Parliamentary Question No. 735 of 30 April 2024, which identified the World Health Organisation's 2018 recommendation as the appropriate guidance for wind turbine noise; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
1464. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to prioritise the immediate funding and delivery of more public inpatient beds for eating disorder treatment, so that those in crisis receive the care they need in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10580/25]
1465. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to prioritise reducing waiting lists for eating disorder treatment in order that vital early intervention can happen without delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10581/25]
1466. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to urgently review the transition from CAMHS to AMHS ensuring continuity of care with no dangerous gaps for young people entering adulthood with an eating disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10582/25]
1467. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to establish a special Oireachtas committee on eating disorders to ensure real accountability and that all commitments made under any new model of care are delivered in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10583/25]
1468. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide a ringfenced, multi-annual funding for specialist hubs that are fully resourced, staffed, and accessible to everyone across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10584/25]
1732. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all HSE submissions on wind farm planning applications since 2021, in tabular form, including planning authority case file number, EHO reference number, wind farm name, planning authority, application type e.g., local authority, strategic infrastructure development, appeal, substitute consent, amendments, etc; and if she will make a st…