2152. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the details of the current waiting times for children requiring an MRI under general anaesthesia in Ireland; the measures being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74293/25]
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81. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to introduce lung cancer screening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64099/25]
143. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of people who died from lung cancer in the last full year for which statistics are available; how this compares to deaths from other cancers; the action being taken to improve survival rates; how our survival rates for lung cancer compare internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64100/25]
997. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health her Department’s plans and timeframe for the introduction of a national lung cancer screening programme using low-dose CT scanning, in line with recommendations before the National Screening Advisory Committee and given the success of the lung health check pilot initiatives in north Dublin and the northeast, which have shown clear benefits in early detection …
550. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the proposed primary care centre at Curlew Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, including a timeline for when the project will progress to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52943/25]
104. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health for an update on the number of GP posts currently vacant or unfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52352/25]
164. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to include COPD and asthma in the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52353/25]
465. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a dedicated daytime GP home visit service in the Dublin 12 area, in view of concerns raised by persons regarding the lack of access to such services for elderly and vulnerable individuals during regular daytime hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52893/25]
601. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce an independent regulator for dentistry in Ireland that will oversee the registration of dentists, which is currently handled by the Dental Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49778/25]
602. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the process to be registered as a dentist with the Irish Dental Council, including the number of applicants that are accepted each year; the criteria to select applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49779/25]
1163. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of care facilities that cater for those with complex mental health needs, including the number of spaces currently available to new patients, as many are forced to travel to the UK for care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47843/25]
2212. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the number of persons who have been involuntarily detained under the Mental Health Act 2001 in each of the past five years whose primary or secondary diagnosis was autism spectrum disorder and severe or profound intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45121/25]
753. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the total number of administrative staff and senior managerial staff in the HSE in 2005, 2015 and 2025, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36985/25]
36. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to develop a network of rapid outpatient clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34868/25]
104. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health if she has had any discussions in relation to the recruitment of HSE-employed GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34867/25]
846. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the services currently provided for paediatric patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of pa…
863. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at Saint James’ Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients curren…
429. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the proposed primary care centre at a location (details supplied), including a timeline for when the project will progress to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33486/25]
129. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for bringing forward a new GP contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24100/25]
141. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health when the strategic review of general practice will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24099/25]
1156. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals made to CAMHS by CHO7 in the past 12 months; the number of those referrals rejected by CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20973/25]
2062. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant HSE-owned buildings in County Kildare from 2020 to 1 April 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19054/25]
2462. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in each local health centre and primary care centre in the CHO7 area with a month-by-month breakdown of the total from 1 January 2023 to 1 January 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21162/25]
2463. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the immediate steps she and her senior officials are taking to ensure that public health nursing staffing levels in the Dublin 12 area are returned to a level that can meet demand and deliver child health and development assessments again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21163/25]
1647. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health if she will provide detailed plans of what will happen to Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin once the new children’s hospital at St. James’ Hospital opens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11425/25]