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Pearse Doherty Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
155. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans the Government has to address the lack of services regarding diabetes care at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64571/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her plans to deal with the crisis with emergency department wait times at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64570/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1008. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to extend existing test-purchase powers under section 14 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 to include situations where alcohol has been purchased online and delivered to a home address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63002/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1012. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital was cancelled for a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a new date for the operation will be given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63048/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1098. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a full response will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied) relating to a Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63604/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Health
438. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when home support hours will commence for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal which were approved in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62353/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
940. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in view of another recent failure to provide nursing cover for Tory Island, when commitments will be fulfilled regarding the provision of nursing cover on the island at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61059/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1079. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the planned new Dungloe primary care centre; the timeframe for when the Centre will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61854/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1110. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of defamation cases, where litigation has been paid by the HSE, taken against family members of persons with disabilities where the person is a ward of court, over the past ten years; the breakdown of the category of litigation, to include injunctions, defamation proceedings and any other relevant details; and if she will make a statement on t…
Pearse Doherty Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Health
167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to outline the clinical pathway for someone who is bi-polar and presenting with a hyper-manic episode; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60228/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Health
171. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Crumlin Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60268/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologist into Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied) to fully support children with type 1 diabetes and their families living in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57433/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
179. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the timeline of plans to develop a new surgical hub in Letterkenny University Hospital. [57492/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
180. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her Departments progress in ensuring the second busiest level 3 hospital in the country, Letterkenny University Hospital, changed to a level 4 hospital, considering its geographical and roads/rail infrastructure isolation, and by adding much needed medical specialties to existing services, thereby making them more easily accessible to people living in County Do…
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Health
396. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under her Department and at agencies under her aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56452/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
128. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the large number of people in County Donegal on waiting lists for occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52385/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans the Government has in place to address the large number of people in County Donegal on waiting lists for home support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52382/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
259. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the locating of a surgical hub at Sligo University Hospital was discussed prior to the forming of Government with prospective members of Government; and, if so, the promises that were made at the time. [36718/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
260. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she was personally aware that during negotiations to establish the current Government, a commitment was given, as stated by the Minister of State, Deputy Harkin, on local radio, for the surgical hub for the north west to be located at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37249/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
937. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an orthopaedic appointment at CHI Crumlin will be made for a child (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52113/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
625. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a home help package in Donegal, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49937/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for admission to Beaumont Hospital for spinal surgery; if all options are being considered including referring to another hospital both inside and outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47873/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1193. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a paediatric orthopaedic appointment in CHI Crumlin hospital was cancelled for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48034/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1200. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her plans for the derelict HSE building in Pettigo, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48056/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1291. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of child respite beds which exist and are available to be used in each county, broken down by those which are provided by the HSE and provided privately, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48663/25]