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Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
773. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the centralised register referenced is broken down by clinical urgency, specialty, and procedure type individually, or whether this data exists only in aggregate form for EU Commission reporting purposes. [48939/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
782. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown for the number of persons referred to and admitted to nurse led transitional care services in the Cottage Hospital Drogheda for the years 2020 to 2026, respectively, in tabular form. [48978/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
783. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of registered nursing staff and healthcare professionals currently employed within the Cottage Hospital nurse led transitional care services in Drogheda. [48979/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
784. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown outlining all other current staff employed within the Cottage Hospital transitional care services in Drogheda; and the grade or role that they are employed in. [48980/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
785. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if the option of providing an onsite consultant and ancillary specialist care services in the Cottage Hospital to increase capacity for providing transitional care for older persons has been considered by the Government; and if not can this now be actively considered. [48981/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
786. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if the HSE have proposed or requested an increase in resources to increase capacity to provide additional transitional care for older persons at the Cottage Hospital Drogheda. [48982/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
803. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the clinical care programme for epilepsy; if a clinical lead for the programme is in place; the future plans for the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49049/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
814. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently assist a family in County Kerry with respite and services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49104/26]
Brendan Smith Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
834. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if better healthcare information and services and a comprehensive public health campaign will be introduced in respect of a debilitating condition (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49249/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
851. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of cases handled by the HSE stability and sustainability team since its establishment in 2022, broken down by year; the number of those cases that remain open; and whether a provider has exited the process due to closure or service withdrawal. [49275/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
854. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 966 of 19 May 2026, the specific audit, consistency-review, or peer-review mechanism that apply to individual treatment abroad scheme eligibility determinations, and if no such mechanism exists, to confirm this directly (details supplied). [49296/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
855. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 984 of 19 May 2026, to confirm whether any internal audit, financial review, or governance assessment has in fact examined variations in treatment abroad scheme reimbursement costs between jurisdictions for comparable procedures (details supplied); and if no such examination has taken place, to confirm this directly. [49297/26…
Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
859. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 774, 784, 785, 786 and 789 of 21 April 2026, to provide the definition of "clinical necessity" or "medical necessity" applied in approvals under the treatment abroad scheme, given that the reply to PQ23198/26 and related questions did not provide one. [49305/26]
Michael Murphy Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
871. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the multidisciplinary working group established to address the absence of community ophthalmology services in south Tipperary; the date on which the group was established; its membership; the number of meetings held to date; the recommendations made by the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49358/26]
Michael Murphy Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
872. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the engagement between the HSE and the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin regarding support for ophthalmology services in south Tipperary; the nature of the support sought; the arrangements agreed; the number of patients referred or treated under such arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49359/26]
Michael Murphy Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
873. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the discussions undertaken by the HSE with a private provider regarding ophthalmology services for south Tipperary; whether the scoping exercise referred to in replies to Dáil Éireann has been completed; the findings of that exercise; whether any contractual arrangements have been entered into; the anticipated cost of any such arrangements; and…
Michael Murphy Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
874. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the targeted ophthalmology "blitz" clinic initiative referred to in replies in Dáil Éireann relating to south Tipperary; whether the initiative has commenced; the number of clinics held to date; the number of children assessed or treated; the impact on waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49361/26]
Seán Crowe Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
914. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health to report on the inability to print European Health Insurance Cards; the date by which printing will be resumed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49621/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
920. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a review of a case (details supplied) can be urgently expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49638/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
431. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide the rationale for the reason a person who has been diagnosed with endometriosis abroad cannot access the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48476/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
470. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on development of managed clinical rehabilitation networks across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48547/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
474. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if the HSE have collated data on the number of individuals living in the south-east health region who have been referred outside the health region for specialist neurological services; if this data has been used to assess demand for regional services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48566/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
475. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of patients located in south-east health region who have been referred outside the health region for neurological services for the past five years, by county origin and year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48567/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
476. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of patients located in south-east health region who have been referred outside the health region for neurological services for the past five years, by hospital/service to which they’ve been referred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48568/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
483. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the proposed European Common Training Framework for physiotherapy; if she will engage with an organisation (details supplied) regarding their concerns to ensure that the standard of physiotherapy care in Ireland is safeguarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48583/26]