Parliamentary questions

1013. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients attending the injury unit at Roscommon University Hospital annually; and her plans to extend operating hours, with the attendance figures, in tabular form. [22343/26]

1014. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the availability of diagnostic services at Roscommon University Hospital, including CT, MRI and endoscopy; and her plans for expansion, with current and planned capacity, in tabular form. [22344/26]

1015. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of step-down and rehabilitation beds available at Roscommon University Hospital; and whether additional capacity is planned, with the figures in tabular form. [22345/26]

1016. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients transferred from Portiuncula University Hospital to other hospitals due to capacity constraints in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [22346/26]

1017. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from the Roscommon–Galway constituency currently on outpatient waiting lists, by specialty and waiting time bands, in tabular form. [22347/26]

1018. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from the Roscommon–Galway constituency awaiting inpatient or day-case procedures, in tabular form. [22348/26]

1019. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from the Roscommon–Galway constituency referred to University Hospital Galway for specialist treatment in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [22349/26]

1020. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies in the Roscommon-Galway constituency; and the areas most affected, in tabular form. [22350/26]

1021. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance crews assigned to the Roscommon-Galway constituency; and whether additional resources are planned, with current and planned crew numbers, in tabular form. [22351/26]

1022. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people in the Roscommon–Galway constituency currently awaiting access to primary care psychology services; and the average waiting time, in tabular form. [22352/26]

1023. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the Roscommon–Galway constituency awaiting home support hours; and the average waiting time for allocation, in tabular form. [22353/26]

1024. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the terms of reference for the External Expert Panel Review examining paediatric hip surgeries in Children's Health Ireland and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh includes examination of consultant supervision arrangements and training oversight within orthopaedic departments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on t…

1025. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consultants practising paediatric orthopaedic surgery held appointments or undertook clinical work across multiple Children’s Health Ireland hospital sites from 2010 onwards; if records of such cross-site clinical practice were maintained; if this overlap was considered when determining the scope of the External Expert Panel Review examini…

1026. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the body which appointed the members of the external expert panel (details supplied); the measures taken to ensure that the panel is fully independent of the hospitals under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22357/26]

1027. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the external expert panel (details supplied) will have direct access to the full underlying clinical records for each case, including radiology imaging, operative reports and MDT documentation; or if the panel will rely on case summaries prepared by the hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22358/26]

1028. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the external expert panel (details supplied) has the authority to seek additional external subspecialist expertise in particularly complex cases where further clinical input may be required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22359/26]

1029. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the external expert panel (details supplied) identifies cases where surgery may not have been clinically indicated; the arrangements in place to ensure that the child receives appropriate follow-up care or referral for further review where necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22360/26]

1030. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the final report of the external expert panel (details supplied) will publish anonymised aggregate findings or thematic conclusions to ensure that families and the public can understand the overall patterns identified by the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22361/26]

1031. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for competition of the final report of the external expert panel (details supplied); if interim updates or reports will be provided to families whose children's cases are under examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22362/26]

1032. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE prioritises the conclusion of reimbursement negotiations for skyclarys, given that it is currently the only available treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia and is identified as addressing an unmet need under the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025–2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…

1033. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the health centres that have access to satellite phones and power generators in the west of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22408/26]

1034. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland 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; the difficulties in accessing treatment through the Cross-…

1035. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when this care pathway is expected to be published, if she will confirm whether patient advocacy organisations (details supplied) will be included in both the development and implementation of the pathway; and if she will make…

1036. Deputy William Aird 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 application of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema, and practices that may result in pa…

423. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [21216/26]