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262 questions match, newest first.

Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1213. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide the scheduled days and times of all HSE and NPTF "in-sourced" procedures in 2025, from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in The Mater Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [127…
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1214. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide the scheduled days and times of all HSE and NPTF "in-sourced" procedures in 2025, from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in St. Vincent's University Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on t…
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1215. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide the scheduled days and times of all HSE and NPTF "in-sourced" procedures in 2025, from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in University Hospital Galway (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1216. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide the scheduled days and times of all HSE and NPTF "in-sourced" procedures in 2025, from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in Limerick University Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1217. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide the scheduled days and times of all HSE and NPTF "in-sourced" procedures in 2025, from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in Waterford University Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1218. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide the scheduled days and times of all HSE and NPTF "in-sourced" procedures in 2025, from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in Portiuncula University Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the…
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1219. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide the scheduled days and times of all HSE and NPTF "in-sourced" procedures in 2025, from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in Cavan General Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1220. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide the scheduled days and times of all HSE and NPTF "in-sourced" procedures in 2025, from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in Louth County Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
Johnny Mythen Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Health
563. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost due to delayed discharge in hospitals in the CHO5 area in the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11297/26]
Pa Daly Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
361. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of cases where an oncology patient (details supplied) is required to repeatedly contact a hospital department themselves in order to secure or confirm radiology appointments; the rationale for this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10830/26]
George Lawlor Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1100. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the total number of children referred for spinal surgery under outsourcing arrangements in 2025; the number of children who have been treated in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the breakdown by destination hospital including Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital New York and Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital London; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Niamh Smyth Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1209. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) and expedite surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10424/26]
Robert Troy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1210. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure alternative treatment arrangements are put in place for an elderly patient (details supplied). [10432/26]
Paul Murphy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1121. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether elective procedures at Tallaght Hospital are currently being scheduled (details supplied); if not, the reason; and when they will likely be scheduled again. [8256/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1058. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health whether a person (details supplied), who qualifies for breast reconstruction surgery under the Cross-Border Directive, may access this surgery in a private hospital within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6130/26]
Paul Murphy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1084. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of public operations on children which took place in the Mater Private over the past five years. [6280/26]
Paul Murphy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1085. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether she considers it appropriate for a person to continue in a particular position (details supplied) given their involvement in potentially unnecessary pelvic osteotomy procedures, while the review is ongoing. [6281/26]
Paul Murphy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1086. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether she has enquired if the leadership of a hospital (details supplied) had concerns about the unusually high numbers of pelvic osteotomy procedures taking place. [6282/26]
Paul Murphy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1087. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether any investigation has taken place at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh in relation to unnecessary surgery potentially carried out by a surgeon (details supplied) separate from the already established hip dysplasia scandal. [6283/26]
Sean Fleming Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1106. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the projected targets for the number of children to receive spinal surgery in 2024 and 2025 under Children's Health Ireland's in-house and outsourcing capacity plans; whether those targets have been met to date; the projected target for the remainder of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6323/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
325. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the appropriateness of pelvic osteotomy procedures carried out on children in other public hospitals will also be included in the external expert panel established following the publication of an independent medical audit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4807/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
938. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of liver function scans performed at St. James's Hospital in 2025; the average waiting time for results of these scans. [3737/26]
Paul Murphy Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
553. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 837 of 1 July 2025, to outline the funding arrangements for procedures for idiopathic scoliosis in a private hospital (details supplied), including the amount paid per surgery; and the total amount paid to public surgeons working in this hospital for spinal procedures over the past three years, broken down by year. [3077/26]
Joe Cooney Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
159. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI scans that took place in UHL, by day of the week, for each month between January 2024 and September 2024 inclusive; and the number of MRI scans that took place in UHL, by day of the week, for December 2025, in tabular form. [2568/26]
David Cullinane Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
735. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations at University Hospital Waterford, for year-to-date 2022–2025, broken down by appointment or procedure type and by adult/child, in tabular form. [73706/25]