999. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeons who are under review or investigation within CHI; and the number of spinal surgery cancellations that can be attributed to surgeons or medics who were or are currently under review or investigation. [14509/26]
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1000. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the surgery cancellation rate for CHI; and the number of these cancellations which have been outsourced to Blackrock Private Hospital. [14510/26]
1001. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason patients with cystic fibrosis and type 1 diabetes are excluded from availing of insulin pumps free of charge through the HSE’s long-term illness scheme; the plans in place to extend the long-term illness scheme to include CF patients (details supplied). [14511/26]
1002. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health her views on measures aimed at improving mental health care and treatment, strengthening diagnosis, ensuring robust management of prescription medication, providing for the inclusion and support of co-parents in line with the Finnish model, and reducing risks to children (details supplied); the reason she proceeded with the Mental Health Bill 2025 witho…
1003. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the State of funding nursing home care for persons aged under 65 years under the nursing homes support scheme (Fair Deal) in each of the years 2021 to 2025 inclusive and to date; the number of such residents in each year; and the average annual and weekly cost per resident, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
1004. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the average weekly, and annual cost, per resident aged under 65 years in publicly operated nursing homes, and privately operated nursing homes, for each of the years 2021 to 2025 inclusive; and the variance in cost between each sector, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14535/26]
1005. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the average annual cost to the State of supporting a person aged under 65 years in a nursing home compared with a community-based residential placement, and living independently with funded personal assistance or home-care supports; whether a cost-benefit analysis has been conducted comparing these models of care; to publish any such analysis, or state when…
1006. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the age-related criteria and the clinical or medical circumstances under which a patient awaiting fertility treatment including IVF at the Coombe Hospital may be prioritised for an urgent appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14550/26]
1007. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the current tender process for season 2026/2027 will not be delayed by her or cancelled; the reason she would not consider the creation of a “Pathfinder” programme, as developed for the temporary usage of monoclonal antibody in RSV for the past two seasons (details supplied). [14554/26]
1008. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if clarity will be provided regarding positions that were approved for primary care occupational therapy posts in Laois (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14563/26]
1009. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a speech and language assessment for a child (details supplied). [14587/26]
1010. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will review the current system for accessing CPAP machines for patients with sleep apnoea, in light of cases where families are paying €118 per month in rental fees in addition to monthly medication costs, with limited support available under the drugs payment scheme; if she will consider introducing a model similar to Northern Ireland where CPAP machines…
1011. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the financial burden placed on working families who do not qualify for a medical card but who face essential, lifelong medical costs such as CPAP rental and associated medication, particularly where the cost of supporting children in third-level education further reduces disposable income (details supplied); and if she will make a statement o…
1012. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand access to ADHD assessment services for adults in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14613/26]
1013. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health in inappropriate nursing home settings through the ‘Under 65 Programme’, by county, in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14667/26]
1014. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who exited inappropriate nursing home settings through the ‘Under 65 Programme’, by county, in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14668/26]
1015. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the total budget allocated to the ‘Under 65 Programme’ to get people out of inappropriate nursing home settings in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14669/26]
1016. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has sought or received any audit, validation, or data quality assurance reports concerning the accuracy of Patient Experience Time data used to record emergency department waiting times; the date of the most recent such review; whether error rates or data reliability concerns have been formally quantified; and if she will outline the governance framew…
1017. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered directing the Health Service Executive to publish disaggregated emergency department waiting time bands beyond 24 hours on a hospital-by-hospital basis; whether any policy decision has been taken not to publish such granular data; and the basis on which she satisfies herself that current reporting arrangements provide suffici…
1018. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has issued any central written policy, circular, internal guidance note, or governance framework applicable across all line units concerning the oversight, compliance, and safeguarding obligations of non-statutory bodies funded directly by her Department, excluding bodies funded through or overseen by the HSE; and if so, to provide the titl…
1019. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what formal mechanisms exist at Secretary General or Management Board level to ensure consistency of governance, reporting, and compliance standards across different departmental line units when administering direct funding to non-statutory bodies; whether such oversight arrangements are documented; and whether any consolidated compliance report is prepared at de…
1020. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the statutory, contractual, or policy basis her Department requires non-statutory bodies that are not aegis bodies of the Department to operate in line with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies; whether any internal legal advice was obtained regarding the applicability of that Code to such bodies; and whether any formal determination was made a…
1021. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department conducts documented risk assessments prior to awarding direct funding to non-statutory bodies; whether a standardised risk assessment template is used; and whether such assessments are subject to review by the Department’s Internal Audit Unit. [14677/26]
1022. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health in the absence of an internal audit or evaluation since 2020 of the adequacy of governance and oversight arrangements for non-statutory bodies funded directly by her Department, if any review is now planned; and, if so, to state the anticipated timeframe and scope. [14678/26]
1023. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the capital cost of the extension at Heather House, Cork University Hospital; the date construction was completed; the date on which the additional 19 high-dependency beds were certified as physically ready for use; and the planned date for operational opening [14685/26]