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David Cullinane Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
736. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care, delayed discharges as a percentage of total discharges, and bed days lost as a percentage of total bed days at University Hospital Waterford, for year-to-date 2022–2025, in tabular form. [73707/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
953. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the spinal surgery they require; if she will ensure they are treated promptly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71691/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1053. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of hip replacement surgeries carried out at Mayo University Hospital in the years 2024 and to date in 2025. in tabular form. [72218/25]
Joe Cooney Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
968. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI scans that take place in UHL by day of the week, for each month since October 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69436/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
540. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient surgeries cancelled at University Hospital Limerick during the years 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67424/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
541. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient surgeries cancelled at University Hospital Limerick during the years 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67425/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
656. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to set out the current national policy governing circumcision procedures in public hospitals where there is no medical indication; and to specify the clinical, administrative and ethical basis for authorising such procedures. [68051/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
657. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm which public hospitals provide circumcision procedures without medical indication; and the number of such procedures carried out in each of the past five years, by hospital. [68052/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
658. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether non-medically indicated circumcision procedures in public hospitals are funded publicly, funded privately, or subject to co-payment; and the charging and accounting treatment applied. [68053/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
659. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance structures, approval mechanisms and oversight processes that apply when theatre capacity, anaesthetists and surgical teams are allocated to non-medically indicated procedures. [68054/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
661. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre slots allocated annually for non-medically indicated circumcision procedures in each of the past five years, broken down by hospital group. [68056/25]
Brian Stanley Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
492. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if elective surgeries have been cancelled in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin; if so, to outline the reasons for such cancellations; when elective surgeries are expected to recommence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66828/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
514. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if hospitals record the number of spiking cases that present to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66940/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
526. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to list each voluntary hospital that has raised concerns about the deployment of the integrated financial management system; the date on which each concern was submitted to her Department or the HSE; and the categories of issues raised. [66974/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
527. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when she expects full deployment of the integrated financial management system across all voluntary hospitals; and the milestones that have been agreed with each hospital following her recent correspondence to them. [66975/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
545. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of circumcisions carried out in public hospitals in each of the past five years, broken down by cases performed for medical reasons and cases performed for non-medical or cultural reasons. [67005/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the clinical or administrative authorisation process that permits circumcisions for non-medical reasons to be carried out in public hospitals, and the criteria applied when such procedures are approved. [67006/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre slots allocated in each of the past five years to circumcisions undertaken for non-medical reasons, and whether her Department has assessed the impact of these procedures on access to surgery for clinically urgent cases. [67007/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the number of voluntary hospitals that have raised concerns with the HSE or her Department regarding IFMS integration, the nature of those concerns, and the actions taken to address them. [67009/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of governance, audit or compliance reports relating to voluntary hospitals that her Department has requested, received or reviewed in the past three years, and the outcome of that review. [67010/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
552. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of legacy financial-management systems still in operation within voluntary hospitals, the projected timeline for full IFMS adoption, and the expected cost implications should delays continue. [67012/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
326. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether any HSE hospital or hospital group provides circumcision procedures where no medical indication exists, and to provide a breakdown by hospital of the number of such procedures carried out in each of the past five years. [66561/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
327. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to state whether non-medically indicated circumcisions carried out in public hospitals are publicly funded, partially funded, or privately funded, and to provide the applicable charging structure and accounting treatment for such procedures. [66562/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
328. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria, oversight mechanisms, and clinical governance arrangements that apply when theatre time, anaesthetists, and surgical staff are allocated for procedures that are not clinically required, and to state how the use of theatre capacity for such procedures is assessed against the needs of patients on waiting lists for medically necessary surgery. [66563/25…
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
329. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out any assessment of the impact of providing non-medical circumcision procedures on surgical waiting lists, day-case capacity, or staffing resources in the public system, and to publish the findings of any such assessments. [66564/25]