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John Clendennen Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
419. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 1 diabetes currently receiving insulin-pump therapy through the public health service, by adults and children, HSE health region and hospital at which their diabetes care is provided, in tabular form. [66269/26]
John Clendennen Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
420. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development and implementation of a national care pathway for Huntington's disease, including the estimated annual cost of fully implementing the proposed pathway; and whether funding has been sought for implementation in 2026 and 2027. [66287/26]
John Clendennen Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
421. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health whether the proposed national care pathway for Huntington's disease provides for the establishment of regional specialist multidisciplinary services; the proposed number and locations of such services; and the disciplines that will comprise each multidisciplinary team. [66286/26]
John Clendennen Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
422. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 1 diabetes currently awaiting commencement of insulin-pump therapy, by HSE health region and hospital; the number waiting less than three months, three to six months, six to 12 months and more than 12 months; and the median and longest waiting time for commencement of therapy in each location, in tabular form. [66267/26]
John Clendennen Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
423. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health to list each acute hospital diabetes service in the State which currently has the capacity to initiate adult patients with type 1 diabetes onto insulin-pump therapy; to provide details of each hospital which can provide ongoing pump management and aftercare but cannot initiate patients; and to provide details of each hospital providing neither service, in tabu…
John Clendennen Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
424. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation framework to complement The Diabetes Policy and Services Review; A strategy for Better Care. [66259/26]
John Clendennen Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
425. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with type 1 diabetes ordinarily resident in County Offaly who are currently receiving insulin-pump therapy, by adults and children; the hospitals at which those patients receive insulin-pump initiation and follow-up care and the number who are required to travel outside of County Offaly for such care, in tabular form. [66263/26]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
427. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on recruiting foreign doctors through the HSE relocation package for both EU and non-EU applicants in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66315/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
428. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health in the context of the current cost-of-living pressures cited by health sector unions (details supplied) in the lead-up to planned industrial action, the extent to which her Department and the HSE have assessed the potential to reduce commuting costs and time for clinical nursing grades by facilitating telemedicine-enabled remote or blended working for appropr…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
429. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that clinical nursing grades (details supplied) are equally facilitated in accessing blended working and telemedicine-enabled remote consultation arrangements, in line with the HSE blended working policy; whether guidelines exist to assess which nursing-delivered patient contacts are appropriate for remote delivery; the extent …
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
430. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health of the 74 posts identified for agency conversion in the 2026 HSE National Service Plan, the number that have been converted to HSE posts to date. [66161/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1100. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her views on concerns regarding the conditions of community paramedics in the national ambulance service (details supplied). [64195/26]
Joe Cooney Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1101. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all professional representative organisations that received funding, grants, sponsorship, educational support or service-level funding from the HSE in each of the past five years; the amount provided to each body and the purpose of the funding, in tabular form. [64194/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1102. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in neurology based at Tallaght University Hospital as of 31 August 2026, in tabular form. [64188/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1104. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthesiologists based at CHI Crumlin as of 31 August 2026, in tabular form. [64186/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1106. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of reports of staffing shortages in the maternity services in CUH, including concerns that recruitment has ceased, nurses are reluctant to take sick leave due to staffing pressures, and difficulties in securing annual leave. [64213/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1107. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends to establish any criteria, mechanism or review process to ensure equivalence of assessment criteria for publicly funded procedures across hospitals and specialties; the timeframe for doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64212/26]
Seán Kyne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1108. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health whether protests outside In-vitro fertilisation and surrogacy clinics fall within the protections for and definition of healthcare facilities, as defined under the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024; and whether consideration is being given to such inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter, [64218/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1109. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the assessment her Department has carried out of the effect on equity of access where, as confirmed by the Health Service Executive, no mechanism exists to ensure that a procedure approved for public funding in one hospital or specialty is assessed against equivalent criteria in another hospital or specialty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64210…
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1110. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to PQ 44070/26, to confirm the position stated by the Health Service Executive namely that there is no criteria or review process to consider equivalence of publicly funded procedures across hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64209/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1111. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the engagement that has taken place between her Department, the HSE, clinicians, patient organisations and the manufacturer of a medication (details supplied) regarding access to the treatment of patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease; whether interim or compassionate access arrangements are being considered pending a reimbursement decision; and …
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1112. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department and the HSE to ensure timely and equitable access to a medication (details supplied) for eligible patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, in view of its potential to reduce the need for repeated surgeries and improve quality of life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64204/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1113. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the current status of the assessment, appraisal and reimbursement process for a medication (details supplied) for the treatment of patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease; the timeline for a decision on its approval and reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64203/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1114. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 840 of 30 June 2026, and the HSE confirmation of 25 August 2026 that no interim system or process will be introduced for Regional Immunisation Committees before the first NIIS report in early 2027, the specific coverage threshold or trigger that would prompt Regional Immunisation Committee intervention in a low-coverage cohor…
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1115. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 840 of 30 June 2026, the specific process by which a child whose immunisation record fails to transfer successfully to the National Immunisation Information System is identified and flagged for vaccination follow-up; the safeguards in place to ensure such a child is not lost to the vaccination schedule; and if she will make a…