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Michael Healy-Rae Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
413. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the pay imbalances for healthcare assistants in Cork and Kerry will be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52684/25]
Mark Ward Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
414. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on non-emergency ambulance patient transport in the greater Dublin area; if the contract for this will remain with the National Ambulance Service; if any changes will be made to this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52693/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
415. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent admin staff in Ennis hospital, Nenagh hospital and UHL; if permanent admin positions are being filled by agency staff in Ennis and if so the reason; the reason for many agency staff in positions as secretary consultants; the plans to replace permanent staff with agency staff in Ennis hospital; if the local management have been made awa…
Joe Neville Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
416. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of ehealth records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52698/25]
Joe Neville Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
417. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health the cost of the eHealth record project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52699/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
418. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of person (details supplied) diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, who is currently ineligible for CAR T-cell therapy due to the treatment being licensed in Ireland only for individuals under the age of 26; if she will clarify the basis for this age restriction; the reason Ireland differs from other jurisdictions in th…
Paula Butterly Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
419. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE’s IT payment systems are not fully operational, resulting in delays to small medical supply companies receiving payment for goods and services provided; and when the system will ensure payments are made within 30–40 days, in line with the principle that these payments are made from taxpayers’ money. [52703/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
420. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if her Department will review a decision not to include a glucose monitoring system (details supplied) for persons with type two diabetes for reimbursement under either the DPS or the long-term illness scheme; if she will explain the rationale for excluding it; her views on the prohibitive costs, especially in the case of older persons in receipt of a Sta…
Eoghan Kenny Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
421. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the waiting list for benign brain tumour surgery for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52709/25]
Barry Ward Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
422. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding to support online safety programmes for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52710/25]
Robert Troy Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
423. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the guidelines for the treatment abroad scheme; if she is aware that the level of support through this scheme is currently very limited (details supplied); if she agrees that measures such as those outlined should be included as refundable costs given their unavoidable nature. [52718/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
424. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52722/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
425. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of Ireland’s first inpatient Mother and Baby Mental Health Unit at St. Vincent’s University Hospital; the expected timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52724/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
426. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department plans to ensure equitable access to specialist perinatal mental health services for women in larger towns such as Skerries and Balbriggan; and if outreach or satellite services are being considered. [52725/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
427. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels of specialist perinatal mental health teams in Dublin maternity hospitals; if additional funding will be allocated to expand these services in line with population growth and demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52726/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
428. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the way in which perinatal mental health services are being integrated with primary care, public health nursing, and community mental health teams to ensure continuity of care for mothers before and after birth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52727/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
429. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered extending postnatal mental health follow-up beyond the current six-week period, in line with recommendations from the MAMMI study and HIQA’s National Maternity Experience Survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52728/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
430. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the practical steps being taken, and future planned actions, to expand specialist endometriosis services and improve support services for women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52729/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
431. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the implementation of the National Endometriosis Framework; the status of the five regional hubs and two supra-regional centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52730/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
432. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of funded posts currently filled in each of the regional and supra-regional endometriosis centres; if her Department has a timeframe for full staffing of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52731/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
433. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to funding and expanding access to expert-led excision surgery for endometriosis patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52732/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
434. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if her Department collects data on the number of women travelling abroad for endometriosis treatment under the EU cross-border directive; if not, whether she will commit to tracking this data to better understand unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52733/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
435. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department is ensuring that endometriosis patients have access to multidisciplinary care teams, including physiotherapists, psychologists, dietitians, and pain specialists; if additional funding will be allocated to expand these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52735/25]
Barry Ward Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
436. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to requests from an organisation regarding care for persons with asthma (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52744/25]
Joe Neville Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
437. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of the GP shortages in towns in Kildare North, in particular Maynooth, which has a rapidly increasing population and growing GP shortage concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52745/25]