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David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
241. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients undergoing radical radiotherapy treatment who commenced treatment within 15 working days of being deemed ready to treat, by location, for the period 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [52610/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
242. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of new patients attending rapid access breast, lung and prostate clinics within recommended timeframes for 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [52611/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
243. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department, for all patients nationwide for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, for each location, in tabular form; and the average for all patients and for patients aged 75 or older. [52612/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
244. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for the first nine months of each year 2022 to 2025, by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form [52613/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
245. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, by each location, in tabular form; the number of delayed discharges and the number as a percentage of all discharges; and the number of bed days lost and the number as a percentage of all bed days available for the period. [52614/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
246. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52615/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
247. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of days on which full capacity protocols were active for each statutory and section 38 hospital for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [52616/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
248. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [52617/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
249. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [52618/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
250. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews who are ready and mobile to receive another call within 20 minutes of patient handover for each emergency department, and each hospital for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [52619/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
251. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, at the end of the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, by length of wait and by age, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52620/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
252. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists for a carer at the end of the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, by length of wait, in tabular form; and the number of persons who are receiving less than their full allocation of home support hours. [52621/25]
Michael Cahill Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
253. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health in light of recent figures released by the HSE on the horrendous growth in the numbers of children on waiting lists in Kerry and in the Kerry-Cork region from 2022 to 2025 inclusive (details supplied), the reason the figures for Kerry and Kerry-Cork are so much worse than other regions; the plans now in place to address the waiting lists; and if she will make a…
Michael Cahill Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
254. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will support the establishment of a dedicated pilot study focused on all aspects of the health service in the Iveragh and Dingle peninsulas, including staffing challenges, mental health, day care, primary care, home care, respite, palliative care, community hospital beds and ambulance provision, with a view to developing a model for service delivery in s…
Michael Cahill Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
255. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she recognises the concerns of residents in the Iveragh and Dingle peninsulas in County Kerry, who feel they have long suffered from substandard health services due to their remoteness from the centres of decision-making; and if she agrees that the need to travel long distances for basic care amounts to a form of geographic discrimination. [51843/25]
Brendan Smith Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
256. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in reducing waiting lists for children with additional needs accessing therapies in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50457/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
257. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand the accessibility of forensic examinations for victims of sexual assault; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36375/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
258. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether plans for specialist health nurses, as outlined in the National Early Years Framework, which would help to identify vulnerable or at risk young children, will be operationalised and funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50166/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
259. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the locating of a surgical hub at Sligo University Hospital was discussed prior to the forming of Government with prospective members of Government; and, if so, the promises that were made at the time. [36718/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Health
260. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she was personally aware that during negotiations to establish the current Government, a commitment was given, as stated by the Minister of State, Deputy Harkin, on local radio, for the surgical hub for the north west to be located at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37249/25]
Carol Nolan Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
827. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will support calls to immediately introduce a statutory, universal home support scheme, with specific rural adaptation funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51384/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
828. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the research her Department is supporting into the causes, treatment and recovery from strokes; and if her Department is working with hospitals and universities to improve stroke research.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51101/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
829. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve care and support for stroke survivors, including research into rehabilitation. [51102/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
831. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the research being carried out on long-term supports and quality of life for stroke survivors. [51104/25]