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Michael Fitzmaurice Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2179. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants appointed specifically to Portiuncula university hospital maternity unit since the 2018 report (details supplied); if this has been the recommended level for safe maternity care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44964/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2180. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to confirm the care plan the HSE have in place for a person (details supplied). [44985/25]
Sean Fleming Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2181. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health the current position regarding a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44998/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2182. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she has considered alternative pathways for professional recognition for section 91 applicants with CORU registration boards where an employer does not provide adequate evidence for the applicant, or where an employer does not engage with the process, but the applicant can otherwise demonstrate their employment and professional credentials; and if she…
Liam Quaide Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2183. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new health diversion scheme expected to begin before November; the funding to be provided to the scheme in 2025 and 2026 respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45001/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2184. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health to address the misunderstanding around the free HRT scheme, whereby eligibility has erroneously been assessed on the basis of the purpose of the prescribed menopause product by participating pharmacies rather than on the basis of being prescribed menopause products, as per section 3 of S.I. No. 226/2025 – Health Act 1970 (Section 59(4)) (Menopause Products) Regu…
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2185. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of transfers from CUH of neonates to CHI Crumlin/Temple Street in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; the numbers discharged from CHI and numbers discharged back to CUH, in tabular form. [45010/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2186. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of transfers from CUH of paediatric patients to CHI Crumlin/Temple Street in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; the numbers discharged from CHI and numbers discharged back to CUH, in tabular form. [45011/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2187. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the discussions that have taken place regarding the continuing future use of Crumlin Children's Hospital and Temple Street Children's Hospital after the opening of the National Children's Hospital in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45014/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2188. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to using Crumlin Children's Hospital as an elective surgery hospital for Dublin after the opening of the National Children’s Hospital in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45015/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2189. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to using Temple St Children's Hospital as a step down facility following the opening of the National Children’s Hospital in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45016/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2190. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will publish a contingency plan to address the growing backlog of hospital maintenance and refurbishment requests across the South-South west hospital group, including a hospital by hospital breakdown of deferred works. [45022/25]
Paul Lawless Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2191. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery in Sligo university hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45024/25]
Paul Lawless Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2192. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the details of the recent interruption of mammography services in county Mayo; the reasons for this cessation; the measures being taken to reinstate the service; the expected timeline for its resumption; the interim arrangements being made to ensure continued access to breast cancer screening for women in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2193. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department plans to implement to ensure that each severe asthma clinic has a qualified advanced nurse practitioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45033/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2194. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department will commit to allocating funding to universally subsidise inhaled asthma medications on a phased basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45034/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2195. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reimbursing the financial cost of tezepelumab for asthma patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45035/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2196. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to launching a public campaign to disincentivize smoking and e-cigarette use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45037/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2197. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to increasing funding for smoking cessation services, in view of the large demand for the QUIT services currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45038/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2198. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to establish a CORU register for physiologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45039/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2199. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of health care assistants in Donegal employed by the HSE’s home help department who have left the service since July 2024, when the pay and numbers strategy commenced; and the number of new home care assistants who have been recruited by the HSE in Donegal since July, 2024, in tabular form. [45043/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2200. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of an issue in relation to the organ donation opt-out register (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45044/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2201. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the number of applications processed by the new organ donation opt-out register system, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45045/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2202. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the number of complaints received by the HSE in relation to the new organ donation opt-out register system, by month, in tabular form; if a manual mechanism will be created to allow individuals opt out where the system fails to record their preference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45046/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2203. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether the local mental health form in Dublin 15 (CHO9) has been stood down, and if so the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45048/25]