2504. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to confirm the current employment status of the consultant who is the subject of the review into matters relating to the miscategorising of pre-cancerous cells by a medic at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; if the consultant is still operating in a patient-facing role; if not, on which date were they taken out of a patient-facing role; are there any similar…
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2505. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health for the date on which hospital management and the HSE were first informed of the issues that prompted the ‘lookback’ review into matters relating to the miscategorising of pre-cancerous cells by a consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; the steps management took from that date to the HSE’s media statement announcing the review on the 26 August 2025; …
2506. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the relevant local authority of the location that the property is in; to provide a similar list of properties for agencies or bodies under its remit that are also absolved from commercial rates, in tabular form; and if she …
2507. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to provide an update regarding a health centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46456/25]
2508. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent by the State on advertising campaigns related to abortion provision, by year in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; by category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46460/25]
2509. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to confirm the reasons behind the decision to discontinue the provision of coronial post mortems at University Hospital Waterford from 1 January 2026, if she will consider reversing this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46474/25]
2510. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46483/25]
2511. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the planned discontinuing of coronial postmortems in University Hospital Waterford, effective from 1 January 2026 and that this will mean that no such postmortems can then be carried out in the south-east region from that date. [46492/25]
2512. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to outline the process and reasoning behind the decision to discontinue coronial postmortems in University Hospital Waterford effective from 1 January 2026. [46493/25]
2513. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department will take to ensure that coronial postmortems will continue to be provided in the south-east region (Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow) after 1 January 2026, and if such steps will include the overturning of the HSE decision to withdraw such services from University Hospital Waterford. [46494/25]
2516. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if a verbal and/or written briefing was provided to An Taoiseach, his officials or political staff by any official of her Department, the HSE, the she and/or her staff in relation to the identification of issues regarding a consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and the miscategorising of pre-cancerous cells which is the subject of an independent review; the dat…
2517. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the date on which she and/or her Department was briefed and informed of issues regarding a consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and the miscategorising of pre-cancerous cells which is now the subject of an independent review; and if the briefing came from the Department of Health or the HSE. [46504/25]
2518. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will assist in improving the waiting conditions in a clinic (details supplied) where patients are required to stand for long periods due to a lack of seating and where patients are required to wait two+ hours for appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46525/25]
2519. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide figures on the proportion of practising counsellors and psychotherapists who are contracted with or provide services directly to the HSE; and the proportion that operate privately and are subject to VAT. [46529/25]
2520. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of services available at Sheil Hospital, Ballyshannon, County Donegal since it was reopened in February 2024; if all services will be listed; and the status of each. [46538/25]
2521. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for patients referred from primary care to dermatology services for assessment of potentially cancerous moles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46543/25]
2522. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the interventions that can be undertaken to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives the medical care they need as promptly as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46545/25]
2523. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) to review its English language requirements for overseas-qualified nurses, particularly those already registered with the UK NMC (details supplied); if he will consider requesting the NMBI to review its policy to allow more flexible recognition, for example through a one-year exemption…
2524. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied) on the NTPF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46549/25]
2525. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when a retirement home (details supplied) in Waterford was closed; the reason for its closure; if her Department plans to reopen the facility as a public nursing home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46563/25]
2526. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to previous Parliamentary Questions, the status of the urgent after-care required by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46564/25]
2527. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason for the inordinate delay in providing an appointment for an urgent facial procedure for a person (details supplied) at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46565/25]
2528. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to revise upwards the qualifying income limits for the over 70’s medical card. [46570/25]
2529. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will expedite the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46573/25]
2530. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider awarding a person (details supplied) a diabetic sensor due to their health circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46575/25]