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Paul Lawless Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
630. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the actionable plans in place to improve labouring options for women in Castlebar in the context of birthing/labouring pools; and whether there has been any public consultation on reviewing options for women. [53334/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
639. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the areas where the HSE home birth services are available; their proposals regarding the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53369/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
696. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been any systematic research carried out by her Department into health services that are available in the South of Ireland and not in the north, and vice versa. [53763/25]
Emer Currie Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
708. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress to date on the Programme for Government commitment to make eye care services more accessible to everyone; and to review the National Clinical Programme for Ophthalmology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53924/25]
Emer Currie Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
711. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce and expand access to medical retinal procedures within the public health system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53931/25]
Grace Boland Oral 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
87. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the average diagnostic delay for endometriosis; the plans to introduce public awareness campaigns and GP training to support earlier intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52381/25]
Barry Ward Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
90. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of urgent care clinics (details supplied) and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51127/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
91. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the progress at transforming the health service into a seven-day-a-week service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52186/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
94. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HIQA independent review to inform decision-making around the design and delivery of urgent and emergency healthcare services in the mid-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52183/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Oral 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
97. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the national framework for endometriosis care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52187/25]
David Cullinane Oral 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
101. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her intentions regarding the provision of comprehensive endometriosis services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52532/25]
Colm Burke Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
152. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for a neurorehabilitation unit in Cork to include 20 post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds, in 2026, in line with HSE proposals in order to address the lack of any existing service in the south-west region, given that the population has increased substantially in the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5…
Tony McCormack Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
167. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that current recruitment and retention strategies are sufficient to address staffing shortages across the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52502/25]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
175. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to expand the provision of health services in the Iveragh Peninsula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52238/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
466. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the current structure of stroke recovery services within the HSE; and the supports in place for patient's post-discharge. [52916/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
467. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE ensures continuity of care for stroke survivors who are discharged from hospitals or rehabilitation units but still require ongoing therapy. [52917/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
469. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to expand opportunities for stroke survivors to participate in trials or innovative treatments. [52919/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
470. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to establishing a national programme for stem cell transplant trials for stroke recovery in partnership with the HSE and RCSI [52920/25]
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]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
837. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for occupational therapy and respite for a person (details supplied); when the person's file will be transferred from Limerick to Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51141/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
840. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving the full time care allocated which has been allocated, with no care provided at weekends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51174/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of service users currently awaiting assessment by the National Gender Service (NGS); the number of service users who have been assessed since the establishment of the NGS and the age of the youngest service user assessed. [51239/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
845. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of service users who have applied for funding to undergo gender affirming surgery abroad; the total amount the HSE has spent to date on gender affirming surgery carried out abroad; and the age of the youngest service user who was successfully awarded funding for such surgery abroad. [51240/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
852. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund the home support hours for children (details supplied), at the minimum back to home tuition support hours provided two years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51305/25]