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Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3141. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure there is no overcrowding at the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43483/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3142. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on podiatry services in the Louth area; the plans there are to ensure adequate personnel and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43484/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3143. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the progress by the national oral health office for orthodontists to provide care to grade 5 dental patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43485/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3144. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the orthodontic services provided in the Louth area; her plans to ensure adequate personnel and services, particularly for grade 4 and 5 dental patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43486/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3145. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to consider additional funding for addiction services provided through the north-eastern regional drugs and alcohol taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43487/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3146. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to consider a review of the actual need of addiction services given the huge issue in Ireland with drink, drugs and gambling addiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43488/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3147. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to consider additional funding and a strategy to deal with obesity issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43489/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3148. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that availed of the northern planned healthcare scheme from June 2024 to June 2025; if she will provide details of the types of treatment received, by county and to provide details of the total amount paid to the planned healthcare scheme during this period, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43490/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3149. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the range and nature of diabetes services available to Louth based adults and children at hospitals; the plans to improve the diabetes service currently serving adults and children in Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43491/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3150. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce specialist public health nurses; if so, the number and the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43492/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3151. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the positions unfilled in primary care and the number on waiting lists in each county, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43493/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3152. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the positions unfilled in CAMHS; the number on waiting lists in each county, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43494/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3153. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the positions unfilled in CAMHS intellectual disability, ID, teams broken down by county, team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43495/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3154. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the plan and timeline in Louth to have a fully populated CAMHS-ID multi-disciplinary team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43496/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3155. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the plan and timeline to deliver a fully populated primary care centre in Dundalk, County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43497/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3156. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the plan and timeline to deliver the ten-bed extension in the Drogheda DOP, Crosslanes; her plans to improve the acute mental health bed provision in Louth-Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43498/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3157. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the plan to deal with the lack of GP provision in Louth and throughout the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43499/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3158. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the plan to deal with the lack of dental services for those on medical cards and PRSI patients; the engagement she has had with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43500/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3159. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current situation with the MCAP scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43501/25]
Joe Cooney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3160. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health her proposals for the provision of a health educational programme for transition year students that specifically identifies the risks associated with drinking any amount of alcohol in the 64 days prior to conception; and for drinking any amount of alcohol at any time during pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43598/25]
Joe Cooney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3161. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of NAS paramedics per 100,000 nationally by health region; the number of critical care ambulances and rapid response vehicles per health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43599/25]
Joe Cooney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3162. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the shortage of dentists that will accept medical card holders in County Clare given there are only five DTSS contracted dental practitioners in the county and none of whom have capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43600/25]
Joe Cooney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3163. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders currently waiting for dental appointments in County Clare, broken down by age and waiting time, for end of June 2024 and end of June 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43601/25]
Joe Cooney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3164. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the details of all dental treatments available for medical card holders under the DTTS; the details of the fees paid to practitioners for each item; when these fees were agreed; the steps her Department is taking to ensure these fees are in line with the significant increase in costs of operating a dental practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
Joe Cooney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3165. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels of the perinatal mental health team in County Limerick; the current levels of demand for the service; her plans to expand and improve the service; the plans she has to provide support and training to GPs to bridge the care gap until such improvements are in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43605/25]