166. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that all alternative options to vaginal mesh implants are available, such as tissue slings, before considering the recommencement of mesh implant services; and if she will ensure that processes to achieve full informed consent, including awareness of the level of harm which has occurred, will be in place ahead of any recommencement of mesh i…
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167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the rate of persons who have received mesh implants who have reported suffering harm as a result of such implants as a proportion of all those who have received mesh implants for the period 2010 to 2018 ; and whether she has sought such information to inform decision-making on the future use of mesh implants. [37971/25]
168. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the data sought and collected to inform decision making on the future use of mesh implants. [37972/25]
169. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of alternative surgeries or other interventions conducted as an alternative to mesh implants during the period 2010 to 2018 until the pause, and during the period 2018 since the pause to date, in tabular form. [37973/25]
170. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the range of services available to mesh-injured persons; the reason full removal services are not available in the State; and whether her Department will fund access to treatment abroad for mesh-injured persons. [37974/25]
171. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the report of the national vaginal mesh implant oversight group; the reason no mesh-injured persons have been included in the process of compiling the report; and the engagement the group has had with mesh-injured persons since inception, by year, in tabular form. [37975/25]
172. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current situation with the ophthalmology services at Longford Clinic; if there is a doctor attending this clinic each week; the number of days the service is being provided; if this service is currently operating on a weekly basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37980/25]
173. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the ophthalmology test results and review appointment for a person (details supplied) in Longford, noting that this person previously underwent tests but, due to the delay in seeing the ophthalmologist, had to have these tests repeated; if steps will be taken to ensure this does not occur again; when this person can expect to r…
174. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of additional GPs, per county, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37982/25]
175. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider increasing the dosage threshold for the treatment of type ii diabetes mellitus (details supplied) to 2 mg, bringing Ireland in line with neighbouring jurisdictions, as currently reimbursement support in Ireland is available for the licensed indication and dosage including and up to 0.25 mg/0.5 mg/1 mg strength providing a four-week supp…
176. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health when a start date for the new 40-bed community nursing unit project for Clifden will be announced; the reason for the delay in announcing this project given the fact that funding and planning for this unit have been in place since 2023 [37996/25]
177. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the development of the primary care centre on Cleveragh Road, Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37997/25]
178. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of drug-related intimidation and violence engagement leads per local drug and alcohol taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38006/25]
179. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of excess deaths in Ireland for each of the past five years. [38010/25]
180. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to request advice from the HSE on a matter (details supplied); if alternative pain management injection administration approaches and related issues will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38016/25]
181. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the shingles vaccination will be included in the national immunisation programme, similar to Northern Ireland and throughout the UK (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38022/25]
182. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and details of international clinical quality registries, quality improvement registries, or quality assessment registries, or any other similar registries which provide for comparisons of standard and quality of care and outcomes, in which the HSE requires hospital participation, in tabular form. [38026/25]
183. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and details of international clinical quality registries, quality improvement registries, or quality assessment registries, or any other similar registries which provide for comparisons of standard and quality of care and outcomes, in which each statutory and section-38 hospitals are participating, by hospital, in tabular form. [38027/25]
184. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she considers that hospitals should have to participate in and report to her on their standing within international clinical quality registries, quality improvement registries, or quality assessment registries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38028/25]
185. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the energy consumption of each statutory and section 38 acute hospital for each year in the period 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; the display energy certificate (DEC) number for each hospital; the total thermal energy consumption kWh/year; the electrical energy consumption kWh/year; the DEC rating for building and consumption in terms of kWh/m2/yr and DEC poin…
186. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the supports available to ensure people with cerebral palsy can adapt their cars to continue living independent lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38103/25]
187. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the consideration given to introducing an amendment to the primary medical certificate eligibility criteria to ensure people of various disabilities currently excluded from applying for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme can do so into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38104/25]
188. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department presentations and admissions in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by hospital, in tabular form; and of those admitted, the percentage and number admitted within six hours, nine hours, and 24 hours. [38109/25]
189. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department presentations who left before they were admitted or discharged in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by hospital, in tabular form. [38110/25]
190. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to within 19 minutes in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular form. [38111/25]