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David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
216. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children on HSE dental and orthodontic waiting lists at the end of quarter 2 for each year from 2023 to 2025, broken down by standard waiting times, by area, in tabular form. [38174/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
217. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of special care patients including both adult and children, who are on dental surgery waiting lists according to data held by local health offices at the end of quarter 2 for each year from 2013 to 2025 in tabular form; the breakdown by waiting time band and by local health office; the number on waiting lists for dental surgery under general anaesth…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
218. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether she has been made aware of the current shortage in Ireland of a number of pain relief medications (details supplied); if she can outline the role the Health Products Regulatory Authority can play in ensuring alternative supplies are made available to hospices and community pharmacies caring for these patients, whether this be by expediting the batches…
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
219. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, statewide and for each location in tabular form; and to include the average for all patients and for patients aged 75 or older. [38180/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
220. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for each quarter of each year 2022-2025, inclusive by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form. [38181/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
221. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care for the first six months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, at each location, in tabular form; the number of delayed discharges and the number as a percentage of all discharges; the number of bed days lost and the number as a percentage of all bed days available for the period. [38182/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
222. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, in tabular form; the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38183/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
223. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of days on which full capacity protocols were active for each statutory and section 38 hospital for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [38184/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
224. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [38185/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
225. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [38186/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
226. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews who are ready and mobile to receive another call within 20 minutes of patient handover for each emergency department and each hospital the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive in tabular form. [38187/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
227. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, at the end of the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive in tabular form; the breakdown, by length of wait and by age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38188/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
228. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists for a carer at the end of the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive in tabular form, including the breakdown by length of wait. [38189/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
229. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are receiving less than their full allocation of home support hours at the end of the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive. [38190/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
230. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any changes to medical evacuation requests as provided for by the Union Civil Protection Mechanism; if there are any attempts to expand or improve the scope of this mechanism in light of the worsening situation in areas such as Gaza; if this mechanism is under consideration of being paused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
231. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of extreme and major incidents reported to the national quality and patient safety directorate in the first six months of each year 2023-2025, by location, in tabular form; and the percentage of category 1 incidents out of the total number of incidents reported. [38193/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
232. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the weighted average wait time for a person’s first access to outpatient departments at the end of June 2023-2025, in tabular form. [38194/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
233. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the weighted average wait time for people for an elective procedure at the end of June 2023-2025, in tabular form. [38195/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
234. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting more than four weeks for access to an urgent colonoscopy at the end of June 2023-2025, in tabular form. [38196/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
235. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the rate of new cases of hospital acquired infections, by infection type by location, at the end of June 2023-2025, in tabular form. [38197/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
236. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the rate of medication incidents as reported to the national incident management system per 1,000 beds, by location, at the end of June 2023-2025, in tabular form. [38198/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
237. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of acute hospitals that have not completed and published monthly hospital patient safety indicator reports for 2025 to date, in tabular form. [38199/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
238. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of maternity units or hospital which are not deemed to be in full implementation of the Irish maternity early-warning system. [38200/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
239. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each patient safety review commissioned regarding Portiuncula Hospital maternity and neonatal services, in tabular form; the responsible person for each review; and the completion date of each review or timeline for completion where not completed. [38201/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
240. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients who were not seen by a forensic clinical examiner within three hours of a request to a sexual assault treatment unit for a forensic clinical examination. [38202/25]