322. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of any meetings she attended with health professional representative bodies, voluntary organisations, NGOs, lobby groups and other stakeholders (excluding the HSE) relating to or featuring issues regarding termination of pregnancy, from January 2025 to date, in tabular form, including dates, and organisations represented; and if she will make a s…
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323. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the reasons for unfilled posts in community hospitals in County Kerry are much more nuanced and complex than geographical location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35037/25]
324. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the nurse to patient ratio in Ireland, broken down by hospital. [35042/25]
325. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the doctor to patient ratio in Irish hospitals, broken down by hospital. [35043/25]
326. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the consultant to patient ratio in Irish hospitals, broken down by hospital. [35044/25]
327. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she was aware of a pilot scheme in operation in Navan Hospital currently running that has reduced the visiting hours for families (details supplied); the reasoning for such a measure; and if she will consider that many relatives are elderly and would consider this time late to travel to the town. [35046/25]
328. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently investigate the delay in reviewing an MRI scan for a person (details supplied); the reasons for the delay in the scan being read, which is preventing the patient from returning to work as a professional driver; if she will ensure that the scan is prioritised given the impact on the individual’s employment and income; and if she will make a…
329. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the Sláintecare recommendation to remove private care from public hospitals on a phased basis; the timeline now being worked towards to implement this recommendation; the steps that have been taken to progress the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35055/25]
330. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the specific funding allocated to the implementation of Sláintecare; if a ring-fenced budget has been provided to implement ‘Path to Universal Healthcare: Sláintecare and Programme for Government 2025+’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35056/25]
331. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to producing an updated series of costings for Sláintecare; if her Department has carried out work to revise the costings originally provided for in appendix three of the 2017 Sláintecare report produced by the Committee on the Future of Healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35057/25]
332. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to address the serious issues identified in safety audits at Cork University Hospital (details supplied); if HIQA or the Health and Safety Authority are actively monitoring works to ensure that the hospital becomes compliant; if any regulatory enforcement action has been taken against the hospital; and if she will make a statement o…
333. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of active fair deal cases where a family home is involved in the financial assessment; the number of those cases where the person availing of the scheme was the only occupant of the property; and the number of these properties are now vacant or rented out. [35064/25]
334. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the strategic review of general practice; the steps concluded thus far; the steps remaining; the timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35073/25]
335. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to the report of the expert taskforce to support the expansion of the role of pharmacy, the cost of a common conditions scheme; if her policy on this scheme has changed from her predecessor; if her Department has completed the work referred to in response to Parliamentary Question No. 366 of 10 July 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
336. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the most up-to-date list of dentists contracted by the HSE under the dental treatment services scheme in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35075/25]
337. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of electronic prescriptions; if she will outline the expected impact on patient care and pharmacy efficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35091/25]
338. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether women who have undergone surgery and now require support services, including breast protheses, can access those support services with a supplier of their choice, and that the HSE South/Southwest cannot dictate the supplier that they must attend for such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35097/25]
339. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if her Department will intervene urgently to provide the required treatment in respect of a patient who was recently diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer (details supplied) and take into consideration that any delays will have enormous consequences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35105/25]
340. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently review a proposal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35108/25]
341. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health for a detailed progress report in regard to the new minor injuries unit in Killarney, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35109/25]
342. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health for a detailed progress report in regard to the new community hospital in Killarney, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35110/25]
343. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health for a detailed report in regard to her plans for the St. Columbanus Home site when the patients are transferred over to the new Killarney Community Hospital, when completed, in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35111/25]
344. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently review and approve, a full medical card to be issued to a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35125/25]
345. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the shingles vaccination can be included in the national immunisation programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35126/25]
346. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the medical card policy towards funding to replace a prosthetic limb in adults in circumstances including natural lifespan of the prosthetic of circa five years, damage beyond repair to the prosthetic and need for different prosthetic arising from surgery. [35127/25]