115. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the possible provision of public rapid injury clinics, similar to urgent care clinics provided by private insurance suppliers that would only treat cases such as broken bones, cuts and similar minor issues [33419/25]
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116. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health her proposals to provide adequate access to care for people with endometriosis. [34920/25]
117. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the efforts she is making to secure compensation for former patients of an orthodontist (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34124/25]
118. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will review the enforcement of legislation banning the use of sunbeds by persons under the age of 18, in view of reports that some sunbed operators are failing to request proof of age or are accepting false identification; if her Department plans to conduct inspections or public awareness campaigns to address this issue; and if she will make a statement …
119. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health her plans for service expansion in the Baltinglass and Blessington primary care centres in County Wicklow. [34974/25]
120. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to publishing the Government’s negotiating stance on the World Health Assembly’s pandemic treaty; the legal advice underpinning Ireland’s position; and to guarantee that any treat will be subject to full parliamentary scrutiny and public debate before ratification. [26752/25]
121. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the CAMHS unit based in the new children’s hospital will be fully staffed and operational on day one of operations, the actions undertaken by the HSE to ensure that this unit is fully staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34930/25]
122. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for outreach centres for the National Rehabilitation Hospital to help those recovering from serious injury and stroke; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34626/25]
123. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health her Department’s plans to increase home support services for older people in Cork county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34991/25]
124. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the action she will take to ensure that financial motives do not compromise children’s healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34935/25]
313. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to improve recruitment of the home care assistants to reduce the number waiting for an actual service in Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33913/25]
314. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the proposed vaccine damage compensation scheme will include retrospective eligibility for individuals who made submissions to the vaccine damage steering group prior to the scheme’s implementation, including cases dating back to the 1970s (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35005/25]
315. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health her views on the HSE’s confirmation that it has not been in a position to meet the Government’s 15-day prompt payment target or to produce the quarterly compliance reports required under Government Decision S29296; the way in which this has been allowed to continue for over a decade, given that all other departments and public bodies have been publishing prompt p…
316. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given under the National Development Plan to the inclusion of Galway University Hospital as a designated Model 4 Hospital incorporating a regional cancer network to serve the north west region, in line with the objectives of balanced regional development and Sláintecare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27746/25]
317. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the outright ban of all single-use e-cigarette devices in this jurisdiction. [30313/25]
318. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the outright ban of flavoured and coloured e-cigarettes in this jurisdiction. [30314/25]
319. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a 48-year-old woman (details supplied) who has been waiting over two-and-a-half years for a complex hip revision procedure in Beaumont Hospital under the care of her orthopaedic consultant (details supplied); the supports available to patients with long-term, complex surgical needs who are in unrelenting pain and have …
320. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure social work qualifications from universities in EU member states are recognised by CORU; and if she is concerned that uncertainty is impacting on recruitment of qualified entrants to the profession. [32423/25]
321. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the amount spent or incurred by the Mental Health Commission on consultants, advisers, or contracts related to communications, media, public relations, marketing, advertising or related activities in respect of the calendar year 2023, calendar year 2024 and 1 January 2025 to 31 May 2025, in tabular form, in each instance indicating the year an…
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…
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]