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262 questions match, newest first.

Conor Sheehan Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Health
268. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeries cancelled at University Hospital Limerick, by surgery type and reason for cancellation, in tabular form, since January 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36580/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
683. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an urgent update on a referral (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35280/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
749. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients receiving injections for macular degeneration at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital each month for the period January 2024 to end June 2025; the number waiting for an appointment for an injection, by wait timeband; the level of delay between appointments; if this is in line with optimal treatment practice; the level of resources sou…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
753. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the total number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of these patients, by county, who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35563/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
754. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients, by county, treated for foot ulcerations, which do not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35564/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
755. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients under the age of 65 years treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial limb amputation, in 2022, 2023 and 2024, by county; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35565/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
756. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2022, 2023 and 2024 on persons under 65 years of age, by county; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35566/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
757. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days required by patients treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial limb amputation, in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35567/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
758. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, treated for foot ulcerations, which do not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, by county; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35568/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
759. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients undergoing full and partial lower limb amputations procedures in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; by county, on persons under 65 years of age; the number of these patients who had diabetes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35569/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
760. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, by county, for persons under 65 years of age, treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35570/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
792. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have undergone bone marrow transplants, on an annual basis, since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35740/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
801. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who participated in a phase 3 cardiac rehab programme in each site (hospital and hub) in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35843/25]
Paul Murphy Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
837. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures for idiopathic scoliosis on public patients in a private hospital (details supplied) that have been conducted in each of the past three years; the average patient length of stay of these operations; to outline the funding arrangements for the surgical team; and whether this public private treatment programme has been reviewed in the midst …
Paul Murphy Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken against surgeons who performed unnecessary surgeries on children at CHI. [34934/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the mechanism by which parents whose children were and are deemed to need hip dysplasia surgery at CHI hospitals at Temple Street and Cappagh will be able to get independent second opinions by experts of their choosing paid for by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33749/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
57. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the follow-up for hip dysplasia patients at CHI arising out of the recently published review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33556/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
97. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have potentially been left infertile or at risk of cancer due to not receiving surgery for undescended testicles in a timely manner; the number of guardians and parents of potentially impacted children contacted to be made aware of these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34918/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
844. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeries are based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32341/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1515. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh regarding correspondence (details supplied); if she will refer the person in question to the Medical Council; if not, to explain her reasoning; whom she deems to be the appropriate person or body to make such a referral if not her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29982/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1575. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the public hospitals that carry out cataract procedures, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30285/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 28 May 2025 · to Health
388. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the position of a person (details provided) that needs a revision hip surgery following an unsuccessful surgery in 2019; if she will take steps to ensure that this is carried out as soon as possible to relieve the huge pain the person continues to experience six years later; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27890/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 28 May 2025 · to Health
393. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if it is the head of orthopaedic surgeons or the Board of CHI who makes a determination on whether a child can receive spinal surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28027/25]
Mark Wall Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
660. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if the procedures (details supplied) are available after surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26935/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
727. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline Children’s Health Ireland’s formal protocol for pre-operative assessment in relation to spinal fusion surgery in children; the clinical investigations and reviews that are required as part of this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27421/25]