650. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each ongoing clinical investigation regarding maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital, in tabular form; the person(s) responsible; the subject of the investigation; the commencement date of the investigation; the completion date of the investigation; the current status of the investigation; whether she is concerned regarding the volume of ongo…
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651. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each ongoing investigation regarding patient safety incidents at Portiuncula Hospital; the department or service division to which the investigation relates; the person(s) responsible; the subject of the investigation; the commencement date of the investigation; the completion date of the investigation; and the current status of the investigation…
652. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each ongoing investigation regarding patient safety incidents in the west and north-west health area; the department or service division to which the investigation relates; the person(s) responsible; the subject of the investigation; the commencement date of the investigation; the completion date of the investigation; the current status of the in…
653. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each ongoing investigation regarding patient safety incidents in each health area; the department or service division to which the investigation relates; the person(s) responsible; the subject of the investigation; the commencement date of the investigation; the completion date of the investigation; the current status of the investigation, by loc…
654. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the bodies that operate under the aegis of her Departments; those bodies which her Department funds on an annual recurring basis; those similarly funded by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26927/25]
655. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current uptake and utilisation metrics of the HSE app; the total number of unique users; the total number of MyGovID users; the number of new unique users by month; the number of new MyGovID users by month; the key performance indicators for 2025; progress to date against these indicators; the planned expansions to the app in 2025; the expenditure on devel…
656. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that CHI is providing clarity, appropriate information and guidance to parents of patients attending CHI in respect of the medium- to long-term use of bladder gastrostomy buttons between 2018 and to date in 2025 and specifically information on protocol and clinical guidelines in use for the insertion of gastrostomy buttons into the bladder, t…
657. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the policy governing the Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) Family Forum, including the expected frequency of the meetings, whether minutes are taken and circulated to members and how parental engagement is maintained; to confirm the relationship between the CHI Family Forum and The Family Advisory Network as described on the CHI website; to re…
658. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time from application to final decision for the nursing home support scheme; the number of applications made in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of decisions made in 2024 and to date in 2025. [26931/25]
659. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26932/25]
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]
661. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [26939/25]
662. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin. [26940/25]
663. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if combivent/pulmicort is covered under the GMS Scheme; if not, the reason for its removal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26941/25]
664. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of drug related deaths involving homeless women and men in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of those that died that had a known history of mental health issues; the average age of these men and women, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26942/25]
665. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 17 years of age that attended adult emergency departments for self-harm and suicidal ideations in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26943/25]
666. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year costs to recruit two additional WTE clinical specialist podiatrists and two additional WTE senior podiatrists for public health services. [26944/25]
667. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the staffing breakdown of each ambulance station across south Tipperary, by the number of EMTs, the number of paramedics and advanced paramedics per station, in tabular form. [26945/25]
668. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric rheumatologists based at Cork University Hospital, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26946/25]
669. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health in light of ongoing speculation and the absence of any formal communication from the Department, to confirm whether the implementation of the alcohol labelling provisions under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 is being delayed or shelved; and to state the specific timeline she can now rely on; and whether continued Governmental indecision risks undermining …
670. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health given the upcoming commencement of the alcohol labelling requirements under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 and the distinct logistical realities faced by importers and distributors managing significant stock volumes, if the Department will provide an explicit dispensation for these businesses, similar to that afforded to on- and off-trade premises, for st…
671. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether the implementation of the alcohol labelling provisions under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 is proceeding as planned; if she will clarify whether any delay or deferral is under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26959/25]
672. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the HSE social prescribing programme which helps combat social isolation, if she will outline if this programme is still fully operational in the Dublin Bay North constituency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26960/25]
673. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will expand community support services for individuals who are isolated from their community and are suffering from prolonged loneliness; if she will outline the measures the HSE will take to deal with this growing issue in the Dublin Bay North constituency and specifically the Clontarf, Raheny, Killester area; and if she will make a statement on the…
674. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide clarification on whether importers and distributors will receive a dispensation for alcohol stock held prior to the implementation of labelling requirements under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, similar to the dispensation afforded to on- and off-trade premises; if she accepts that the absence of such clarity could place a disproportio…