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Marie Sherlock Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
406. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total sum of money allocated to the National Treatment Purchase Fund from 2018 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22988/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
407. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total sum of money spent by the National Treatment Purchase Fund from 2018 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22989/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
408. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when she anticipates the report on the National Treatment Purchase Fund for 2024 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22990/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
409. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending automatic medical card eligibility to adults with neurodiverse (e.g., with autism, ADHD) or related conditions, given the ongoing nature of their condition and the associated healthcare needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22995/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
410. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of same sex marriages registered in the State in each of the years since 2015, by year, in tabular form. [22998/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
411. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of marriages registered in the State in each of the years since 2015, by year, in tabular form. [22999/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
412. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if allocation space for the National Gender Service in the Vista building has been approved by HSE estates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23008/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
413. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the details of any planned future expansion at a hospital (details supplied) that would alleviate pressures and challenges being faced in the accident and emergency department, and would increase capacity to manage high volumes of people who present by ambulance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23011/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
414. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the total number of vacant posts currently unfilled across all departments at a hospital (details supplied); and the length of time these posts have been vacant for, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23012/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
415. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied) who died following complications arising from an implanted cardiac device and multiple missed clinical red flags at CHI Crumlin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23013/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
416. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will initiate an independent external clinical review of the care provided to a child (details supplied) at CHI Crumlin, given multiple missed clinical red flags, the apparent failure to act on Holter monitor results, and concerns regarding the veracity of posthumous documentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23014/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
417. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if CHI Crumlin has reviewed its internal handling of the medical care and communications with the family of the late child (details supplied); if any disciplinary action or systems reform has followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23015/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
418. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the reason no investigation, follow-up, or treatment was pursued in relation to a leaky heart valve identified in the medical records of a child (details supplied) in both 2017 and 2022; to outline the standard of care that applies in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23016/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
419. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if any existing paediatric valve replacement therapies, including transcatheter options such as the harmony valve, were considered in the case of a child (details supplied); if not, the reason such interventions would have been ruled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23017/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
420. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will direct Children’s Health Ireland to publish clinical criteria used when determining whether a leaky heart valve in a paediatric patient with a cardiac history requires further investigation or treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23018/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
421. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if Children’s Health Ireland filed a mandatory report under medical device regulations to the manufacturer of either the cardiac pacemaker or Holter monitor used in the care of a child (details supplied) following her death; if not, to provide an explanation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23019/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
422. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to outline the statutory obligations on hospitals to report adverse incidents or deaths potentially related to medical devices, including pacemakers and Holter monitors; and if these obligations were met by CHI Crumlin in the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23020/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
423. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if CHI Crumlin considered growth-related complications, such as lead strain or displacement when planning the long-term management of an implanted pacemaker in a child (details supplied) given their family’s height and the warnings raised by the father of the child prior to the initial implantation in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23021/25…
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
424. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that CHI introduces protocols requiring that parental concerns, particularly those regarding surgical risks are formally documented and reviewed as part of informed consent processes for high-risk paediatric interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23022/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
425. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if her Department has received complaints or concerns from other families regarding cardiac device management or pacemaker-related complications at CHI; if she will publish a summary of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23028/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
426. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if there are standardised national protocols in place for the long-term monitoring of children with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers; if she is satisfied that these are consistently applied at CHI sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23029/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
427. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to outline the current governance and accountability structures overseeing paediatric cardiology services within Children’s Health Ireland; to confirm whether independent clinical audits are routinely undertaken in cases involving rare complications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23030/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
428. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if her Department tracks data on rare complications associated with pacemaker leads in paediatric cases; if she will publish the number of such cases recorded in Ireland since 2010, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23031/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
429. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether the Holter monitor data collected from a person (details supplied) in May 2024 was reviewed within an appropriate clinical timeframe; if she will provide the timeline of when data was received, assessed, and acted upon by CHI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23032/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
430. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will review clinical protocols at CHI Crumlin in relation to paediatric patients presenting with reported dizziness and known cardiac conditions, including the adequacy of the hospital’s response in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23033/25]