2912. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a national audit has been carried out on the treatment outcomes and recurrence rates of urinary tract infections in women in primary and secondary care settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42601/25]
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2914. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if mortality data linked to urosepsis and late stage urinary tract infections in women is being analysed to inform clinical protocols and improve early intervention strategies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42603/25]
2916. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the reintroduction of vaginal mesh surgeries; the timeline for same; the consultation that has been carried out with campaign groups (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42614/25]
2917. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on introducing a scheme to fund vaginal mesh removal surgery in other jurisdictions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42615/25]
2918. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 29 May 2025, if a contingent liability is now in place for potential compensation claims related to the clinical audit into developmental dysplasia of the hip surgery on children in Children’s Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh; if so, the amount set aside; if not, the work her Department has don…
2919. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on contracting out radiotherapy treatment for public patients to private providers in each of the years 2020 to 2024, by hospital, in tabular form. [42617/25]
2920. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on contracting out radiotherapy treatment for public patients to private providers to date in 2025, by hospital, in tabular form. [42618/25]
909. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will confirm that this proposal has been received; if she is aware of the current shortages in Parkinson’s disease nurse specialists in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38949/25]
983. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will review the way in which maternity services are delivered across the country, as recommended by the expert review group overseeing maternity services at Portiuncula hospital; if so, the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39577/25]
405. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of each recommendation from a group (details supplied); the timeline for implementation of the remaining recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33327/25]
159. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details in relation to the work of the online health taskforce established in September 2024; the date on which she expects the interim report to be finalised and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33061/25]
162. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the four additional postnatal hubs, which would bring the national network to 13; the timeline for completion and operation of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33065/25]
163. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any research has been conducted to assess the prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse following birth in Ireland; the steps being taken to ensure that there is a comprehensive and coordinated system of postnatal care for this condition, both in the community and acute settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33066/25]
1451. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reasons a specific HSE support service for parents has been moved online (details supplied); if her Department will consider reversing this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29715/25]
559. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a contingent liability is in place for potential compensation claims related to an audit (details supplied); if so, the amount set aside; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28599/25]
389. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to open the remaining 49 beds in a health and addiction care facility (details supplied); the timeline she is working towards in ensuring that all 100 beds are made operational; the reason the funding required to operate at full capacity has not been provided to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27940/25]
1142. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the number of amputees in Ireland is collated in a national database; if not, the reason; if she plans to establish a database of amputees to inform and improve service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24084/25]
1143. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if all amputees are guaranteed prosthetics following amputation surgery; the process for obtaining prosthetics following surgery; the funding and supports available to obtain more advanced prosthetics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24085/25]
1144. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the HSE Service Improvement Programme completed its review of the existing provision of limb prosthetic services in 2024; if so, whether this review has been published; the actions that have been taken to improve provision of prosthetics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24086/25]
557. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for delivering the 3.5 WTE radiation therapy practice tutor posts for which funding has been approved by her Department; if these posts will be filled this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22698/25]
569. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will confirm that this funding application has been received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22747/25]
2119. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 498 of 20 March 2025, if her Department will provide additional resources and equipment for the neurology assessment and nerve conduction study testing for amyloidosis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19379/25]
1016. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in extending the bowel cancer screening programme to people aged 50 to 74 years; if she is still committed to completing this programme expansion by 2026 [17510/25]
488. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the supports that are available to people that suspect that they are living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, in particular those who are under the age of 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13228/25]
489. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to meet the commitments under Article 21 (c) of the WHO Global Strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13229/25]