Parliamentary questions

Questions

TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

Browse the questions

Clear

Showing questions asked by Sorca Clarke under the heading Health Services.

79 questions match, newest first.

Sorca Clarke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Health
897. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health service users who have reported difficulties accessing care outside normal working hours; and the plans to improve crisis response services. [45204/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1760. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if there is an occupational therapist in place in Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41499/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1782. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by the HSE to improve access to GP services and community-based primary care supports in rural areas of Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41544/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2118. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current level of dementia services available nationally and by RHA; the number of people currently waiting for dementia diagnosis and support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42784/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
162. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address ongoing concerns that women's health issues are not being taken seriously enough within the public health system. [28373/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2968. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if psychological services are routinely offered to lung cancer patients. [25015/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1889. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on waiting lists for specialist eating disorder assessment and treatment; the waiting times involved; the breakdown by RHA, age group and service type (CAMHS and adult services); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19432/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1890. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist eating disorder teams currently operating in the State; their locations; the population catchment of each team; and whether all teams envisaged under the national Model of Care for Eating Disorders have been established and a list of teams that are operational. [19433/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1892. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of public inpatient beds available for the treatment of eating disorders nationally; the location of those beds; the number of admissions in each of the past five years; and the number of patients treated abroad through the treatment abroad scheme due to lack of domestic capacity. [19435/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1893. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the progress made in implementing the Model of Care for Eating Disorders since its publication; the funding allocated to its implementation to date; and the timeline for full implementation. [19436/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1894. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents currently receiving treatment for eating disorders through Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; the waiting times for access to treatment; and the number of urgent referrals in the past five years. [19437/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1895. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients receiving specialist eating disorder treatment in each RHA; and the measures being taken to address regional inequalities in access to services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19438/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1896. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether national outcome data is collected in relation to eating disorder treatment; if so, the recovery rates, relapse rates and treatment completion rates recorded in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19439/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1897. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with eating disorders who have been approved for treatment abroad in each of the past five years due to a lack of specialist services in the State; the countries where treatment was provided; and the cost to the Exchequer. [19440/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1898. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the annual funding allocated to eating disorder services in each of the past five years; the projected funding for 2027; and whether additional funding is planned to expand services. [19441/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1908. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be given an appointment for a psychologist and an occupational therapist in the primary care centre in Longford. [19457/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Health
239. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of opticians currently providing services in the HSE in Mullingar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17259/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Children
826. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an estimated date for the establishment of the community neurorehabilitation team in the midlands in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3356/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Children
827. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an estimated date for the establishment of the community neurorehabilitation team in the midlands in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3356/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2200. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the Departments with responsibility for the diagnosis, intervention therapy services, awareness raising, education and prevention of the condition and support for those with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and the plan to recognise it as a disability. [74593/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2201. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the funding her Department has provided for an organisation (details supplied) in relation to their work with those with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in 2023, 2024 and 2025. [74595/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2202. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health given the level of unmet need with those living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and their parents/guardians if she will review the level of funding for an organisation (details supplied) for 2026 given the current level will not allow for the expansion of services despite scaling up in 2025 and also that the service is four times oversubscribed. [74598/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
897. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current capacity within the health service to provide surgical treatment for incontinence, including the number of trained surgeons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69324/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Health
269. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the community connect programme will include ethnic minority identifiers and the status of the system configuration phase. [68444/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1027. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if a group (details supplied) holds any official authorised role to collect, process, or manage patient data on behalf of the Women’s Health Framework, the Department of Health, or the HSE; and if so, to outline the legal and administrative basis for such an arrangement. [63105/25]